First Time Duo Touring Together As A Band

- advertisement -

Photo credit: Jon Luini

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 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, and 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 actually 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 made their first musical collaboration debut 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.

All ticket information at SATCHVAIBAND

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 the span of 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!"

Joe Satriani has had a packed schedule having recently concluded the Sammy Hagar-led Best of All Worlds Tour, which was met with much fanfare and critical acclaim. While Steve Vai has been playing shows across the U.S. as part of the BEAT tour following the conclusion of the Satch/Vai tour earlier this year.

Stay tuned for more details on this unprecedented collaboration and the release of their highly anticipated new music.

Surfing With The Hydra Tour 2025 Itinerary:

• 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 - Helfest
• 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 Zurich
• 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