Best show I’ve ever been to, hands down!! The concert DVDs I grew up on do NO justice to the electricity you feel hearing that wave of sound and emotion crash into you in such an intimate venue. I attended the concert in memory of my father, and Always With Me made me cry to the point of losing my contact and having to squint the rest of the night, but still had the best night of my life.

Rai, Kenny, and Bryan seemed like their own little three-piece, visibly having fun and keeping the driving heart of the song thumping while Joe burned his frets off over the top of it all. Rai’s incredible musicianship and especially his vocals during the encore blew.me.away.

I adored the setlist; covering so many of my favorite classics (AND SAHARA!!). I didn’t think my partner would find the show too relatable, but when Joe played the first chords of ‘If I Could Fly,’ his eyes lit up and he looked at me, instantly recognizing one of the songs I’ve been jamming to around the house.

I couldn’t thank everyone involved with the show enough for such an amazing night. I had the time of my life and didn’t even get (or need) a meet and greet. I think the dude that sold me my t-shirt might have been a Vai though…. Hmmm…. I’ll go back to practicing for a while now. \m/ -CK

Hear is some sound advice: wear earplugs at a rock concert. This was my 11th Satriani show and 224th overall concert since 1984. Stevie Ray Vaughn was the first live gig I attended, as he opened for Huey Lewis & The News.

Now, all these years later, I brought my 13-year-old daughter and friend to this show, and we all wore earplugs. These kids were on their feet cheering and screaming, totally amped by the live energy. This was their first show, and they were grateful for the earplug requirement.

This show was most excellent, I loved the setlist from both Vai and Satch, and Bryan, Kenny, Rai, Philip, Jeremy, Dante . . . everyone was top-notch. This was a fun, fun evening with 3,600 people at the Hard Rock Live, Orlando. It's once-in-a-lifetime stuff. Can't wait to do it again!

Just LOUD! Satch and Steve Vai and the band members used in-ear monitors, but the house mix was louder than anything I've ever experienced. We all had planned ahead and had earplugs, but you could not listen for three hours to this and not get hearing damage without them. Just ridiculous volume. Really ruined the experience.

Had same experience with Dream Theater show at the Coca-Colay Roxy in Atlanta. Band has in-ear monitors, so they don't know and don't really care what the FOH mix experience is like. These kind of bands with virtuoso players really owe a better live listening experience to the fans.

And yes, I know..They'll blame it on the guy running the house sound system.

Wonderful Show. Joe at his best. But the old fantastic Cryin' was not in the concert lineup.

I will wait for the G3 show in Rome, Italy. It will be memorable.

Max

This was my first show with my life partner. We had a long week leading up to that Friday and for some reason I thought there would be an opening act and that the show would start at 9pm. By the time we reached the hall inside, we managed to see the last song of Set 1 The Summer Song before intermission.

I was supposed to fly to Nepal the next day as my mother was hospitalized for heart attack. I was very adamant that we attend this show nonetheless to get my mind a rest. I day dreamed that day about me as a 19 year old, on the computer playing and practicing Satch's songs and my mom would bring the lunch in my room in early 2000s.

The next day my mother passed away. So this show will always be memorable to me. Joe's music and songs has been my soundtrack since my early teenage years. His notes, melodies and harmonies speak to me emotionally.

Also the venue was beautiful and cosy.

Front row in front of Joe's mic at the Danforth.

I started teaching music at the age of 12, piano. I wish I had access to Joe's brilliance then. I watched his hands, all night long, do arpeggios and scales and all the things that kids hate to learn because it isn't "music". Yes, kids, yes it is.

Technique comes with practice.

My brother will be in Florida tomorrow night....tonight's is cancelled or he would have been there, too. He flew from Calgary to Toronto to take me.

Gerry Dyck is your ultimate fan.

The first time I've seen Satch live, after being a firm fan since the "Surfing" days... (why the hell did I wait so long???)

Quite simply the best live performance I've ever had the privilege to witness. Six rows back from the stage, mesmerised.

Please come again soon Joe, from now until the day I shuffle off I'll make sure I get along whenever you're down under.

One word - AWESOME.

Saw Joe at the Surfing to Shockwave tour at the Grey Eagle and this show was better with some minor differences. I'll write them in hopes Joe reads them and gets some idea of what the fans like and want to see. The set list was better this time around. It flowed from song to song so well I never was bored. Joe's playing is right there in the pocket. I felt every note. Sang along in my head to all the parts. Mike wow loved what you added to the show. You listen to Joe so well and you support and add bits when you need to to make the songs better! I loved it! Brian was sold I have no complaints. His tone is good and you can hear the bass which is always nice. Joe on drums was ok. Solid. Marco was missed. I wondered how Vinnie Colaiuta's parts could ever be reproduced live but Marco was more the capable. I love the drumming on Unstoppable Momentum so much. They add so much to each song!

Joe I know you are a musician first so strange merchandise requests may never reach your ears but I'd like some 18K Gold jewelry. A Silver Surfer in white gold and all the other golds too would look great! How about some eighth notes in gold or a triplet? Your favourite lick in gold? I'd like a really cool leather jacket. Something like Rush did for their 30th Anniversary. No name sorry I'm not Joe Satriani but some cool graphics? A comicbook character based on the image we see on the cover of Time Machine? Have Alan Moore or Grant Morrison write it. A Marshal JS practice amp. The best ever practice amp!

Thanks Joe! If you tour, release music, or are involved in something creative I will support it. The artist inspires and I wanted to say thank you for the music and the goodness you have released into the world. I appreciate it and you very much! Happy travels! God bless you and those you love!

Joe in Canada.

everything there was superb the sound the venue where im am sit

the only thing is after show Joe left without meet us :-) must be tired

but it was super

Hi,

This is the first show of the 3 shows I had tickets for. Because I had tickets for Antwerp and Lille both front row, I decided to keep me positioned in the middle of the hall and during the G3 jam in the back. As I am also a guitar player I allways check the sound. The sound was a little sharp in this venue, but overall good. Satriani and Mike soloing moment in the song 'Super Funky Badass' was awesome !! The venue didn't have any seats, I do prefer seats for Satriani concerts :-).

Went to the G3 final show up in Milwaukee this weekend to see Joe, John, and Phil. Phil Collen from Def Leppard came out first and exploded with speed solos and power chords that made your foot stomp! After a couple songs he cooled it down with some blues with a lead singer that joined the band with a lot of soul and a range you only wish you could sing like her. Phil was right in my face as we were in the front row right center. He was astounding yet humble! I am now a big fan!! I want to see Phil in future shows!!

John Petrucci came out next and always amazes me. I think the more he has played with Joe broadened his creativity. John always had the talent, but now plays with a little more kick in his step and a lot more soul. His heavy tone and strumming (chunks) made my heart almost pump out of my chest! As Joe says in Big Bad Moon, "But I liked it!!!" As for the solos, you wont see leads any faster than John. His speed was so fast I am sure he played 20 more notes than I heard... because my brain could not take them all in at once. John rocks and has a legacy now with G3. He is a must see with Joe and with Dream Theater. I actually caught John's pick after playing his set and want to thank him for the awesome souvenir. I think Joe even played with John's pick though the night as he showed him later after the show. Very cool!!

Joe Satriani, The man! The legend! The music! When Joe came out the place went crazy and so did he! Joe looked like a man on a mission to ROCK YOU ALL!! He played "Shockwave Supernova", and "Cherry Blossoms", two of my favorite new songs! The solo in Shockwave Supernova has notes that strike my heartstrings! I just want to say to Joe, "I truly get it". Your songs touch our lives!! He also played couple retro tunes from his 30 year tenure, like "Surfing with the Alien" and "Circles". WoW! It was so good to hear them again. It made me think of the time I heard him on the radio over 30 years ago in Atlanta while on a business trip. He was playing at a Cotton Club in the city and I became a lifelong fan after hearing "Memories". Which is rightfully named as many of his songs eventually reveal! Joe then turned it up again and welcomed back Phil and John on the stage.

For the last set, Phil and John joined Joe for a G3 that killed!! I was blown away by all the excitement, energy, and the talent these three artist showcased. They are all masters at the guitar and yet truly respect each other while playing and having fun creating music and solos never heard before, within covers like "Very Superstitious", and "I'm Going Down" a G3 classic. I can't say enough about the show and the night on how much fun it was for us too!! I just want to thank Joe, John, and Phil for making history. It was an honor and a thrill being there to see you guys!! I would tell everyone else... don't miss "What Happens Next!!!"

Even when he shares the stage with two other Guitar Gods, Joe never disappoints. Playing a tight setlist, Joe worked in his new material from his new (and fantastic) "What Happens Next" album. Joe seems to really be in the "flow" of his work right now. He seems to be enjoying himself on-stage in a way i've never seen from him before. Mixing in the older, newer, and some of the hits, worked well with hearing the new material. Joe then brought up John and Phil to jam out to some really fun cover songs to close out a fantastic show and a fantastic night.

Seeing these three men work their craft separately, and then together, only re-affirms and reminds me of how amazing the guitar is, and how deep their love for the music really is. I can't say enough good things about this show. This was my fifth Satch show, and I intend to add to that as much as I can.

Joe, John, and Phil: You guys ROCK! Thanks for an awesome night of awesome music! Whatever "happens next", I look forward to it.

Not sure why it is so hard for Satch to remember to work stage left. He was at stage right for about 2/3 of the show, the center mark for about 1/3 of the show, and never moved beyond the center mark - not once.

Satch is GREAT in every other aspect I can think of. But I've never had an issue with any other guitarists/musicians working the full stage at shows I have been to.

Zakk Wylde works left, center, right, and will even enter the audience and play with the crowd. Buckethead works the full stage and lets the crowd touch his guitar and gives out tons of souveniers. Yngwie Malmsteen moves all over the place very quickly and constantly throws picks into the crowd. I wish Satch would improve his stage skills and interface with the audience better. That's really the only place I felt was lacking. Otherwise, it was a truly remarkable show. Maybe others' experiences are different, but these were my experiences with each of these guys at the shows I have been to.

On April 6, 2016, I had the unique opportunity to see Mr. Joe Satriani and the rest of his touring band, Marco Minnemann, Bryan Beller, and Mike Keneally play at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Although the show sold out I was disappointed with the show on three different levels; A)the venue B) the length of the show and C) Marco Minnemann.(Please note, the views that are expressed in this review are solely my opinion and I am not claiming to be an expert on any level. These are things that I observed during the show). The Keswick theater was built in 1928 and according to the website was recognized to have the "most comfortable best acoustic room in Philadelphia." Unfortunately, Mr. Satriani, did not play any acoustic songs on a acoustic guitar whatsoever and rocked out all evening on his many eclectic electric guitars so I felt that the theater did not compliment his style of music or the way that he played. I thought that because of the size of the venue, some of the songs he played sounded muffled and not very clear. The way the production manager set up the stage was simple which great however I thought they could have had a drop-down screen so that we could see the musicians better and really see how they play. The stage was small and limited. The theater holds 1300 seats, so if Mr. Satriani was trying to create a more intimate feel between him and his fans it was hard to do. The seats were on top of one another so trying to make an emotional connection with the music wasn't going to happen for fear of blocking someone's view of the stage or being too obnoxious. Mr. Satriani would have been better off either playing at the Tower theater or at the Kimmel center. Joe Satriani is a world class musician and I thought playing at the Keswick theater was an insult to the thirty-plus years of skills and hard work into becoming a master. The show was supposed to start at 7:30pm but Mr. Satriani was kind enough to give an extra 20-minutes to his fans to find parking and get to their designated seats. So he played the first half of his set until 9pm and than took a 15-minute break. The show was resumed at 9:30 pm and he played until 10:30 pm which included the encore. Seeing Joe Satriani was rarity as he does not tour very often and its unclear to me how much more he desires to tour given the lifespan of his career at this point in time. The other part of it was that he was only playing one-night so I thought he could have played until at least 11pm. I am not expecting him to be Trey Anastasio and pull an all-nighter but he could have played another night. I would have made every effort to see him despite his choice of venue. The second half of the show started off with Marco Minnemann doing a drum solo which gave fans a brief "window shopping," of his brilliant skills as a drummer and in depth knowledge of time signature and drums in general. However, as talented (and beautiful) as Marco Minnemann is I found his playing to be "heavy,hard and strong" which are positive adjectives to describe his drumming however in this case I felt overpowered the rest of the band members and even Joe's playing at times. I watched other Joe Satriani live shows on DVD where John Cuniberti is the touring drummer and I have to say that was/is a better fit as far as complimenting Joe's playing and the rest of the members. There are times when Joe is playing that he sounds like a jazz player and so does the rest of the band. Dare I say, that John appears to play with more finesse, discipline and is a "lighter" player and has more versatility. In my opinion, Joe really put "himself out there on a limb." Just completely uninhibited. Watching Joe and John play together I saw their was more of an emotional connection which gave the songs a completely different feel. Finally, I wanted to mention or comment on the true and high-end karat diamond that was on the stage which was/is Mike Keneally. I have to admit that I was blown away (I came to see Joe Satriani) by the skills and talent this individual possesses. I saw a brief idea of what this man is capable of doing on the keyboards and guitar. I don't know where Joe found him, but his style of playing on the keyboards and guitar playing reminded me of the jam sessions of the sixties band Traffic (specifically the live album, "On the Road,"). Next time, I hope Mr. Joe Satriani plays in a different venue that is more accessible, plays in Philadelphia/suburbs more than one night and has fellow musician that enhance and embrace him and his music.

Thank you.............Sarah Munoz

Omg! What a great show! It was my son, Anthony's Christmas gift to see his guitar idol! We had 3rd row center balcony seats and he was speechless. I don't know if enjoyed watching my son have a blast listening to the maestro or listening to the maestro himself!

Joe.. Thank you for an exceptional performance! Can't wait for you to be back in Jersey again!

Colette Abramo

I was completely blown away by this show. Joe, and the rest of the band, were in the pocket - at it was all systems go! I do not say this very often, but I was truly amazed. Every aspect of this perforance was conceived, planned and executed at a very high level. I would say musically speaking, it was an "ON" night for the guys, but I would suggest that with this group of talented musicians - that is probably normal. Joe is a Master Guitar player, that is completely obvious. But, he is also a Master artist and idea cultivator. And, in a day and age of cookie cutter, prepackaged, stick with what works and serve it up fast music prodction, all I can say is thank God for Joe Satriani. I'm a fan for life, thank you Joe!!!

Your deciple, Matthew

Joe to you and the Band, I cant say enough how AWESOME the night was for me. I have missed you the last two times you have come to Clearwater, FL due to I travel so much. I take your music everywhere I go Joe.

Thanks Again for such a unforgettable evening tom you and your Band

Everything was amazing, and Joe is as awesome as ever!

Meaning absolutely no disrespect to the other great musicians Joe has toured with over the decades, I think Marco Minneman is the best drummer I've ever seen. His drum solo after the intermission was phenomenal, and the beat he laid down on "Time" absolutely blew away every other live version I've ever heard.

Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller are unbelievable as well. I wish I had captured a recording of the call and answer during the intro to "God is Crying" because it was awesome. I knew those guys were good, but that exchange was where it really came through for me.

My only complaint about the show (besides not digging Mike's keyboard solo as much as everything else) was that it didn't look like Iron City had sold out, which I blame on an inexplicable lack of publicity on the part of the local radio stations. I just hope it doesn't mean that Joe skips Birmingham on his next tour.

Please keep coming back to Birmingham, Joe!

I was so pleased to see Joe and the crew in the beautifully refinished Orpheum. I took a bud with me who is also a musician. It was his first time seeing Satriani live and my 4th. He was not let down. I was so pleasantly surprised to be greeted with some of my old favorites, especially Luminous Flesh Giants! Oh yeah!

I was a little bummed by the crowd. I wanted to stand and cheer but I felt like I'd be blocking the mostly seated audience. It was a bit tame. Also, I felt the audio was a bit too loud considering the venue. I could hear much more subtlety to the musicianship by covering my ears occasionally.

That said, I was fortunate enough to be chosen to witness the encore on the sidestage. I never 'win' anything so I cannot tell you the excitement and gratitude felt for this gesture. We were welcomed and accommodated beyond expectation. Joe even took a moment to acknowledge us and make a joke about us knowing when to come on and which instruments to play! It made for a lifelong memory, to be sure.

I'm a longtime fan and will be for the rest of my life. Joe's music has been with me through the best of times as well as the worst of times. It's meaning is beyond words for me. And I appreciate that his work is always inviting and encouraging to aspiring guitarists, while still wowing in technical proficiency. The musical phrasing is always genius!

I was so happy to see this performance and look forward to the next opportunity to see him (as well as selected band) again.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

The magical moment arrived where we all streamed like a lava flow downhill into the sea of red velvet seats. I located my seat on row D. Next to my seat was a young man with SLR and a massive zoom lens. Straightaway I jumped in: "You'll get some awesome shots with that!" He replied, "I came eight thousand miles to see this show." I said that has to be some kind of record. He never volunteered his name, and I didn't volunteer mine, but we swapped our Joe histories. This was his first time to see Joe! From Bangladesh, he is a student at University of Texas Arlington since 2014, and a fan since 2008. He wanted to do the meet and greet, but it was sold out. Instead, he posted a photo of his ticket on facebook and his friends were jealous.

I opted out of the smart-phone photo and video fest, explaining this takes me away from the experience. I watched the folks in the middle section (I was right on the aisle, on the side) all through the show coming and going, stepping over other fans, with their plastic tumblers of beer. I remarked at intermission I was glad we didn't have to put up with all that back and forth, wondering aloud, "Did you come to see Joe, or to drink beer?". Sadly, I've seen this at almost every concert.

For me, when it comes to a Satriani concert, it's all about the screaming. That's right: I go to the show to scream my love. I don't let any camera, video, or audio get between Me and the Screaming.

It turns out I had the perfect seat, with the perfect companion in the next seat.

At the intermission and again at the end his main reaction was "Amazing!". All I could do was agree. He took a selfie with me before we left our seats for the evening. (I was too shy to ask him for the same on my phone.) I told him I hope someday he gets to meet Joe.

And to Joe Satriani from a face in the crowd: Thank You for this incredible concert experience - - the lights, the videos, the crazy band-mates - - all coming together with YOU and the gift of Your Music.

...Amazing...

Joe and the guys put on one great show. It was amazing hearing Joe playing song from all across his catalog. Hearing Goodbye Supernova was incredible and closed out the new album perfectly before finishing with some all time greats. I was lucky to win the chance to watch the encore from on stage and it was amazing to see how Joe sees it while playing live. It was an awesome experience and great show. If you haven't seen Joe live your really missing out on something special, so don't miss your chance.

Thanks Joe and all that make it happen.

What a special night! Took my son to his first concert (he's 12), and it brought back so many memories of one of my first shows, Satch at Darien Lake, NY in 1990. We had AMAZING seats, so we could watch the action up close. Seeing one of my musical heroes still playing and performing at such a high level is inspiring (especially as I approach 40).While I loved hearing some older classics (Not of this Earth was a surprise), it was really the newest material that stood out to me. I loved the new album already, but seeing it live with this band took it to another level.

On the drive back home to Nebraska the next day, my son told me "that was one of the best nights of my life." Thanks, Joe.

Great show!!!!! I have always enjoyed the playing of Joe. To see you still have awesome skills at your age, proves that you take care of yourself as well as enjoying playing for your fans. Just take it easy with the wise potato chips. Your guitar playing blows my mind. Thanks for a awesome show.

I listen to your music every day. In fact I fall asleep to your music every night. I'm not saying that its boring it just puts my mind in a state of peace that helps me sleep, during the day it gives me a boost of energy.

Your my favorite guitar player. Your the best at what you do. Hopefully you have another album or two left in you to release. Thanks Joe.

Well Joe Proves once again that He is the man with the guitar. Another amazing show. Had front row seats and was just blown away. My 14th Joe concert. He never disappoints.. I got the set list. They played 20 songs, with solos by each. I will try to post the songs later.. Played a lot of songs I'd never seen him play before and that was a real treat.. They killed 'Luminous Flesh Giants'-it was sooo heavy and engaging.. Loved the whole show.. But in reality, he left out so many songs that I would have loved to have heard.. Guess you can't play em all when you have 15 CDs to go through.. Regardless. Go the to this concert. You will be glad you did... Thanx guys. You all nailed it.

