G3 (tour)

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G3 is an almost annual live music show and concert tour featuring three select guitarists of the generation; hence its name. It was created by guitarist Joe Satriani in 1996. Since its inception G3 has featured many guitarists including: Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Robert Fripp, Paul Gilbert, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Adrian Legg and many other special guests, including Tony MacAlpine, Johnny Hiland, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Chris Duarte, Andy Timmons, Neal Schon, Gary Hoey, Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Johnny A, George Lynch, Patrick Rondat, Herman Li, Michel Cusson, Alejandro Silva (Only in Chile) and Eric Sardinas.

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[edit] History

G3 Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & John Petrucci The Regent Theatre, Melbourne, December 2006
Courtesy of Mandy Hall

[edit] 1996

Main article: G3: Live in Concert

The 1996 North American G3 tour featured Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Eric Johnson. Performances were held from October 11, 1996 to November 8, 1996. Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Adrian Legg were opening acts.

There were special guests on this tour, who included Neal Schon in San Francisco, Gary Hoey in San Diego, Chris Duarte in Austin and San Antonio, and Andy Timmons in Dallas.

[edit] 1997

Toured North America and Europe. Michel Cusson played a few shows in Quebec before Kenny Wayne Shepherd came aboard.

[edit] 1998

Toured Europe.

Uli Jon Roth was replaced by Patrick Rondat on the G3 Tour dates in France.[1]

[edit] 2000

Toured Rentak Rhythm of Asia Festival (Bukit Jalil) - Kuala Lumpur, MY[2]. Featured a reunion of the first G3 Tour lineup on October 21, 2000 at the Rhythm of Asia Festival - Kuala Lumpur, MY[3]. Opening act was slide guitarist Eric Sardinas.

[edit] 2001-2002

G3 2001 featured Joe Satriani and Steve Vai up with Dream Theater's John Petrucci, who wrote an entire set of new instrumental music for the tour, touring North America.

There were special guests on this tour, who included Steve Lukather & Paul Gilbert in Los Angeles, Billy Gibbons in Houston, Andy Timmons in Ft. Worth, Eric Johnson in Austin, Neal Schon in Detroit, Vinnie Moore in Washington, D.C. and Steve Morse in Orlando.

[edit] 2003

Main article: G3: Live in Denver

Toured North America

[edit] 2004

G3 toured Europe and South America in 2004 with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Robert Fripp.

[edit] 2005

The 2005 G3 tour featured John Petrucci, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani touring Japan and the United States. It was recorded on May 8th at the Tokyo Forum, Japan.

Main article: G3: Live in Tokyo

[edit] 2006

The first 2006 G3 tour featured John Petrucci, Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani. Performances were held from October 16th, 2006 to October 29th, 2006 across Latin America.

The second 2006 G3 tour featured John Petrucci, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. Performances were held across Australia from November 29, 2006 to December 8, 2006.

[edit] 2007

The G3 2007 tour featured Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci and Joe Satriani. Shows were held from March 14 to April 14. At the last show of the tour during the song "Glasgow Kiss" Paul Gilbert's band came out wearing kilts and did a small dance. [4]

The G3 Jam featured Johnny A. at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA.

[edit] G3 statistics

Dream Theater, Mr. Big, Scorpions, Alcatrazz and Racer X are the only bands that have had two of their members on G3 tour: John Petrucci on guitar and Mike Portnoy on drums (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 & 2007), Paul Gilbert on guitar (2001, 2002 & 2007) and Billy Sheehan on bass (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006), Michael Schenker and Uli Jon Roth both on guitars (1998), and Paul Gilbert and Bruce Bouillet both on guitar (2007).

Alcatrazz has also had two members represented on the G3 tour: Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.

John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, Eric Johnson and Robert Fripp are the only guitarists (excluding Joe Satriani and Steve Vai) who have played on the G3 tour more than one time:

[edit] Headline guitarists

[edit] See also

  • Bx3 - spin-off that features three bassists rather than three guitarists

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Patrick Rondat Set Review
  2. ^ Rentak Rhythm Of Asia Official Website
  3. ^ Rentak Asia - The Rhythm of Asia
  4. ^ YouTube - Gilbert Kilts Petrucci G3 '07


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