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Check here regularly for the latest news from Steve Vai - including new releases, performances, events, appearances, competitions, publications and site updates. For information on live shows, check out our Tour Dates page.
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Click the image above to check out the latest treasures from the Mothership - available on Ebay!
Steve performs with Dave Matthews at the Latin Grammys 2004 Person of the Year tribute to Carlos Santana, August 30, 2004. pic: Grammy.com
Steve in Taipei, Taiwan - August 1, 2004. pic: Thomas Nordegg.
Jeremy, Dave, Tony, Steve and Billy sign autographs at Kosmic Sound in Perth, Australia - July 21, 2004.
Eric Clapton and Steve Vai backstage at Crossroads Guitar Festival -June 6th, 2004. Photo: Dan Schmidt
“I Know You're Here” - G3’04, Arrow Rock Festival, Holland - June 13, 2004. Photo: Niels Peerdeman
Steve performs with the Metropole Orchestra at the Paradiso, Holland - May 23, 2004.
Steve recording vocals at The Mothership Studio. Click the image above to see larger versions.
Gregg Bissonette working on percussion at The Mothership Studio. Click the images above to see larger versions.
Billy Sheehan recording bass at The Mothership Studio. Click the images above to see larger versions.
Jeremy Colson recording drums at The Mothership Studio. Click the images above to see larger versions.  
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October 14, 2004Upcoming Ebay Auctions!They're back! Ever wanted to own a piece of gear used by Steve - either on stage or in the studio? A recent clean-up of The Mothership Studio turned up ton of footpedals in all shapes and sizes. Check out out Ebay Auctions page for more information on each item. The first auctions will begin this Sunday October 17, and will continue weekly for the next few weeks and months. September 15, 2004VAI-TUNES Music Download Store - Now Open!The VAI-Tunes Music Download Store is finally open! Two audio files are currently available - in both high quality AAC and MP3 files. “Burning Bush” is an unreleased track recorded during The Ultra Zone sessions. “Mag Jam” was recorded for UK Guitar Magazine around the same time. We will be adding more downloads - both audio and video in the coming weeks and months. Purchasing files from the VAI-Tunes Music Download Stores is easy. Payment can be made by either PayPal or credit card. We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on how we can improve the store. You can either post your comments on our Message Board or Jemfest Radio Interviews SteveCheck out Jemfest Radio's fantastic new interview with Steve, which took place on September 12. In the interview Steve talks about the new album Real Illusions, touring, the development of the Ibanez Jem and Universe and a whole lot more. Some of the questions were submitted by you, the fans - so check it out to see if your questions were asked - and answered! You can download the interview by visiting Jemfest.com! TODAY: The Aching Hunger 4FM Broadcast - Part 3 - EARLY START ALERT!Don't forget! 4FM (on Dutch public radio Channel 4) will be broadcasting Part 3 of their Aching Hunger special series on Wednesday September 15, 2004. Part 3 will feature the second half of The Aching Hunger show from the Paradiso Amsterdam. The broadcast will begin at 10:45pm Dutch time (1:45 USA PST, 4:45 USA EST) - 15 minutes EARLIER than the previous shows. You can listen to 4FM's live internet broadcast by clicking here. You can post your reviews of the radio broadcast HERE on the Vai.com Message Board! We'll also be having a listening party in the Vai.com Message Board chatroom - just click the "Chat" link at the top of the Message Board page to join in! Due to popular demand, 4FM is planning a special bonus show in December, including mixes that were not presented in Part 1, 2 or 3. You can email them with your requests at: September 6, 2004Steve On Stage With Dave MatthewsCheck out the image on the left - taken at the Latin Grammy's Person of the Year tribute to Carlos Santana on August 30, 2004. For a report on the evening, visit the special page on Grammy.com. New T-Shirts Available in the Vai.com StoreTwo new t-shirts, plus an old favorite have been added to the Vai.com Online Store. The “Power Twins” t-shirt immortalizes Steve and Billy as cartoon superheros, while the Vai logo shirt features a small green “VAI” logo on the left breast. Both shirts feature dates from Steve's recent G3 and solo tours. These shirts were only available on these summer tours and sell quickly - so order yours before they're gone! The highly popular “Passion and Warfare” t-shirt is also back in the store. New Vai.com ChatroomWe're phasing out our old chatroom and replacing with a new chat connected to the Vai.com Message Boards. If you're already