OK. Here's the set.. I got the bass player's set list! ;-)

SHOCKWAVE SUPERNOVA, FLYING IN A BLUE DREAM, ICE 9, CRYSTAL PLANET, NOT OF THIS EARTH. PEREGRINE WINGS, CATACLYSMIC, SUMMER SONG,

(15 minute break)

OPEN WITH 'DRUM SOLO', CRAZY JOE - Bass Solo-Keyboard Solo-Jam, LOST IN MEMORY, *LUMINOUS FLESH GIANTS, ALWAYS WITH YOU ALWAYS WITH ME, GOD IS CRYING, IF THERE IS NO HEAVEN, GOODBYE SUPERNOVA, SATCH BOOGIE - JAM OUT,

***********ENCORE

BIG BAD MOON, SURFING WITH THE ALIEN - JAM OUT TO END.............

Let me start by saying that this show was incredible. Joe blazed through an amazing set list with impeccable skill and delivered that sweet, sweet tone that is Joe's signature. I don't know if I've ever seen Joe play better, although he's always so good I'd be splitting hairs there.

I've seen Joe play many times going back to the Surfing tour. Every single time Joe has delivered on the promise of his studio recordings. In fact, to my ears he often brings his songs to a higher level live. This show was no different. Simply stellar playing and sound. He always finds new ways to add just a little something new to his classics (nuanced changes in phrasing, and entirely new and improved licks as seen in recent years with Satch Boogie, Flying in a Blue Dream and Always With Me, Always With You as a few examples) while his newest tracks shine a bit brighter to my ear because even though Joe faithfully recreates them before your very eyes, his live tone is a touch more raw. In a very good way, of course. Don't mistake that last statement as a negative, quite the opposite. I happen to prefer hearing Joe's works live. His live tone is a yard stick for anyone in the genre.

I'd like to spend a few words talking about the band mates Joe is touring with. What a phenomenal set of musicians who each bring something special to the table. I've seen most of the touring line ups, and this one is my favorite. Hey, I love Stu too, but this is a different animal. Bryan Beller served up thick, juicy, and very tasteful lines all night long. He is rock solid, loud, sounds incredible and plays to each song perfectly. Take your eyes away from Joe for a few minutes and watch Bryan. He is extremely skilled and I think he's a perfect fit with Joe. Marco Minnemann is a killer drummer. I love Jeff and have lot of respect for him, but I feel Marco's style pushes Joe more, and he provides so much more dimension and depth. His solo was fantastic, and he locked down the groove all night. Mike Keneally has clearly formed a nice little bond with Joe. It's a beautiful thing to witness. He plays keys and guitar equally well, and provides Joe with a lot of cool twists live. He can double or harmonize Joe's awesome licks and melodies on keys and provide a fresh take in doing so. Or he can provide a great foundation for Joe on either keys or his six string. A damn good player, and maybe the best collaborator Joe has ever had. I'd love this to be Joe's band for the remainder of his career, but it's unlikely as both Marco and Bryan have a great thing brewing with the Aristocrats.

I put this show at the top of my list. Thinking back over the years I have loved every show I've been privileged to see, but this one is special. The retrospective quality, no opening act, the top notch playing all around and a killer set list make this one my favorite.

So good! Great, interesting setlist, I was surprised how good Luminous Flesh Giants was. Took one point off (9/10) because the sound was a little muddy in the first half - Shockwave Supernova sounded a little rough because of it. After the break, everything was crystal clear, and Joe just ripped, nailed everything, and put a lot of cool surprises into his playing.

Also, props for no opening act. Not that they've ever been bad, it's just nice to have two acts of what you came to see.

The new album is fantastic. I thought Unstoppable would be hard to beat, but these new songs innovate yet again, and take the music to new places. Please stay unstoppable, Joe!

Joe, Band, and Crew,

Best show I have ever seen. It was a non stop hit festival. I'm am so thankful for the experience. I was able to share this with my wife whom I shared "Always with me, Always with you" as our song for almost 30 years and to hug her and hear this song again live with you all was the best night in my life.

Arnie and April

Hi Joe!!

This was such an amazing show! Every song was great. Loved all the new ones as well as all the old favorites. The band had fantastic synergy and chemistry on stage. The energy of Joe Satriani playing live is unreal. So powerful, you really feel like you have been taken surfing with the alien afterwards. The energy doubled and they really got in the flow zone in the second half and was the best performance I have ever seen. Thank you so much Joe, Mike, Marco, and Bryan!!

Afterwards we waited near the stage door and watched the crew pack up for awhile. Really cool. Then we had the amazing experience of seeing Joe. He was so kind as to stop on the way to his bus and take a picture with us. Even though it was late, he even let us record him saying"Hi Joe" to my girlfriends younger brother who wasn't there. So amazing.

To look eye to eye and have gotten a hug from one of my biggest idols and inspirations was truly beyond words. I am so grateful for this experience.

Thank you so much Joe!!

Excellent show! Great setlist, enjoyed every minute!

Thanks so much Joe!

Good things and bad things.

Great show as usual. Joe can give me great emotions every time I go to see him, and the last 15 years have been so many times when I was there. This time I traveled from Italy to see him and it was a wonderful experience, I brought my sister (her first show of Joe) and liked.

The only negative? The mixer, the volume and clarity of sound. Well, we are in 2015 and is no longer plausible to a paste like that. The volume was too high and definitely did not help. IMHO it's imperative to review something so that the experience (even for those who go for the first time) to become excellent!

Thank you Joe, thank you very much, see you as soon as possible, again!

I scored 9 because I have gripe that really needs attention.

The good news is, the show was awesome. Joe just gets better and better, unlike some of the guitar greats who are losing their edge. He gave us a fantastic performance; thank you.

I have come to expect his work to be fast, accurate, creative and truly "sharp". Joe never disappoints and I always leave feeling it was a true privilege to have been there. The reaction from the floor is always enthusiastic and he can be sure the following really appreciate the work of a talented man. His interaction with the fans is always warm and I get the impression he really enjoys being there which is fantastic. The great Steve Hackett has a similar rapport with his following.

My one gripe, sorry, is the mixing. On many of the songs they push the drum and bass to the fore and it makes it hard to follow Joe. I don't come to listen to a drum and bass show. I am here for Joe and so are most of the following. If I want to hear Bass I go to see Gerry McAvoy and friends. I know Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann are good and we appreciate that, but lets not have them take centre stage and drown out the genius that brought us to the show.

First of all would like to say thank you to all of Joe's crew: Alastair, Michael, Mike, Jose, Mike, Troy, Mick and Jon for their hard work throughout the 46 shows to help make sure it all happens!

We really enjoyed Dan Patlansky and thought he was perfect support for Joe. Thank you to Mike, Marco, Bryan and Joe for an absolutely rocking show, it's obvious Joe loves this band and the energy and talent you all have is amazing. I loved all the interactions between you all and the brilliant drum solo. I was very lucky to win the meet and greet and Joe very kindly signed our son Paul's Ibanez guitar. Thank you Joe!

I always give ten out of ten for the shows and this one is no different. Thoroughly enjoyed Satch Boogie, Surfing, If I could Fly and Shockwave Supernova, along with everything else. If there is no heaven, gorgeous!. Our only disappointment was being to the far right of the stage 8 rows back and at Southend the seats do not slope up but I'll try harder next time! We look forward to seeing you all again at Eventim Apollo on Tuesday and wish you all a very safe journey home. Best wishes, Caroline & Stuart. PS Please come back to Southend!

Hi Joe,

I am writing to you in the hope that you would help. I realise you do receive lots of emails like this so I don't have great expectations but I have to try this for my son.

I would't write to you unless I knew the entire team you manage is different and closer to their fans - more "normal" as you said on stage – extremely modest for the star you are for so many years.

We enjoyed every second of the show yesterday evening in Birmingham! What a performance!

Matei, my 16 years old son was absorbing all of it, breathlessly! Needless to say he is a fan, has all the records from 1986 on, sings on guitar some of the songs (he even has an Ibanez Satriani model) and listens to your music all the time - including all the long trips in the car! He plans to take music as an IB high level at his baccalaureate and his love for guitar and moreover, music, started with Joe Satriani. He is studying at a boarding school in England although he is Romanian and he is praised for his music effort.

Last evening Matei went from ecstatic happiness – when you threw your pick directly at him (we were seated in the 4th row, in the middle) - to immense regret when he couldn't find the pick. It maybe the case that somebody else picked it up from the floor (he preferred to watch the show instead of starting to look for it in the middle of the song) or it went through some crack in the wooden floor. We looked for the pick at the end of the show for about 10 minutes until the organisers had to ask us out. The look on my son's face was of a great disappointment although he said nothing apart from a few discrete sighs. I know it would have meant the world to him. The show was absolutely fabulous but somehow, a sort of unfulfillment still stays with me because of this tricky pick! So close to heaven and yet… We did buy t-shirts and even the set of picks available but it's not the same.

I am writing to you in the shameless hope that you would have the time to send us a used pick of yours. Needless to say we would pay for the transport and taxes and whatever is needed. Again, it would mean the world to my son.

My address is: Dimitrie Racovita street, no. 8, Bucharest, Romania.

Thank you in advance for your kindness and for the selfless use of your power to make people happy!

Forever yours, Alex Teodorescu

As ever, really enjoyed the concert. However, I'd have chosen different tracks from the albums selected.

Am I the only person in the world who's favourite album is Engines of Creation?

Hello Joe, thank you for this great Show!!! Your Music, every day in my life!

Flo

Hi there,

My wife offered me the VIP package, which has been a surprise for me until the day of the show. I was really anxious and got there on time with my other Satch-lover friends of the day. At first we had to wait for a good couple hours because the venue was behind on the organisation and Joe wasn't there yet either, blame it on a tight flight schedule from Warsaw. So eventualy we met Jareth (Tour Manager?) who filled us in on how it was gonna roll for us. He also informed me that I was the winner of the "aftershow" who turned out to be an extra invitation for the meet & greet. Since one of my fellow fanboys had a girlfriend with a ticket ready for the show, I got to be the good samaritan and told him to bring her in with us to meet the Master! It all whent great, Joe was very nice, but you could also tell he was tired and we were all on the watch. We got to take nice pictures (with the help of Jay, another one of Satch's team member) So very frustrating not to get the opportunity to spend a little bit more time with Joe! But hey, we get it alright, that's the way it is.. Then that one thing that really bothered me happened: A friggin' platoon of freebies and "friends of friends" who crashed our party last minute with a couple of press photographers to show off in the papers. You might think I'm envious or bitter, but when you know the average salary in Estonia and the price of the VIP package, and also that these guys probably didn't even paid for the show itself, well, it put things in a f*cking perspective. After we got out (again) to wait and cue (again), while most of the pre-mentionned f*ckers stayed cozy inside, there was this young girl waiting with her guitar. She was so enthousiastic and cute that I decided to give her the picks I received as tour merch, as she will certainly have a better use for them then I would, given I'm no guitarist. Finally the show. Waow... Last time I saw him live it was around 96-97. I didn't had fully discovered the last album yet and the first listening didn't drove me crazy.. But that was before. The energy, the set, Joe and his musicians, it was perfect. Time, Flying in a Blue Dream, Not of this Earth, Luminous Flesh Giants.. Souls of Distorsion? Time Machine maybe? Nah, I'm being capricious now, next time maybe. My girl told me that day "Tonight hun, you'll Surf with an Alien" Well, I sure did babe. Thanks Joe! (and also thanks to Jareth & Jay) Fred

Good setlist, Shockwave Supernova jewels plus “oldies but goldies”.

Terrible venue concerning the sound. Also the crowd was a little too chilly. The audience lacked warmth; dunno why, the weather outside was delightfull.

Some badass solos by Michael Joseph Keneally and Marco Minnemann + Bryan Beller dancing all around.

A short and somehow not so “wow” version of Always with me…

Loving “Crazy Joe”, Shockwave Supernova takes some time to sink teeth in but afer listening it again and again after the show you realise it sounds mature and very sophisticated.

Forgot about Dan Patlansky: feeling a little sorry for his Fender; a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do to get his sound.

Thanks Joe for the extraterrestrial music.

I had the opportunity to meet Joe before the show, and he is really a kind man. It was a dream...the concert? amazing. He performed also unusual songs and of course the most famous ones. I'm not a guitar player, I play keyboards but Joe is so full of talent! The thing I like most it's the the fact that the technics is at the service of the sound, of the idea Joe wants to communicate...not the opposite.

I didn't give 10 because of the location. I do not like Teatro della Luna. It is a place good for musical, not for a rock concert. People wants to stand up and move....drink beer...in Teatro della Luna the armchairs are so narrow that you are blocked in your seat. Last year in Live at Trezzo D'Adda the location was perfect. Ciao Silvia

Please find my review of the gig from September 26th here:

http://maxazine.com/2015/09/28/joe-satriani-plays-capita-selecta-accompanied-by-a-suberb-band/

Joe Satriani plays Capita Selecta accompanied by a suberb band

Parkstad Limburg Theaters (Heerlen, The Netherlands) is working very hard to become THE broad musical stage for South Limburg. Big names from the progressive and adult pop music are contracted and will show up the upcoming months: Stanley Clarke, Paul Carrack and Snarky Puppy to name a few. On September 26, it was the honor to Joe Satriani to mount the cosy stage in The Limburgzaal.

Joe Satriani recently started a new world tour, called Shockwave, to promote his brand new album named Shockwave Supernova. A new album of this widely recognized master guitarist is definitely an event to look forward to. What makes it this time even more exciting is that this album was recorded with the ‘super trio’ Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller and Marco Minneman.

We were able to see this quartet in 2013 during the last Satriani tour and that was a very memorable musical evening. A brief introduction of the band: Joe Satriani is widely known as 'world guitarist'; but the gentle giant and very modest Mike Keneally is regarded as a guitar player born on another planet. Joe Satriani has regularly admitted to find Mike Keneally a more gifted and versatile guitarist than himself ... And Keneally plays besides the guitar also keyboards.

And the rhythm tandem Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann is nowadays almost legendary. Legendary for its rhythmic collaboration in the fusion trio The Aristocrats and in the support of Joe Satriani.

Whether you're a fan of Joe Satriani, love fusion or the eclectic music of Mike Keneally: this gig had to be very exciting and heavy musical happening. And looking back to the concert: this became absolutely true during a wonderful show.

Support act was hill country blues singer/songwriter Markus James; only accompanied by a drummer. Multi-instrumentalist Markus plays a typical kind of trance blues where guitar, harmonica and typical repetitive rhythm patterns are combined into a burning melting pot. During 45 minutes the audience was transported back in time towards North Mississippi to relive the downside of the hard life over yonder. Curious stories about hellhounds, graves, seduction and corruption combined with the instrumentation and distorted voice created a hypnotic atmosphere.

At 20:30 sharp Joe Satriani and his companions entered the stage and immediately set the tone for the upcoming two hours: strong guitar driven music, very loud and guided by, sometimes complex, rhythmic support. Most of the songs were enriched with great visuals in the background which gave the show an extra valuable dimension.

During more than two hours Satriani led us through examples from his whole catalogue. The band played old classics like Flying In A Blue Dream combined with a preferred brand new selection from Shockwave Supernova.

From the start it became apparent that a very mature band was supporting the rock songs in an experienced way. As far as you would expect an one man ego show you were totally wrong. Every band member had room for some individual exploration: Beller showed his excellent improvisation skills during amongst others Ice9. Minnemann had in general the freedom to play his recognizable chops within the boundaries of the song structures. The melodic guitar parts and recognizable shredding parts of Satch were broadly supported by multi keyboard and guitar layers by Mike Keneally.

What became very apparent was that Keneally led the whole instrumentation and positioned Satch in the permanent spotlight to demonstrate via the guitar everything he had in his mind and body. Often playing keyboards and guitar simultaneously he was the anchorman of the band.

Every now and then Keneally joined Satriani on the front of the stage to play the guitar together and in some tunes he played some solo guitar parts. The absolute musical highlight, and there were many to count, for the guitar adepts was a duel during If I Could Fly. During the end of the show Minnemann went totally loose on an dynamic and complex drum solo he only can perform.

The only drawback when listening to this great rock music is that also a show like this has an end …

For both Satriani fans as admirers of the rest of this band: this was an unforgettable evening of high octane melodic rock music supported every by the complexity and ingenuity of the three musketeers behind maestro and puppet master Satch.

Hello Joe, I have been listening to you since 1989 and I have already participated in many concerts in Paris since that date and I have already my place since a long time for June 2 at the Olympia.

During my wedding on May 26, 1990, one of the music titles we had chosen with my wife was "Always with me, always with you" and it was fantastic at the town hall in front of all our family and friends (I have a poor quality video which can prove it !!!) We will soon celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary in May 2020 and I would like to know if it is possible to receive an autographed photo for my wife (and me !!!)

Thanks in advance Joe !!! Eric, an early French fan

Aliens came back! Hey, Joe! Thanks for coming in this french little townn. I didn't believe it was real...the show was great and thanks to your friends around you, I'm sure now that you are Not of this earth! Listening to Shockwave Supernova, it sounds to me that you are in a circle...back to the 80's but with 30 years of live experience.

Many "Thank you"

First of all i would like to Thank You Joe Satriani for coming to singapore. Finally after 14 years of waiting since ur G3 gig in malaysia in 2000 at last i finally got to see u and the rest of the band members marco minnemann, bryan beller and mike keneally playing live on stage.

It was an experienced of strange beautiful music that i treasure so much. Flying all the way from Kota Kinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia to meet u in person and see u performing live in singapore was so great and full of wonderful music.

Thank You So Much Joe Satriani.

I won the VIP meet & greet tickets to see Joe before the show - thanks Webmaster & Tour Management!!. My wife and I went along, had a chat, and Joe kindly signed some things for us. Joe was happy to hear my wife walked down the Aisle to Always with Me, Always with you which was nice.

The show was absolute killer. I loved the new songs, and hearing a few oldies but goodies too. His guitar tones were just absolutely amazing.

Thank you very much for the opportunity to Meet & Greet Joe, it was fantastic.

There is something plain wrong regarding Satriani concerts. The lead guitar (Satch one) is completely over the top! Too damn loud and painful to the listener years.

It is the fifth time Satriani plays on Portugal, I went to 3 of the shows, in 3 different "houses" and the sonic experience was always awful due to the problem described above.

If this is a deliberate action then shame on you! If it is the sound engineer, you really need to find a better one!

Regards, LMC

PS: I really hope Satch reads this or at least someone show him this for me.

L’Impuls Imparable - Crònica del concert de Joe Satriani (14/07/14) - Sala BARTS de Barcelona (festival GREC) He de dir que em vaig emocionar una mica (bastant) amb el meu passi de “Media”; tenia fins i tot la foto d’en Joe Satrianiiii!!! em van dir que només era per entrar o per si me la demanaven, que en realitat no calia que me l’enganxés però jo tenia ganes de passejar-me per tooooota la sala amb l’enganxina al pit! I així em vaig passar tota la nit jiji fins que vaig anar a dormir, literalment… senyores que passegen pels carrers de Barcelona amb l’acreditació al pit! Sí i amb orgull xD.

En teoria havia de tenir l’entrevista amb en Marco Minnemann abans del concert però jo ja em temia que no tindríem massa temps… i efectivament! Com pensava, les furgonetes que recollien als músics es va endarrerir, de fet es va endarrerir de tal manera que el concert va començar tard per culpa d’ells. Només em sap greu no haver-me posat a primera fila quan vaig entrar abans que el públic…

A les nou en punt l’escenari estava preparat i muntat però ells no apareixien!

En veure que cap a dos quarts no m’havien vingut a buscar vaig decidir aplaçar els nervis per després del concert i gaudir al màxim! Al principi em va costar… però ho vaig aconseguir! Van entrar i vaig tenir la sensació que ja els coneixia, bé, potser a en Keneally no l’havia vist mai en directe, però sí en 100 vídeos! No van dir res, van començar a tocar. Sonava brutal!

