{"id":51252,"date":"2016-02-16T15:59:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T20:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=51252"},"modified":"2016-02-16T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T20:59:41","slug":"generation-axe-tour-to-feature-vai-wylde-malmsteen-bettencourt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2016\/generation-axe-tour-to-feature-vai-wylde-malmsteen-bettencourt\/","title":{"rendered":"Generation AXE Tour To Feature: Vai, Wylde, Malmsteen &#038; Bettencourt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Generation-AXE-Tour-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Generation AXE Tour 2016\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Generation-AXE-Tour-2016.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Generation-AXE-Tour-2016-350x249.jpg 350w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Generation-AXE-Tour-2016-500x356.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The term &#8220;supergroup&#8221; gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, a new tour featuring some of the greatest guitarists of all time is about to truly give the term a whole new meaning. Introducing &#8220;Generation Axe&#8221;, featuring Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning on April 5 in Seattle, &#8220;Generation Axe &#8211; A Night Of Guitars&#8221; is hitting the road for 26 performances in North America. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, February 19.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The &#8216;Generation Axe&#8217; show is a unique performance of five fiercely talented guitar players coming together to create a six-string extravaganza that is sure to amaze and delight,&#8221; commented Steve Vai.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Generation Axe&#8221; fan experience will go way beyond simply gathering five guitar greats on one stage to jam. Each tour stop will include a variety of collaborations by the five players, including everyone performing together as one cohesive band with a rhythm section including Pete Griffin (Dweezil Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Edgar Winter) on bass and Nick Marinovich (Yngwie Malmsteen) on keys. Vai, Wylde, Malmsteen, Bettencourt and Abasi will perform songs from their various catalogs and join forces on some well-known songs (as well as probably a few unexpected, unearthed gems).<\/p>\n<p>Making this rare tour experience even more special, &#8220;Generation Axe&#8221; VIP packages will be offered, giving fans access to these guitars masters and exclusive one-of-a-kind memorabilia. A front row package (including a meet-and-greet), a meet-and- greet package, and a VIP tour package will be available.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Generation Axe &#8211; A Night Of Guitars&#8221; tour dates:<\/p>\n<p>Apr. 05 &#8211; Seattle, WA &#8211; Paramount Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 06 &#8211; Vancouver, BC &#8211; Queen Elizabeth Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 08 &#8211; Oakland, CA &#8211; Fox Theater<br \/>\nApr. 09 &#8211; Las Vegas, NV &#8211; The Joint<br \/>\nApr. 10 &#8211; San Diego, CA &#8211; Humphrey&#8217;s Concerts By The Bay<br \/>\nApr. 11 &#8211; Los Angeles, CA &#8211; The Wiltern<br \/>\nApr. 13 &#8211; Denver, CO &#8211; Paramount Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 15 &#8211; Kansas City, MO &#8211; Uptown Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 16 &#8211; Salina, KS &#8211; The Stiefel Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 17 &#8211; Dallas, TX &#8211; Bomb Factory<br \/>\nApr. 18 &#8211; Houston, TX &#8211; Revention Music Center<br \/>\nApr. 20 &#8211; Jacksonville, FL &#8211; Florida Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 21 &#8211; Orlando, FL &#8211; Hard Rock Live<br \/>\nApr. 23 &#8211; Wilmington, NC &#8211; Cape Fear Community College<br \/>\nApr. 24 &#8211; Washington, DC &#8211; Warner Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 25 &#8211; Cincinnati, OH &#8211; Taft Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 26 &#8211; Indianapolis, IN &#8211; Murat Theatre<br \/>\nApr. 27 &#8211; Nashville, TN &#8211; Ryman Auditorium<br \/>\nApr. 29 &#8211; Chicago, IL &#8211; Copernicus Center<br \/>\nMay 01 &#8211; Madison, WI &#8211; Orpheum Theatre<br \/>\nMay 02 &#8211; Royal Oak, MI &#8211; Royal Oak Music Theatre<br \/>\nMay 04 &#8211; Toronto, ON &#8211; Massey Hall<br \/>\nMay 05 &#8211; Upper Darby, PA &#8211; Tower Theater<br \/>\nMay 06 &#8211; Westbury, NY &#8211; Theatre at Westbury<br \/>\nMay 07 &#8211; Hampton Beach, NH &#8211; Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom<br \/>\nMay 08 &#8211; Providence, RI &#8211; Providence Performing Arts Center<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.generationaxe.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.generationaxe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">The term &#8220;supergroup&#8221; gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, a new tour featuring some of the greatest guitarists of all time is about to truly give the term a whole new <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2016\/generation-axe-tour-to-feature-vai-wylde-malmsteen-bettencourt\/\" title=\"Generation AXE Tour To Feature: Vai, Wylde, Malmsteen &#038; Bettencourt\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":51254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[12079,10695,340,56,12080,7513],"class_list":{"0":"post-51252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-wires","8":"tag-generation-axe","9":"tag-nuno-bettencourt","10":"tag-steve-vai","11":"tag-tour","12":"tag-yngiwe-malmsteen","13":"tag-zakk-wylde"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}