World-renowned guitar virtuoso, Joe Satriani, is set to release his new album, The Elephants Of Mars, worldwide on April 8 via earMusic. Meet the man who deconstructed Joe’s guitar and turned it into The Elephants Of Mars to bring the visual side of Joe’s new album to life.

Creative Director Todd Gallopo of meat and potatoes has worked with Joe on his last six albums, using his keen eye and innovative talent to turn Joe's music into dynamic visual art. Watch Todd and Joe talk about their creative process and collaboration together as they break down the art of The Elephants Of Mars.

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.

2023 tour 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

More dates to be announced. For further information on specific dates, please contact your local promoter.

(Photo - Eduardo Peña Dolhun)