For the first time in their nearly 50-year musical careers, legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani
and Steve Vai have united to form the SatchVai Band, with plans to ignite Europe with an electrifying summer tour.
Kicking off on June 13, 2025, this monumental musical journey will feature stops in major cities like London, Paris, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam. It will also include performances at major European summer festivals including Hellfest, Umbria Jazz Festival, and Guitares en Scene Fest. The tour is set to conclude in late July, with more dates to be announced soon.
The duo, along with each of their respective bands, initially joined forces for their first-ever tour together, outside of the G3 format, the past spring (2024) across select U.S. cities, and decided it was finally time to form a band together and bring that winning formula to the live stage, beginning in Europe.
Celebrating nearly five decades of musical friendship, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai debuted their first musical collaboration in March 2024. “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1” showcases the unmatched synergy between these two legendary guitarists as they seamlessly trade solo sections throughout the nearly six-minute opus. Their second collaboration is set to be released just before the European tour, adding even more anticipation for this epic run.
Pre-sale tickets for “The SATCHVAI Band Tour” will be available starting Wednesday and Thursday, December 11 and 12, with general sales opening on Friday, December 13. Find more information HERE.
Satch and Vai’s musical careers have been intertwined since their very early days. Satriani served as Vai’s guitar teacher during their teenage years on Long Island, New York. Their connection has continued to evolve over the years, even sharing record labels, starting at Relativity Records in the late 80’s, to both calling Sony/Epic Records home for a significant portion of the 90’s. Together, they have also frequently teamed up with a third guitarist on multiple occasions throughout three decades, participating in the semi-annual G3 Tours, both in the U.S. and abroad.
“The SatchVai Band Tour is happening! I’m so looking forward to sharing the stage with Steve again,” Satriani said. “Every time we play together, it takes me back to when we were teenagers, eating and breathing music every second of the day, pushing, challenging, and helping each other to be the best we could be. I guess we’ve never stopped!”
Vai added, “Touring with Joe is always a pleasure and an honor. He is my favorite guitarist to jam with, and now we have another opportunity to take it to the stage. I feel as though we are both at the top of our game, and the show will be a powerful celebration of the coolest instrument in the world, the electric guitar!”
“Surfing with the Hydra Tour” 2025 Itinerary:
06/13 – York, U @ Barbican
06/14 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
06/17 – Glasgow, SC @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
06/18 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
06/19 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
06/21 – Clisson, FR @ Helfest
06/22 – Paris, FR @ Palais Des Congres
06/23 – Antwerp, BE @ Lotto Arena
06/24 – Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Afas
06/26 – Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
06/29 – Helsinki, FI @ House of Culture
06/30 – Tampere, FI @ Tampere Hall
07/02 – Uppsala, SE @ Parksnackan
07/03 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
07/05 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
07/08 – Munich, DE @ Tollwood Festival
07/10 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Hall
07/11 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
07/12 – Zurich, CH @ Volkshaus Zürich
07/13 – Milan, IT @ Comfort Festival @ 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 Festival
07/20 – Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlin
07/22 – Sofia, BG @ National Palace of Culture
