World-renowned guitar virtuoso, Joe Satriani, is set to release his new album, The Elephants Of Mars, worldwide on April 8 via earMusic. In Episode 2 of The Art of The Elephants Of Mars, Joe and Meat and Potatoes creative director Todd Gallopo take you inside more about what makes the packaging so unique, including a peek behind a few things you might not have noticed.

Watch Episode 1 of The Art of The Elephants Of Mars:

In other news, after being forced to postpone numerous tour dates over the last two years, Satriani is more than ready to get back to live shows and playing for his legions of fans across the world. The North American leg of his worldwide tour will get things started with the tour set to launch on September 21 in Riverside, CA and continue on through November 19 with a final date in the States to take place in Dallas, TX. Satriani will then head over to Europe for rescheduled shows in early 2023. Tickets for the North American dates will be on-sale this Friday, April 1.

North American dates:

September
21 - Fox Performing Arts Center - Riverside, CA
22 - Balboa Theatre - San Diego, CA
23 - Orpheum Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
24 - Talking Stick Resort - Scottsdale, AZ
25 - Grand Theatre @ Grand Sierra Resort - Reno, NV
26 - Bob Hope Theater - Stockton, CA
28 - The Moore Theatre - Seattle, WA
29 - Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA
30 - Elsinore Theatre - Salem, OR

October
2 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA
4 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO
6 - Stiefel Theatre - Salina, KS
7 - Hoyt Sherman Theatre - Des Moines, IA  
8 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
9 - State Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
12 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, IL
13 - Peoria Civic Center Theatre - Peoria, IL
14 - Kalamazoo State Theatre - Kalamazoo, MI
15 - Honeywell Center - Wabash, IN
16 - Canton Palace Theatre - Canton, OH
17 - Count Basie Center for the Arts - Red Bank, NJ
19 - Carolina Theatre - Durham, NC
20 - Palace Theatre - Greensburg, PA
21 - MGM Northfield Park - Northfield, OH
22 - Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH
23 - Brown County Music Center - Nashville, IN
24 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
26 - Warner Theatre - Washington, DC
27 - Beacon Theatre - New York City, NY
29 - Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON

November
2 - - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
3 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
4 - Scottish Rite Auditorium - Collingswood, NJ
5 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA
7 - Atlanta Symphony Hall - Atlanta, GA
9 - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall - Ponte Vedra, FL
10 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
11 - The Parker Ft - Lauderdale, FL
12 - Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL
14 - Mars Music Hall - Huntsville, AL
16 - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, TX
17 - Paramount Theatre - Austin, TX
18 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
19 - Majestic Theatre - Dallas, TX

Pre-orders for The Elephants Of Mars are available now and include a special limited digi-pack CD release featuring seven double sided cards of original artwork by Satriani representing each song from the album. In addition, several coloured vinyl options will be available as well to pre-order including an orange, pink (D2C only) and purple version.

Pre-order here.

Formats:

- CD Jewel case
- Ltd. CD Digi sleeve (incl.14 images created by the artist himself)
- 2LP Gatefold
- Ltd. 2LP Gatefold Orange
- Ltd. 2LP Gatefold Purple
- Ltd. 2LP Gatefold Pink
- Digital

Pre-order here.

Tracklisting:

"Sahara"   
"The Elephants Of Mars"                   
"Faceless"                                          
"Blue Foot Groovy "                         
"Tension and Release"                      
"Sailing The Seas Of Ganymede"  
"Doors Of Perception  "                      
"E 104th St NYC"
"Pumpin’"
"Dance Of The Spores"
"Night Scene"
"Through A Mother’s Day Darkly"
"22 Memory Lane"
"Desolation"

"Pumpin'" visualizer:

"Faceless" visualizer:

"Sahara" video:

Satriani recently made the very tough decision to once again reschedule his European tour. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020 it had been rescheduled to begin in April 2022. However, with the current Covid restrictions and quarantine mandates not yet standardized throughout the World, it has been decided that the best path forward is to reschedule once again. The new tour dates will now be moving to 2023.

These newly rescheduled shows are now set to begin on April 1, 2023, in Oslo, Norway and wind up on June 4th in Bordeaux, France.

Fans who are holding tickets for these shows, originally planned to take place in April, May and June 2022, will be honoured for the rescheduled dates.

Joe’s rescheduled UK concerts have been moved to May 2023. The rescheduled UK dates include Birmingham Symphony Hall (Friday 12 May), Gateshead, Sage Hall 1 (Saturday 13 May), Manchester, Bridgewater Hall (Sunday 14 May), Glasgow, O2 Academy (Monday 15 May), Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion (Tuesday 16 May), and London Palladium (Wednesday 17 May).

His current band features celebrated drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty) bassist Bryan Beller (Aristocrats) and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte (Thirsty Merc) with Joe Satriani on guitar.

European dates:

April
1 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
2 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fryshuset Arenan
3 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
4 - Odense, Denmark - Posten
5 - Aarhus, Denmark - Train
7 - Prague, Czech Republic - Prague Congress Centre
8 - Vienna, Austria - Wiener Stadhalle
10 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra Track
11 -  Warsaw, Poland - Stodola Club
13 - Enschede, Netherlands - Muziekcentrum Enschede
14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg the Max
15 - Heerlen, Netherlands - RABOzaal Heerlen
16 - Antwerp, Belgium - De Roma
17 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
18 - Nürnberg, Germany - Löwensaal
20 - Berlin, Germany - Huxley's Neue Welt
22 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus Zurich
24 - Milano, Italy - Teatro dal Verme
26 - Napoli, Italy - Teatro Augusteo
28 - Lecce, Italy - Teatro Politeama Greco
29 - Roma, Italy - Auditorium Conciliazione
30 - Firenze, Italy - Teatro Verdi

May
2 - Bologna, Italy - Europaditorium
4 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
5 - Nantes, France - Cité des Congrès
6 - Clermont-Ferrand, France - Coopérative de Mai
7 - Tours, France - Le Vinci
9 - Rennes, France - Le Liberté
10 -  Saint-Malo, France - La Nouvelle Vague
12 - Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Symphony Hall
13 - Gateshead, UK - Gateshead Sage 1
14 - Manchester, UK - Bridgewater Hall
15 - Glasgow, Scotland - O2 Academy Glasgow
16 - Bexhill, UK - Bexhill De La Warr
17 - London, UK - Palladium
19 - Reims, France - La Cartonnerie
20 - Paris, France - L’Olympia
22 - Metz, France - Bam
23 - Besançon, France - La Rodia
24 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
26 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Kulturzentrum Tollhaus Karlsruhe
27 - Winterbach, Germany - Salierhalle Winterbach
30 - Toulouse, France - Théâtre du Casino Barrière
31 - Perpignan, France - Le Médiator

June
1 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Barts
2 - Madrid, Spain - Sala la Riviera
3 - Bilbao, Spain - Santana 27
4 - Bordeaux, France - Théâtre Femina

For further information on specific dates, please contact your local promoter.

(Photo - Eduardo Peña Dolhun)