Joe Satriani Kicks Off Summer 2013 UK Tour, June 8

Joe Satriani, one of rock music's most respected and celebrated electric guitar players, will undertake a 10-date UK tour starting Saturday 8th June at the Manchester Apollo. This will be Satriani's first UK tour since the BLACK SWANs and Wormhole Wizards Tour 2010.

Tickets go on sale from Friday 2nd November and can be booked online from www.ticketline.co.uk or call 0844 888 9991 or the venue direct.

Very special guest is blues guitarist Matt Schofield.

The tour coincides with the news that Satriani will record a new solo album later this year for a worldwide release via Sony in May 2013.

The enterprising guitarist is also in the planning stages of releasing a career retrospective box set for spring 2013.

Earlier this year, Satriani performed a sold out concert with Chickenfoot at the London Brixton Academy in support of the band's second album III.

He also embarked on multiple G3 tours in Australia, Europe and South America, had his music sampled in Nicki Minaj' hit single Right Thru Me, and made a cameo appearance as himself in Brad Pitt's Oscar-nominated baseball movie Moneyball.

Joe Satriani has been a worldwide guitar hero since his 1987 breakthrough album, Surfing with the Alien.

Over 10-million albums and CD's later, in addition to 14 Grammy nominations and numerous accolades Satriani continues to push the envelope of modern rock guitar playing.

Although he originally started his career by teaching some of the top rock guitar players of the '80s and '90s like Metallica's Kirk Hammet and virtuoso Steve Vai, Joe Satriani is universally hailed as one of the most technically accomplished and respected guitar players in rock.

Satriani, who cites Jimi Hendrix as a major influence, quickly established himself as one of rock's most influential guitarists.

Since the release of Surfing with the Alien in 1987, Satriani has continually been voted the best guitarist in leading guitar magazine readers' polls. Chosen by Mick Jagger to perform worldwide on Mick's first solo tour, and by Deep Purple to tour Japan and Europe, Satriani cemented his reputation as a true guitar hero.

After releasing several critically acclaimed solo albums, in 1996, Satriani embarked on the first G3 showcase tour, which became an instant success. G3 have performed sold out tours in North America, Europe, South America, Japan and Australia, and have released three live G3 DVDs.

In 2009 Joe teamed up with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony of Van Halen plus Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers to form Chickenfoot. The band's debut album was an international success, receiving gold awards in the US, Canada and Europe, plus recognition from Classic Rock Magazine as The Best New Band of 2009.

Joe released his 11th studio album BLACK SWANs and Wormhole Wizards in October 2010 and followed this with extensive North American and European tours. The following year, Chickenfoot's second album, III, was released to critical acclaim on 27th September.

In January 2012, Satriani embarked on a European tour with Chickenfoot. By April 2012, he released the DVD/Blu-Ray of his much talked about 3D concert film Satchurated: Live In Montreal. During the same year, he embarked on G3 tours of Europe and Australia with Steve Vai and Steve Lukather.

On 22nd September 2012 Satriani performed at the 50 Years of Marshall tribute concert in honour of the late Jim Marshall, at London's Wembley Arena which also included Paul Gilbert, Zakk Wylde, Glenn Hughes, Yngwie Malmsteen, Doug Aldrich, Billy Duffy, Nicko McBrain, Corey Taylor, Brian Tichy, Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Mike Portnoy, Andy Fraser and Kerry King.

National Credit Card Hotline: 0844 888 9991
Book Online: www.ticketline.co.uk

All concerts start at 7:30pm:

MANCHESTER O2 APOLLO
Saturday 8th June
Box Office: 08444 777 677
Tickets: £37.50 / £33.50
www.02apollomanchester.co.uk
Stockport Road, Higher Ardwick
Manchester, M12 6AP

GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL
Sunday 9th June
Box Office: 0141 353 8000
Tickets: £37.50 / £33.50
www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
2 Sauciehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY

NEWCASTLE CITY HALL
Monday 10th June
Box Office: 0191 277 8030
Tickets: £36 / £33
www.newcastlecityhall.org
Northumberland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8SF

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC HALL
Tuesday 11th June
Box Office: 0151 709 3789
Tickets: £37.50 / £33.50
www.liverpoolphil.com
36 Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 9BP

BRISTOL COLSTON HALL
Wednesday 12th June
Box Office: 0117 922 3686
Tickets: £37.50 / £33.50
www.colstonhall.org
Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR

WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL
Thursday 13th June
Box Office: 0870 320 7000
Tickets: £36 / £33
www.wolvescivic.co.uk
North Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1RQ

SHEFFIELD CITY HALL
Saturday 15th June
Box Office: 01142 789 789
Tickets: £36 / £33
www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk
Barkers Pool, Sheffield, S1 2JA

PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL
Sunday 16th June
Box Office: 02392 824 355
Tickets: £36 / £33
www.portsmouthguildhall.org.uk
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2AB

O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE
Monday 17th June
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Tickets: £40.00
www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
Shepherds Bush Green, London, W12 8TT

LONDON INDIGO2
Tuesday 18th June
Box Office: 0844 844 0002
Tickets: £50 (Kings Row) and £37.50
www.theindigo2.co.uk
The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0AX

For more about Joe Satriani, visit www.satriani.com or find him on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Photo Credit: Christie Goodwin