Generation Axe
Appearance
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.
Members
- Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders)
- Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Mourning Widows)
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Steve Vai
- Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne Band)
- Bass - Pete Griffin (Dweezil Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Edgar Winter)
- Keyboards - Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater)
- Drums - JP Bouvet (Dave MacKay, Drew of the Drew)
Tour dates
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.
Setlist
Performer(s) | Song |
---|---|
Abasi, Bettencourt, Malmsteen, Vai, Wylde | Foreplay (Boston)[1] |
Abasi | Tempting Time Air Chrysalis The Woven Web |
Abasi, Bettencourt | Physical Education |
Bettencourt | Get the Funk Out Midnight Express Extreme solos medley |
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) |
References
- ^ Renee Silverman (April 13, 2016). "Generation Axe guitar legends shred for one night in Los Angeles". AXS.