“Surfing with the Hydra Tour” is set to launch in the UK on June 13, 2025,
running across Europe until August 1, 2025
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. The iconic guitarists will embark on
an electrifying summer tour across the UK and Europe.
The UK leg of the tour will kick off at the York Barbican (June 13) followed by dates at
London Eventim Apollo (June 14), Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (June 17),
Wolverhampton Civic Hall (June 18), and Manchester O2 Apollo (June 19).
An exclusive 48-hour ticket pre-sale will start at 10am on Wednesday December 11 th via
this link – https://comm.tix.to/SatchVaiBand (code: surfingwiththehydra).
Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday December 13 th via
https://comm.tix.to/SatchVaiBand and http://satchvaiband.com.
Satriani and Vai, 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.
They 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 made their first
musical collaboration debut in March 2024. “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1” highlights the unmatched
synergy between these two legendary guitarists as they seamlessly trade solo sections
throughout the six-minute opus. Their second collaboration is set to be released just before
the European tour, adding even more anticipation for this epic run.
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,” says Satriani. “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 adds, “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.
EXCLUSIVE 48-HOUR TICKET PRE-SALE STARTS
10AM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11 VIA https://comm.tix.to/SatchVaiBand
(code: surfingwiththehydra)
TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE 10AM FRIDAY DECEMBER 13
VIA https://comm.tix.to/SatchVaiBand and http://satchvaiband.com
YORK BARBICAN
FRIDAY 13 JUNE 2025
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Paragon Street, York, YO10 4AH
LONDON EVENTIM APOLLO
SATURDAY 14 JUNE 2025
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45 Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9QH
GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL
TUESDAY 17 JUNE 2025
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Address: 2 Killermont St, Glasgow, G2 3NW
WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL
WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2025
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University of Wolverhampton,
North Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1RD
MANCHESTER 02 APOLLO
THURSDAY 19 JUNE 2025
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Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 6AP
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THE SATCHVAI BAND FEATURING JOE SATRAINI AND STEVE VAI
“SURFING THE HYDRA” – SUMMER 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 13
VIA SATCHVAIBAND.COM, SATRIANI.COM AND VAI.COM
June 13 York, UK Barbican
June 14 London, UK Eventim Apollo
June 17 Glasgow, UK 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 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
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