Jan. 21 — The musicians who will join famed guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai on the duo’s upcoming summer tour has been announced.
Kenny Aronoff, Marco Mendoza, and Pete Thorn will join the legends on drums, bass, and guitar respectively for the upcoming European “Surfing With The Hydra 2025 Tour.” The announcement was made Tuesday through a news release.
Satriani talked about bringing on the group in a prepared statement.
“Finding the right musicians for the SatchVai Band was at first a daunting task, then, an exciting one; there are so many great musicians to choose from!” Satriani said. ” “It’s no secret that the chemistry between players will always be the thing that makes them a magical live band, and we’ve found that chemistry with Kenny, Marco and Pete. The upcoming shows will focus on not only our respective solo works, but also the music from our new album. We are so excited to get this show on the road and celebrate it with all of our fans!”
Vai expanded on Satriani’s comments with his own statement.
“When considering forming one band around myself and Joe we talked about the qualities needed for each position, bass, drums, rhythm guitar,” he said. “It was a surprising challenge to find the right fits.”
Aronoff has recorded and performed alongside Satriani previously as a member of Chickenfoot, which also featured ex-Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony. Additionally, Aronoff recorded drum parts for Satriani’s latest album, Elephants of Mars and performed alongside Satriani in place of Jason Bonham on the “Best of All Worlds Tour.”
Mendoza has his own pedigree, having recorded alongside the likes of Bill Ward (ex-Black Sabbath), Thin Lizzy, and Whitesnake.
The schedule for the “Surfing With The Hydra 2025 Tour” is noted below. Tickets for the tour are available here.
Surfing with the Hydra Tour 2025 Itinerary:
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
More dates TBA
Satriani and Vai’s upcoming European tour is just the latest for the famed guitarists together. The pair toured alongside fellow guitarist Eric Johnson this year for the G3 Reunion Tour. Following that tour Satriani and Vai held their own join tour that launched March 28.
More information on Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s new band and tour is available along with all of the guitarists’ news at:
Website: https://www.satriani.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joesatriani
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chickenfootjoe
Website: https://vai.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevevai
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevevai
