The Satch/Vai Band, featuring guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, will embark on the Surfing With The Hydra Tour starting April 1, 2026, alongside Animals as Leaders. The tour promises a full-band rock experience with hits, covers, and new songs from their upcoming album. Spanning multiple U.S. and Canadian cities, it highlights their 50-year friendship through melody and virtuosity.
The Satch/Vai Band's Surfing With The Hydra Tour kicks off on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington, with Animals as Leaders as the supporting act. This high-energy production will feature well-known tracks from Satriani and Vai's solo catalogs, along with select classic covers. Audiences can expect premieres of fresh material from the duo's forthcoming album, designed to blend their shared history with bold creative evolution.
The tour itinerary covers a wide range of venues across North America, emphasizing a dynamic sound rooted in melody, technical skill, and raw power—elements forged over five decades of collaboration between the guitar legends. Confirmed dates include stops in Portland on April 2, Oakland on April 4, and Reno on April 5, before heading south to Long Beach and San Diego in early April. The schedule continues through Texas cities like Houston, Dallas, and Austin in mid-April, then east to Mobile and Florida venues in late April.
Further performances are set for Atlanta, Charlotte, and Durham in late April, followed by Minneapolis, Chicago, and Milwaukee in early May. The tour progresses to Nashville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and St. Louis, then northeast to Buffalo, Toronto, and several Ohio and New York spots in mid-May. It wraps up with shows in Boston, New York, Atlantic City, and Vienna, Virginia, on May 30 at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.
Tickets for these events are available for purchase through official channels.
