Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have fashioned a brand new band collectively, the SatchVai Band, and introduced a run of UK/European tour dates.
The formation of the band follows the duo’s wonderful 2024 single, “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1.” Whereas the guitarists are longtime buddies and have shared the stage many instances as pillars of the G3 shred-guitar excursions, the tune marked their first time collaborating on a studio observe.
On the time of the tune’s launch, Satriani and Vai have been on a co-headlining tour. Issues should have went easily all spherical, as the 2 virtuosos determined to hitch forces for good and make “SatchVai” a full-on band.
“The SATCHVAI Band Tour is going on!” enthused Satriani [via a press release]. “I’m so trying ahead to sharing the stage with Steve once more. Each time we play collectively, it takes me again to once we have been youngsters, consuming and respiratory music each second of the day, pushing, difficult, and serving to one another to be the perfect we may very well be. I assume we’ve by no means stopped!”
Vai added: “Touring with Joe is all the time a pleasure and an honor. He’s my favourite guitarist to jam with, and now now we have one other alternative to take it to the stage. I really feel as if we’re each on the prime of our sport, and the present will probably be a robust celebration of the good instrument on this planet, the electrical guitar!”
The upcoming UK/European run will probably be there first underneath “SatchVai Band” billing. The route kicks off June thirteenth with a brief UK leg and runs by way of July twenty second in Sofia, Bulgaria, with extra dates to be introduced. Get tickets right here.
You possibly can see the complete record of tour dates under.
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s “SATCHVAI” 2025 Tour Dates:
06/13 – York, UK @ Barbican
06/14 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
06/17 – Glasgow, SC @ Glasgow Royal Live performance Corridor
06/18 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Corridor
06/19 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
06/21 – Clisson, FR @ Helfest
06/22 – Paris, FR @ Palais Des Congres
06/23 – Antwerp, BE @ Lotto Area
06/24 – Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Afas
06/26 – Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
06/29 – Helsinki, FI @ Home of Tradition
06/30 – Tampere, FI @ Tampere Corridor
07/02 – Uppsala, SE @ Parksnackan
07/03 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
07/05 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
07/08 – Munich, DE @ Tollwood Competition
07/10 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electrical Corridor
07/11 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
07/12 – Zurich, CH @ Volkshaus Zürich
07/13 – Milan, IT @ Consolation Competition @ Villa Casati Stampa
07/15 – Pordenone, IT @ Parco San Valentino
07/16 – Perugia, IT @Umbria Jazz
07/17 – Bologna, IT @ Sequoie Music Park
07/18 – Saint-Julien, FR @ Guitares en Scene Competition
07/20 – Prague, CZ @ Discussion board Karlin
07/22 – Sofia, BG @ Nationwide Palace of Tradition