American rock band
Generation Axe are an international rock /heavy metal supergroup [ 3] formed by Steve Vai in 2016. They toured North America in April and May 2016, and Asia in April 2017. Another North American tour took place in November and December 2018,[ 4] and another short Asian tour in November 2019.[ 5]
North America (2016)[ edit ] 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
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
North America (2018)[ edit ] Date City Venue 11/07/18 Oakland, CA Fox Theater 11/08/18 Anaheim, CA City National Grove of Anaheim 11/09/18 Las Vegas, NV The Joint 11/10/18 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre 11/11/18 Albuquerque, NM El Rey Theater 11/13/18 Denver, CO Paramount Theater 11/15/18 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater 11/16/18 Salina, KS Stiefel Theatre 11/17/18 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater 11/18/18 Des Moines, IA Hoyt Sherman Theatre 11/19/18 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre 11/20/18 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live 11/21/18 Detroit, MI The Filmore 11/23/18 Medford, MA Chevalier Theatre 11/24/18 Niagara Falls, NY The Rapids Theatre 11/25/18 Kitchener, ON Centre in the Square 11/27/18 Bethlehem, PA Sands Event Center 11/28/18 Port Chester, NY Capitol Theatre 11/29/18 Albany, NY The Palace Theatre 11/30/18 Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 12/01/18 Rochester, NY Kodak Center for the Arts 12/03/18 Greensburg, PA The Palace Theatre 12/04/18 Westbury, NY NYCB Theatre at Westbury 12/05/18 Richmond, VA The National 12/08/18 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle 12/09/18 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live 12/10/18 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Event Center 12/11/18 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall 12/13/18 Austin, TX ACL Live at the Moody Theater 12/14/18 Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory 12/16/18 Salt Lake City, UT Rockwell @ The Complex 12/18/18 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
Date City Venue 11/23/19 Seoul, South Korea Yes24 Live Hall 11/25/19 Fukuoka, Japan ZEPP Fukuoka 11/26/19 Osaka, Japan ZEPP Osaka 11/28/19 Nagoya, Japan ZEPP Nagoya 11/29/19 Tokyo, Japan Toyosu Pit
Performer(s) Song Abasi, Bettencourt, Malmsteen, Vai, Wylde Foreplay (Boston ) (2016-2017) [ 6] Hocus Pocus (Focus ) (2018-2019) Abasi Tempting Time Air Chrysalis (2016-2017) The Woven Web CAFO (2018-2019) Abasi, Bettencourt Physical Education Bettencourt Get the Funk Out Midnight Express A Side of Mash Extreme solos medley[ note 1] Bettencourt, Wylde Sideways (Citizen Cope ) Wylde N.I.B. (Black Sabbath )Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band ) (2016-2017) Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix ) (2016-2017, occasional appearances from Malmsteen) I'm Broken (Pantera ) (2018-2019) Into The Void (Black Sabbath ) (2018-2019) War Pigs (Black Sabbath ) (2018-2019) Wylde, Bettencourt, Vai Still Got The Blues (Gary Moore ) (2018-2019) Vai Now We Run (2016) Bad Horsie (2017) Racing The World (2016-2017) Tender Surrender (2016-2017) Gravity Storm (2016-2017) There's A Fire In The House (2018-2019) The Animal (2018-2019) For The Love Of God (2018-2019) Vai, Abasi Building the Church (2016) Malmsteen Spellbound (2016-2017) Top Down, Foot Down (2018-2019) No Rest For The Wicked (2018-2019) Into Valhalla Baroque & Roll Overture From A Thousand Cuts (2016-2017) Arpeggios From Hell Echo EtudeSoldier (2017-2019) Badinerie (J.S. Bach )Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4 Far Beyond the Sun The Star-Spangled Banner (US shows) Trilogy Suite Op. 5 Malmsteen, Vai Black Star Vai, Abasi, Bettencourt, Wylde Frankenstein (Edgar Winter ) Abasi, Bettencourt, Malmsteen, Vai, Wylde Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) (2018-2019) Highway Star (Deep Purple ) (2016-2017) Burn (Deep Purple ) (2018-2019)
^ At the April 21 show in Orlando, Bettencourt also included a performance of Purple Rain in tribute to Prince , who died earlier that day. Generation Axe — The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live In China (2019) ^ "Generation Axe Featuring Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt & Tosin Abasi To Release Live Album In June; "Frankenstein" Single Streaming" . Bravewords . April 5, 2019. ^ Josh Bell (November 2, 2018). "Generation Axe tells a string story" . Las Vegas Magazine . ^ "Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde and More Announce Generation Axe Supergroup and Tour" . Guitarworld . February 16, 2016. ^ Jackson Maxwell (July 10, 2018). "Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, Tosin Abasi Announce 'Generation Axe' Tour" . Guitar World . ^ "Generation Axe on Tour in Japan & Korea this November!" . July 29, 2019 – via Facebook. ^ Renee Silverman (April 13, 2016). "Generation Axe guitar legends shred for one night in Los Angeles" . AXS.