Si no m’equivoco va començar amb Jumpin’ in; recordo molt el riff amb aquella distorsió tan característica, un punt més “guarrilla” que la que sol posar… i el moment en que la cançó calma les ovacions del públic els van poder dir hola. Mica en mica i sense espera es van presentant els músics per si sols, primer en Marco marcant la caixa enèrgica com sempre; en Bryan Beller al baix i amb els cabells amunt i avall… i la sorpresa de la nit: Mike Keneally! sempre pensaré que aquest home no ha volgut ser més protagonista perquè realment… ho hagués pogut ser… quina passada tant als teclats com a la guitarra! Mare meva… un cop més necessitava més ulls per poder-ho veure tot!

Després va continuar amb un dels temes que més em van sorprendre, es diu Devil’s Slide i jo no la tin massa coneguda perquè és del disc “Engines of Creation” (2000) que no em mola massa i just aquesta és massa electrònica pel meu gust… però clar… amb en Marco i en Keneally als teclats i al palm mute… va ser un dels temes que em van flipar més… la distorsió va fer que de seguida estiguèssim a dalt de tot, era impossible baixar! Més heavy que mai…

I acaben i pam! la tercera cançó era Flyin’ in a blue dream i és allò que dius “no pot ser!!! ja?” la gent es va sorprendre tant com jo… de fet si ho mireu ningú estava a punt per gravar el tema hehehe i tots els vídeos que he vist tenen els inicis tallats! preciosa… jo només recordo pensar “com camina, com camina, com caminaaaa” visca el punch del bombo…

I sense gairebé temps de deixar-me recuperar l’alè… la fantàstica i preciosa Unstoppable Momentum, tan seva, tan Satrianíssima… i quin finaaaaal en Keneally i en Satriani fotent-li per davant i en Minneman on fire amb els breaks del darrere!

Després a venir una mica de calma amb la preciosa The Weight of The World amb el punt de groovie progressiu que els queda tan bé als dos Aristocrats i a en Keneally. I la tornada que molts vam corejar amb els ulls tancats assaborint el moment…

Un altre tema molt ‘canyero’ i revisitant el disc Surfin’ with the Alien va ser Ice9, espectacular la canya que portaven…. Mare meva POWERFUL total! i en Satriani d’un costat a l’altre mentre la cançó que he escoltat tants cops em sonava més moderna. Seria la bateria? seria el so de la guitarra? no ho sé. Aquí va fer una mica de sons tipus Vai eh en Satch… tot s’ha de dir heheh encara que… què va ser primer l’ou o la gallina?

Vaig cantar tooooooooota la melodia de The Crush of love sense saber quin tema era, bé, més aviat sense recordar-lo! m’agrada molt! i m’agrada molt l’arpegi per sota que sonava bastant guay de volum… després vaig pensar que millor no cridar gaire, no fos cas que em quedés sense veu per entrevistar en Marco jejej

Moment tranquil amb la curteta I’ll put a stone in your Cairn. Balada romànticona i Satrianíssima també! preciosa! diguèssim que vaig sospirar… sempre la trobo curta… i sense esborrar el meu somriure als llavis va arribar: A Door into a Summer, seguint l’ordre preestablert al disc. No sé si és més single aquesta o la Unstoppable momentum; em vaig adonar que la gent les canta per igual… aquesta la vaig cantar tota segur! m’encanta! es la primera que se’m va enganxar del nou disc.

L’escenari es va quedar a les fosques i va aparèixer la guitarra blava amb el logo de Chickenfoot per Lies and Truths… però al cap de pocs segons espectacle Minnemann… espectacle…. quin domini… jo pensava com el podria entrevistar sense semblar massa fan després d’aquella emoció! uaaahhh… orgàsmic total… final apoteòsic! em penso que va ser una de les meves preferides de la nit!

Un dels temes que no podia faltar era Satch Boogie, guay! Com sempre! Sí que és un dels temes que mai fallen, i va ser molt xulo veure l’espectacle musical uncop més. És un dels molts temes en que el pobre Keneally va de cul que si guitarra que si teclat… quin canvi de xip!

Vaig recordar el meu somni americà amb “Shine On American Dreamer”, com va comentar en Satriani és un tema perfecte per posar-te mentre condueixes. Un dia ho provaré Joe! I les imatges que acompanyaven la música quedaven súper bé amb el joc de llums de la sala.

“Three Sheets to the Wind" un cop més, en Satriani i en Keneally es van posar a contestar-se i doblar-se l’un a l’altre i buaaaa!!! En fi, molt guay! I Satrianíssim!

Cryin’ és la típica cançó per plorar, per recordar melancòlicament un amor, per festejar o per fer l’amor. Si o no? Jo la posaria de fons en tots aquests moments. Ja sé que es diu Cryin’ i que vol dir plorar… però a mi no em fa pas tanta pena… m’agrada molt i la torbo molt romàntica amb un punt tràgic que m’encanta, em fa sospirar. Mmmm potser molaria per dir adéu a algú que marxa, d’acord. Així la compro. Preciosa amb llums que casaven a la perfecció.

I després de la tranquil·litat i l’emotivitat de Cryin’ va arribar un dels moments de la nit. Com sempre sol passar-me amb en Marco, i encara que aquest cop ja m’ho esperava… va arribar el momentàs del súper solo de bateria. On els que encara no s’havien adonat del potencial de Mr. Minnemann van quedar amb la boca tan oberta que els tocava a terra. Com sempre un solo estudiat i improvitzat a la vegada, precís i passional, suau i potent, directe i elaborat… amb aquells malabars que alguns critiquen i altres envejen… una passada.

Seguint a tope gràcies a en Marco Minnemann vam viatjar en el temps amb el tema “Time Machine”, i amb menció especial a Marco Minnemann de nou. Amb una força i un punch bruuuutaaaaal; amb aquest punt agressiu/sexual hauria de dir… fa que realment caigui la baba i que el cos et vibri de manera espectacular amb el bombo o la caixa. Un cop més em va passar allò tan sorprenent que només em passava amb The Aristocrats… que se’m desvia l’atenció cap a la bateria… Aquest noi no ha d’anar al gimàs ja us ho asseguro… i per això va sortir tan suat a l’entrevista… però és que mare meva….

Vam seguir navegant pel tems amb ‘Always with me always with you’ seguida de ‘Surfin’ wth the alien’. Entenc que la gent els vol i que els ha detocar… pensaria que estarien un amica sobats… però no! van sonar totalment actualitzats! crec que els músics de la banda hi tenen molt a veure!

Després els músics es van trobar a la part central de l’escenari i van saludar ovacionats pel públic. Aquest era el moment en que jo pensava dir “Happy Bithday!” a en Joe, però no volia cridar (que havia de tenir veu per entrevistar en Marco) i ho vaig deixar estar. No es van fer pregar massa, van sortir i ens van acabar de guanyar amb les cantarelles corals de “Crowd Chant”. Em va encantar que en Marco va sortir amb una birra a la mà i només tocava amb una mà i un peu igualment no faltava pas res més jejeje

Finalment va acabar amb la mítica Summer Song; un altre tema totalment cantat i corejat .

Cal dir que la Sala Barts m’agrada bastant com sona! el concert de l’Steve Vai del setembre va sonar molt bé. Pot ser que sigui perquè em va tocar quedar-me a la dreta i en Satriani era a l’esquerra… pot ser que sigui perquè tenia l’entrevista emparaulada amb en Marco Minnemann… no ho sé! però sé que no sóc la única que va pensar que en Marco es va guanyar el protagonisme de la nit… els aplaudiments ho van deixar bastant clar! de fet, hi havia molta gent que havia vingut per ell i no per en Satriani eh!

Flipaaaaant com sempre!! i tinc molt més bon record d’aquest concert que el de 2010 a la Sala Apolo. De fet no recordo ni qui eren els músics que l’acompanyaven l’altre cop… aquest cop no els oblidaré… Quina nit!

Per cert! a les 12:00 de la nit ja va ser l’aniversari d’en Satriani, 15 de juliol, 58 tacos… molt ben portats! i rock’n’roll i metal a les venes! molt en forma i a seguir així Joe! T’espero per la propera ja sigui G3 o acompanyat d’aquests monstres.

+ info and pictures: http://marina2502.tumblr.com/post/92673667661/limpuls-imparable-cronica-del-concert-de-joe

As always, all the crew has delivered an OUTSTANDING show ! Thank you for the contest prize and thank you again Joe for your availability in the meet n'greet.

Viewing the show from just the front of Joe was just... WAOW... Unforgettable moment for my whole life.

Special congratulations to Oli Brown & Raveneye who have mastered sound tech problems, releasing an incredible energy.

Okay - my wife and I drove 400 miles to see this concert. We got lost in NYC, and got stuck on the dreaded LIE (WTF people? seriously). Overall the experience was better than I was expecting, as EVERYONE - including the folks at White Castle (our first time there) were phenomenal. We paid the extra money to meet Joe which was exciting, but also a pretty big let-down. I felt like cattle. stand in line, walk up, shake hands, he signs, smiles for the pic and NEXT! So I got to meet Joe, but I didn't meet him (he's a lot harrier than I had expected a la Robin Williams, but really laid back and chilled). but again, maybe it works for him - maybe the whole thing makes HIM feel like he's in a cage with people staring at him, shaking his hand, signing something, smile, NEXT! I can't say it was money well spent, but I got to shake his hand got my favorite CD (self titled) cover signed.

The Space @ Westbury was awesome. Max cap of 1500, we had seats in the balcony, but we could see and hear everything. Unfortunately this included the opening act. They sounded like the music from Spongebob Squarepants, only worse. Imagine that horrific shrill Hawaiian-esque sound, amplified to 120 dbls. I kid you not - my wife and I had to leave it was so bad. The drinks were hit and miss - as with anywhere - depending on the bartender. Frank - the GM was spot-on with everything (as far as I saw and experienced). He called me back when I had questions re: parking, and made it a point to make sure my wife and I were well taken care of. Frank was the BEST!

Joe came on-stage about 9pm and played ~90 minutes with a 2-song encore (crowd chant and Summer Song) which he flat-out DESTROYED... Overall, the sound was fairly clean for most songs - and most songs were 10 /10. The drum solo was great - I didn't know one could even play the drum sticks themselves. As this was my first Satch concert after being a fan for 20+ years, I didn't know what to expect. Everyone seemed to play with enthusiasm, but weren't overly energetic. The songs were GREAT. Anytime you can feel Devil's Slide/Why/Surfing With The Alien in your chest, its a good night. Maybe I just built it up in my mind too much that expectations would never be met, but I don't think so. It was a GREAT Experience (even getting lost and paying $15 for the Lincoln Tunnel, though you can keep the LIE - WTF? Seriously.), and I will definitely see Joe if he comes closer than 400 miles, but hopefully he enthusiasm will turn into energy.

I have read why Joe chose his actual musicians and I understand it in the musical way of getting music done. In the show talking, I must tell you that these musicians do not help him to improve his show. The show does not need a drum solo in the middle of it, because it is Joe's gig. One thing that was disgusting for me was Mike Keneally who was deeply sweaty and it was higly noticeable because of the clothes he was wearing. Then, when exchanging guitar riffs I saw Ray Coniff facing Joe Satriani. That image simply did not fit on my mind.

I enjoy Joe's music a lot but I cannot be so motivated about his actual musicians. I'm sorry.

Fantastic show! Satriani & crew you all have so much energy it's amazing. We looked up your wiki page later and we were arguing over what we thought your age was. It seems like, guitar virtuosos never age ;)

Keep doing what you love, because that's what we love. Thanks for rekindling our own passions in life.

Sincerely,

F. Liline

My 4th or 5th Satch show.

Gordie Johnson's opening band was great. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting from Gordie, but I was impressed. Bought their disc after their set and had them sign it. Sit Down Servant offered swampy slide guitar driven blues and lots of psychedelic tones.

Joe's show was great, too. The band was stellar! Marco was amazing on drums while Bryan was solid on base. Do I need to say how cool Mike is?

The crowd was typical of the Jube: pretty sedate. It seemed that Joe was having a bit of trouble getting the crowd warmed up but that's just the way that place is. At one point he talked about the USA and played Shine On American Dreamer, which kind of went over like a lead balloon in Edmonton. I was enthralled regardless but wished for a bit more intimacy with the band (I liked him at WEM more).

Finally, the idiot who kept yelling at the bands was three seats to the right of me. Wish I could have given him a spock shock to silence him for an hour or two.

Hadn't seen Joe live since he was in Saskatoon his first time. In 1990. Loved every minute of it. The band was electric, interactive, and Joe continues to keep the bar in the stratosphere for the rest of us. Was also able to meet Joe and get him to sign a guitar that has waited 22 years for his signature...AND bring my son for an experience he'll never forget.

Meeting Satch pic

Somehow managed to score a front row seat directly in front of Joe even after missing out on the presale! Didn't win the aftershow (again!!) but won the signed setlist. I've seen Joe many times with many amazing players but this will remain my favorite line-up that Joe has ever assembled. I'm a HUGE Aristocrats fan so this was dreamy for me to see 2/3 of the group AND 1/2 of Dethklok! Joe, as usual, played flawlessly and relentlessly, giving us all a nice big helping of that Unstoppable Momentum!

Here are a few pics:
The first (& best!) picture I took!
Couldn't be much closer!
Winner winner chicken dinner!!

Been a fan of Joe since Surfing With The Alien, so about 26 years. Saw him live in Toronto on The Extermist tour back in the 90s. This show plus the Meet and Greet was a dream come true. Thanks for putting Moncton as your first Canadian date on this tour. SO AWESOME!

Check out my HD front-row-center YouTube videos:
Marco's wicked 7 min drum solo
Satch Boogie
Always with Me, Always with You
Crowd Chant

Great show in a great venue -- sound was incredible, too. Set list was super -- I loved hearing "Flying In A Blue Dream" early in the set, and "Ice 9" was outstanding.

Love the band. Marco is a phenomenal drummer, and you can never go wrong with Mike Keneally in the band.

You can tell the Steve Morse Band has been playing together for about thirty years. The only bad part about their set was the length. Too bad they couldn't have played for another half hour.

I've been able to see Joe just about every time he's passed through Cincinnati and he and the band were just great. They must have done at least 60 shows already on this tour and yet the entire band looked fresh and very enthusiastic to be playing for us. Mike, Marco and Brian are each fantastic musicians in their own right and compliment Joe's music quite nicely. The moments when Mike and Joe trade guitar licks (and there were several times during the show where they did) were very entertaining as was Marco's drum solo. Steve Morse was also fantastic as the opening act and played about a 45 minute set. Nice to see Dave LaRue playing bass with Steve (he's really good and I've always enjoyed hearing him play live).

Joe and Band - I don't know if you read these reviews or not but if you do, thanks for stopping in Cincinnati and sharing your music with us. It was a real treat and a great evening. I hope we'll see you again soon!

Ive seen alot of shows but this tour blows all others away!!!!!

What a show! What a crowd! They loved every minute of Joe's performance. Joe's new band is pretty amazing especially Mike Keneally. He must have been taking a few lessons from Joe because i had now idea from the last tour that Mike can tear it up at Joes Level! After hearing the ending of Unstoppable Momentum, I was expecting Marco Minnemann to light up the drums but that was surely is an understatement. What an awesome drummer!...and a very different drumset from where i was....which was so far...the last time i was this far Joe had hair. Bryan Beller was great too..did his Job as a bass player and looked cooler than Petrucci....lol. Did I forget to mention the star...Joe...as always...as expected...Kicked ass and tore that stage apart...and seemed to be enjoying every minute with a constant popping smile. The crowd loved it and expressed it..and Joe seemed to notice it! Cant wait to see that at the Beacon next week and will be prepared for it this time.

This was the 4th time I've seen Joe perform live. The previous 2 times included a show at the Hammersmith Apollo back in 2010 for his Wormhole Tour, the second was with Chickenfoot at Brixton in 2012 and the third was at Wembley arena for the Marshall 50th Anniversary concert. However this was the first time I was right at the front so the view was awesome. The gig was incredible, Joe played everything flawlessly and I got to hear so many fantastic songs including some older ones which I'd always wanted to see live! (Devils Slide etc). I got quite a few pictures and videos on my iPhone which I haven't uploaded yet but I will do soon.

I also had a meet and greet with Joe on this day and that was amazing too, it was a real pleasure to meet him as he was a really nice guy and very down to earth. He signed my JS1200 guitar (even played a few chords on it!) my VIP pass and 2 CD's. Overall it was a fantastic experience and I look forward to seeing Joe perform live again in the future!

Support: 1A+++

Joe: great as allways

Band: Sorry - ok but no cigar. The new drummer is to hectic for my taste - the bass player not groovy enough and I hate Keneally ! - His guitar sound was far to dominant (pushed upper mids) and if I wanted to hear a keyboard show I would have gone to the next jazz club - this was supposed to be a Satch evening... - I've seen him play a Satch show some time ago and I hated him back then too. Looks as if you have to go to a Chickenfoot gig to see Satch play some rock guitar these days (I have been at one and it was great ... - far better then this one).

Overall: 10 for technical perfect performance (by all players - the above shows my personal taste) - 5 for the rest (see above) = 7 points

...maybe they only need to play together for a longer time to make this line-up work ... - at least I hope so because I have another ticket for a show today :-|

Well - what can I say? Won the VIP meet & greet for last night's Shep Bush gig. Walking around the stage it seemed so small! Stu took photo of part of the rig & stepped back to focus in & fell backwards into the screen! Everyone was really nice & said are you ok? - I was worried that he had broken Joe's backdrop!! Meeting you Joe was an honour thank you - and so pleased you liked our card we gave you........you found me in the crowd & waved a thank you to me :-D

The show was really rocking, one of the best, still loved Devil’s Slide & of course Cool #9, Jumpin In/Out & everything else in between. Great meeting Phil & Hayley – had a lovely chat with you both – see you later! Have a great pic of you – will share later on.

Thank you Rubina for letting me chat to you & pleased you liked my Black Swan – I still forgot to show Joe – but thank you Mick for showing him for me (from your photo). That’s also a great pic of Mick & I BTW. Will also share later. We went with a friend & before the show he was saying that Joe is ok – well guess – he has changed his mind ;-)) Thought you were brilliant! Good stuff! I now have to dash as have to get ready for tonight’s show – 2 nights in London – woopee- about time! Thank you again Joe, Mick, Bryan, Marco, Mike M, Mike K, Rubina & anyone I’ve missed!

amazing energy in the new band - great show with great tunes. 2 hours of musical joy, just a few feet in front of me - amazing. Meet and greet with Joe worth every penny, and more! Will certainly do that again

just one thing, Joe - are you sure those guitars I saw on the stage tour are yours??? They would look perfectly in place next to me at any time!!

Had to give it a 10 simply because it had the greatest atmosphere of any Satch gig I've been to - and I've been watching his shows since the G3 2004 tour. Stunning performances from all musicians. I'd go as far as saying that's the best band he's had. Marco Minnemann gave the whole dynamic such great energy, in a way other drummers just can't do. Mike Keneally was great holding the whole thing together in whatever way he could (keys, synths, guitars...you name it!) And Bryan was a highly musical bass player, something that had been lacking the past couple of tours.

Highlights of the set included Flying in a Blue Dream, Lies and Truths, The Weight of the World, and of course all the other classics that get played at all his shows.

The crowd were pumped and it felt like the band and the crowd were just feeding off each other the whole time. Delayed getting a ticket until last week due to having thought I'd 'seen it all before', but decided to get one since I had no plans - and I was surprised by actually going to the greatest Satch gig I've ever been to. Thanks Joe! See you next time.

STUNNING

The sound was glorious and the playing magical.

What can I say but the whole show from start to finish was one of the best experiences ever.

The show opened with The Matt Schofield Trio who were a superb act to start with and set the scene with what was to come.

Joe's set started with some excellent drumming by Marco Minneman with Joe appearing to start playing Cool #9 and that just set the scene for the whole show which was a display of guitar excellence by Joe Satriani. I was facing Bryan Beller and his Bass runs were superb and added to the excellent drumming of Marco Minneman and the multi talented and brilliant Mike Keneally on keyboards and guitar.

