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JOE SATRIANI: UK Tour Dates Announced

November 13, 2007

Joe Satriani, of rock music's most renowned electric guitarists, will undertake a nine-date UK tour starting Monday, May 12, 2008 at Birmingham Symphony Hall. Paul Gilbert will be special guest on all of Satriani's UK concerts except for Nottingham Royal Centre on Wednesday, May 21.

Tickets go on sale from 9am on Friday, November 16, and can be purchased directly from the concert venues listed below, or from the National Credit Card Hotline on 0871 424 444 or www.ticketline.co.uk. Agency and credit card bookings subject to a fee

Click here for the official UK press announcement.

Joe Satriani has been a worldwide guitar hero since his 1986 breakthrough album, "Surfing with the Alien". Over 10 million albums and CDs later, in addition to 13 Grammy nominations (including this year for his latest studio release "Super Colossal"),Joe continues to push the envelope of modern rock guitar playing. Satriani is currently ranked as the seventh best electric guitar player in the world.

After releasing several critically acclaimed albums over 10 years, in 1996, Satriani and guitarist Steve Vai embarked on the G3 guitar showcase tour, which became an annual event. By 2000, Satriani released the electronic album "Engines of Creation" which earned him a Grammy nomination. Satriani went on to release his most recent live album "Satriani Live!". A new studio album is expected to be released in 2008 to coincide with the UK tour.

Joe Satriani UK tour dates:

May 12 - Birmingham, UK - Symphony Hall
May 13 - Newcastle, UK - City Hall
May 14 - Glasgow, UK - Royal Concert Hall
May 15 - Manchester, UK - Apollo
May 17 - Bristol, UK - Colston Hall
May 18 - BournemouthvPavilion Theatre
May 19 - Cardiff, UK - St. David’s Hall
May 20 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo
May 21 - Nottingham, UK - Royal Centre

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