Guitar virtuosos Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are taking their new outfit SATCHVAI Band on a 2026 North American tour. The spring outing options assist from the acclaimed instrumental prog-metal band Animals As Leaders.
The 40-date “Browsing with the Hydra” tour kicks off April 1st in Seattle, and runs by a Could thirtieth present in Vienna, Virginia, hitting Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, New York Metropolis, and different markets alongside the best way.
A Stay Nation pre-sale for many reveals begins Thursday, December eleventh, at 10 a.m. native time for Stay Nation All Entry members, whereas a normal on-sale begins Friday, December twelfth, at 10 a.m. native time by way of Ticketmaster.
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Satriani and Vai, who each made ipromiseyoumedia‘s checklist of the 100 Finest Guitarists of All Time, introduced the formation of the SATCHVAI Band in late 2024, and launched into UK/European tour in 2025. The upcoming 2026 run will mark the primary stateside trek by the SATCHVAI Band, which is rounded out by famend musicians Kenny Aronoff (drums), Marco Mendoza (bass), and Pete Thorn (guitar).
Joe Satriani said, “The SATCHVAI Band rides once more! After a unbelievable European tour final summer season Steve, Kenny, Marco, Pete and I’ll convey the Browsing With The Hydra Tour to the US. We are able to’t wait to play you the brand new materials from our forthcoming Satch/Vai album alongside along with your favourite songs from our shared catalog. And that’s not all, we’re bringing alongside the incomparable Animals As Leaders. You do not need to overlook this present with this lineup!”
Steve Vai added, “The SATCHVAI Band summer season Euro tour of 2025 far exceeded something I might have imagined. Joe and I struck pure jammin’ gold night time after night time. Being in the identical band with Joe, taking part in songs we really wrote collectively on stage, in actual time felt like watching a childhood fantasy step out of my teenage mind and stroll onto the stage. And someway, it was much more rewarding, satisfying, and downright fulfilling than I ever thought doable.”
As Satriani talked about, a full-length album is on the best way in 2026, whereas a press launch notes that the one “Dancing ” will arrive on March 2nd.
See the dates for SATCHVAI”s 2026 tour under, together with a promo video for the outing.
SATCHVAI Band 2026 North American Tour Dates with Animals As Leaders:
04/01 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
04/02 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Live performance Corridor
04/04 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
04/05 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort and On line casino
04/07 – Lengthy Seashore, CA @ Lengthy Seashore Terrace Theater
04/08 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit score Union Open Air Theatre
04/10 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
04/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Motels Las Vegas
04/14 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
04/16 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Corridor
04/17 – Dallas, TX @ Music Corridor at Honest Park
04/18 – Austin, TX @ ACL Stay on the Moody Theater
04/20 – Cell, AL @ Saenger Theatre
04/22 – Pompano Seashore, FL @ Pompano Seashore Amphitheater
04/24 – Clearwater, FL @ Baycare Sound
04/25 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
04/26 – Orlando, FL @ Laborious Rock Stay
04/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Corridor
04/29 – Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium
04/30 – Durham, NC @ DPAC
05/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
05/03 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
05/05 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
05/07 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
05/08 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Heart
05/09 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
05/10 – St. Louis, MO @ The Manufacturing unit
05/12 – Buffalo, NY @ Kleinhans Music Corridor
05/13 – Toronto, ON @ Meridian Corridor
05/15 – Northfield, OH @ MGM Northfield Park
05/16 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
05/17 – Syracuse, NY @ Landmark Theatre
05/20 – Boston, MA @ Chief Financial institution Pavilion
05/21 – Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre
05/22 – Waterbury, CT @ Palace Theater
05/23 – Virginia Seashore, VA @ The Dome
05/27 – Studying, PA @ Santander Performing Arts Heart
05/28 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
05/29 – Atlantic Metropolis, NJ @ Borgata Resort On line casino & Spa
05/30 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Lure
