Guitar gods Joe Satriani and Steve Vai went on the Satch/Vai tour together in 2023, and now they’re taking it further. They are fully joining forces for the first time in one shredding group, forming the SATCHVAI Band who will embark on the “Surfing with the Hydra Tour” in 2025.
“The SATCHVAI Band Tour is happening! I’m so looking forward to sharing the stage with Steve again,” Satriani said in a statement. “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!”
You can get a taste of what SATCHVAI Band will be like via “The Sea Of Emotion, Pt.1,” Steve and Joe’s collaborative single they released earlier this year. Watch the video below.
So far SATCHVAI Band dates have only been announced for the UK and Europe (tickets here) but stay tuned for more announcements. All dates are listed, along with an announcement video from Joe and Steve, below.
Steve Vai is currently wrapping up his tour as part of BEAT, the Robert Fripp-approved group with Adrian Belew and Tony Levin plus TOOL drummer Danny Carey, who play ’80s-era King Crimson.
SATCHVAI Band – Surfing with the Hydra Tour 2025:
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 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