a registered member of the Message Boards, just click the "Chat" button at the top of the screen. You can also access the chat through the link at the bottom of the Message Boards index page. (You will need to log in first.) Come help us test out the chat - and let us know your thoughts. You never know who might show up! August 24, 2004Steve Vai and Dave Matthews to Honor Carlos SantanaThe Latin Recording Academy® has announced that Salma Hayek and the executive producer of the evening, Quincy Jones, will present international superstar Carlos Santana with the 2004 Latin Recording Academy Person Of The Year award. George Lopez and Cheech Marin will co-host the tribute gala to take place Monday, Aug. 30, 2004 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Steve Vai will perform "Love Of My Life" with Dave Matthews. Other artists paying tribute to Santana include Cabas, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Black Eyed Peas, Café Quijano, Fher of Maná, La Ley, Ozomatli, Robi Draco Rosa, Rob Thomas and Julieta Venegas. For more information visit: www.grammy.com or visit the Latin Grammy website. 4FM Broadcasts: The Aching Hunger and more!Creative Catalyst Co de Kloet will be launching a new version of his radio series 4FM on Dutch public radio channel Radio 4. The series will include a number of specials about the recent Metropole Orchestra project - The Aching Hunger - composed by Steve Vai; along with specials on Mike Keneally, Terry Bozzio, Chris Opperman and an exclusive acoustic session with Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller. The show will launch on Sept. 6th and will air daily after that from 10:30pm - Midnight Dutch time (1:30pm - 3:00pm USA PST, 4:30pm - 6:00pm EST). You can listen to the show online at www.4fm.nl. Don't miss the following shows over the next two months: Wednesday, September 8th: Friday, September 10th: Wednesday, September 15th: Monday, October 11th: Monday, October 18: Friday, October 22nd: Thursday, October 28: Friday, October 29: You can listen to 4FM's live internet broadcast by clicking here. Wanna Interview Steve?Guitar.com is giving you a chance to win the opportunity to interview Steve! To enter the contest, visit Guitar.com's contest page. August 19, 2004G3'04 South America Dates AnnouncedCheck out the Tour Dates page for info on the G3'04 South American Tour featuring Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Robert Fripp in late November/early December. August 12, 2004Crossroads Released on DVDLong out of print on VHS, Crossroads has finally been released on DVD. Featuring the famed "Crossroads duel" with Steve as 'Jack Butler' - the devil's guitarist, this film has been a cult classic for guitar fans for years. Pick up your copy now! August 6, 2004A New Postcard From SteveCheck out our All About Steve/Postcards section for a new post-Aussie Tour update from Steve. We also have a new photo of Steve in Taipei - beamed directly from Thomas Nordegg's palm pilot. Subscribe to the Vai.com Newsletter!Our next newsletter will be coming out in the next week. We'll be giving away autographed posters from the Australian tour - signed by Steve and the band and crew. You can sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of our homepage - or go directly to our Newsletter subscription page to add your email address to the list. July 22, 2004A Note From SteveHey Folks, Well, you may not like this but I pushed the release
of the new record 'til Feb 2005. Eh, I can hold my breath 'til Feb. Vai Piano Reductions Vol I: Ah, another box set installment. Several years ago, while putting the concept together for the box set, I wanted to include some unique CD's. I adore solo piano music when performed with sincerity and passion so I thought it might be nice to include a CD of solo piano arrangements of 10 or so songs from the catalog. Hmmm, where to find a specially gifted piano player that possesses the ears and imagination to construct arrangements out of some of these challenging little fantasies, and the fingers to make them sound extraordinary. Ah yes, Mike Keneally! Mike knocked himself out on this stuff folks. He arranged and performed the following songs for solo piano. Some of it is truly breathtaking. All About Eve The CD is finally complete and we are hoping to
