STATEMENT FROM JOE SATRIANI ON RESCHEDULING SPRING UK & EUROPEAN TOUR TO 2021

25th March 2020 0 By John Deaux

“The current COVID-19 virus has now reached pandemic proportions and is

making daily life for all of us very challenging. As always, my concern

for the health and safety of my fans, my band and crew always take

precedence when touring, and now is no exception. I’ve had to make

the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the 1st leg of the European

Shapeshifting Tour and we are working to reschedule the shows that are affected. Please hold on to your tickets for the rescheduled tour dates Let’s band together to

beat this virus and rock another day.” – Joe Satriani, San Francisco, March 25, 2020

World-renowned guitar virtuoso, JOE SATRIANI, has rescheduled his Shapeshifting UK & and the first leg of the European Tour until April and May 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tickets for his May 2020 UK “Shapeshifting” Tour will remain valid for the rescheduled 2021 dates.

The rescheduled 2021 UK dates include Birmingham Symphony Hall (Friday April 30), Bexhill, De La War Pavilion (Saturday May 1), Manchester Bridgewater Hall (Sunday May 2), London Palladium (Tuesday May 4), Sage Gateshead (Wednesday May 5) and O2 Academy Glasgow (Thursday May 6). Tickets are available from: www.satriani.com/road.

Satriani’s forthcoming studio album, “Shapeshifting”, remains set for release on April 10, 2020 via Sony Music/Legacy Recordings and new song, “Big Distortion,” is available on all streaming platforms today.

The live show will feature tracks from the new studio album “Shapeshifting”, plus he will perform many of his classic fan favorites including “Surfing With The Alien”, “Always with Me, Always with You” and ”Flying In A Blue Dream”.

The 2021 touring band features celebrated drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty) bassist Bryan Beller (Aristocrats) and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte (Thirsty Merc) and Joe Satriani on guitar.

For two decades, the guitar virtuoso has traveled the world, playing to sold-out crowds as both a headliner and as founder of the all-star “G3” guitar extravaganza. SATRIANI’s studio and live recordings have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide to date and of his many solo albums, two have gone platinum and four others went gold, with 15 Grammy nominations between them. His side project, Chickenfoot, featuring former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar, former bassist Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith saw their debut album certified gold and their second studio album debuted at #9.

Since its debut in 1996, SATRIANI’s G3 tour has featured the world’s greatest guitarists (everyone from Steve Vai and Eric Johnson to Steve Lukather and Robert Fripp and John Petrucci and Uli Jon Roth) and has become a consistent concert hall sell-out attraction in the U.S., South America, Europe, Australia and Japan. “I think part of its charm and its mojo is in the chemistry of having three top guitarists share what they do on stage,” says SATRIANI. “It’s fun, it’s unpredictable, it’s wild – it’s everything you could want in a show.”

Since the 2017 release of his “What Happens Next” album, SATRIANI, toured his G3 Guitar Extravaganza worldwide to critical acclaim, and then embarked on the Experience Hendrix US tour. He recently released “Squares”, a collection of previously unreleased material by his first, pre-fame band, Squares and announced the re-release of his classic 1987 album, “Surfing With The Alien,” which will arrive with new artwork and a bonus disc, “Stripped – the Backing Tracks,” featuring the songs with all guitar solos removed.

JOE SATRIANI – RESCHEDULED “SHAPESHIFTING” UK TOUR 2021

TICKETS: www.alttickets.com and www.satriani.com

Birmingham Symphony Hall	Friday 30 April 2021
Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion	Saturday 1 May 2021
Manchester Bridgewater Hall	Sunday 2 May 2021
London Palladium	Tuesday 4 May 2021
Sage Gateshead	Wednesday 5 May 2021
Glasgow O2 Academy	Thursday 6 May 2021

JOE SATRIANI – JOE SATRIANI RESCHEDULED “SHAPESHIFTING” EUROPEAN TOUR 2021

April 9	Zurich, Switzerland	Volkshaus Zurich
April 10	Winterbach, Germany	Salierhalle
April 12	Aarhus, Denmark	Train
April 13	Odense, Denmark	Posten
April 14	Copenhagen, Denmark	Amager Bio
April 15	Stockholm, Sweden	Fryshuset
April 16	Oslo, Norway	Rockefeller
April 19	Berlin, Germany	Huxleys
April 20	Nuremberg, Germany	Löwensaal
April 21	Karlsruhe, Germany	Tollhaus
April 23	Antwerp, Belgium	De Roma Borgerhout
April 24	Enschede, Netherlands	Muziekcentrum Enschede
April 25	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Melkweg the max
April 26	Heerlen, Netherlands	RABOzaal Heerlen
April 27	Oberhausen, Germany	Turbinenhalle