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For the primary time of their just about 50-year musical careers, mythical guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have united to shape The SATCHVAI Band. The enduring guitarists will embark on an electrifying summer time excursion throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
The United Kingdom leg of the excursion will kick off on the York Barbican (June 13) adopted by means of dates at London Eventim Apollo (June 14), Glasgow Royal Live performance Corridor (June 17), Wolverhampton Civic Corridor (June 18), and Manchester O2 Apollo (June 19).
An unique 48-hour price ticket pre-sale will get started at 10am on Wednesday December 11th by way of this hyperlink – https://comm.tix.to/SatchVaiBand (code: surfingwiththehydra).
Tickets will move on basic sale at 10am on Friday December 13th by way of https://comm.tix.to/SatchVaiBand and http://satchvaiband.com.
Satriani and Vai, together with each and every in their respective bands, first of all joined forces for his or her first-ever excursion in combination, outdoor of the G3 structure, the previous spring (2024) throughout make a selection U.S. towns. They determined it was once after all time to shape a band in combination and produce that successful system to the reside degree, starting in Europe.
Celebrating just about 5 many years of musical friendship, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai made their first musical collaboration debut in March 2024. “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1” highlights the unequalled synergy between those two mythical guitarists as they seamlessly industry solo sections all the way through the six-minute opus. Their 2d collaboration is about to be launched simply sooner than the Eu excursion, including much more anticipation for this epic run.
Satch and Vai’s musical careers had been intertwined since their very early days. Satriani served as Vai’s guitar instructor all through their teenage years on Lengthy Island, New York. Their connection has persisted to adapt through the years, even sharing file labels, beginning at Relativity Information within the overdue 80’s, to each calling Sony/Epic Information house for a good portion of the 90’s. In combination, they have got additionally regularly teamed up with a 3rd guitarist on more than one events all the way through the span of 3 many years, taking part within the semi-annual G3 Excursions, each within the U.S. and out of the country.
“The SATCHVAI Band Excursion is going on! I’m so having a look ahead to sharing the degree with Steve once more,” says Satriani. “Each and every time we play in combination, it takes me again to once we have been youngsters, consuming and respiring song each 2d of the day, pushing, difficult, and serving to each and every different to be the most efficient we might be. I suppose we’ve by no means stopped!”
Vai provides, “Traveling with Joe is at all times a excitement and an honor. He’s my favourite guitarist to jam with, and now we’ve some other alternative to take it to the degree. I believe as despite the fact that we’re each on the most sensible of our sport, and the display can be an impressive birthday party of the good software on the planet, the electrical guitar!”
Joe Satriani has had a packed time table having not too long ago concluded the Sammy Hagar-led Absolute best of All Worlds Excursion, which was once met with a lot fanfare and significant acclaim. Whilst Steve Vai has been enjoying presentations around the U.S. as a part of the BEAT excursion following the realization of the Satch/Vai excursion previous this yr.
Keep tuned for extra main points in this extraordinary collaboration and the discharge in their extremely expected new song.
THE SATCHVAI BAND FEATURING JOE SATRAINI AND STEVE VAI
“SURFING THE HYDRA” – SUMMER 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 13
VIA SATCHVAIBAND.COM, SATRIANI.COM AND VAI.COM
June 13 York, UK Barbican
June 14 London, UK Eventim Apollo
June 17 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Royal Live performance Corridor
June 18 Wolverhampton, UK Civic Corridor
June 19 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo
June 21 Clisson, FR Hellfest
June 22 Paris, FR Palais Des Congres
June 23 Antwerp, BE Lotto Enviornment
June 24 Amsterdam, NL Amsterdam Afas
June 26 Copenhagen, DK Amager Bio
June 29 Helsinki, FI Space of Tradition
June 30 Tampere, FI Tampere Corridor
July 2 Uppsala, SE Parksnackan
July 3 Oslo, NO Sentrum Scene
July 5 Warsaw, PL Torwar
July 8 Munich, DE Tollwood Competition
July 10 Dusseldorf, DE Mitsubishi Electrical Corridor
July 11 Frankfurt, DE Jahrhunderthalle
July 12 Zurich, CH Volkshaus Zürich
July 13 Milan, IT Convenience Competition @ Villa Casati Stampa
July 15 Pordenone, IT Parco San Valentino
July 16 Perugia, IT Umbria Jazz
July 17 Bologna, IT Sequoie Track Park
July 18 Saint-Julien, FR Guitares en Scene Competition
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