During the set Joe and Mike had a bit of a guitar dual going on which was superb to witness and just added to what was one of the best live shows I had ever been to.

Having seen a lot of bands who play the larger UK venues nothing comes close to the sound and atmosphere of the Joe Satriani Unstoppable Momentum show at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall and this memory of an unforgettable night watching Joe Satriani and his very talented band will stay with me forever.

Before the show even started I was treated to a 50 minute guitar lesson with the man himself!! Thank you you so for sharing your inspiration and techniques with me in a meeting I will remember for the rest of my life, you truly are an inspiration to me and many other guitarists all over the world, was a real pleasure to meet you.

The unstoppable momentum show was outstanding , great musicians , great pieces, great set list . Fantastic. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Take Care

Curtis

8th time of seeing Joe, and his playing just seems to get better and better. IMHO, Unstoppable Momentum is his best studio album in a decade and so to hear the whole album played was fine by me. Some of the new songs were just brilliant, and mixed in with the oldies (no MPHGT though!) it made for what was just a fabulous night.

No Jeff, and still no Stu, but the new guys were fantastic and the standard of musicianship on stage was simply brilliant.

The only downside for me was Wolvo Civic Hall. I went to my first concert there 20 or so years ago, and apart from a few new hand driers in the toilets, I don't think £1 has been spent on the place. Seating which is probably ok in a Junior School assembly hall and appalling acoustics did their best to try to spoil a great evening.

Please Joe, schedules allowing, next time, go back to The Symphony Hall, a venue which is befitting of a man who is not a Master of his craft, but THE Master.

Another 10/10 evening with Joe, simply because I can't give it 11/10.

Thanks Joe, it was a pleasure and a joy to see you play, please come back soon.

Having seen Joe the last time he played Bristol three years ago I was thrilled to have a another chance of witnessing the force that is Joe in my hometown again and he did not disappoint.

The combination of Joe's great songs and a stellar band produced a magical night. Trading licks with Keneally or letting Marco off the leash Joe is a true band leader and his own playing was effortless and inspirational. A solid performance from Bryan and some great visuals completed the package.

A great night and a world class composer and player - thanks Joe!

So, the 4th or 5th time I've seen Joe, and the worst.

1) One protracted, self-indulgent, tweedly-deedly ending to a tune in a gig is bad but forgivable; to have them virtually every other tune was incredibly tedious. It's the antithesis of why I love Satch's music - the musicianship, the craft, the execution.

2) I also struggled with the question and answer / crowd response stuff. Alternative arrangements or segues are great, but please leave out the gimmicks! I don't need anything else.

3) I was surprised that he played virtually all of the new album, although I was then incredulous that Can't Go Back (my favourite by miles) was left out, yet dross including Three Sheets to the Wind stayed in.

4) When I saw the big screen, I was really hoping that there would be close-ups of Joe playing. Unfortunately, all we got was some half-baked videos. Maybe the lack of the close-ups was more a limitation of the venue than anything else, but it would have been great.

5) When the first three tracks were from Joe Satriani, Engines of Creation and FIABD respectively I had high hopes for the variety of the playlist. But the rest of the set selection didn't live up to that early promise. I'd easily have swapped some of the weaker tracks from Unstoppable Momentum for a few from Strange Beautiful Music in particular.

6) Finally, but most importantly, the sound was verging on atrocious. The bass was completely muddy, with the lower frequencies clashing horribly and with no definition, especially the bass drum and bass guitar. Again, that might have been partly a product of the venue and where we were sitting, but I find it hard to believe it *had* to be that bad.

On the upside, I loved how the gig kicked off with the drummer, Mike Kineally (sp?) was a revelation, and when Joe is good - he's unbeatable!

Sadly, unless the next album is on a par with his finest, I'll have to think twice about going to see Joe again.

Hi fans!

I agree with loonie, the choice for this band is excellent! What a great drummer! And yes, I have heard also that Mike outplayed Joe several times, doing both different things together and muscially not 100% matching at certain ends of some songs. But who cares :) Joe will only get better with this band!

Come visit Belgium again soon!

It was an amazing show last night in Belgrade!

Joe introduced the new album Unstoppable Momentum, and judging by the new songs I've heard, it's true. Joe is unstoppable :)

The sound was perfectly balanced, literally all around. The whole band was at its best, creating an unforgettable event.

May the rest of the tour be as good as last night's gig!

Keep on rockin' Joe!

Mihajlo, Novi Sad, Serbia

Having be become a fan when Surfing With The Alien came out I have been hanging out for an event like the Brisbane Masterclass organised through Thump music. What a fantastic event. Joe held court with a fantastic set interspersed with what felt like a conversation between him and every individual in the hall as if they were doing a one on one. The 'Jam' at the end was great to watch and then to shake the man's hand/photo/autograph my Saturated Movie Poster. Brilliant. Any one who is even slightly interested in Guitar or JS should attend.

Thank you Satch.

I had the opportunity to meet Joe, Steve VAI and Steve LUKATHER prior to the G3 concert in N.Z. This wonderful event has been imprinted into my mind as after 6 years I still can remember this with joy & excitement.

Now in Dec 4 2018 I have VIP Platinum tickets to me Joe once more......I will update you once I survive this one.

CHEERS DEANO NEW ZEALAND

Check out a french live review of the Paris show with awesome pics here :

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Another Great Show From The Guitar Master! This was the first time that Joe played Casino Rama. This was my 9th time seeing Joe. The show was pretty well the same setlist as last fall at Massy Hall. The video screens that Joe shows his stuff on, were not used this time. One thing that was missing was Galen Henson? Not sure why he wasn't there? Allen Whitman, Mike Keneally, & the reliable Jeff Campitelli played great as usual. Mike is hillarious the way he shakes his head around! The only complaint that I have with Casino Shows, is anyone with a Casino Membership can get free tickets & we had no one sitting in front of us, until half way through the concert, then 4 old retired people come in & sit in the row that was empty. They were Gamblers, not Joe fans. They left after 3 songs. I think it was "Crystal Planet" that drove them to the exits or to the nearest defibrillator! I hope they woke up in the night screaming after a " Satch Guitar Shred, Nightmare" still ringing in there ears. To anyone else that walked out, "Bobby Vinton" is playing on Aug 5th! LOL.... Come back soon Joe, & thanks for spending your 55th birthday with us. Enjoy the rest of your Canadian visit. Song List not in order & from what I remember: 1) Ice # 9 2) Hordes Of Locusts 3) Dream Song 4) Pyrrhic Victoria 5) Super Colossal 6) Light Years Away 7) Crystal Planet 8) WAR 9) Satch Boogie 10) Always With Me, Always With You 11) Flying In A Blue Dream 12) The Mystical Potato Groove Thing 13) Why

Encore: 14) Crowd Chant 15) Summer Song

There were a few more songs that Joe did, that I can't think of. Wish he had had a played "Premonition". He left that one off this time. Amazing show no matter what he chooses to play! Until the next time........HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!

What i can remember him playing was War, why, flying in a blue dream, Dream song, Summer song, Crowd chant.

the house sound was up a bit to loud so it was distorting. Allan was energetic and fun to watch.

I have been a die hard fan of Joe's for many years and I finally saw him "solo" live in concert on 7/14/11 at the Venue in Hammond. It was everything I expected and more!!! Phenominal guitar playing!!

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Great show! Joe played for a solid 2 hours. He played a lot of my favorite tracks from his old stuff, including War, Crystal Planet, and Why. The only song I was really wanting to hear that I didn't get was I Wish I Could Fly.

If you're a Joe fan I think you'll really appreciate this set list. Other songs I remember were Flying in a Blue Dream, Mystic Potato Head Groove Thing, Surfing with the Alien, Summer Song, Light Years Away, Crowd Chant, Always With Me..., Dream Song. That's off the top of my head, like I said, it was a solid two hours.

There were a couple of new songs that I was familiar with but couldn't remember the names to.

I found it a bit funny that the set list hit some really old albums like Surfing, Extremist, and Flying. No Cyborg Sex (that album seems to be purged from memory) and some of the more recent albums only had a single song or were omitted entirely.

I was REALLY pumped to hear War and Crystal Planet. Definitely 2 of my top 5 Satch songs.

I thought the crowd was an interesting mix. Lots of 35-50ish guys with their women (like me!). I'm sure these guys have been listening to Satch since the 80's (like me!). However, a pretty good mix of younger guys, too. Maybe been exposed to Joe on Rock Band/Guitar Hero? As usual, just like a Rush concert, the line in the guys' bathorom was longer than the one for the ladies.

Backing band was excellent. Joe had a lot of interaction with the keyboards and that was pretty cool.

Keep it up Joe! I hope to be listening to your albums and seeing you live for many more years!

I took my 17-year-old daughter to the Orpheum Theater to experience her first Joe Satriani concert. We got to the theater plenty early (gotta love exploring those old venues), found our seats (decent, but not great), enjoyed the opening band and waited for Joe. When he and the band hit the stage, we were ready to be blown away and we were!

The set list was really comprehensive and covered his entire bodgy of work. Sure I missed "Cool #9" but when you have that much stellar material, something's always gonna be left out. Joe started around 8:20, and didn't let up for almost 2 hours. I mean it just didn't stop. We were exhausted by the time it was over. I don't know how Joe keeps it up. The sound was quite good, even under the balcony, and built nicely till the end when it was really pumping.

My daughter was completely blown away and was trying to figure out how to describe the experience to her friends. We can't wait until next time ...

Joe put on a great show yesterday at the Fox theater. Too bad I couldn't hear any of it!

My seat was near the back and the only sound that reached me there was a loud mush. I could follow along with all the songs, but only because I've seen Joe live maybe a dozen times and I know all the songs by heart, and even then it took a lot of effort. Making sense out of anything new was almost impossible. Really not a good concert experience. Not only was it not worth the money for the seats, but I really, really love seeing Joe live and I was really disappointed to miss out on what should have been a great show.

Everyone near me in the cheap seats agreed the sound was terrible. But on the BART ride home I spoke to other fans who had seats right in the front and they said the sound quality was perfect. Was there something wrong with the way the sound was directed in the back, or is the new Fox Theater just poorly designed? Either way it was no good.

Please Joe and friends, consider a different venue next time you come back home to the SF Bay. I've seen Joe indoors at the Warfield (G3-Vai & Petrucci, Crystal Planet tour) and the Filmore (a bunch of times) and at some lecture hall at UC Berkeley (G3, Gilbert & Petrucci), and the sound quality was great at all of those places. I bet even the Maritime Hall and the Great American Music hall would be good. And of course outdoor events in the summer at the Concord Pavilion or Shoreline would be fun to. Any of those places would be a huge improvement over The Fox last night.

There were parts of the concert I loved despite the poor sound: Seeing "Circles" live was awesome, as was the guest appearance of the Red Rocker. The light show kicked ass. And everything from the new album rocked hard.

Here's hoping for a better show at a different venue next time Joe's in town!

Edit: Apparently I'm not the only person who doesn't like the sound at Fox Theater. Here's a full (negative) review of the venue.

This was my 5th or 6th show, and it was fantastic. Joe just keeps getting better every tour, and the variety he's thrown into the set has really mixed things up nicely. The sound was good (a little too loud - real men wear earplugs), the new guitars and amps were perfect, and the crowd was digging the whole show. Highlights, and possible SPOILERS:

- Hordes of Locusts was incredible, the weird chordal part at the end of the chorus came out perfect

- Always w/ Me... best version of this I've ever heard, I was holding back the tears. He turned his guitar volume *way* low and played it really quietly and expressively, and then just exploded at the end

- the songs from Wormhole Wizards came across really well

- Mike Mangini's a monster. The part where Joe improvised lines and he copied them was jaw-dropping

- Joe's phrasing was full of surprises. I felt like he didn't repeat himself all night, constantly throwing in left turns in his solos and melody lines. Everything was fresh and different

- Dream song

- Joe's acoustic playing

- cameo by the Red Rocker! My favorite part was during one of Joe's solos where he injected this absurdly big and cool bend, and repeated it a few times. Hagar started laughing and sang along with the bends the last three times

There were more great moments, wish this show was recorded.

The show was amazing! I remember the car ride there, i said "i really hope he plays Ice 9 and Andalusia." Well he must have heard me because for the first song they busted out with "Ice 9" it was incredible! They played "Andalusia" as well, i always wanted to see how that song was done live you know with the whole guitar switch and all.

Anyway, i just couldnt beleive how well the show went. Participating in a live Crowd Chant for the encore was just Godly and when they kicked out "Why" i about messed myself. I really think the band had a good time at this show, even with the strain of touring the new songs sounded great along with the old ones and the show just went great. And who can forget Jeffs perfect drum stick toss. I was also surprised that they played "Memories" and "Hordes of Locusts" i never thought i would hear those songs live. I could ramble on and on about this show it was rippin'!

I've been a Joe Satriani fan since the late 80s. Every new release is like a whole new set of guitar lessons to learn from. Little does Joe know that he's been the most influential guitar "teacher" I've ever had. :)

Getting to see Joe play live for the first time here in Portland on January 11th 2011 was truly an amazing experience. The Meet & Greet package was well worth it, too. My Ibanez JS1200 Joe Satriani Signature guitar finally has, well, a real signature. ;-) The privilege of actually meeting my guitar idol can't really be put into the proper words. What I can say succinctly is that Joe is incredibly generous with his time, his thoughts, and his kindness. This evening just made my whole year! If you've not done a Meet & Greet with Joe yet, you need to do it. Don't miss out on this kind of experience.

I made sure Joe knew that his Ibanez "JS" guitar was definitely the most comfortable guitar that I've ever played on stage. He of course agreed with me. :) I got to meet Jeff Campitelli briefly also -- he's very friendly and really down-to-earth. It was a true honor to spend a few minutes with these guys before the concert.

Joe really played a great show. I liked the uniqueness of some of the solos on his classic stuff. I really liked the songs he played from his newest CD also. His playing was as inspirational as ever, and he really rocked the stage.

The whole band looked like they were having a great time. (Well, most of the band anyway. More on that later.) Jeff held the groove together perfectly.

And I really like Joe's new bassist for this tour, Allen Whitman. His bass licks were cool, and very appropriate to the song. Plus he was dancing all around the stage having a blast.

Mike Keneally -- wow is he a great keyboardist! I had no idea really. I'd seen him hold his own on the guitar next to Steve Vai during the video of the first G3 concert, so I've only known him as an excellent guitarist. But keyboards? The guy was incredible. I loved the dueling keyboard vs. guitar solos that him and Joe were trading on one of the songs.

Galen Henson played quite well also, but it did seem like he might have been feeling just a little bit under the weather, from his stage presence. Still, he definitely held the rhythm section together very well and complemented the whole sound.

Overall I really enjoyed this concert. They did, however, play VERY loud, possibly too loud for this particular venue (the Roseland Theater). Given the fact that I'd forgotten my earplugs, I must say I my lack of preparedness led to some ringing ears later that evening! Maybe next time I won't be so laxed. :)

Joe, I do hope you return to Portland soon!

Excellent show, I really enjoyed all the new stuff live. I purchased club joe tickets and I have to tell everyone that if you can do it, DO IT!!! What a great experience to get up close and personal with Joe. He takes the time to answer all your questions and then you get to have stuff signed and then a photo taken with him. I was the lucky one to win the side stage encore drawing and seeing things from back stage was a trip.

This was my 4 Joe concert and it was the second time at the Roseland. The show was totally rocken and Joe, as always, put everything he had into it. I really like the addition of keyboards it added a nice color and fill to the music. Joe's fans are the best too, what an awesome group of people to share the concert with. I will never forget this show.

Fantastic as usual! Thanks joe. Good sound, crowd and setlist. See you again soon I hope.

TheFireman

JOE!!!! You are the MAN! I have seen Joe live now some 7 times, and this was the best one yet......Joe and all the boys were TIGHT!!! And the addition of the keyboards and the new bass player were awsome to say the least. Allan is a MONSTER on the bass and it was so much fun to see one of Joes bassists with so much energy! Galen was awsome as always on rhythm. One of the best set lists in a long time....great mix of old and new. I will NEVER get tired of WAR live!!!! Hordes of Locusts was awesome live! Joe, loved the little changes you made to Crowd Chant at the end! Jeff, man...thank you for the gifts you gave me thru our mutual friend!!!! Jeff, I never get tired of watching ya pound the skins! Your a master in your own right! Joe and the boys, THANKS FOR A GREAT NIGHT!!!!

Seattle, your in for a TREAT!!!!

This was my first satch show and I have to say thatii had the time of my life. You floored me and my friends with your guitar skills. I have never seen or heard anything so awesome in my life. I don't know who does your sound but it was fantastic. seriously nothing could have prepared me for how great this show was. I have seen the DVDs and heard the live recordings ( all fabulous btw) but this has has to be experienced in the flesh. The new stuff is just as good as the old stuff and blended together very well in the set.

If you are a Satriani fan and have never seen him live I'm telling you now once you go to a show you will kick yourself for not going sooner !

I know your going to get lost with Chikenfoot again for a while when this tour ends but please please keep writing for another album and tour.

Also keep Alan Whitman around if possible his bass playing was great and I loved the Basspedals !

Thanks Again Joe !

Hello, all!!!

I attended the Dec. 9th show at the Boston House of Blues..I must say that the playing that night was awesome..totally awesome!!! ( is that getting a bit redundant?)....The orange guitar looked and souned way cool, as well!!!

I've been meaning to ask youse guys for some time now about the possibility of having a great, annual, t-shirt design contest, with the winner(s) getting all kinds of cool stuff such as laminates, t-shirts. etc., etc....Whatdya think?? I think it would inspire some great input and competition, as well as some great t-shirt designs...!

Rock On, fellas...Rock---the fuck---On...

Peter Grasso

Derry, NH

Satchatastic, new bass player, new keyboardist, light/video show, a rare chance to hear BIG BAD MOOOOOOON live and some new music. Could not ask for more! Set List: Ice9 Hordes of Locusts Flying in a Blue Dream Light Years Away Memories War (OK enough war stories, per Joe) Premonition Satch Boogie Revelation Pyrrhic Victoria Crystal Planet Mystical Potatoe Head Groove Thing Dream Song God Is Crying Andalusia Littleworth Lane Why Wind In The Trees Always with Me Big Bad Moon (encore) Crowd Chant Summer Song

Thanx joe!!!

The first time I've seen Joe live since Crystal Planet tour.

The venue was very very nice. The only bad thing is that they were selling drinks so people were getting up and going for refills or to the bathroom because you really only rent beer or that double tall latte.

The opening act was Ned Evett who plays fretless guitar. He had good energy and tried his best to get people warmed up for Joe. I need to pick up his CD so I can hear the tunes better. His sound was way too muddy.

Joe was in form as always. I was amazed to hear tunes like Hordes of Locusts and Not Of This Earth. Everything sounded really good. I do agree with another reviewer from 1 or 2 nights ago that the orange and white guitars sounded hotter than the red guitar (which was freaking gorgeous). Don't know if it's the pickups or what, but they were definitely louder.

The whole group really worked together well. Galen Henson was all over the place looking like he was having a blast. Jeff was fantastic as always. I really like the added layer that Mike Keneally brought to everything. I hope Joe decides to use him on his next project. Allen Whitman was outstanding too.. I could have watched them all night.

The only reason I didn't give this a 10 is because they didn't play Wormhole Wizards. I really wanted to hear that one live. Oh well. Can't complain.. I got to see Joe live..

The Palace Theatre is a great intimate venue. I last saw Joe at this venue two years ago (10/11/2008) and that show was a fantastic, rollicking, high-energy hit parade, which maybe set me up for a little disappointment with last night's show.

Highlights for me last night included: Hordes of Locusts, Crystal Planet, Littleworth Lane (great changeup) and Why. Joe is clearly still, and always, a virtuoso player. I really, really missed Stu Hamm, though. I haven't been following the news, so I don't know why he was replaced, but his absence was very much felt. The new fella was definitely trying to do some of the crowd engagement duties, but he seemed to lack the chemistry that Stu had with Joe when I last saw them.

