Steve Vai Summer tour

A special report by David Bronstein

If guitar and legends were not words but a maths question the answer would be Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. The two brilliant players will be taking Europe by riff tastic storm this summer playing a series of festival and theatre dates and this is a tour not to be missed.

Joe Satriani or simply Satch has been strumming his guitar since the 1970s. In fact Satriani was all due to enter sports until the day Jimi Hendrix passed away. Satriani called Hendrix's death a calling card for him to put down the ball and pick up the guitar. At first Satriani was actually teaching guitar and low and behold one of his students was Steve Vai. He also taught a certain Kirk Hammett who wanted to improve his shredding ahead of leaving Exodus and joining Metallica. Satriani has sinced enjoyed a successful solo career highlighed by his all time classic release in 1987 Surfing with the Alien. In recent times he has hooked up with legendary singer Sammy Hagar and toured the US with his band playing Van Halen classics.

Steve Vai's music usually makes the jaw drop and he has been playing guitar for five decades non stop. Vai usually tours alone so this tour will be unique and fans will be hoping to hear classic songs like For the Love of God and Tender Surrender. The band have also announced that the great Kenny Aronoff will be on drums. The drummer has been playing since the 1970s and recently learned 25 Van Halen songs last year when he joined Sammy Hagar's band at a moments notice.

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai's tour will be called Surfing with the Hydra and this is one not to be missed.

For tickets, go to https://www.satchvaiband.com/

June 13 York, UK @ Barbican
June 14 London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
June 17 Glasgow, SC @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
June 18 Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
June 19 Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
June 21 Clisson, FR @ Hellfest
June 22 Paris, FR Palais @ Des Congres
June 23 Antwerp, BE @ Lotto Arena
June 24 Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Afas
June 26 Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
June 29 Helsinki, FI @ House of Culture
June 30 Tampere, FI @ Tampere Hall
July 2 Uppsala, SE @ Parksnackan
July 3 Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
July 5 Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
July 8 Munich, DE @ Tollwood Festival
July 10 Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Hall
July 11 Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
July 12 Zurich, CH @ Volkshaus Zürich
July 13 Milan, IT @ Comfort Festival @ Villa Casati Stampa
July 15 Pordenone, IT @ Parco San Valentino
July 16 Perugia, IT @ Umbria Jazz
July 17 Bologna, IT @ Sequoie Music Park
July 18 Saint-Julien, FR @ Guitares en Scene Festival
July 20 Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlin
July 22 Sofia, BG @ National Palace of Culture

David Bronstein, HMS

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