make it available exclusively at vai.com by the end of this year. Steve and the Vai Band on FretnetAustralian guitar-focused radio show Fretnet will air a special show featuring Steve, Billy Sheehan, Tony MacAlpine and Dave Weiner this coming Sunday morning, July 25, from 2am - 6am Australian Eastern Standard time (Saturday morning USA time and Saturday afternoon Europe time.) Listeners in Melbourne can tune into PBSFM 106.7 to catch the show. The rest of the world can check out the webcast at Fretnet.com. Tell a friend! July 14, 2004Australian Aftershow Winners Announced!The winners for the Vai.com Aftershow Pass contest have been announced in the Concert Attendance Forum. Winners for each city are listed in their appropriate threads, and they will have received an email from us. It's important you reply to this email by 5pm Friday July 16. Congratulations to our winners - enjoy the show! July 11, 2004A Note From SteveGreetings All, So sorry I have not sent more updates. I’m working on a big one that covers the Metropole project, the new CD and the G3 tour but at this time I want to tell you a little bit about the influence that Robert Fripp has had on me. As a youth I used to hear a lot about this guy but wasn't introduced to his music until I went out and bought “Exposure” when I was about 18 years old. This record had a profound impact on me. It was completely different from anything else that was going on at the time. I felt I was hearing a real musician that was using his guitar as a tool to create his art. His music was unique. It was obvious to me that he could play just about anything on the instrument but playing the guitar was not the only thing he was doing. He was creating sounds and atmospheres that sounded like nothing else. There was such an aggressive edge and yet at other times it was profoundly beautiful. It was also obvious that he was a guy who was doing EXACTLY what he wanted and what he was hearing in his head, regardless of what any genre or trend was dictating. That is the epitome of musical integrity. This was inspiring to me and gave me the courage to make a firm resolve that I would do the same thing with my own ideas. Then I finally was introduced to King Crimson and…. Game over! If you try to consider the coolest band that you have in your collections right now, that’s what King Crimson has been since the 70’s to many. It’s impossible to quantify the effect that this band (Robert's vision) has had on contemporary rock musicians. There would be no bands like Tool, Dream Theater, Mudvayne, Rush and so many others including Steve Vai the way you know him. There are treasures beyond measure in Robert's catalog and I sincerely suggest you take the time to discover these jewels.There are not many musicians I consider a true genius of the art and he is one of them. His musical intuition is real without any excuses. We can only hope to have that kind of honesty in our art.Now, G3 is a celebration of the guitar in all its permeations, and it will continue to be so, with or without me. I believe that what Robert is doing with his Soundscapes is cathartic Divinity. It’s about restraint and patience. If you attend one of the G3 concerts with Robert, I suggest you open your mind and let go of what you may be expecting and let the beauty of this man's sonic tapestries just wash over you. Joe and I will fill the air with all the violent Mongolian string abuse you can possibly handle for one evening. By the way, If you are fortunate enough to dive into Robert's catalog for his guitar playing, you may discover that the man can shred Joe and I if he wanted to.Robert is a total gentleman, a lovely man and all of us have bonded nicely on this tour and Joe and I feel a reverent honor in having him with us. Warm regards, Record Label Accounting PractisesWe've posted a letter from Steve in support of Senator Murray's senate bill (1034) regarding record company accouting practises. SB 1034 would give artists the assurance they deserve that record companies must accurately report royalties and pay them in accordance with their contractual obligations. You can also read more about the bill at www.rightsforrecordingartists.com July 6, 2004Steve Vai - Live In London CD - PRE-ORDER NOW!Available now for pre-order from Sony: Steve Vai - Live In London. This "bootleg" release is only available through Sony's special Vai Bootleg Boutique online store. The CD will be available for both US and International customers. The tracklisting for the CD is as follows: - Shy Boy The first 500 people to order online will receive copies autographed by Steve! Order yours now! July 1, 2004IMPORTANT: Venue Change: G3 Show July 2.The venue for the G3 show in Spain on July 2 has CHANGED. The show will now take place at: Polideportivo Municipal - Elkano 27, Mondragon, Guipuzcoa 20500 SPAIN. Phone: +34.94.377.1677. Concert start time/schedule will remain the same. UPDATE: Padova, Italy - G3 In-Store AppearanceThe in-store appearance planned for Essemusic Store in Montebelluna has been CANCELLED. A new venue for the meet and greet is being organized. We will announce details as soon as they come to hand. June 26, 2004Real IllusionsWatch this Vai.com exclusive sneak peek of Steve recording guitar tracks for the new album Real Illusions due out soon. Discuss here. Video requires Quicktime 6.5. Perth, Australia - In-Store AppearanceSteve will be meeting fans and