The remaining half will be announced soon. These 19 concerts represent the first half of the tour. The first 19 North American Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary World Tour dates have been announced (see list of dates below). For the first time Vai will be performing the entire Passion and Warfare record from top to bottom, with some very special surprises in store. This fall, Vai will bring his tour to North America starting on Octowith a performance in Riverside, CA at the Fox Performing Arts Center. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Passion and Warfare, Steve Vai is currently in Europe on the first leg of his very special world tour celebrating one of the greatest instrumental rock guitar recordings of all time. At that very moment, I had a full-on epiphany.THE BURTON CUMMINGS THEATRE – WINNIPEG, MB He described his first experiences with music as, “at the age of five I walked up to the piano, hit a note, and noticed that to the right the notes go higher and to the left the notes go lower.
He is the fourth son of John and Theresa Vai.
Steve Vai, a descendant of Italian immigrants, was born in Carle Place, New York on June 6, 1960. He was voted the “10th Greatest Guitarist” by Guitar World magazine and has sold over 15 million records. He released his first solo album Flex-Able in 1984, while his most successful release, Passion and Warfare (1990), was described as “the richest and best hard rock guitar-virtuoso album of the ’80s”. Vai has been described as a “highly individualistic player” and part of a generation of “heavy rock and metal virtuosi who came to the fore in the 1980s”. Additionally, Vai has toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, and the Experience Hendrix tour, as well as headlining international tours. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J.
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