To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Passion And Warfare, guitar legend Steve Vai has announced he will be embarking on a very special world tour celebrating the groundbreaking recording.  

Passion And Warfare is highly regarded as one of the greatest instrumental rock guitar recordings of all time. For the first time Vai will be performing the entire Passion And Warfare record from top to bottom, with some very special surprises in store. 

Vai will be launching his PAW Euro tour hot off the Generation Axe tour and will be performing at the World Guitar Festival in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, on May 28th. This will mark the first date of the Passion And Warfare 25th Anniversary Tour. Following that festival play and an extensive run in Europe that will include stops in Scotland, England, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Poland, France, Switzerland and many other countries, the tour will arrive in the United States in October. Additional concerts in America and abroad will be announced at a later date.

"Performing this record from top to bottom (with some very special surprises in the works) is something I’ve always dreamed of doing,” Vai said.  “There are songs here I’ve never performed before, and I’m delighted that 25 years after its release, I feel as though my guitar chops are as much up to the task as ever before."

The tour will feature a unique premium package:  the Passion and Warfare EVO Experience, where among other things fans will have an opportunity to sit with Steve in an intimate Q&A session.  A limited number of EVO Experience tickets will be available for each show.

Steve Vai's Passion And Warfare 25th Anniversary World Tour dates are as follows:

May 
28 - Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec - World Guitar Festival

June 
1 - Glasgow, Scotland - O2 ABC Glasgow
2 - London, England - London Palladium
3 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, England - O2 Academy Newcastle
5 - Manchester, England - O2 Ritz Manchester
6 - Brighton, England - The Dome
7 - Bristol, England - Academy
9 - Helsinki, Finland - The House of Culture 
11 - Solvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
12 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Music Hall
13 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis, Ballroom
14 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
15 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
17 - Leuven, Belgium - Het Depot
18 - Gutenstetten, Germany - Ibanez Guitar Festival
19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theatre
20 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
21 - Prague, Czech Republic - Lucerna Music Bar
23 - Vienna, Austria - Simm City
24 - Dornbirn, Austria - Conrad Sohm
26 - Paris, France - Le Trianon
27 - Solothurn, Switzerland - Kofmehl
28 - Schaffhausen, Switzerland - Kammgarn
29 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - den Atelier
30 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks

July 
2 - Rome, Italy - Rock In Roma (G3 with Joe Satriani & The Aristocrats)
3 - Sogliano Al Rubicone, Italy (G3 with Joe Satriani & The Aristocrats)
4 - Ascoli Piceno, Itlay - Piazza del Popolo (G3 with Joe Satriani & The Aristocrats)
5 - Grugliasco, Italy - Gru Village (G3 with Joe Satriani & The Aristocrats)
6 - Gardone Riviera, Italy - Teatro del Vittoriale 
7 - Udine, Italy - Castello di Udine
10 - Weert, Netherlands - Bospop Festival
11 - Munich, Germany - Circus Krone (G3 with Joe Satriani & The Aristocrats)
12 - Offenbach A. Main, Germany - Stadthalle (G3 with Joe Satriani & The Aristocrats)
13 - Bonn, Germany - Kunst!rasen (G3 with Joe Satriani & The Aristocrats)
16 - Cordoba, Spain - Anfiteatro Axerquia
17 - San Javier, Spain - Auditrio Parque Almansa
18 - Madrid, Spain - Jardines de la Complutense
19 - Valencia, Spain - Jardines de los Viveros
20 - Palma, Spain - Teatro Trui
21 - Barcelona, Spain - BARTS Club Paral.lel 62
23 - Lisbon, Portugal - Cultural Centre of Belem
24 - Vila, Portugal - Hard Club
28 - Budapest, Hungary - Park Budapest
30 - Tbilisi, Georgia - Tbilisi Open Air