signing autographs at Kosmic Sound on July 21st from 4-6 pm. Kosmic Sound is located at 94 Hector St, Osborne Park, WA, 6017. You can call them at: (08) 9204 7577 for more information. The store will be open at 9am and throughout the day bands will perform outside the store. Steve will not be performing, but his appearance will mark the grand opening and ribbon cutting of this new store. June 22, 2004Update: No Birmingham InstoreThe instore at PMT Birmingham on Saturday 26th June will not be taking place as advertised. We apologize to fans for the inconvenience. G3’04 Europe ReviewsBeen to a G3 show in Europe? We want to hear your reviews and see your pictures. To read and/or write your own, visit the Vai.com Message Boards' Concert Reviews forum. Favored Nations - Win an iPod!Our extended family at Favored Nations are giving you the chance to win an iPod. Simply check out their online listening party where you can preview the entire new release from Vernon Reid & Masque - Known Unknown. While you're there enter your name in the draw to win an iPod with the album loaded on it. They are also giving away 5 runners-up prizes of the autographed CD. The contest ends on 6/25 - so click here to check it out now before it's too late! June 16, 2004Singapore Fans - Rock Guitar Competition '04The promoters of Steve's concert in Singapore are holding a Rock Guitar Competition with the winner receiving a Yamaha electric guitar worth $1000, the chance to jam with Steve, plus 2 VIP backstage passes. Registration starts on June 16, 2004 & closes July 14. You can download the registration form by clicking here: Registration Form and Rules & Info Sheet/Flyer. All competition information and rules can be found on the registration form. The Aching Hunger - Image GalleryThanks to fans attending the Metropole Orchestra shows, we bring you some fantastic images from Steve's performances in Holland last month. Visit the Vai.com Photo Gallery to see them all. G3'04 Latin AmericaIf you live in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina or Chile, stay tuned for some exciting news... ;) June 11, 2004Music As Art - Ballerina 12/24They're finally here. Limited edition, framed prints of Steve's own hand-written leadsheets for Ballerina 12/24 are available now in the Vai.com Online Store. Each comes personally numbered and autographed by Steve himself! This beautiful collectors piece measures 21"x13"x1". We only have a small amount available - so don't miss out! New Tour Date - South KoreaA new show in South Korea has been added to Steve's solo tour in Asia on Saturday August 7. Visit the Tour Dates page for more info. Upcoming Releases• Sony will be releasing a CD version of the Steve's Astoria London show - the audio taken directly from the DVD. The disc is part of their "Bootleg" series and will be available for purchase online only. More information will be posted in the next couple of days. • Motörhead's new CD Inferno features Steve's blistering guitar work on two tracks “Terminal Show” and “Down On Me.” The album will be released on June 22 on Metal-Is Records. Check this album out! • Dave Weiner's long-awated solo CD Shove The Sun Aside is available now through Dave's website. You can catch Dave appearing in the Vai band in the coming days on the European G3 Tour - and his CD will be available at the Merch booth. June 9, 2004A New Postcard from Steve...Steve has written you a new postcard in our All About Steve/Postcards section of the site. He's also written a short note to everyone in the Birthday thread on our Messageboards. Steve is putting final touches on the new album, and rehearsing with the band for the upcoming G3 Tour in Europe. Aftershow Passes and Tour DatesWe have announced the winners for our Aftershow Pass contest for G3 Europe. Check each tour date thread on our Messageboards to see if you're a winner. You will have also received an email from us asking you to confirm your attendance. The Australian tour dates Aftershow Pass contest is still running - so if you haven't already signed up, do so now before it's too late! We are now running an Aftershow pass contest for the show in Singapore too. Please be sure to read the contest rules before entering! At this stage we're still investigating whether giveaway passes will be available for the Taiwan and China dates. Please also note that the venue for the show in Hong Kong has changed. Check the Tour Dates page for more info. Photo GalleriesThanks to everyone who sent in photos from the Aching Hunger Metropole Orchestra Shows in Holland. We're preparing a photo gallery full of photos from the show. We also have a few photos from the Crossroads Guitar Festival courtesy of Pia Vai that we'll be posting in the next few days. And the long-awaited G3'03 galleries are just around the corner too! And more...We've been busy working on a bunch of other