Generation Axe

Generation Axe are an American rock/heavy metal supergroup formed by Steve Vai in 2016. They toured North America in April and May 2016, and Asia in April 2017. In July 2018 they announced an additional North American tour to take place in November and December 2018.^[1]

Members

Bass – Pete Griffin (Dweezil Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Edgar Winter)
Keyboards – Nick Marinovich (Yngwie Malmsteen) (North American tour); Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) (Asian tour)
Drums – JP Bouvet (Dave MacKay, Drew of the Drew)

Tour dates

North America

Date	City	Venue
04/05/16	Seattle, WA	Paramount Theater
04/06/16	Vancouver, BC	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
04/08/16	Oakland, CA	Fox Theater
04/09/16	Las Vegas, NV	The Joint
04/10/16	San Diego, CA	Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
04/11/16	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern
04/13/16	Denver, CO	Paramount Theater
04/15/16	Kansas City, MO	Uptown Theater
04/16/16	Salina, KS	The Stiefel Theater
04/17/16	Dallas, TX	Bomb Factory
04/18/16	Houston, TX	Revention Music Center^{[note 1]}
04/20/16	Jacksonville, FL	Florida Theater
04/21/16	Orlando, FL	Hard Rock Live
04/23/16	Wilmington, NC	Cape Fear Community College
04/24/16	Washington, DC	Warner Theater
04/25/16	Cincinnati, OH	Taft Theater
04/26/16	Indianapolis, IN	Murat Theater @ Old National Center
04/27/16	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium
04/29/16	Chicago, IL	Copernicus Center
05/01/16	Madison, WI	Orpheum Theater
05/02/16	Royal Oak, MI	Royal Oak Music Theater
05/04/16	Toronto, ON	Massey Hall
05/05/16	Upper Darby, PA	Tower Theater
05/06/16	Westbury, NY	Theater at Westbury
05/07/16	Hampton Beach, NH	Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
05/08/16	Providence, RI	Providence PAC
05/09/16	Red Bank, NJ	Count Basie Theater

↑ Cancelled due to risk of flooding.

Asia

Date	City	Venue
04/03/17	Nagoya, Japan	Zepp Nagoya
04/04/17	Osaka, Japan	ZEPP Namba
04/06/17	Tokyo, Japan	ZEPP Tokyo
04/07/17	Tokyo, Japan	ZEPP Tokyo
04/09/17	Seoul, South Korea	Blue Square Samsung Card Hall
04/12/17	Hong Kong	Star Hall
04/14/17	Taipei City, Taiwan	National Taiwan University Sports Center
04/18/17	Beijing, China	Le Sports Center
04/21/17	Jakarta, Indonesia	Eco Park Ancol
04/23/17	Bangkok, Thailand	Moonstar Studio 8
04/25/17	Singapore	Hard Rock Hotel Singapore

Setlist

Performer(s)	Song
Abasi, Bettencourt, Malmsteen, Vai, Wylde	Foreplay (Boston)^[2]
Abasi	Tempting Time Air Chrysalis The Woven Web
Abasi, Bettencourt	Physical Education
Bettencourt	Get the Funk Out Midnight Express Extreme solos medley^{[note 1]}
Bettencourt, Wylde	Sideways (Citizen Cope)
Wylde	N.I.B. (Black Sabbath) Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band) Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)
Malmsteen	Spellbound Into Valhalla Overture Far Beyond the Sun Trilogy Echo Etude Acoustic
Malmsteen, Vai	Black Star
Vai	Now We Run Tender Surrender Gravity Storm Building the Church
Vai, Abasi, Bettencourt, Wylde	Frankenstein (Edgar Winter)
Abasi, Bettencourt, Malmsteen, Vai, Wylde	Highway Star (Deep Purple)

↑ At the April 21 show in Orlando, Bettencourt also included a performance of Purple Rain in tribute to Prince, who died earlier that day.

References

↑ Jackson Maxwell (July 10, 2018). "Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, Tosin Abasi Announce 'Generation Axe' Tour". Guitar World.
↑ Renee Silverman (April 13, 2016). "Generation Axe guitar legends shred for one night in Los Angeles". AXS.

External links

Official website

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[2] Cancelled due to risk of flooding.

[4] At the April 21 show in Orlando, Bettencourt also included a performance of Purple Rain in tribute to Prince, who died earlier that day.

[1] Jackson Maxwell (July 10, 2018). "Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, Tosin Abasi Announce 'Generation Axe' Tour". Guitar World.

[3] Renee Silverman (April 13, 2016). "Generation Axe guitar legends shred for one night in Los Angeles". AXS.