Steve Vai To Support New Album With December UK Tour & Tickets
Monday, 06 August 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai is to tour the UK later this year, confirming a string of dates for live shows in December. Steve Vai Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday 10th August.
This new tour announcement comes prior to the release of Steve Vai's sixteenth solo album on September 11th (in the UK) called ‘The Story Of Light’. Its sprawling 12-song set of original material continues a narrative arc begun on the Steve’s acclaimed 2005 album 'Real Illusions: Reflections', Vai’s last studio album.
Although 'The Story of Light' is largely instrumental, the album does feature guest vocalists, including singer songwriter Aimee Mann — dueting with Vai on 'No More Amsterdam,' which she also co-wrote — and Beverly McClellan, a season one finalist on The Voice (USA). McClellan appears on 'John the Revelator,' a track inspired by a vintage recording of blues singer Blind Willie Johnson, whose acid soaked vocals are in the mix as well. Other highlights include the title track which opens the album, 'Gravity!Storm,' 'The Moon and I,' and 'Velorum.'
'The Story of Light' follows the journey of a man driven mad by grief, intertwining tragedy, revelation, enlightenment, and redemption. The album is supported by a world tour that sees Steve and his band — who also feature on the new album: Dave Weiner (guitar), Jeremy Colson (drums), Philip Bynoe(bass) and Deborah Hensen (harp, vocals, keyboards) - perform in the UK this December.
Dec 1st - Portsmouth Guildhall
Dec 2nd - London HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Dec 3rd - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Dec 5th - Newcastle City Hall
Dec 6th - Ipswich Regent Theatre
Dec 7th - Manchester O2 Apollo
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