The group marks the first time the iconic guitarists will tour together as a band
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 the Surfing With The Hydra UK and European 2025 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 across select U.S. cities. They then decided it was finally time to form a band together and bring that winning formula to the live stage, beginning in Europe.
“The SatchVai Band Tour is happening! I’m so looking forward to sharing the stage with Steve again,” Satriani states. “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!”
“Touring with Joe is always a pleasure and an honor,” Vai adds. “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!”
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.
Pre-sale tickets for The SatchVai Band Tour will be available starting Wednesday and Thursday, December 11-12, with general sales opening on Friday, December 13th.
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.
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. Steve Vai has been playing shows across the US as part of the Beat Tour following the conclusion of the Satch/Vai tour earlier this year.
More details on the unprecedented collaboration and the release of their highly anticipated new music are forthcoming.
SatchVai Band Surfing with the Hydra Tour 2025 Dates:
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