I didn't have the heart to tell the very excited old dude behind me that the encore he was assuring me was SWTA was actually Summer Song, but that's fine for him. I, instead, walked away empty handed longing for a SWTA. And honestly, I'd rather be empty handed than see it get the treatment that Summer Song got. But I place a lot of the blame on the catatonic audience for that.

I think there were a lot of things conspiring against this show; The weather and roads were awful, for one. Opener Ned Evett shared that their last gig was in Florida and it was 75 and it was 20 and snowing here. As I said, the audience was sleepy. The Steelers had a late Sunday night game the night before, so I suspect that many of the members of the audience had been up late the night before, and you know, it was a Monday night show. What can ya do?

The other thing I wanted to mention was that I was interested to see Joe's new 24 fret JS guitars. There seemed to be a white one and an orange one. Then later in the show he was playing a red guitar that appeared to be a 22-fret JS, and I felt the tone was NOTICEABLY better on the red one vs. the orange and white ones. I know he's gotta pimp that new guitar, but something's not quite worked out, at least from where I was sitting. I'm always hoping to see an appearance by one of the gimmick axes too, but no chromeboys or acrylics last night.

Overall, Joe's a fantastic player, and on his worst night, I'd still be loving it. Here's hoping he brings back Stu, and some of the energy he brought last time he came through town.

I've seen Joe live 9 or 10 times in the past starting in 1988. He and the band played great last night. They played a mixture of older and newer music including some that I haven't seen live in a while. Hordes of Locusts was a treat. As usual Joe was a great showman and a technical wizard. If anything, he somehow gets better with time. The rest of the band was top notch of course. The 'new' bassist and keyboardist are exceptionally good (not to take anything away from the rest of the band).

GREAT show!

I'd travelled from Dublin to make this show and can quite definitely say it was worth the trip! Joe was simply on fire tonight. I'd seen the first gig of the tour in Dublin but must say that this was a much more polished performance from the group as a whole, those five weeks on the road really contributed to a fantastic performance from the group all round. I must say, I always wonder how the hell Joe plays like he does and having watched him for a full two and a half hours tonight left the venue even more bemused as to how this guy does what he does - absolute genius! Once again, a great set list although I did notice a few songs seemed to have fallen by the wayside...The Crush of Love, pity cos I was looking forward to that one!! Wormhole Wizards went missing too but Joe added plenty of innovation to other tracks that more than made up for it. Joe absolutely nailed every note tonight and had everybody in complete awe from start to finish and the sound in Rockstar Live was truly excellent! Well done to Allen Whitman too for doing his best to whip the crowd into a frenzy! Personal favourites of the night were Why, Flying in a blue dream, God is Crying but to be honest, every song was just amazing. You really have to admiire the catalogue of classics that Joe has to his name now. Biggest disappointment is that the tour's over & we won't see Joe in these parts for a while!!

Vine de Dublin para ver este show y puedo decir sin duda que mereció la pena. Joe fue alucinante. Había visto el primer show en Dublin pero anoche en Bilbao se le notaba al grupo que llevan cinco semanas juntos, se entendieron a la perfección. Siempre me pregunto como diablos lo hace Joe y la verdad es que salí del concierto casi sin poder creer su genio puro. Una vez mas, muy buen set de canciones, pena que no tocó The Crush of Love, favorito mio, tampoco tocó Wormhole Wizards pero tuvo mucha inovacion en otras canciones que gustó mucho tambien. Joe tocó a la perfección esta noche y la gente (un lleno absoluto!) alucinaba con su increible talento. Por cierto, el sonido en el Rockstar Live era muy muy bueno. Allen Whitman hizo lo que pudo para animar a la qente, pero la verdad es que no hizo mucha falta - muy buen ambiente había. Personalmente me gustó mucho Why, tambien Flying in a blue dream & God is Crying pero la verdad es que todas las canciones fueron increibles. Hay que admirar el catalogo de clasicos que Joe tiene ahora en su nombre. Y lo mas decepcionante? Que el tour se ha acabado y no le vamos a ver a Joe por estos partes por un tiempo!!

It is not the first time I see Joe live and I must say that this time has passed. A wonderful performance that we have seen since the first mention of "Ice9". The setlist was fantastic and it was absolutely wonderful to see all the people "with his head in the clouds", "Wind In The Trees" is one example. Joe's music is more poetic than in previous years and his live performances are always energetic and full of groove. Allen and Mike were just good, I enjoyed their performance. Jeff is unique and I hope to see him again. It 's perfect!

Wonderful Show! Come back soon!

Need to say, the show was amazing and fantastic. It was my second gig, and till now it is the best one. The setlist was incredible, Joe's performance awesome, but the best point is that I've won 2 aftershow passes and that situation made my heart beat faster :)

I've meet Joe and talked to him, get an autograph on guitar and on new BSAWW album + took a photo with the greatest guitar master of all times.

Joe, if You will be reading this review, tell me please if did You enjoy the gift from me ? Hope You liked Polish vodka ZUBROWKA :)

Don't forget about Poland next time and hope to see You soon in 2011.

Regards, Robert

It's a shame that the scale only goes to 10....

This was the first show I had seen live since Joe played the Arizona State Fair back in '88. Needless to say, the wait was worth it.

The setlist was crazy - Hordes of Locusts? Crystal Planet? War? - Hell, after that I could have gone home! Some of Joe's best music interlaced with new stuff from BSWW, it was absolutely amazing. One of the great things about seeing Joe live is that the stage performance is as good if not better than the studio, in my opinion. Sound was great, tuning was fantastic, everything was well done.

Loved the venue - my girlfriend and I were right in the middle and had a grand view of everything.

Needless to say, being the winner of the Aftershow passes and having the opportunity to meet Joe after the concert was simply incredible. Joe was really nice, spent about ten minutes talking to us and signing autographs. When I mentioned that it it had been 22 years since I saw him perform live last, he laughed and said "You need to come more often!".

i doubt that I could ever top this experience.

It's a shame that the scale only goes to 10....

This was the first show I had seen live since Joe played the Arizona State Fair back in '88. Needless to say, the wait was worth it.

The setlist was crazy - Hordes of Locusts? Crystal Planet? War? - Hell, after that I could have gone home! Some of Joe's best music interlaced with new stuff from BSWW, it was absolutely amazing. One of the great things about seeing Joe live is that the stage performance is as good if not better than the studio, in my opinion. Sound was great, tuning was fantastic, everything was well done.

Loved the venue - my girlfriend and I were right in the middle and had a grand view of everything.

Needless to say, being the winner of the Aftershow passes and having the opportunity to meet Joe after the concert was simply incredible. Joe was really nice, spent about ten minutes talking to us and signing autographs. When I mentioned that it it had been 22 years since I saw him perform live last, he laughed and said "You need to come more often!".

I doubt that I could ever top this experience.

Pathfinder

Great show!

A lot of old songs, maybe not enough new material. Also, the keyboards are back!

I loved the opening act with the afro-hairstyle. Who were they?

The opening act played about a half hour, and Satriani played two hours and ten minutes. Well worth the price!! Satriani didn't need more than four bars of Ice 9 to took us all in!

Satriani played many classics, such as: "The Mystical Patato Head Groove Thing", "Flying in a blue dream", Always with you, Always with me", "war", "Crystal Planet", "Big bad moon" and "summer song".

Personal, I missed "surfing with the alien", "the extremist" and "why", but this didn't bother me that much, because the set list was absolute fantastic. :)

I payed for one of the best seats in the concert hall, and sat five to seven meter far away from Satriani, at the same height. Love it! :) However, probably because I sat at the sight of the hall, I didn't experience the best possible mix. This prevents me for giving this concert a ten. However, if the mix was perfect, I would have given a ten!

I will never forget the ending: STANDING OVATION!! And I was the first in side zone who stood in that ovation. :) The crowd was screaming like football fans when their favorite club scores a veeeeeery looooooooong goal. Best moment of the night. :) Even I was screaming. And that's really exceptional for me. :)

Hi Joe !

Great show on ROUBAIX!! I imagine that many persons would love to learn guitar after this !! it was really amazing to feel every note played in my favorite songs of satch's repertory.

Thanks for all and ... hope to see you next time again Joe !

Laurent.

Ok, 7th, or is it 8th, time of seeing Joe. To be honest, I was stood there having a bit of a moan to myself about how; Joe hasn't relaesed a great album in 6 years. (bit like AC/DC who haven't released a half decent studio album in exactly 30 years). Too many new songs and not enough energy. A Satch show isn't quite, quite, quite, quite, quite the same without Stu Hamm,

And then, as we were watching from near enough the middle of the 3rd row, the man stepped forward and launched into Always with....... and he made everything alright again for me. Quite simply the most beautiful piece of music ever written for the guitar, Played by, quite simply, the greatest guitarist ever to pick up a guitar.

Truth is, that Joe is the man and I would happily pay good money to watch him play that one song, every night, for the rest of time.

Was it me, it did he not play Summer Song? Another "No stairway" moment.

Irrespective of the the set list not being completely what I wanted, you just watch the man at work and wonder at his genius.

Would I pay to watch this same show again? You bet.

Joe, am not sure about the shoes, but am sure that Simon McBride was a revelation.

All in all, a good night out and great gig? As always, YES.

Just have to put up with another 2 year wait until we get to do it again.

Thnaks Satch. You were, are and always will be, THE MAN.

BEST GIG EVER.

I know its cliche but this really was. Let me explain.

For the UK tour he did for 2006s release of SC and 2008's release of PSATMOR i got platinum tickets, got to meet him and had front row seats. This time i couldnt afford it so just had a ticket 5 rows back from the front without the meet'n'greet.

Because of this i was depressed going up there thinking about the lucky sods getting to pick his brain and listen to the words and avice of a GENIUS.

A mate of mine went to the earlier show in London and told me the support act Simon McBride was pretty bad. This was the first pleasant suprise - even though he had the strangest hair, the boy could play and was kicking out some immense classic rock licks to warm me up for thr MAIN EVENT.

When satch came out the atmosphere instantly went crazy - more crazy than usual and he seemed to pick up on this.

The set list was INCREDIBLE! I was getting a little tired of hearing the new songs mixed with the same (all be it immense) classics. This time, for the classic oldies he played some tunes that he hasnt played for years!! "WHY", "MEMORIES", "HORDES OF LOCUSTS" stood out as the ones that sent the hairs on the back of my neck crazy!

His new album really is great too - I dont know whether it was the awful thing that happened to Satch at the tail end of last year (Thoughts are with him and family) but the soul and emotive choruses he injected into this batch of satch are incredible. The most noticeable addition is the strong presence of the keyboard which adds texture and depth to his already incredible compositions (the pianist at the gig blew me away!)

A highlight for me was Mytical potato head as it is a song that i see him play every time i see him and each time it doesnt really do much for me but this time for some reason I had the biggest grin on my face throughout it and ti was just so immense.

This really is the worst review of all time as i havent really explained why it was the best gig ever!!! haha. But i guess thats what made it great - for some totally unknown reason it was a totally incredible experience - more so than every other time. Never have i heard so much joy, sadness, compassion and QUALITY than in Birmingham last Saturday, It cuts me up to think i wont be seeing him again for a while. haha

4 words by the way - Wind in the Trees!!!!!!

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

Just had to compile a brief review of last night’s performance at the Symphony Hall. Joe and the band were absolutely awesome! The entire experience was just out of this world. It was great to hear the new material from BSAWW and it sounded absolutely brilliant live but it was also really good to hear some of the older songs too. We thought that there was not one single poor performance all evening but particular favourites included Hordes of Locusts (terrific live), Flying in a Blue Dream (as ever), War (brilliant), Revelation (personal favourite), Andalusia (great to hear the acoustic guitar), Wind in the Trees, God is Crying, Wormhole Wizards, Big Bad Moon and of course the totally mind-blowing finale Surfing with the Alien. We have seen Joe many many times (lost count to be honest) and this performance in our view rates as one of the best ever. The rest of the band was also on fire and as ever a special mention for Jeff. The sound quality was great and the light show just fantastic. Hope to see you again soon Joe and next time we will definitely do a repeat of the “meet and greet” – just short of £ at present. Thanks to Joe and the band for a great night and the very best of luck with the rest of the tour. P.S. Sorry but almost forget to mention……..Simon McBride was also great!

Derek & David

Saw Joe in Birmingham last night - simply awesome!

Even sat in the top tier at the back, Joe could have easily been next to me. What a great set list, awesome sound. Just a shame we probably have to wait another 2 years to see him over here again.

I'll just have to get a friend to kick his butt and get him back sooner!!! 3 weeks today I'm at a masterclass with Mr Vai!. Vai and Satch in the space of 3 weeks!!!!

Do I ever use the word "awesome"!!! In the words of The Beatles.... GET BACK JOE.... yep, get back here soon, dont make us wait too long!!

Joe, yet another blistering show!!!

Thanks,

Got to be the best tour yet? Biggest show and now with added keyboards – excellent.

Good selection of classics and new tracks – look forward to the next tour!!

Cheers, Gazzer.

Went to Bristol concert and was very pleased with song selection. Wonderful drawl through back catalogue only fault was bass drum was way too loud.

BIrmingham....Well the drum was toned down and the band was really giving it some.

I have in 9 of Joes concerts never heard him play like that, he was on fire and seemed to know it. WHAT A SHOW

Thanks to all involved, including Simon McBride and his band (go see himif you can)

Come again soon

Kicked off by Simon McBride, if you havn't heard this guy go check him out, simply superb, really heavy blues reminded me of Joe Bonamassa, excellent band also.

Joe came on about 8:30, it was great to hear tracks from the extremist and not of this earth, some of the tunes however sounded flat, i have heard their using differnet tuning on this tour, i have to say some songs sounded strange, Joe was on fire as usual, Jeff solid as ever, was quite dissapointed that mike kineally had to miss this show due to vai commitments, but Jem did a fine job indeed, i couldn't really hear glalen from where i was sitting, but i did hear him during wind in the trees, solid as ever, this leads me on to Alan on bass, and i am sorry to say whilst being a fairly solid bass player, his tone was horrible a good job but Stu Hamm brings so much more to the party.

Overall a really good gig.

Amazing gig - although I've come to expect nothing less in the 8 times I've seen you live!

Got to agree with the comments above and add my own thoughts, WHAT WAS WITH THE CROWD?? Joe put in 110% as always and no matter what, 99% of the audience really didn't seem to truly get into it. Well, I for one, DID!!

The older material blew me away - War, which is one of my all time favourite JS tunes punched so hard it made my eyes water!! Plus, what a delight to hear Hordes of Locusts live after so long!!

The new material rocked... no doubt about it! This has to be my favourite of your last 4 albums!

Crystal Planet was also a stonker! The only downside for me with that song is that my wife, who is epileptic had to cover her eyes in light of the amount of strobe effects (tut, tut Newcastle City Hall, where were the warning signs?!) but once I knew she was ok, it really got me going!!

I think I was sat in the midst of the hardened Satch fans as I heard a lot of grumbles about the lack of crowd activity.

Roll on your next visit Joe - can't come soon enough!!

Superb show last night at Newcastle Joe. Have been to all your gigs at Newcastle since the Extremist tour and this one is definitely up there with the best of them. Everything you played from the new album sounded fantastic but the older material , well what can I say , WOW!! . War kicked it off for me, absolutely stunning.

Good move (in my opinion) changing Summer Song for Surfing with the Alien, you nailed that 110%, just a shame that was the end of the show.

Only one downside for me (just a personal thing), but I am used to standing from the minute you walk on stage, gets the place jumpin from the off but it didn`t happen last night. I`m not sure if it was down to a new breed of JS fans and didn`t know how to react , but I was about ready to go tell everyone to stand and show some bloody respect LOL

Hurry back to Newcastle!

Joe – You gave us a wonderful show in London this week! It is our 21st show - and you have never failed to disappoint. Please thank Mike, Allen, Galen, Mike (Manning), and of course Jeff for such an awesome show. I really loved the keys, it gave the show a new dimension, not that I don’t love your shows – I always do! The BSAWW songs were absolutely fantastic live. My faves are definitely Light Years Away, God is Crying, Wormhole Wizards and Premonition. I was blown away by Crystal Planet, and Andalusia was also beautiful.
Thanks again to all of you, and I am sure you will still be on top form in Birmingham this week – see you there! PS. Please say good luck to Jem, (he is standing in for Mike Keneally Fri & Sat).

Is this the first time you have someone English in your band?
Take care luv anibur***

Thanks Joe for coming back to the Colston. Second time seeing Joe here - Bournemouth a couple of times previously. Excellent show as always. Took me a while to get used to hearing the keyboards in some of my old favourites, but they added a lot in the new material - the keyboards in the middle of Wormhole Wizards just sublime. Fantastic to hear Big Bad Moon live, probably the highlight for me. Good to see Galen stage front and clearly having a good time - loved the guitars, was that a PRS? (couldn't quite make out the lettering from the balcony). Stunning guitar whatever it was.

Enjoyed Simon McBride too, bought the CD and will get the earlier one from Amazon soon.

Joe's why we came though - and the playing was immaculate and full of emotion. Thanks Joe, see you next time.

Hi Joe and the band, just wanted to say thanks for coming over to play for us brits again, I've lost count how many times I've seen you play but you seem to get better and better every time. I absolutely loved the show, for me, everything was perfect, the sound (I was up on the balcony, about near the centre) was awesome, I love the new album, and the choice of the older songs was sort of surpriseing but no complaints from me, I could'nt have asked for a better setlist. I also loved the stage setup with the lights n all, fantastic. All in all, we had a great night, please don't leave it too long to come back to our shores. Thanks again Joe, like Simon McBride said, you are without doubt, the greatest guitarist on the planet.

P.s. Why were the guitars tuned down a semitone. P.P.s You only got nine out of ten because nobody's perfect, right.

I loved this show! It's the 4th time I've seen Satch and I think it was on the same level as the last tour. I have to say that I prefer the new tracks live, much more of a dynamic to them as opposed to the CD.

The whole band looked happy together, and enjoyed themselves onstage which is always a good thing. The highlight for me was the encore, when everyone was on their feet the atmosphere rocketed to new heights - and you could see the effect of that on Joe's face! His smile was huge!

The ONE thing that spoiled it for me...and it won't have affected many people, is that because I have perfect pitch and the guitar's were tuned down half a step for the whole show, all the songs were half a step down...so for perfect pitchers such as myself it was very irritating to have the memory of the song in my head conflicting with the sounds coming from the stage! That doesn't mean the gig wasn't insanely good! I was just constantly thinking to myself "wait...this song should be in E, not Eb!" so...that's more a selfish observation really! On the plus said...it meant that Flying in a Blue Dream was in B Lydian...which sounds lovely to me!

Joe's playing was, as ever, mesmerising. Was a real treat to have Mike Keneally in the band, playing everything from the Crystal Planet piano, to the Mystical Potato Head percussion! That was a nice touch! For the first time in my life I heard Galen's electric guitar which was good to hear. And Alan's bass playing was a worthy replacement of Stu Hamm, he had some great moments.

Favourite songs of the night were Littleworth Lane, Why, Satch Boogie and Summer Song

Thanks Joe for a brilliant night! Ignore my musical autism and tune those guitars however you like!

Adam

What a show Joe put on for us in Dublin tonight!! This was just the second time I've seen Joe live an I was completely mesmorised for 150 mins along with the rest of those priveliged enough to be at Vicar Street tonight. Loved the way Joe was able to drift seamlessly between old & new, the set list was amazing, if a little unexpected! Anyway, I just can't get enough of this guy - so much so that I booked a flight to Madrid in November and am going to drive 4 hours in a Ford Fiesta to see him live in Bilbao on 20/11/10 with my brother-in-law! I've 4 spare seats in the car if anyone wants to join me!! Special mention too for Joe's band - they were great and really seemed to enjoy the show and all got a well-deserved standing ovation at the end of the show.......congrats to you all for giving us a night none of us will ever forget. Don't forget to come back to Dublin next time you hit the road Joe, it was an absolute pleasure and a privelige to open your tour and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

......I've since seen Joe play in Rockstar Live Bilbao (20/11/10) and I have to say the sound there was unbelievable compared to Vicar Street. I've heard it mentioned before that the acoustics in Vicar Street aren't great and, having seen Joe on Saturday night in Bilbao I can only presume this is true....Joe was simply awesome again by the way...no surprises there!!!

