Generation Axe Tour 2018 to Feature Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi
I guess 2016’s inaugural Generation Axe Tour was a success — ’cause the trek will return this fall, with the same exact line-up as the first one: Steve Vai (David Lee Roth), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne), Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders), Yngwie Malmsteen (the fucking fury), and Nuno Bettencourt (Rihanna). The more I think about it, the more that seems like a weird gathering of insanely talented musicians (What the fuck do you think Tosin and Yngwie talk about? The pros and cons of being fashionable versus not changing a single item of your wardrobe for thirty years?). But weird isn’t bad. In fact, I honestly wouldn’t be opposed to going even weirder with it. Maybe if they ever do a third one of these they can try and get Kevin Hufnagel or Mick Barr on board, just to really drive it home.
Here are the dates:
Nov. 07 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
Nov. 08 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove
Nov. 09 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Nov. 10 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre (no Nuno)
Nov. 11 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
Nov. 13 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre – Denver
Nov. 15 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
Nov. 16 – Salina, KS – The Stiefel Theatre
Nov. 17 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
Nov. 18 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Theatre
Nov. 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
Nov. 20 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
Nov. 21 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore Detroit
Nov. 23 – Medford, MA – The Chevalier Theater
Nov. 24 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre
Nov. 25 – Kitchener, ON – Centre in the Square
Nov. 27 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Nov. 28 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
Nov. 29 – Albany, NY – The Palace Theatre
Nov. 30 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City – The Theater
Dec. 01 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center
Dec. 03 – Greensburg, PA – The Palace Theatre
Dec. 04 – Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre at Westbury
Dec. 05 – Richmond, VA – The National
Dec. 08 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Dec. 09 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
Dec. 10 – Davie, FL – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Dec. 11 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
Dec. 13 – Austin, TX – The Moody Theater
Dec. 14 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
Dec. 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex – Rockwell
Dec. 18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
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