cool things here, as well as updating certain other parts of the site. Look around and you might see some changes! We've got some cool things coming - so check back regularly! June 6, 2004Happy Birthday Steve!Click here to sign Steve's online birthday card on our Vai.com Message Boards! Crossroads Guitar Festival Today!Steve and the band will be performing at 12 noon today. If you're in the Dallas area and want to check out the shows, tickets may still be available through Ticketmaster - or at the venue. May 26, 2004The Aching Hunger - Holland May 22-24, 2004Click the image on the left to see a larger image of Steve performing with the Metropole Orchestra at the Paradiso in Holland on May 23. Many thanks to all the fans who have emailed us photos from the shows! We'll be featuring them on Vai.com in the coming days. Want to send us your photos for the site? . To read reviews of the shows and see even more photos, visit the Vai.com Message Boards Concert Reviews section. Don't forget to add your review if you were at one of the shows! May 21, 2004Singapore/Pan-China Tour - UpdateWe have some corrections and updates to the the venues for the Pan-China leg of Steve's solo tour. Tickets for the Singapore show are available now through Sistic. Tickets for the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Beijing dates are available through RockEmpire. Check out Tour Dates page for more information! Australian Tour UpdateTickets are selling fast for the shows in Australia. The Sydney show is expected to be sold out in a few days. The other dates should sell out soon after. Don't miss out on these incredible shows! May 12, 2004Steve Vai Solo Australian Tour July 2004 - UpdateSteve and his band will be touring Australia in late July. The tour will kick off in Perth on July 22 and visit Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Check our Tour Dates page for dates, venues and ticketing info. Tickets go on sale Monday 17 May for Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Tickets for the Adelaide show go on sale May 18. Australian guitar legend Brett Garsed is confirmed as the opener for the Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney shows. Aftershow Pass GiveawayWe're giving fans attending G3 and Vai shows a chance to win After Show passes to meet Steve and the band after the show. To take part in the contest, you need to register a user account on our Message Boards, and list your name under the show you're attending. You can read more about the contest here. Jemfest USA 2004 - May 21-22, 2004Our very good friends at Jemfest are gearing up for their next annual get-together in Orlando, Florida on May 21 - May 22 2004. This year's killer line-up includes Bill Peck, Rob Balducci and Eric Sands among others. The event culminates in the famous Jemfest Jam where everyone can take part. Bring along your guitar(s) and check out some amazing Ibanez Jems, Universes and customs! There's also cool giveaways and charity raffles! Jemfest is now in its 6th year and has expanded to the UK, Germany and now Australia! Jemfest continues the tradition of giving all their proceeds to the Make a Noise Foundation. What makes this event remarkable is the dedication to every attendee and performer. Over 6 years, Jemfest has seen 27 artists perform 54 shows for charity. It's always tons of fun - don't miss it! You can read more by visiting Jemfest.com. May 9, 2004More Gear on Ebay!We've added one of the necks from Steve's “Attitude” guitars to our Ebay auctions, and plan on adding more shortly. This neck was used by Steve some time during the 1996-97 G3 and Fire Garden Tours. Visit our Ebay page for more information. Live At The Astoria London on VH-1 ClassicVH-1 Classic will be premiering a one hour special featuring select performances from Steve's Live At The Astoria London DVD on Friday, May 21st at 9pm. VH-1 will begin airing promos for the concert a week before the show - so keep an eye out for them! VH-1 Classic is available for digital cable subscribers in the USA. May 6, 2004Final G3 Europe Dates AddedFinal dates have been confirmed for Warsaw, Poland on July 13, and Zurich, Switzerland on July 15, 2004. No further dates are expected to be added to the G3 Europe Tour itinerary. Visit the Tour Dates page for more information. April 29, 2004New Photo From The Studio...Recording and mixing of the new album continues! Click on the image on the left to see Steve recording vocals. Music As ArtIn a few days time we'll announce details of the first edition of Music As Art - prints of hand-written lead sheets autographed and numbered by Steve. Ballerina 12/24 will be the first lead sheet to be made available through our Vai.com Online Store. Stay tuned for more details and photos. Steve To Appear on New Motörhead AlbumSteve recently recorded a guest guitar solo for the track “Terminal