Steve Vai is on the road in Europe as we speak, promoting the 25th anniversary reissue of his landmark 1990 album, Passion and Warfare.
Now, however, the guitarist has announced a slew of North American tour dates that kick off in October.
You can see all his upcoming dates below. You also can preview our recent interview with Vai, which covers the agonizing creative process behind Passion and Warfare, right here.
As we reported earlier this week, Vai will host his third Vai Academy at the Asilomar Center in Carmel, California, January 2 to 6, 2017. Special guests will be announced right around the time camp tickets go on sale. For more information, head here.
“I can’t be more blown away by our lineup of special guests that will be joining us in January 2017 for our next Vai Academy,” Vai said. “The theme for this camp will be focusing on technique and going deeper than technique to find a player’s individual and unique voice on the instrument."
Steve Vai, Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Tour
Steve Vai, Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Tour 7/20 — Palma, Spain — Teatro Trui 7/21 — Barcelona, Spain — BARTS Club Paral.lel 62 7/23 — Lisbon, Portugal — Cultural Centre of Belem 7/24 — Vila, Portugal — Hard Club 7/28 — Budapest, Hungary — Park Budapest 7/30 — Tbilisi, Georgia — Tbilisi Open Air 8/01 — Moscow, Russia — Moscow Annual Arts Festival 10/8 — Riverside, Calif. — Fox Performing Arts Center 10/9 — Las Vegas, Nev. — House of Blues — Las Vegas 10/11 — San Diego, Calif. — House of Blues — San Diego 10/12 — Ventura, Calif. — Majestic Ventura Theatre 10/13 — San Francisco, Calif. — The Fillmore 10/14 — Sacramento, Calif. — Ace of Spades 10/16 — Portland, Ore. — Revolution Hall 10/17 — Nanaimo, B.C. — The Port Theater 10/18 — Kelowna, B.C. — Kelowna Community Theatre 10/19 — Calgary, Alberta — Jack Singer Concert Hall 10/21 — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — O’Brian’s Event Centre 10/22 — Winnipeg, Manitoba — Burton Cummings Theatre 10/23 — Burnsville, Minn. — The Ames Center at Burnsville Performing Arts Center 10/25 — Northfield, Ohio — Hard Rock Live 10/26 — Milwaukee, Wisc. — The Pabst Theater 10/28 — Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Orbit Room 10/29 — North Tonawanda, N.Y. — Riviera Theater 10/30 — Kitchener, Ontario — Centre in the Square 11/01 — London, Ontario — London Music Hall 11/02 — Ottawa, Ontario — Algonquin Commons Theatre
Steve Vai, Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Tour 7/20 — Palma, Spain — Teatro Trui 7/21 — Barcelona, Spain — BARTS Club Paral.lel 62 7/23 — Lisbon, Portugal — Cultural Centre of Belem 7/24 — Vila, Portugal — Hard Club 7/28 — Budapest, Hungary — Park Budapest 7/30 — Tbilisi, Georgia — Tbilisi Open Air 8/01 — Moscow, Russia — Moscow Annual Arts Festival 10/8 — Riverside, Calif. — Fox Performing Arts Center 10/9 — Las Vegas, Nev. — House of Blues — Las Vegas 10/11 — San Diego, Calif. — House of Blues — San Diego 10/12 — Ventura, Calif. — Majestic Ventura Theatre 10/13 — San Francisco, Calif. — The Fillmore 10/14 — Sacramento, Calif. — Ace of Spades 10/16 — Portland, Ore. — Revolution Hall 10/17 — Nanaimo, B.C. — The Port Theater 10/18 — Kelowna, B.C. — Kelowna Community Theatre 10/19 — Calgary, Alberta — Jack Singer Concert Hall 10/21 — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — O’Brian’s Event Centre 10/22 — Winnipeg, Manitoba — Burton Cummings Theatre 10/23 — Burnsville, Minn. — The Ames Center at Burnsville Performing Arts Center 10/25 — Northfield, Ohio — Hard Rock Live 10/26 — Milwaukee, Wisc. — The Pabst Theater 10/28 — Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Orbit Room 10/29 — North Tonawanda, N.Y. — Riviera Theater 10/30 — Kitchener, Ontario — Centre in the Square 11/01 — London, Ontario — London Music Hall 11/02 — Ottawa, Ontario — Algonquin Commons Theatre
Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.
