Guitar legend Steve Vai has checked in with the following update:

"Dear friends and fans, 

Unfortunately, recent heartbreaking events happened in Istanbul that forced us to take some measures for our shows in Istanbul (August 3rd), and as a result of scheduling Sofia, Bulgaria (August 5th). Both dates have been cancelled. We share our condolences with our fans and hope to see you in the very near future."

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Passion And Warfare, Steve Vai is currently in Europe on the first leg of his very special world tour celebrating one of the greatest instrumental rock guitar recordings of all time.

This fall, Vai will bring his tour to North America starting on October 8th with a performance in Riverside, CA at the Fox Performing Arts Center. 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. The first 20 North American Passion And Warfare 25th Anniversary World Tour dates have been announced (see list of dates below). These 20 concerts represent the first half of the tour. The remaining half will be announced soon.

“The enjoyment that the band is having and the audience response to the shows we are playing in Europe has taken us a bit by surprise,” Vai said. “The collective support for the PAW 25th, Modern Primitive and this show is humbling. There is deep appreciation from us in having the opportunity to honor this record with this tour and we are smiling every moment of it.”

The tour will feature three unique premium Passion And Warfare VIP packages: the Front Row EVO Experience, the Meet & Greet EVO Experience, and the EVO Tour Package. With the Front Row and Meet & Greet EVO Experiences, fans will have an opportunity to sit with Steve in a Q&A session, attend soundcheck, and receive exclusive merchandise. A limited number of EVO Experience and EVO Tour Packages will be available for each show.

Passion And Warfare 25th Anniversary World Tour Dates:

July
28 - Budapest, Hungary - Park Budapest
30 - Tbilisi, Georgia - Tbilisi Open Air

August
1 - Moscow, Russia - Moscow Annual Arts Festival

October
8 - Riverside, CA - Fox Performing Arts Center
9 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues - Las Vegas
11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues - San Diego
12 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theatre
13 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
14 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
16 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
17 - Nanaimo, BC - The Port Theater
18 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre
19 - Calgary, AB - Jack Singer Concert Hall
21 - Saskatoon, SK - O’Brian’s Event Centre
22 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
23 - Burnsville, MN - The Ames Center at Burnsville Performing Arts Center
25 - Northfield, OH - Hard Rock Live
26 - Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theater
28 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Orbit Room
29 - North Tonawanda, NY - Riviera Theater
30 - Kitchener, ON - Centre in the Square

November
1 - London, ON - London Music Hall
2 - Ottawa, ON - Algonquin Commons Theatre

Additional North American tour dates to be announced soon.