Hagar

American

[hay-gahr, -ger] / ˈheɪ gɑr, -gər /

Douay Bible, Agar

noun

(in the Bible) the mother of Ishmael.

Hagar British

/ ˈheɪɡɑː, -ɡə /

noun

Old Testament an Egyptian maid of Sarah, who bore Ishmael to Abraham, Sarah's husband

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Andrew Watt, Eric Church, Jerry Cantrell, Sammy Hagar and Tom Morello are also slated to appear, along with other artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sammy Hagar, the lead vocalist of Van Halen who also played at the farewell concert for Osbourne, wrote on Instagram.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025

"Black Sabbath really kind of started all this, the metal era," former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar told BBC News backstage.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025

Eddie died of cancer at age 65 amid tentative plans to perform with Hagar once again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

Hagar had filled pages of it with her careful script.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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