Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, And Eric Johnson Hold The G3 Reunion Tour Next Year

Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Eric Johnson G3 reunion (YouTube screenshot)

JAKARTA - Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Eric Johnson will reunite early next year, nearly three decades after they launched one of the most influential guitar concerts in 1996, the G3.

The G3 tour was first organized in '95 by Satch, who - after appointing Vai and Johnson for its inaugural event the following year - continued to organize and lead a variety of advanced tours throughout the 20th and 21st centuries with many A-class guitar heroes.

Over the years, Satch has continued to use the services of Vai and Johnson, and has shared stages with the most famous players of this generation, including John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, Neal Schon, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Lukather, Uli John Roth and more.

In total, there are 13 G3 concert tours, each of which is the source of some of the best guitarist relationships in history and some strange stage requests made by Robert Fripp in 2004.

However, for the 2024 G3, Satch has returned to the root of this concert, recruiting the two guitarists who first helped him launch the concept 28 years ago.

"Unify the original G3 line-up is a dream come true for me," Satriani said in a statement. "I can't wait to get on stage with Eric and Steve again."

Meanwhile, Johnson said it was an honor to reunite with Joe and Steve and tour the G3 together again.

Similarly, Vai said it was always an honor to contribute to the G3 tour, and with Joe. and Eric returns to playing on stage like living a full life.

Planned to start early next year, the tour will take place in January and February, starting in Arizona on January 23 and ending in LA on February 10. At the time this article was written, there was no official news regarding potential guest stars.

If this happens, the G3 2024 will mark a significant full circle moment for the three guitarists. It is true, G3 is one of the most famous and influential guitar fritboard collaborations, and is the longest-running guitar-centric tour.

This is a kind of guitar pilgrimage for many fans and something the G3 axinal trio knows will be a hit among guitarists.

"I immediately agreed," Vai said recently to Guitar Player when the three G3 original guitarists sat down together last year. When Joe told me what he wanted to do, I participated. And that replaces other plans that I might have, because the concept feels fresh.

"Added again, it was something I thought was needed in the guitar community at the time. The idea was really amazing."

Johnson has similar sentiments: I feel the same way. It sounds like a new idea at the time. I remember my manager saying, 'I like this. It sounds very different and cool.'