The rating is collective for the commute, location of venue, ample and free parking (and complimentary Wormhole CD for ticketholders!), and certainly not least, the SHOW. Joe and the band were fresh and eager to begin the new tour and their enthusiasm was contagious. Allen and Mike, being the new members, fit in equally as comfortably as veterans Jeff and Galen. As Joe announced, they played a mixture of old classics such as "Flying.." and "...Moon" while introducing the newest material and selections from Super Colossal and PSATMOR. I really loved hearing Revelation and Andalusia live once again! With Joe's increasing repertoire, he and the guys would have to play a 5-hr gig just to touch on the growing list of fan favorites. It's hard to comprehend how it's humanly possible to play these complicated and gorgeous compositions flawlessly night after night. It's got to be more than practice, practice, practice. They really put on a visual performance, too! Thank you, Joe, for holding your rock god poses just a tad longer for us amateur photographers! It seems your trademark JS1200CA red guitar morphed into an orange hue in honor of Halloween.

Even with the interruption of a fire alarm about half way into the set, I believe Joe and the guys made up for lost time by playing their full setlist past 11:30. Oddly enough, the venue's MC had earlier opened the show advising us of surrounding exits in case of a fire. As the band was about 3/4 through "War" with the smoke machine blowing full force, the strobes and alarms blared. Everyone stayed in their seats to see through the song's finish, and Joe had to eventually encourage everyone to evacuate as he kindly shook hands of those filing out by the stage. When we all returned, Joe indicated these fire alarms happen about once every 2 or 2.5 years and appropriately resumed with the new CD's opening track "Premonition."

"Pyrrhic Victoria", "Light Years Away", "Littleworth Lane" and "Wormhole Wizards" were also covered that night. One absolutely amazing song for me was Joe's "Dream Song" as it literally was composed in his dream and written with accompanying instruments in just a few hours after he awoke. Such a beautiful and wonderful creation! For upcoming concert attendees, you may hear some additional songs such as "Wind In The Trees." Songs like this can just have a hypnotic effect as many of Joe's does throughout his catalog where you just have to stop dead in your tracks and take it all in. A few tracks from this CD fulfills that expectation for me, and to hear these live makes it that much more enticing. Again, thank you Joe and crew for another memorable evening and for the pleasant surprise of your complimentary CD!

On a side note, Joe, during your M&G at Border's in SF on 10/10/10, I apologize for practically asking you to commit to including one of your new songs on your next DVD. You reminded me that your CD has only been released for a few days. I momentarily forgot it would be too soon to see how the song rates with listeners. I truly do appreciate you making yourself available to your fans as often as you do and freely signing all we present to you.

I'm puzzled that there aren't many reviews for this tour. I can understand the divide on Chickenfoot, as I found it fairly lukewarm and beneath Satriani's efforts. However, I feel this is a much more genuine vehicle for his extraordinary talents and should be lauded as such.

Here’s an amalgam of thoughts on last night’s show…

Performance-wise, this was a guitar fan's wet dream come true. Unfortunately, execution on the crew side of things left much to be desired. From where I was sitting (fourth row, center balcony) the bass was overpowering and drowned out many of the other instruments. By the end of the show, I was GLAD that I was wearing ear plugs. The breakneck pace of show also had its drawbacks. With little time to fine-tune things, the crowd was at the mercy of the FOH engineer.

Guitar volume levels were inconsistent throughout the whole show and it became increasingly difficult to discern some of the instruments. This was most apparent towards the end of the show, when Satriani and Vernon Reid were sharing the stage and I could hardly hear Vernon's solos. In addition, pairing Robert Randolph with two other pedal steel players was a great idea on paper, but a lot of his magic was lost in a cacophony of harmonized lines.

Some notes on the performances... (Not in order)

Living Colour was a blast. Corey Glover is an amazing vocalist and was committed to getting the audience into the show. He spanned the entire theatre during "Crosstown Traffic."

Jonny Lang and Brad Whitford were a fantastic tandem. Susan Tedeschi joined them and she more than held her own. "Spanish Castle Magic" was awesome.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd stole the show in my opinion. His guitar tone was the clearest and he absolutely played his ass off. Equal parts Jimi and Stevie, he knocked his covers out of the park. "I Don't Live Today" "Come On (Part 2)" and "Voodoo Chile"/Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" were unbelievably good.

David Hidalgo had the unenviable task of following Shepherd, and he proved to be quite solid. I especially liked his tone on "Can You See Me?" Susan Tedeschi and Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin joined him for "Killing Floor."

I was thrilled to finally see Eric Johnson live and he sounded very good both vocally and on guitar. "House Burning Down" and "One Rainy Wish" (with Susan Tedeschi on vocals) were exceptional. Great to see he's still stretching as a melodic improviser. My friend said it best, "Elegant."

Joe was the last all-star to take the stage. I'm so used to hearing Joe's incredible live tone that I was really disappointed. His fluid, explosive runs failed to definitively slice through the mix because of the aforementioned technical complications. I also felt a little slighted when watching Joe dig into his "trick bag" with the pick taps and was hoping that he would stretch for new levels of brilliance like I've grown to expect. I'm sure he was just trying to respectfully serve the songs, while leaving room for his collaborators.

Overall, I thought the song choices were very good for each artist. I would have preferred to hear Joe work his magic on "Burning of The Midnight Lamp", "Midnight", "Pali Gap" or another unconventional gem. Perhaps subsequent tours will highlight more of these lesser-known treasures.

Hopefully, this tour will be a great catalyst for some inspired new material from Joe. If you're a fan of Hendrix or just great electric guitar playing, check this tour out. You'll be glad you did.

Good people, good weather, the music was incredible. Satch speaking I attended the show specifically to see one Joe again and I was thoroughly impressed. Satch Nuggets were everywhere. Listening to it at home pale in comparison to seeing it done live.

For the Sammy fans that were not sure of Joe's talent I think they were thoroughly surprised and impressed. I still beleive as I did the the first time I listened to the CD that Joe was/ is the source that keeps this monster killing.

Joe your talent displayed this Saturday night made the long trip worth it, and I would do it again.

Standing in line with Austin L., Brian and Debbie, Tracie and Chris of course made it bearable to wait all day long.

I'm over missing walking into Joe when he walked in for sound check. I waited five minutes or so to go to the bathroom and that is when you walked in. I went five minutes later and saw Sammy walking out with his entourage. Bittersweet I suppose, maybe next time.

A Portland show would of been nice.

The entire show was great. Davey Knowles and his band were a surprise hit. For not knowing any of their tunes, I found them to be an exceptional band. The crowd felt the same way and gave them a standing ovation at the end of their set.

Chickenfoot put on an outstanding show. Their sound and showmanship was second to none. Sammy led the way and Chad was quite funny with his comments behind the drums. Mike's backup vocal were great and of course Joe rocked. They are all at the top of their game.

My only disappointment was that Joe seemed isolated on the left side of the stage. While Sammy, Mike, and Chad seemed to be having a genuinely good time, Joe was kind of off on his own. While the three were laughing and improvising, you could sense a real friendship between them. Joe on the other hand rarely smiled or even looked at the others. This was unexpected. I've personnaly seen Joe in concert on three other occasions--as a solo artist. Although he had his hands full with his rythme, chorus, and lead parts, he still seemed in tune with the crowd. But with Chickenfoot--with less parts to play--he didn't seem to be in synch with the audience or the rest of the band. Even when Mike and Sam came over to play or sing over his shoulder, Joe seemed unresponsive. Maybe Joe just had a bad night. I don't know.

Chickenfoot Bank of America Pavilion, Boston 8-24-09

Well if you read my last post you’d know by now that I think this band is just the best thing since the invention of the wheel, so just a few notes about the night.

Of course the big news was once again Chad bouncing a piece of equipment off another band members head. He threw a stick, which I think slipped a little out of his hand when he went to throw it, and it hit Joe pointed end first, right it the back of his head! Once again we were right up front so we could hear and see Joe say “ What the f**k” then he felt the back of his head and checked his hand for blood, then saw the stick and said “f*n Chad”. He then went to the side of the stage and had a roadie check him out. Although I’m sure it must have hurt he tried to shake it off and kept playing. After a little bit you could see the bump on the lower part of his noggin. Of course as soon as he could Chad went over and apologized but you could tell Joe was still pissed. Chad apologized a couple of more times and Sam even talked to Joe a bit. Hopefully it will be water under the bridge but he was pissed off. Up until this point Chad probably launched about 100 sticks into the audience.

During the show Chad also got the crowd going with his joking about the Boston Celtics. He was busting ba**s saying the team sucked, did we hear of the champions. When everyone booed he said no, not the boo’s, the Lakers you losers! He said Kevin Garnett gave him “oral” to put it a way that I can post, but forgot his kneepads! He kept it up for a couple of minutes before Sammy said he was just trying to get everyone riled up. Sammy said he even dissed his own home team when they were in Detroit. Sammy then said this is why the Chili Peppers don’t give Chad a microphone. To which Chad replied “they’re a lot smarter then you Sam” and everybody laughed.

The crowd was very cool at this show. There was no shoving or pushing and people all around us were giving each other sticks and picks and just really friendly.

Then we finally got to do what we couldn’t in New Hampshire. We got backstage to meet Joe! While we were back there waiting we got to meet Gary Cherone and Pat Badger from Extreme, the guys from Davey Knowles and the Backdoor Slam! At one point the production manager came out and asked if there was anyone here who didn’t get the meet and greet from NH. We stepped up and introduced ourselves and I proceeded to thank him repeatedly for getting us in to the show. He apologized a few times for the NH mess up and then said he would be right back with Joe. When Joe came up to us we introduced ourselves and Darl gave him a hug. As she was leaning toward him he noticed the drumstick between her boobs and said “oh you got a stick huh” and Darl proceeded to immediately remove it and said “oh yeah we don’t want that”. He then noticed all the glow sticks my wife had on, a couple of bracelets and a necklace and told us that his sister and brother-in-law invented them, a little piece of unknown trivia to us. He said the idea was stolen from them and that the toy industry is a real cutthroat business. He apologized for missing us at the NH show a few times and we told him we understood that stuff happens and thanked him for meeting us then to make up for it. We chatted for a couple of minutes took a pic, got a signature and shared his time with the other winners for the show before he apologized again for having to leave early because he had a splitting headache, totally understandable. Then he was gone. We then went over to Chad who had been chatting with a group of people including the two little kids who are in our pics and said hi. He gave Darl a big hug and said “hello darlin” then shook my hand. He noticed Darl’s soap on a rope necklace and remembered it from the NH show and thought it was cool. He noticed she also had a stick and his wristband from the NH show and said “what no picture of me with my pants down”? We chatted for a little bit, got a pic and then he had to go. Darl noticed Sammy’s wife Kari and said hello and she said she was waiting for Sam to finish up so they could leave. Sammy came out and went right to the exit. We wanted to wait for Mikey but the security said it was time to go.

Well that’s it, the biggest, luckiest, rocking out, party to you drop, most awesome 5 days of our lives!!!!!! Thank you Joe for meeting with us, you didn’t have to even acknowledge missing us in NH and you did, it’s awesome to know that even us little people matter to you. Thanks to CHICKENFOOT for the great music and great times at all the shows! YOU GUYS ROCK! pics here: http://hamptonbeachballroomcasino82309.shutterfly.com/

All I can say is wow.

This was my first major concert ever and the experience was just amazing.

I'll start with a basic fact: -Chickenfoot is amazing and so is their music

This amazingness was added to by the accoustics (which were better than I thought they would be) and just the fact that I was seeing great performers who had been with their instrument for a long time.

The energy going through that place, and me, was just amazing. I could feel the beat and I was singing along to all the songs. At first I was wondering what Chickenfoot would sound live but I definitely wasn't disappointed.

Sammy is a blast, cracking his jokes everywhere. And btw Sammy, the Celtics are gonna beat the Lakers this time.

Chad Smith: had an awesome drum solo. My dad is a drummer and he really enjoyed watching you.

Joe: I love your guitar playing, it's just amazing and I am now going to attempt to learn to play that whole album.

Mike: I could feel your bass reverberating through me, and that part you had in the jam was very cool too :)

Overall: Here's the thing for me. I always loved watching videos of you guys play and I was amazed then. But, at the concert I just couldn't get over the fact that this time I myself was making the video and seeing you perform. I was really disappointed when the concert ended but I know the pavilion had that closing time or whatnot.

I will stay updated on your future tours and be sure to buy seats much closer to the stage, or save up money for the backstage experience.

CHICKENFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!

-Matt

Chickenfoot Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

Incredible, holy f*n sh**, Unbelievable, totally off the hook, another one of the best shows ever, just a few of the adjectives used when describing Chickenfoot! No matter what words you can come up with, you can apply them to this band. It's more than a concert, a show or entertainment; it’s a "VIBE" that really can't be described!

The place was HOT AS HELL! It reminded me of the Cambridge, MA. show at the Middle East. This venue was a lot bigger but they still packed em in! Once again doing line time for about 8 hours paid off as we were front and center for the festivities. Davey Knowels opened up and did a pretty good job of getting the crowd into the groove. Chickenfoot opened with Avenida Revolution and just blew through the album in what seemed like no time. They all were (incredible) or insert any of the above adjectives! Joe burnt up the frets as always, Sam singing loud and strong, Mikey lay down the rhythm with rock solid bass and Chad pounding the crap out of his kit.

My wife came up with a great idea that got a good chuckle from the band. She put a toothbrush, soap and a comb on a rope and threw it up to Mikey! He then picked it up put it on and starting walking around with it. Then he showed Sammy and Sammy combed his hair, brushed his teeth, then him and Mikey pretended to use the soap! Then Sammy showed Chad and he cracked up. We got the necklace back too! It was great! The mrs. got a few smiles and winks from Chad. I'm pretty sure he actually remembered us. During My Kind of Girl Sammy looked at Darl and sang together for a little bit. At the end of the show we held up a poster of the picture we took of Chad in Cambridge with his pants down. Sammy grabs it and opens it on stage and goes up to Joe shows him, Joe cracks up, then goes over to Mikey and he cracks up then they all laugh as Chad recognizes the pic. Then Chad pulls his pants down again to show the identical tat on the other leg!!!! Again he was going commando! After all this was over before they left Chad came over and after fighting off the rest of the hands around us, handed Darlene his wrist sweatband. That was the one sucky thing about this show. The people on one side of us sucked! Besides try to grab the wristband one guy tried to steal my wife’s soap on a rope when Mikey tried to give it back to her. I ended that attempt pretty quick.

Oh yeah, one other thing happened. This was the show that my wife originally won the backstage meet & greet with Joe. Unfortunately the band split right after the show so we didn't get to meet him. Fortunately the fantastic organization that these guys have took care of us for the next night in Boston, more on that later. Gotta go for now and enjoy the rest of our 19th anniversary post Boston tomorrow with all the pics!

Chickenfoot has refined their act as a non stop variety of music and personality! ..and reminding us of what Rock and Roll is all about! Thanks!

Chickenfoot Atlantic City, NJ 2009 ENDingWow

What a show! The band is tighter (musically) and looser (stage performance) than the NA Road Test Shows...ok thats not a contradiction! Every song by this band is a hit and seeing it live will blow you away. If you have the opportunity to see them. Dont Miss It! 3 shows down and i would see them again without hesitation. The fun these guys are having is in the music and show..you will be smiling from ear to ear...its just that awesome!!!!

Review for Mohegan Sun, Connecticut.

Well first off it was great to see all the Chickenfoot soldiers out in force. me and the mrs. met up with all the peeps we see at all the CF and Sammy shows and had a great time hanging out!

the band was AWESOME as usual. these guys just rocked the house. i just can't say it enough, great music, great shows, great personalities, the talent just ooozzes out of these guys. they didn't play Running Out but everything else was played along with Bad Motor Scooter and Highway Star. i love the way they keep adding new stuff to the set, even with a limited number of songs they keep changing things up and putting in little bits of new stuff. at the end of a few songs they put in some Zep, Hendrix and a couple other songs that are lost in the post show haze from lack of sleep and a half bottle of Cabo Reposado!

our seats weren't that great we were in the lower arena on Mikey's side about 10 rows up. the crowd wasn't a sell out, alot of upper arena seats were empty but those that were there were LOUD! not a lot of movement, it seemed like only the floor and a few peeps right around us were really rockin out, the rest sat most of the show. i really don't know how you can listen to these guys and sit but....... we were definately rockin. a guy next to us even said after the show that it was cool sitting with people who rocked, he got into it more cause we were going so strong!

to anyone who thinks Joe should go back to just doing his solo stuff i say "go see a live show then say that". these guys are having the time of their lives! they are living the dream they all had growing up and getting into the business. to play the music they want to play with a bunch of guys they really enjoy being around, it doesn't get better than that. the affection they show towards each other is genuine and contagious. the way they treat their fans is awesome. i'm not saying give up the other gigs they all do but hell to let this much fun just fade away would be a tremendous loss to us all. anything else i would add would just be repeating what everyone already knows, CHICKENFOOT KICKS ASS!!!!!

oh yeah one more thing. before the show we were hanging out chatting to the local rock station crew doing the show, WCCC 106.9 The Rock. just the normal conversation talking about everything CF of course. about an hour before the show my wife stepped away from me to chat with one of the many fans we knew when the promo guy pulls me aside and starts asking me a few questions about how much we love CF. then he tells me that i can't tell anyone else but if we stick around another half hour he was taking us BACKSTAGE TO MEET THE BAND!!!! he then told me if i told ANYONE he wouldn't let us go. he didn't even want me to tell my wife! i told him i had to tell her, but no one else would hear a peep. then we went and hung out backstage awhile so the other groups could do their thing. a little while later it happened! Sammy headed straight to my wife for a hug and asked her if she was the one who left her panties in his dressing room, joking of course. then Joe said where's my hug, which my wife happily gave. then it was hugs and hand shakes all around as we joked and chatted before the guy came to take the pictures. the pics are at the CF site under

http://www.chickenfoot.us/meetgreet/2009-08-20-mohegan-sun-arena-uncasville-ct

my wife is hugging Chad and i'm next to Sammy in back of Mikey. well thats about it for now, until sunday night when we get to meet JOE again in NH, then get to see another show in Boston on monday!!

I attended this show with VIP package and Front Row Seat. My second Chickenfoot Show and Boy did they Kick Ass! Avenida has a new addition to the ending...Bass Solo..wow..is there any band that could pull that off in their first song?! Chad is so Rock Solid it must be inspiring drummers everywhere! Yes even myself as an intermediate player. Sammy..well i can bearly explain how hes up there always giving 101% and making the night special for so many with sigs and attention!..i personally saw how much this meant to quite a few fans including myself...thanks Sammy for Signing my banner!....and of course Joe...yeah this gig maybe easier than his solo but he cant change his drive to make each song a little better and creative. Its shocking to me how i can watch a band and look at Joe only 25% of the time..lol. During the show, Joe's mom was escorted on Stage with Sammy. Shes a cool lady ....besides being Joes Mom. You could see in her smiles during the show that she was very proud of her son...and being side stage must have been easier on the ears! they didnt play Running Out or Highway Star =(

I was permitted to go into each band members dressing room for pics and their guest room with food, warm up instruments, a big rack of wine (i couldnt find the Cabo)..got to see up close the famous chickenfoot guitar and the jack daniels bass. The onstage tour was added last minute and we had freedom to rove around the stage and take all the pics we wanted...

Davy Knowles (warm up) is an amazing guitar player . His band really sounded great!

and a thanks to Rich the tour director who made it an easy unpressurized tour...

Sexy Little Thing-Chickenfoot NYC Beacon Theater August 17th, 2009

"My Kinda Girl" - Chickenfoot NYC Beacon

Great show, well worth the wait. Thanks to WNCX for raffling tickets, and to chickenfoot for giving Ohio members of the fanclub tix to the concert.

http://tinyurl.com/myq5a3

A great show at the Chicago Theater (my first time at the venue). I've been to 5-6 Satch shows, and this was my first time at a non GA show, so I sat in the balcony. Even though I was in the front of the balcony, and had a great view, I didin't feel the vibe I've had at previous shows being in the crowd on the floor.

