The group features Steve Vai (David Lee Roth band), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society), Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), and Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders).

 

The North American tour is scheduled to kick off on April 5th in Seattle, WA at the Paramount Theatre and will be concluding on May 8th in Providence, RI at the Providence Performing Arts Center.

 

The acclaimed guitarists will perform songs from their catalogs as well as some of their favorites and will be backed by Pete Griffin (Dweezil Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Edgar Winter) on bass and Nick Marinovich (Yngwie Malmsteen) on keyboard.

 

Steve Vai had the following to say about the trek, "The Generation Axe show is a unique performance of five fiercely talented guitar players coming together to create a 6-string extravaganza that is sure to amaze and delight."

 

Generation Axe Tour Dates:

04/5 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre

04/6 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

04/8 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater

04/9 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint

04/10 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay

04/11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern

04/13 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre

04/15 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre

04/16 - Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theatre

04/17 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory

04/18 - Houston, TX - Revention Music Center

04/20 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre

04/21 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live

04/23 - Wilmington, NC - Cape Fear Community College

04/24 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre

04/25 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre

04/26 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre

04/27 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

04/29 - Chicago, IL - Copernicus Center

05/1 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre

05/2 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre

05/4 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall

05/5 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater

05/6 - Westbury, NY - Theatre at Westbury

05/7 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

05/8 - Providence, RI - Providence Performing Arts Center