Show” on the upcoming Motörhead album Inferno due out in late June 2004. California Music AwardsSteve is one of the nominees in the "Outstanding Guitarist" category at this year's California Music Awards to be held in Oakland on June 6. You can vote for Steve online by visiting the California Music Awards website. Voting ends on June 1. April 27, 2004Berklee College of Music - Online ScholarshipBerklee College of Music has honored Steve Vai by announcing an online scholarship program in his name. The Steve Vai Online Scholarship Program will award five online scholarships annually, and is designed to provide gifted musicians throughout the world with unique opportunities to attend Berklee from anywhere, enabling them to interact with renowned faculty and world-class music instruction. "I believe with the advent of Berklee College of Music's new online Berkleemusic.com learning environment, the opportunities for a student to study and research topics, investigate career opportunities and network with other students around the world is a breakthrough in communication and education." says Steve Vai. "And you can keep real musician hours while you are doing it." For More Information, please visit: www.berkleemusic.com/scholarship. April 23, 2004G3 Europe - Hungary Date AddedA show has been added on July 11, 2004 in Hungary, Budapest. Visit out Tour Dates page for more info. April 22, 2004“Lasher” on Ebay Now!An update on the Ebay auction news item we posted recently: The rare "Lasher" guitar that Steve smashed on stage during the 1996-1997 Fire Garden World Tour is now on Ebay. Click here to visit the auction. This "Lasher" differs from the handful of others that Steve destroyed because it is a Jem7VWH body and neck instead of the usual RG body and neck. Check out our Ebay page for more information. The start time for the Soldano SLO-100R head we are auctioning has been pushed back a couple of days. Stay tuned for more info. April 20, 2004New Photos from the Studio...Click the thumbnail images on the right to see larger photos of Gregg Bissonette and Steve writing and recording percussion parts for the new album on April 10. Vai Gear on EbayThe Mothership cleanup continues and we're making some very rare, historical Vai gear available to you, the fans through Ebay. This month we've got some real treasures - including an extremely hard-to-find (we're told only 44 were built) Soldano SLO-100R rack-mount amp head used by Steve during the Whitesnake and Sex & Religion World Tours, and has been heard by hundreds of thousands of people. This amp was hand-built by Mike Soldano and then modified by Steve's guitar tech at the time, Stan Schiller. It was one of two and is the only one Steve has left. Since touring heavily, it has since lead a much quieter life at The Mothership in Hollywood, where it's been used in the studio from time-to-time. Also up for auction is a rare "Lasher" guitar that Steve smashed on stage during the 1996-1997 Fire Garden World Tour. This "Lasher" differs from the handful of others that Steve destroyed because it is a Jem7VWH body and neck instead of the usual RG body and neck. This guitar has been abused in front of thousands of people, and was repaired and re-built on an nightly basis throughout the tour. It's been living in the vault with Steve's other touring guitars of the past, and now we're making it available to the fans. Steve will autograph this guitar for the winning bidder. We'll also be adding a number of "Lasher" and "Attitude" necks shortly, so check out our Ebay page for more information and auction start times. April 15, 2004More Photos from the Studio...Click the thumbnail images on the right to see a larger photo of Billy Sheehan recording bass tracks on April 9. April 12, 2004Photos from the StudioSteve is busy in The Mothership Studio working on his new album due out later this year. We'll be bringing you photos direct from the studio of the sessions as they progress. Click the thumbnail images on the right to see larger photos of Jeremy Colson recording drum tracks on April 6 and April 8. G3 Europe (Update)Good news for fans in Slovenia! The show at Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana on July 9 has been confirmed. We have also updated the venue information/location for the show in Austria on July 10. The Tour Dates page has all the latest info... Vai.com Server Upgrades/Site ChangesWe have just completed our move to a blazing new server. Thanks for your patience! Our Messageboards are also back online and faster than ever. We'll also begin replacing videos in the Video Vault shortly. Our Updates, News and Gear News pages have now all merged into the one comprehensive News page you're looking at right now. Please update your bookmarks. We will be condensing all previous news and updates into dated archive pages in the coming days. Live