I love the Chickenfoot album, but not every song is great. So I was very surprised that the set list was practically identical to their previous road test shows, the entire album plus the same encore. I was also stunned that they didn't tap into any Satch, VH, or RHCP material. How about a two-minute Joe solo from a crowd favorite, not too much to ask. I think they played a Sammy song in the encore, wasn't familiar with it, though.

That being said, the music that was played was incredible, great energy from the band, they really sound great together, and I can't believe all that Sammy can do at his age--new respect for him. So overall the show is an 8; the 10 will always be the first G3 show with Vai and Johnson at the Aragon (horrible location, great CD!).

WOW! Really a great show, LOTS OF FUN! Thank you guys! Joe plays like GOD! Sammy, pure energy. Chad is a power of nature, thanks for playing even if you are not in perfect conditions. Michael Anthony amazing with the bass and the back vocals. A big thank to Michael Anthony for the beer (I hope you remember...) it was the best beer of my life! A fantastic band, I can't wait to see you guys again. Chickenfoot rules!

I have published some pictures of the show at http://gufastro.free.fr

Hey Guys

We came from Bristol UK to see you in Paris! ; we had already bought tickets to see Jeff Beck when you were in London so couldn't see you then. It was worth every £ to experience you in Olympia what a great venue The atmosphere was electric One of the best gigs of my life You rocked!!!! xXXx

FANTASTIC SHOW !!!!!!

How great to enjoy such an incredible energy and fantastic sound ! The whole band enjoys performing together and the audience can REALLY feel that !

So, thank you guys for this outstanding stage ! With so much fun too ! Pleaaaase come back soon and... Hey! Sammy and Michael ! You are right, men: french wine is fabulous, so forget about beer or tequila when in Paris (even though it is Cabo Wabo brand...), just bring a barrel and a few bottles of Burgundy on stage ;-)

Joe, Chad, Michael, Sammy >>>>>>>>>>>> You ROCK, men !!!!!!!!!

Chad, so sorry to hear that you hurt your arm during the show, hope you will recover soon.

CHICKENFOOT RULES !!!!!!

Totally awesome! I felt almost as sorry for the people missing out on the madrid gig, as I do for Chad!

I got the last, black, T-shirt, from off the wall!

I can't wait to go again!

Tickets were like GoldDust around the venue, SKIN were a surprizing bonus as the gig was billed without support when i bought the tickets, they played a nice acoustic set and a nice warm up for THE FOOT who came on around 9.

They played pretty much the whole of the album in order with a few additional jams thrown in.

First time i'd seen Sammy in a small venue and can see why the guy is so popular, excellent crowd interaction and really looked to be enjoying himself.

Loved Micheal's Flame Bass and the JD bass, sweet!!

Joe was excellent as usuall and nice to see him in an environment where there's less pressure on him as the main attraction, he still delivers even if he was on drums, which we know you can do too joe!! haha,

Chad just cracked me up, he is completely NUTS!! Falling off the kit and kicking it down at the end, But when he threw the drum up in the air and nearly K.O'd Sammy, nearly pissed myself luaghing at him,not nearly killing sammy that is, CHAD, Your'e a Nutter!!! LOVED IT!!!

Looking forward to seeing em when they come back!!

CHICKENFOOT CHICKENFOOT CHICKENFOOT CHICKENFOOT!!!!!!!!

Chickenfoot took to the stage with a screeching solo from Joe. Nice intro. They rocked through the album and looked like they were enjoying every moment. These guys love their job! The crowd of about 3000, went nuts as the got to see their rock heros. Satch, The Chilli Peppers and VH are worshiped in this part of the world.

After playing all the tracks on the album, they played Bad Motor Scooter and Highway Star. Chad must have thrown over 50 drum sticks to the crown. Satch gave away a similar number of guitar picks. He played amazing guitar, but that's what you'd expect from him.

The crowd left on a high.. everyone got a really great show. CF rocked Cork BIG TIME!

Truly the most Amazing Rock show ive ever been to! Luckily i was the second person to enter the Venue, MariMariSRV was the first (ladies First..lol). As expected Joe was on top of his game , precision playing and great melodic solos. The band seem to be having the time of their life by seeing the consistent smiles being projected across the stage. The band was as tight as Chad's snare drum. Everyone except Joe were really interacting with the audience, understandably as Joes job does require the most precision and attention (we appreciate that Joe). I wont go into much more detail as the shows have been consistant and all reviews seem to be similiar. Joes mom was attending and though Joe asked Sammy to keep to clean..you know he had to intentionally slip...thats Rock n Roll..lol. The crowds reaction to every song clearly shows this bands bright future!

I recieved one of the many Chad Signature Drum Sticks as so did most around me...that guy is dangerous..lol. Also as VIP, I recieved the Chickenfoot 8ball, cool, and the VIP shirt which was pre-distressed (cooLer), Autographed poster numbered 412 of 500, and the announcement of the next show in NY and sale date..yes in 3 months ill be doing it again...but i doubt it could be better than this show was.

Thanks Chickenfoot for bringing your best to NY...it was noticed and appreciated.

Heres a few of many pics i took that are awwwweesome

www.axeshredder.com/DSCF2081.JPG www.axeshredder.com/DSCF2161.JPG

Picture Montage Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lr2_TTpCtk

and the video of Oh Yeah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOolDkQuncM

This show was every thing one would expect knowing the musicians in this band but still unexpecting as fans we didn't really know what these guys were going to play. There was so much energy in this room it was unreal and I'm still hoarse from screaming. Sammy is one of the best vocalist/showman out there and Chad related to the crowd being a Chicagoian asking through out the show if the Blackhawks won. His drumming is so strong and his sound was in your face. Priceless.... Michael Anthony is a killer bassist running around the stage like a kid hanging with Sammy, jumping on Chad's drum riser and jammin' next to Joe. Then there is Joe. Is there really a better man or guitarist out there? I didn't think so. I'm so happy for Joe. Watching Joe grow from Not Of This Earth and the rest of his discography to endorsements to signature gear and now living his dream of being in a great rock band fronted by singer is just inspiring for me. Joe is a great example of what hard work, love of music, determination will yield. But most of all Joe is untouched by his fame and is still a person who will never forget who he is and where he came from. Priceless.....but you already knew that......

Mick, We can't thank you enough for what you did for Cindy and I. You're the best..... Thank you so much....

I have to admit, I hadn't heard much of Joe's music before this. I went to this show because I'm a fan of Sammy Hagar. Well, I am now a fan of Joe Satriani as well. His fans are the NICEST people I have ever met. I struck up a conversation with some die-hard Satriani fans who were waiting in line before the show. They were wonderful! And so was Joe. As he was going into the venue for soundcheck, he stopped a minute and chatted with those of us waiting for the concert. My 22-year-old son is a huge fan of his and I was lucky enough to get Joe's autograph for my son! What a cool, cool person Joe is! And after seeing him live, I don't think there is a greater guitar player out there. He blew everyone away.

Just wanted to say that. Now, here's my review of the best concert I have ever seen:

Chickenfoot has received a lot of bashing on the Internet. These comments are made by critics whose content is based solely on speculation. They're saying that supergroups never last, that Chickenfoot is comprised of washed-up rockers who are merely trying to cinch one last-ditch effort to hold on to their stardom, or need money. And when the term "supergroup" is used, it's become synonymous with the one-album flops from supergroups of the past whose combined efforts could not come close to that of their individual efforts.

Here's where Chickenfoot differs, as only those who have seen them live can attest. Whether they stay together and continue to generate music remains to be seen. But watching them live was a complete shock and privilege. I've attended hundreds of big-name rock concerts and I have never seen anything like it. This band is a combined talent of some of the best in the business. They are dominating, heavy, hard-rocking genius. The chemistry between the performers evidences the fact that they aren't doing this for the money; they're doing it for the music.

Days after their show in San Francisco, I wrote the following:

My body hurts all over; it’s wrung out like a wet rag. My right ear hasn’t quite come around yet either.

Chickenfoot's performance at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA on May 17, 2009 was the concert of a lifetime.

I knew I was in trouble when the first song, “Avenida Revolution,” a balls-to-the-wall song about the perils of Mexican immigrants, pounded from the speakers like an iron fist slamming down hard on the stage.

I was already overpowered.

Joe Satriani on guitar, Sammy Hagar on vocals, Chad Smith on drums and Michael Anthony on bass came onstage in a burst of sonic boom that felt like the world was splitting open, its internal organs shooting upward to the stratosphere like a volcano OD’ing on testosterone. It bounced off the back walls in some sort of sweet rage/euphoria and rolled like breeding thunder through the audience.

And it never let up.

This was not Hagar fronting a band, Satriani fronting a band, or even Smith or Anthony fronting. Chickenfoot has its own sound. They’re not a “supergroup” who will dissolve after one album. God I hope not. They have too much to offer. Their personalities and talents meld as if they should have been a band a long time ago.

I expected to be wowed by Satch. And I was. Years ago, after having watched Eddie Van Halen perform live, I described his guitar as being his arm—an extension of him. And I was duly impressed.

But Satriani’s guitar was not an appendage. For lack of a better term, and I hate to use this because it’s cliché, but he was one with it. The guitar was Joe and Joe was the guitar. The sounds he created through its body with unparalleled ease were beyond what I’d hoped to see.

Satriani adds a new vision to the music—quenches a thirst for the extraordinary.

The one who really surprised me was Chad Smith. I had previously thought that the drummer’s job, along with that of the bassist, was primarily to hold the rhythm together, to keep everyone on beat. I was sorely mistaken. Chad did not politely keep time; he was not merely background noise, he was a voice demanding to be heard from the first explosive thud. He banged those drums like he was making a political statement of world-altering proportions.

His contribution to Chickenfoot raises the bar many notches.

Sammy’s vocals have taken on greater dimensions in this band—his voice is richer, more soulful and multi-faceted than I've heard from him in the past, and yet it maintains the huskiness and spunk that makes a rock singer great.

That night, Sammy looked amazing. He sounded amazing. His song-writing talents, combined with those of Satriani, have taken each of them to new levels of musicianship and proved mutually beneficial. Because of this, Chickenfoot has an invigorating yet heavy sound.

And Mikey hammered his bass, never missing a chance to make a personal declaration with his distinctive backing vocals, the ones that helped make Van Halen famous.

Not one of them overpowered the others, and each gave 200 percent. They were dripping with sweat before the first song ended.

From the moment they took the stage, Chickenfoot commanded the night with the expertise of professionals who had risen above that title to the point where their art flowed naturally; it was not contrived. They had earned the right to enjoy themselves while allowing us a peek into their secret passions.

The music dumped into me with such intensity and felt so damn wonderful, it was almost agonizing. There’s a fine line between pain and pleasure anyway, especially in rock ‘n’ roll.

When they played “Learning to Fall,” my body felt like it was being wrenched by some out-of-control dictator. And I couldn’t stop the tears. The music was phenomenal; Sam's vocals and the harmonies impeccable. It sounded like there was an entire symphony surrounding me.

It is both glorious and infuriating to be manipulated by an outside source like that.

Another highlight was Chickenfoot’s rendition of Deep Purple’s “Highway Star.” It transported me back to my teen years when life was filled with the joy of listening to captivating rock music with good friends. “Machinehead” was one of the first albums I’d ever purchased.

Sammy did a fantastic job singing Ian Gillan’s incomparable lead vocals.

Chickenfoot’s entire performance tore me up bad. And yet, I felt like I was the contender who’d won the match. I knew at the time that I was going to be hurting afterward; I just didn’t care. It was so worth it.

If you are presented the opportunity, you owe it to yourself to see Chickenfoot.

You’ll only regret it if you don’t. Chickenfoot has revived rock 'n' roll!

--Bajarockpat www.bajarockpat.com

Yikes! Had to spend 40 bucks to get the right to buy a couple of tickets at $50 per; got to stand in line outside and chat with the local homeless(nice evening, though); got patted down by guys whose last gig was probably supervising detention in a junior high; found a decent place to watch the show toward the back of the floor, next to a pole so that people wouldn’t complain about me blocking the view (I’m 6-8); waited another hour, then got to be scolded for not enjoying the amateur singer trotted on to “entertain” me. Got pushed and shoved by guys who wouldn’t know how to behave at their own briss; won’t have to take a sauna for the rest of my life cuz the place got so stinkin’ hot; no way to go get a beer; show gets stopped halfway in because the promoter obviously oversold the shithouse, and I have to wait submissively for 20 minutes to hear the rest of the act. Some may say that there was too much testosterone in the crowd, but I think too many guys had overdosed on Viagra before the show. No wonder their wives stayed away.

Oh, I almost forgot– I saw one of the most unbelievable bands ever, rocking their hearts out. Best 90 bucks I ever spent.

Since I won the satriani.com free tickets drawing for Seattle's rockin' Chickenfoot debut at the worse-than-a-stinking-hole-in-the-ground El Corazon, I know in my heart I've got to do my part to pay y'all back - so here's my review. Many, many thanks to Joe for making these opportunities available to all us fans. It is so verrrrrrrry cool of you! Here's a LINK to some great photos from the show (not mine).

We showed up at the gig around 6pm and there were lines heading down either end of the block depending on how you got your ticket. As the contest winner I was on the band guest list so we just hung out right in front of the main entry until called. We were the first ones let into the venue and picked an obvious perfect spot in the bar area along a rail overlooking the floor and stage – directly in front of Joe. There was a camera tripod right next to us that turned out to belong to Joe’s crew and, as a result, we were able to say hello in person to Satch's noble Webmaster.

I read elsewhere there were technical glitches. Technical glitches my ass - this was one of those events where it just didn’t pay to be a concert snob; showing up only when you think the main act is going on or already has taken the stage. Give me a break - this was the Freakin' Foot's debut, people, so we got in early, held our ground, and enjoyed an absolutely stunning performance, as did the overwhelming majority of the crowd in the main floor area. In such a small room, those who staggered in late were, admittedly, at a serious disadvantage but we experienced absolutely no problems whatsoever and the show was just unreal from our vantage point.

As we hung out we watched Mike fine tune Joe’s guitars while the security crew got somewhat organized. Opener Amyjo Savannah came out for her sound check and sounded great in the empty room, and we told her so. The doors opened and the place began to fill up and was overpacked by the official 8pm starting time. By 8:45 the crowd was getting restless. Mike generously grabbed Amyjo’s Ovation and started tweaking it too - too bad I didn't have my axe with me too.

Around 9pm Amyjo took the stage and was at a serious disadvantage with this restless crowd and a really tired house sound system. But I’ll be damned if she didn’t hold her ground. If this was Texas they'd have thrown beer bottles just for the hell of it, not because she was bad or anything. That was one tough gig for a solo acoustic opener with a crowd that only wanted to rock, and rock it hard.

Well, they soon got exactly what they came for. This band is good. These songs are good. And these guys play so well together it is just unreal. Look, not many people are up to the task of taking the stage with 12 totally unheard songs and completely annihilating their audience - from beginning to end. Think about it – who on earth?

Yeah, it was that good. Even the suits were smiling backstage by the end of it. I suppose there was a lot riding on this working out but, hey, Chad on the drums was just a pure joy to watch – what he is doing here just fits so well and he is so animated about it. And, plain and simple, Sammy and Michael are pure rockhounds. OMG - Sammy is such a screamer! But topping them all was Joe, as always, just being Joe.

They played it just as it will appear on the CD, with the exception of Bitten by the Wolf, which may appear in the order presented on vinyl. Joe hauled out a double neck Ibenez at the start of Bitten and started into an old Rolling Stones tune that Sammy hadn't quite learned - may have been “It’s All Over Now” - but then broke into Bitten instead. Joe could not have been in better form and he did have a few new tricks up his sleeve. I'm looking forward to hearing it in detail on the record. Totally unreal - and I say this everytime I see him.

The set list was as follows:
1. Avenida Revolution
2. Soap on a Rope
3. Sexy Little Thing
4. Oh Yeah
5. Runnin' Out
6. Get It Up
7. Down The Drain
8. Bitten by the Wolf – (on vinyl LP only)
9. My Kinda Girl
***Intermission***
10. Learning To Fall
11. Turnin' Left
12. Future in the Past
Encore:
13. Bad Motor Scooter
14. Highway Star

The intermission, or so-called technical glitch, was triggered by a disgruntled (drunk/snobby) ticket holder who couldn't get a view so they proudly called the police, who in turn called the fire department, which put the show on hold for about 20 minutes following My Kinda Girl. All is fair in rock and roll, I suppose, and this actually turned out to be the perfect way to kick start the Road Test. The word is now out - absolutely nothing is going to stop these guys.

Things got straightened out fairly quickly and the band fired back up with Learning To Fall followed by Turning Left and the simply stunning played-live Future in the Past. Like I've already said – Joe has never been in better form – constantly pulling off flawless awesome stuff. Hendrix was definitely in the house. The Montrose song “Bad Motor Scooter" (starting with a LOUD lap steel guitar solo from Sammy on the floor) and Deep Purple’s “Highway Star" formed the encore and were presented as extended rockouts. Just perfect. No complaints here. Rock On CHICKENFOOT!!!

Ok.. that was the best day of my life..

I'v been a fan for about 15 years now, listening and playing Joe's songs every single day [didnt miss even 1 day without joe!], i spent about 5000$ to make this day happen, got a meet&greet pakcage, packed a bag, flew all the way from israel (about 20 hours of flying) and booked an hotel next to warfield

It was pretty big deal for me

The Q&A was pretty cool, I was so excited i couldnt speak :(

Joe is a funny guy. when he asked about the next G3 suggestions, i said tommy emmanuel [my fav along with vai, my mind is limited musically to joe, vai, tommy emmanuel and metallica, thats it lol] he is an accustic guitar player, but i though ill mention him. then he said "we ware that close to get him on on the next G3, but it didnt worked out".... wow, i didnt know they thought about it too.. but its good to know now, maybe joe and steve will make it happen, and then for me it will be the ultimate G3 lol

Anyway, i got my guitar signed and got a pic with him [yay!],

Show was short though and the songs ware pretty much like the cds for example there was no extended ending for "always" or special intro for "summer song"

but i loved every sec of what he gave there, sounds was great and the hall was pretty cool place to be in.

The only mistake i did, was going to the last show of the tour!, cause i want more and i, and the rest of us gonna have to wait! :(

But hey, a dream came true for me, i met joe!..

Cheers Yaron Levi, Israel

This show was One Big Rush as we were able to plant ourselves just a few feet from where Joe performs. This is one of the most crisp and clear audio venues in No.CA. Our ears were still humming a full day later even after wearing 32 dB earplugs. By being so close, we realized Joe is truly one with his instrument. Not just in spirit, but visually as well.

Using a camera (fixed lens, Mr. grabby security guy) and grooving to the tunes posed a major conflict. I just hope all those professional photographers in the pit will share their prized pix online for us. My shots from my new camera were not as clear as I had hoped for, even when Joe was performing dead center in front of me. Selections from PSAMOR were right on! Especially loved Revelation and Andalusia – wish the latter was longer. Maybe Asik Vaysel next time? Time Machine was just so refreshing to hear as the new/vintage song from Joe's vast collection. Please include more surprises like these on future tours like Bells of Lal, Clouds Race Across the Sky, and other resurrected songs like an Anthology Tour.

Both bands were having a great time, and I got a chuckle catching glimpses of Stu and Galen's expressions. It's rare to come across living legends and experience a fantastic night enjoying your gifts of music and forgetting about everything else. Prior reviews displayed Joe’s classy and professional character. If Joe had a tough night where things didn’t go well, he never disappointed his fans and continued to play his heart out. But tonight was a night where everything was perfect and what a way to end this tour!

THANK YOU to everyone who made this a memorable night:

1) The big-hearted event staff guy who let the kids get Corky Laing’s stick & Rev. Jones' pick in the pit and tried to help disengage the flash on a disposable camera so a fan could take photos during the concert;

2) 2 guys from Marin County that shared other JS & Vai concert stories with;

3) the other staff that discouraged attention from some of the restless natives while we waited in line for 2 ½ hours; and

4) notably Joe, Jeff, Galen, Stu and Mountain for putting on a top-notch tour!

