Press Release
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Joe Satriani has announced the 2007 line up for the fifth G3 tour which kicks off this spring. The tour is scheduled to start on March 14th in Phoenix AZ with an all star lineup that includes himself, John Petrucci and Paul Gilbert. The dates include venues throughout North America in March and April, with more dates to be announced soon.
"I can't wait to hit the stage with John and Paul, they are two of the scariest, most amazing players I've ever heard!" said Satriani.
The format this year will follow the same pattern of past years as fans will be treated to individual sets by each guitarist with their own bands before joining Satriani and his band on stage for an all-star jam session. The line-up also includes special guest guitarists that will join the jams at select dates around the country. Past guests have included Neal Schon, Gary Hoey, George Lynch, Billy Gibbons, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Fripp and Brian May.
Joe's G3 cohorts, JOHN PETRUCCI and PAULGILBERT, are each recognized as brilliant players - both as soloists and within the bands they are known by. John is the founding member and lead guitarist for Dream Theater, recording eight albums with the band, including their sophomore effort, 1992's Images and Words. The album proved to be a breakthrough commercial success as the song "Pull Me Under" became a surprise hit on both MTV and rock radio. John is also involved in several side projects including Liquid Tension Experiment with Tony Levin, Age of Impact and even a Sega Saturn game called Necronomicon. In 2005, John was involved in three releases. A solo album, Suspended Animation, Octavarium with Dream Theatre and he was included on the G3 Live in Tokyo CD and DVD.
Paul first became known for his work with Racer X and went on to platinum success with Mr. Big who topped the pop charts in 1992 with the ballad "To Be with You." Mr. Big disbanded in 1996, and a year later Gilbert made his solo debut with King of Clubs; Flying Dog followed in 1998, trailed by Beehive Live in 1999, Alligator Farm in fall 2000 and Get Out Of My Yard in August 2006.
A recent poll of the Top 100 Greatest Rock Guitarists ranked SATRIANI at # 7, PETRUCCI at # 11 and GILBERT at #14.
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