At The Astoria London - PAL FormatFans in Europe and Australia will be pleased to know that the PAL DVD version of Steve's Live At The Astoria London DVD is out now, and features the incredible line-up of Steve on guitars; Billy Sheehan on bass; Tony MacAlpine on guitar and keyboards; Virgil Donati on drums; and Dave Weiner on guitar/sitar. With over 3.5 hours of footage (including bonus features) this 2-disc DVD is Steve's first live solo concert film. You can pick up your copy at good music stores or through the Amazon.com store in your region. April 2, 2004G3 Europe Tour Dates (Update)Two new dates have been added to the G3 Europe Tour. Take a look at our Tour Dates page for more info. Final dates will be added on the next few days. Stay tuned to Vai.com for the Europe After Show pass contest where we'll be giving you the chance to meet Steve and the band after each show. We'll be using the Vai.com Message Boards for the contest, so if you aren't a member go and sign up now! March 30, 2004Crossroads Guitar Festival, June 2004 (Update)Steve will be performing at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Cottonbowl in Dallas, Texas. The three-day music event will raise funds for the Crossroads Center. Set for June 4-6 at Fair Park, the Crossroads Guitar Festival will culminate in an all-star concert on the 6th, featuring Clapton, B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Brian May, Pat Metheny, Jimmy Vaughan, Joe Walsh, Eric Johnson, Larry Carlton, Steve Vai and more! Founded by Clapton in 1997, the Crossroads Center is a chemical addiction treatment and education center that provides residential care, family and aftercare programs on the island of Antigua. Opening day - (June 4, 4-9 p.m.) admission is priced at $15, while second day (June 5, 1-9 p.m.) tickets are $30. Tickets for the festival's final day (June 6, 11 p.m. Guitar Center Village opening; 1 p.m. Cotton Bowl concert) are $60. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. All proceeds will benefit Crossroads Centre. On June 24, 2004, Christie's, the New York based auction house will present "Crossroads Guitar Auction ~ Eric Clapton and Friends for the Crossroads Centre." This auction will feature more than fifty guitars personally owned by Eric Clapton, as well as a group of guitars donated by musician friends including Pete Townshend and Steve Vai. Pre-sale exhibitions will be organized in Dallas during the Festival (June 4-6), in Los Angeles (June 8-12) and New York (June 19-24). The proceeds of the sale will benefit the Crossroads Centre in Antigua. To read all about the Crossroads Guitar Festival, visit the official site. Crossroads PBS Special: “Guitar Gods”In June, PBS will air a "Guitar Gods" televised special on the event within their Great Performances series. A website companion to the broadcast will also be launched soon. Click here for more information. February 18, 2004G3'03 CD and DVD - Released February 24, 2004February 24, 2004 sees the release of the G3 Double CD and DVD. The double-live CD - "G3 Live: Rockin' In The Free World" was recorded at The Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO on October 21, 2003 and the DVD - "G3 Live In Denver" was recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO on October 20, 2003. Each features different songs and the DVD also includes a "Fretcam" feature, biographies, lighting plot diagrams, and more. Release dates outside the USA are as follows: To order your copies, visit the Sony/Epic Store for the CD and for the DVD. For a limited time, they will be offering the CD and DVD with autographed covers (while stocks last). You can also listen to sound samples here. If you've bought the G3 Live: Rockin' in the Free World CD, put it in your CD-ROM drive then click on the link below to see behind-the-scenes footage at G3 not available elsewhere! December 20, 2003:Presenting The Ibanez Steve Vai EP7 EuphoriaIt's fitting that the first Ibanez signature acoustic guitar should be inspired by Steve Vai - the artist who has done so much for the evolution not only of Ibanez guitars, but of the guitar itself. Like his ground-breaking signature electric models, Steve's new Euphoria Acoustic-electric has features found in no other guitar. The brilliant clear highs of top, back and sides of quilted maple are perfectly balanced with the acclaimed warmth of B-Band's UST pickup and A5 EQ. The result is a truly exceptional instrument. So exceptional that Steve has already used the guitar to record direct-to-board. If real acoustic-electric satisfaction has seemed to elude you, you've simply been waiting for Euphoria. Each Euphoria EP7 is autographed on the guitar's soundhole label by Steve Vai and features: - Quilted Maple Top, Back and Sides The EP7 Euphoria will debut at NAMM in January 2004.
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