This night is worth every penny spent, seconds waiting since August 3rd, sweats dropped during the whole show, almost getting my head knocked twice with Corky's sticks (got one of em..lol), and many other craps that usually would've pissed me off.

Joe's performance, the band, the sound, the whole vibe was out of this space, regardless that I somewhat felt the performance was a bit rushed (compared to Live 2006 in Anaheim or G3 2007).

The idea of the balloons at the end were rather annoying though for me. People end up focusing on blowing them up or tossing them to the stage rather than on the cool jam between Joe and Leslie. But whatever...at the end of the day, it was a great night, a great concert.

Thanks Joe for the awesome night and patiently answering our questions during the meet n greet. Thanks for signing my double satchurators, best of luck with "Chickenfoot" (are you guys still calling it that?), and see you next week at YouTube Live!

Joe was terrific, and the band sounded great - as always. He launched into I Just Wanna Rock to start the show, and never let up. I can't remember the order of the songs, but from Surfing With The Alien, he played: Ice 9, Satch Boogie, Always With Me and Surfing. From Flying In A Blue Dream he played Flying and One Big Rush; he did Time Machine; Summer Song and then Crowd Chant. He did four off the new record: Ghosts (the best live interpretation of the night), Andalusia, Revelation and I Just Wanna Rock. The Encore with Leslie West was excellent, with Leslie teasing Joe about being "a f---ing showoff" when he ripped off a riff. He also gave him a hard time about being reluctant to sing a stanza of "Down, Down, Down". But it was clear they had a good camaraderie, and the whole show was well worth the 3.5 hour drive from Mt. Shasta. Wish it would have been longer. Joe made a reference to the casino management at the end, saying "this is a casino and they want to make money, so they want to kick us out of here".

But, all that being said, I agree with the previous reviewer about the suck-factor of the venue. The Silver Legacy "concert hall" is a glorified convention/ballroom with a stage in the middle. The chairs are set across the floor, locked together and uncomfortably close. The floor is flat, so it's easy for the sightlines to get obscured. There are two large video screens on either side of the hall so the people on the sides can see. Acoustically, it wasn't bad, but I've heard much better.

Joe, can't wait to see you again; I have 3 requests:

1) Come back to Redding or Medford. Both cities have excellent venues, including a new outdoor amphiteater in Medford. Rock fans are starved up here. Ask Tesla and Frampton how receptive the audiences here are. They loved it.

2) If it's in Reno, pick another venue! The Silver Legacy doesn't deserve your business or ours.

3) Mothball some of the old stuff for awhile. Most of your fans have heard live versions of your old stuff. Bust out some Crystal Planet, Super Colossal, Is There Love..., and Strange Beautiful Music. There's tons of great stuff we've never heard you do live.

Can't wait for the Hagar stuff, and your next solo project, too. You rock, dude. My wife and I had a blast away from the kids for a night...and when momma's happy, daddy's happy....

Well, Joe. What can I say? I came here all the way from Salt Lake City, and it was well worth the trip. It was a great show and I finally got to see Leslie West in action. Thank you so much for having he and Corky along.

I hope you guys come to Salt Lake City someday. I'm well aware of your affiliation with Vox, but you still use our (Digitech) Whammy pedal. It would be an honor to see you come through town, and I'm certain that those of us from Harman Music Group wouldn't miss it for the world.

Thanks again,

Kell

I had front row seats at the Joe Satriani concert with Mountain at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix AZ Sunday night 11/9/08….totally awesome! I've seen Joe Satriani about 6 times now (Phoenix, Mesa, & Detroit area). But Sunday night, he was the BEST!

The concert was the best yet (like I said), I’d say probably because of where I sat - front row seats! So I had my own guitar lesson from the master. I mean I could have helped Satch do some finger taping; that’s how close – smack right in front of him. I’m sure he preferred a cute chick, but hey, I was playing air-guitar right along with him. His guitar playing is so intense; my ears welcomed some of his slow songs (I think he played 2). I still can't believe I saw the master up that close - Joe's guitar playing was absolutely phenominal!! The sound was excellent too - just perfect for my ears! He had a good backup rhythm guitarist playing along this time, which made the sound very full and complete.

Mountain was pretty cool too. The only song I remembered from them was Mississippi Queen. I caught a Corky Laing drum stick, and one of Stu Hamm’s base guitar picks (he actually hit me in the chest with it – good aim). That dude can play base; he did an awesome base solo, playing familiar songs – he almost makes me feel like taking up base guitar. Leslie West played some pretty cool blues guitar in his band, and then later at the end with Satch (dueling guitars on Leslie West's Signature Dean guitars). My ears are still ringing with Satriani tunes...

I do have to go out and buy some of Satriani’s newer stuff. A lot of the songs he played Sunday night were very intense and from his newer recordings. Did I tell you my ears are still ringing with his tunes….

One other thing I forgot to tell you about the show. Almost half way into Mountain performance, Leslie West just fell over – dropped to the floor and didn’t move. Of course I thought….shoot, I got front row tickets to see Leslie West’s last performance and die of a heart-attack….live in my face. Everybody just stopped playing and all the house lights went on. I guess he must of tripped over a chord or peddle or something. A couple of guitar techs came running out and helped him back up. All Leslie said was: damn that hurt, and then continued with the show.

What a flippin excellent show!! I think I'm always going to shoot for front row tickets from now on. It sure made the difference!!

Tom..

This was a fun show...my nine year old daughter's first concert in her life - and she loved it. My wife and I enjoyed seeing Leslie play - and both thought "dear god, the man's had a heart attack" when he tripped and fell - thank god it wasn't that! I'll admit to not being a Mountain fan, but seeing him play, particularly on the encore jams was a great treat.

Joe's set was well played - with a good variety of songs in his list. I loved hearing Time Machine, and Andalusia is one of my fav tracks from the new album. Stu's solo piece was great (in my daughter's words, "that looks hard"), and I enjoyed it - but wouldn't mind seeing it shaken up a bit more in terms of variety. His playing was solid, and I dare say more entertaining than Dave LaRue in general on stage. And Campitelli's playing is just as solid as when I saw Jonathan Mover play with Joe....both are a treat to hear live.

We didn't really have any criticisms of the show...at this time, we prefer him live than to the studio (not to knock the albums at all), and will continue to see him when he comes through town. Thanks Joe for a great show, keep coming back!

An amazing show no doubt despite being plagued with a few mishaps. Leslie West hitting the floor was frightening considering my attention was diverted at the drummer knocking over one of his cymbals constantly then a loud bang and Leslie on the floor. I think with me, and for most people, the words "heart attack" came to mind given his age and girth but luckily it wasn't anything of the sort. That and the drummer's sticks not flying in the intentional directions and Joe's wah dieing out during summer song made it fairly eventful/entertaining.

All of the songs from the new album were amazing, though would have liked to hear a few more from the new album. But coupled in with Time Machine and One Big Rush, it was definitely one of the strongest setlists imaginable. Seeing Joe with the Les Paul at the end was perfect in proving that Joe will sound like Joe no matter what guitar/equipment he uses which was part of an answer during the meet and greet. All in all, best performance by joe yet, and something that will be etched into my memories for years to come. Can't wait for the next tour.

We came from Midland for our first meet-and-greet. It was worth every penny and we'll definitely be back. Thanks to Joe and his staff for making it a very memorable event. The show was fantastic!

Very special thanks to Jeff Campitelli. Jeff took the time to chat with my autistic son while Joe was signing autographs. My son is a jazz drummer and Jeff made an experience of a lifetime for him.

Joe, Stu, Galen and Jeff: Thanks for all the years of awesome music and shows. I've been a fan since the 80's and will be rocking the nursing home with your music!

Matt

AWESOME SHOW!!!

That concert wore me out. Leslie West and Corky Laing of Mountain were amazing. Satch was his usual electric self. The encore of Crowd Chant and Summer song was the icing on the cake. Only to be followed by another TWO songs WITH Laslie West. Absolutly Effin Amazing! I cant wait for summer 09'!!!

The VIP meet and greet, as usual, was also amazing. Looking forward your future endevours, Satch!

PS. Mike manning is the greatest tech in the world, nice job of fixing the phenomenon of the "disapearing rock".

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Leslie West-"You know who signed my guitar? Mike Manning."

meleeman18- "THATS AWESOME!"

Satch- "Thank you! Yes, that is awesome!"

Satch dared to congratulate Obama on this red state.... woohoo....

MOUNTAIN ROCKED.

SATCH ROCKED !

Hey, we were at the concert and Satriani announced that Democrats had won after the band went backstage for a 2 or 3 min break and supposedly they heard on the news, I was waiting till the end of the concert to go out and hear the news but Satch gave them up ..... So, I first heard from Satch.

First off I have seen Joe several times and I must say this show had probably the best sound of any venue.

Leslie and the guys opened for him and did a great job. Great sound, heavy riffs, that got you moving. Their Bob Dylan cover was great and Mississippi rocked.

Joe came out blazing. He had a some gear problems a few songs in and was put to a halt for about 3 minutes or so but Mike fixed it. Joe said he thought it was the selector switch. Joe, the band, and the crowd were totally feeling the music. He was flawless. Everyone was clapping and singing (yelling in tone) LOL, and the venue just had a great vibe. Stu did his solo like always and nailed it. Theres more but you have the gyst. Joe always rocks. A Definate 10!

P.S. If your going to a show at the House of Blues here are 2 pieces of advice...

1. Eat before you go in the venue either at the restaurant or somewhere else unless you want to pay $5 for a tiny slice of pizza that looks like it was microwaved (We were runing late and couldn't stop)

2. If you are beer drinker, bring a ton of cash cause a can or bottle is $7.. Yeah..

Most excellent!!! This was my sixth Satch show and I have to say it was the absolute best. It is true that a perfect day of eating and drinking at EPCOT was sweet. And the fact that we had THE BEST seats in the entire House of Blues helped too. However, it was the quality of the sound, the energy, the set-list, the weather . . . every variable was perfect. Also, the crowd at the HOB was the best I have seen and heard. The energy level was high, the crowd response was intense, and all of it was natural. The crowd did an awesome job also with IJWR and Crowd Chant . . . they hit it 100%

About the set-list . . . it was excellent. The song list was designed for high energy and it worked well. Of course I would love to have heard compositions from CP, ITLIS, SBM, and much more from SC. Since Joe only played one from SC, I would have rather heard MofTears, ORD, or CNWay. I could be here all day making a list of the songs I would have liked to hear, but with Joe's stunning inventory that is the way it goes! I would not have changed one thing about Friday night.

Mountain was really cool . . . the jam at the encore was terrific and the band was tight. STU, it was good to have you back on stage!!!!!!!!

I attended Joe's concert on 10/29 in Ruth Ekerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. This was my third Satriani concert. Joe was on fire! And Stu's bass solo was terrific. My only complaint is that in the 3 times I have seen Joe he has played essentially the same set list, with the exception of the songs from the new album he is promoting. This one was slightly different however with the addition of "Ghost" and "Time Machine". But songs like "Ice 9" "Satch Boogie" "Flying in a Blue Dream" "Surfing with the Alien" "Always with You, Always with Me" "Summer Song" "Super Collassal" and "Crowd Chant" which accounts for half of his set he has played every time I have seen him, also these are all on his DVD's.

I would Kill to hear "Love Thing" "Cryin" "Searching" "Is there love in Space", among dozens of others in concert. C'mon Joe, you have a catalog of hundreds of songs, you have got to mix it up a little more. However if you decided to play the same songs again I would probably still come out because your shows really are the best.

Great show.... opening act was better than I expected. Would love for Stu to write a new solo though..... have heard this one several tours now.

Setlist was better than last time I saw him.... Time Machine is an amazing song!

Mountain was amazing - they definitely surprised some who I guess weren't expecting too much from them. They also seemed to enjoy themselves.

Then Joe came on and blew me away, for the fourth time! He played Time Machine which is one of my favorite songs of his, and which I have never heard him play live. First time seeing Stu live and I absolutely loved him! They all have such a chemistry together, it's unbelievable.

The encore with Leslie and Joe was very impressive, and really enjoyable - played a lot of bluesy stuff. The sound was great!

Happy that Joe chose the Variety Playhouse again - great venue with lots of great picture-taking opportunities and also the chance to meet the guys afterwards which I always love! So this concert definitely gets a 10.

Awesome show! I've been a fan of Satch since the mid eighties. I took my son, and his college roommate to the show, and they were blown away by his performance, I think it's safe to say Joe has two new fans for life. They also loved seeing Leslie West, and commented that it was probably the best opening act they've ever seen. I drove all the way from Memphis, picked up my son,and his friendfrom Knoxville (1500+ miles round trip)and it was worth every mile traveled.The encore performance with Joe, and Leslie was incredible. We all can't wait to see him again. Hopefully he make it to Tennessee next tour. I attended the G3 show in Nashville in 2007, at the Ryman, and was equally blown away.

JOE'S THE MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, what an amazing show! Joe and the crew just blew me away! Mountain was actually better than I thought they would be, but Satch was ten times better. Loved the set list. Hearing Time Machine was awesome (don't expect to hear that one). One Big Rush and Ghost were also pleasant surprises. Stu's bass solo kicked major butt too. I'ma gonna have to side with the first dude... overall the crowd wasn't that into it. I felt kinda out of place jumping up and down for Crowd Chant. Oh well, I guess. But that aside, this show was so awesome!

Joe, you rock so hard! I love you, man!

Last night was nothing short of incredible. My first Joe show since G3 '03 and this was even better.

I like a lot of Mountain's music but based on their live DVD from a few years ago and some reviews of them here I wasn't sure how much I was going to like them. I was really impressed though. Leslie West's vocals sound just as good as ever and was a pretty entertaining frontman.Corky Laing sure hits hard for an old guy, he really sent those sticks flying. Rev Jones was a good bass player but his stage presence was way too overdone, swinging the hawk and kicking his legs up all the time. Sound was also really good, probably a bit better then Joe's actually.

Joe took the stage at around 8:45 with I Just Wanna Rock and it didn't let up from there. 2 of the best hours of my life. Loved the set list, had never heard "Ghosts" before but it was absolutely awesome. Stu's solo was great too, I've heard him do a lot it on San Francisco countless times but it's still awesome. Loved the little Going to California bit. Jam with Leslie West was great too. Joe's tone has never sounded better, I think I need to get myself a Satchurator. I disagree with the previous reviewer, the crowd around me was pretty into it. I'd say it was standing half the time, sitting half the time. I didn't mind that though, I can't stand for two hours on a sloping floor. Sound could've been better, Joe was loud and clear but Jeff's bass drum was drowning out Galen completely. Stu could've been a bit louder too.

Overall an amazing show, can't wait for Joe to come back.

I have to preface this by saying that I've seen Joe on every tour since Flying In A Blue Dream, including the G3 tours...

Last night at The Warner Theater Joe, Stu, and Jeff played better than I've ever seen them. The guys were absolutely amazing. The sound was awesome and Joe's new light show was very cool. I would give this show a 10 but for one thing...the crowd sucked. Seriously. I got tickets for my 9 year old son and I down in the 5th row and was ready to rock for his first rock concert...and the crowd SAT DOWN for almost the whole show...come on people, we're not seeing an orchestral concert or anything.

Joe, you are the man...you amaze me every time I see you. Thank you for keeping up the level of musicianship and showmanship.

This is the 6th time I seen Joe. Five times solo and once with G3 back in 2007. Joe is the best guitarist in the world in my book. I met him back in 2006 (VIP package), but got to meet him for nothing outside the bus at the Keswick. He is so down to earth and such a nice guy. He says he remembered me from the conversation we had back in 2006 about our roots being from Italy. I wrote about him in Italian language class the night after the show and told him I was going to write about him!!! I sure hope he meant it when he said he did remember me and wasn't just being nice. Oh, btw Joe, I got an 88 on my test!

Anyway, I wanted to stand, but I seen no one else standing and was worried about the people behind me. I was in the 10th row, so I thought it best to sit, but I was dancing in my seat! I cannot see Joe far away anymore. I need to be right up there watching those magic fingers do their thing! Hey does anyone know the setlist from that night? Thanks in advance.

SATCH, I LOVE YOU!!!

Joe was great and was as usual right on, regarding mountain I wasn't to crazy about it, Leslie West seemed to be recovering from an eternal hangover and as he was playing reminded me of John Mcain. I couldn't make 80% of the lirics and sounded like he was singing inside bucket. I hate to say this but the contrast between Joe and Mountain was too great and Mountain should be focusing in more on bingo nights and farm market tipe of gig. Great show on Satriani's part and I will definetely be there for upcoming show including G3 which I am already looking forward to.

Richard

Once again Satch was spot on. This is my 4th time seeing Joe live, 3 times solo & once with the G3. I'm very happy he brought back Stu Hamm. Galen and Jeff were excellent as usual. The lighting and video effects were a nice touch. I understand that the new album will always get a lot of play, which is fine. The rest of the setlist is almost identical to the super colossal tour. Please switch up the rest of the setlist in the future.

What made my night was Mountain. I'm a huge Mountain fan, but never saw them live. Granted Felix wasn't there on bass, but the MSG bassist filled in just fine. Leslie looked a bit old and complained about not finding a cheesesteak, but still plays a mean and loud guitar. They played all old stuff which was nice, including "Why Dontcha" from the West, Bruce & Laing days. Next time don't tease "Long Red", play the entire song. Speaking of Corky Laing, he still has his patented break the drumstick on the ride cymbal thing going on. He easily went through 50 drumsticks that night.

As I hoped, Leslie did come out and jam for about 20 minutes with Satch. My only question, why did so many people leave before the show ended? The bluesy "Stormy Monday" jam kicked ass and "Going Down" was awesome. The show was over by 10:20pm and I still had an hour drive home and had to be up for work by 5am. These were not people with small kids leaving, these were adults who looked like they belonged at a Madonna concert.

The only reason the show gets a 9 is because of the lame crowd. There seemed to be too many "psuedo Satch fans" at the show. The ones rocking the most were the ones that were 60 and older.

Thanks again Joe for a great performance and for bringing the "Great Fatsby" along for the ride. I'll be there next time around.

My wife and I did the meet and greet with Joe and we are so glad we did. He's such a great guy! He answered everyones questions for almost an hour! It was a thrill to talk with him and take a picture with him.

I've seen Joe about 6 times and each one has been great, this one being no different. I was in the fourth row, so I had a great view. Can't wait to see him again. Thanks so much Joe........You rock!!

I've seen Joe quite q few times and every time, he delivers a great show. It's great to see Stu playing with Jeff, Galen, & Joe again, mainly because I can always count on a Stu bass solo that will leave me in awe of his musical talents. Zep's "Goin' to Cali" was a BIG surprise and it was beautifully executed!!! Rock on Stu!! Hearing the classic Gems is always a treat; "Satch Boogie", "Blue Dream","Surfin", etc. To me, A super HUGE surprise is hearing "Time Machine"!!! I thought I'd never hear that LIVE but that song, even hearing it the 1st time yrs ago, really takes to the stage really good. Awesome groove, soaring melodies, dynamics brought way down,..etc,..perfect for the stage. Kudos on that choice! Also the song that sent goose-bumps everywhere was the new tune "Revelation". What a great combo of melody and chords...perfect. I have got to hear the recored vrsn of "Ghost". It sounded very erie & spooky, just in time for Halloween. Low spots:.."One Big Rush". Ok tune. Off of the "Blue Dream" cd, I think "Potato-Head Groove Thing" would have been a better choice plus be a crowd pleaser as well. Also, I got kind of used to hearing this awesome, beautiful improve at the end of "Always w/Me,..", but this time. It was nicely done, but not as magical. It would be cool to see Joe's back-drop video show develop as the tour or tours go on. some songs really take on a new life of imagery when occompanied by some visual idea.

Overall, Joe was on fire. For example, when he hit the stage, he didn't let up for 5 songs!! He was determined to shred everyone there!!! I lost my breath after the 1st 6 tunes!!!...in a very good way..