When Joe Satriani promises “an amazing show of crazy guitar work,” you know that’s something he can deliver all by himself. But the tour bringing him and fellow virtuoso Steve Vai to Mobile is more than that, and it has been 40 years in the making.
The two friends have toured as co-headliners for years, meaning they had plenty of opportunities to sit in with each other. But it was only in 2025 that they took it all the way, touring Europe with the SATCHVAI Band. The “Surfing with the Hydra” tour that launched April 1 is the unit’s first United States tour, and the Mobile Saenger Theatre is one of the stops.
It’s not just that the band pairs two of rock’s greatest instrumentalists, players who’ve had lively solo careers while also supporting world-famous acts – Satriani with such as Mick Jagger and Deep Purple and Vai with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake, among others…