Legendary guitarist STEVE VAI has checked in with the following update:

"Hey folks, I am thrilled to announce a new app I have been working on with Allen Sides and Metal Sidecar app engineers: The Ocean Way Microphone Locker. It's pretty remarkable. It gives stats on virtually every important studio mic there is, the instruments it's best used on, and how to use it. An indispensable tool for anyone recording anything. Check it out."

Go to this location for app details.

(Photo by Larry DiMarzio)

Vai recently revealed the routing for his European and UK tours in support of The Story Of Light, which was released on August 14th via Favored Nations Entertainment. Confirmed dates are as follows:

October

22 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahoune & Klubi
23 - Helsinki, Finland - Circus
25 - Tallinn, Estonia - Rock Cafe
26 - Riga, Latvia - Palladium
27 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Ukio Banko Teatro Arena
28 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
30 - Belgrade, Serbia - Belgrade Arena
31 - Sofia, Bulgaria - National Palace of Culture

November

1 - Bucharest, Romania - Sala Palatului
2 - Istanbul, Turkey - Kucukciftlik Park
3 - Ankara, Turkey - Jolly Joker
9 - Zagreb, Croatia - Culture Factory
10 - Padova, Italy - Cran Teatro Geox
11 - Rome, Italy - Atlantico
12 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
13 - Ljubljana - Slovenia - Cvetlicarna Mediapark
14 - Vienna, Austria - Museumquartier
16 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
17 - Luxembourg - Den Atelier
19 - Paris, France - Olympia
20 - Brussels, Belgium - Royal Circus
28 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio

December

1 - Portsmouth, UK - Portsmouth Guildhall
2 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo
3 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
5 - Newcastle, UK - Newcastle City Hall
6 - Ipswich, UK - Ipswich Regent Theatre
7 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo