The Band Announces First-Ever U.S. Tour Following Triumphant European Run
LOS ANGELES, CA. 12/14/2025 – Following their highly successful debut band tour across Europe this past June and July — which saw numerous sold-out shows and glowing praise from fans and press alike — legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are bringing their electrifying SATCHVAI Band to the United States for the first time. The “Surfing with the Hydra” 2026 tour will launch on April 1 in Seattle, WA and continue on throughout April and May before winding up in Vienna, VA at Wolf Trap on May 30.
This new chapter follows a monumental summer that took the newly formed band through major cities including London, Manchester, Paris, Copenhagen, Zurich, and more as well as festivals
including Hellfest, Umbria Jazz Festival, and Guitares en Scene Fest, thrilling audiences with the unmatched interplay and energy that only Satriani and Vai can deliver. Now, with a brand-new video and single, “Dancing,” arriving March 2, 2026 via earMUSIC, the guitar greats are ready to bring that same firepower to stages across America. Rounding out the lineup, powerhouse drummer Kenny Aronoff, renowned bassist Marco Mendoza, and virtuoso guitarist Pete Thorn complete the stellar quintet that is the SATCHVAI Band — a live ensemble built for explosive musicianship and unbridled guitar mastery. “After a fantastic European tour last summer Steve, Kenny, Marco, Pete and I will bring the Surfing With The Hydra Tour to the US. We can’t wait to play you the new material from our forthcoming Satch/Vai album along with your favorite songs from our shared catalog,” says Satriani.
Steve Vai concurs, “The SATCHVAI Band summer Euro tour of 2025 far exceeded anything I could have imagined. Joe and I struck pure jammin’ gold night after night. Being in the same band with Joe, playing songs we actually wrote together on stage, in real time felt like watching a childhood fantasy step out of my teenage brain and stroll onto the stage. And somehow, it was even more rewarding, satisfying, and downright fulfilling than I ever thought possible. Our trusty band—Marco Mendoza holding down the bass with his usual thunder, Pete Thorn weaving in the magic on guitar, and Kenny Aronoff powering the whole thing from behind the kit, we created a musical flying carpet that carried us through the tour.”
Local presales follow on Thursday, December 11. The public on-sale begins Friday, December 12 at 10am local. All ticket details available at SATCHVAIBAND.COM
SATCHVAI Band “Surfing with the Hydra” 2026 U.S. Tour (with Animals as Leaders):
- April 1 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
- April 2 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- April 4 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
- April 5 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
- April 7 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Terrace Theater
- April 8 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
- April 10 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre
- April 11 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
- April 14 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
- April 16 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
- April 17 – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park
- April 18 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
- April 20 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
- April 22 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach Amphitheater
- April 24 – Clearwater, FL – Baycare Sound
- April 25 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
- April 26 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
- April 27 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall
- April 29 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
- April 30 – Durham, NC – DPAC
- May 2 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
- May 3 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
- May 5 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater
- May 7 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
- May 8 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
- May 9 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
- May 10 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory #
- May 12 – Buffalo, NY – Kleinhans Music Hall
- May 13 – Toronto, Ont – Meridian Hall #
- May 15 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park
- May 16 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
- May 17 – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre
- May 20 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
- May 21 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre
- May 22 – Waterbury, CT – Palace Theater
- May 23 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
- May 27 – Reading, PA – Santander Performing Arts Center
- May 28 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
- May 29 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
- May 30 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap *
*Pre-sale and on sale for Wolf Trap show will be in February 2026.
