NUNO BETTENCOURT, STEVE VAI, DEVIN TOWNSEND And GRACE POTTER Perform EXTREME Classic "Get The Funk Out" At Starmus 2017 (Video)
June 25, 2017, 7 years ago
Starmus Festival IV: Life And The Universe ran from June 18th – 23rd in Trondheim, Norway. Guitar legend Steve Vai was invited to head up the music component and appeared with his band and special guests Nuno Bettencourt, Grace Potter and Devin Townsend.. Fan-filmed of Vai and his guests performing the Extreme classic "Get The Funk Out" is available below.
Steve Vai and Devin Townsend reunited on stage for the first time in over 25 years at Norway’s Starmus Festival. Fan-filmed video of the former bandmates performing "Here And Now" from the Vai band’s Sex & Religion album is available below.
Townsend made the revelation about the reunion while speaking to eonmusic at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods, which took place in London on June 13th. Speaking about the upcoming Starmus appearance, Townsend said that he was looking forward to performing with Vai once again. “We’re doing one of my songs with an orchestra, and I’m singing with him for the first time in 25 years. I’m also playing some of his stuff, so I think, now that I’ve been elevated to Riff Lord, I may get a promotion!”
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