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JOE SATRIANI And STEVE VAI Launch SATCHVAI Band, Announce ‘Surfing With The Hydra’ European Tour

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For the first time in nearly 50 years of musical careers, guitar legends Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have joined forces to form the SATCHVAI band, announcing plans for a highly anticipated summer tour of Europe in 2025. This tour will build on their successful U.S. spring tour in 2024, marking their first-ever collaboration outside of the “G3” format.

Satriani and Vai’s long musical history includes a significant debut collaboration in March 2024 with the release of “The Sea Of Emotion, Pt. 1,” a six-minute piece showcasing their seamless guitar interplay. The duo is set to release a second collaboration just before the tour, further fueling excitement for their European shows.

The two musicians’ paths have been intertwined since their teenage years in Long Island, New York, where Satriani was Vai’s guitar teacher. Their professional relationship has spanned decades, from sharing record labels in the ’80s and ’90s to frequently joining forces in various musical projects, including the semi-annual “G3” tours.

In an official statement, Satriani expressed his excitement, saying, “Every time we play together, it takes me back to when we were teenagers, eating and breathing music every second of the day. I guess we’ve never stopped!” Vai echoed this sentiment, calling Satriani his favorite guitarist to jam with, adding that the upcoming tour will be a celebration of their mutual love for the electric guitar.

The 2025 Surfing With The Hydra tour dates are as follows:

  • 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 02 – Uppsala, SE @ Parksnackan
  • July 03 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
  • July 05 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
  • July 08 – 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

Both Satriani and Vai have had busy schedules recently, with Satriani concluding the The Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar and Vai wrapping up his BEAT tour across the U.S. after the Satch/Vai tour earlier in 2024.

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