Steve Vai readies new album, plots North American tour
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The New Year will bring with it a new album from Steve Vai , and the guitar virtuoso has laid out plans for a two-month North American tour behind the set.
Titled "Real Illusions: Reflections," Vai's latest solo effort is due in stores on Feb. 22. The axe-slinger follows the release with a March 1 tour kick-off in Phoenix, and tour dates so far stretch through late April. Details are shown below.
Joining Vai on tour will be his former David Lee Roth band mate Billy Sheehan (bass), as well as Tony Macalpine (guitar/keys), Jeremy Colson (drums) and Dave Weiner (guitar).
"We're already working on the show," Vai said in a statement. "It's been a blast playing with Billy again. We've got a lot of surprises in store for the audience."
Vai's show will clock in at more than two hours, and will feature songs from "Real Illusions: Reflections," as well as "classic favorites," according to a press release.
A graduate of Boston's Berklee School of Music, Vai rose to fame in the '80s as part of Frank Zappa's band and, more notably, as Roth's post-Van Halen guitarist. He went on to play with Whitesnake before embarking on a solo career.
Earlier this month, Vai was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rock Instrumental category for the cut "Whispering a Prayer."
March 2005
1 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
2 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
4 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
5 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Live
6 - Austin, TX - Antone's
8 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
11 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
14 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Theatre
15 - Miami, FL - Julius Littman PAC
16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
18 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
19 - Atlanta, GA - The Roxy
22 - Winston Salem, NC - Ziggy's
23 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
24 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
25 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
26 - New York, NY - Town Hall
29 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Music Fair
30 - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
31 - Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
April 2005
2 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
4 - Buffalo, NY - University at Buffalo Center for Arts
5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre
6 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
7 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
8 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
9 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
10 - St. Louis, MO - The Pagaent
12 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
13 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
15 - St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theatre
22 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
23 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
24 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
26 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
27 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
28 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
29 - San Diego, CA - 4th and B
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre
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