Virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai today announces his official 2012 North American Tour in support of the upcoming release The Story of Light, a new solo album of original material, to be released on August 14 (Favored Nations Entertainment). The tour kicks off the next day, August 15, at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida's Revolution and ends October 13 in Agoura Hills, CA. Presented by Ruth Eckerd Hall On The Road, the tour makes a stop at the Palladium at St. Petersburg College on Thursday, August 16 at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 15 at noon at the Palladium box office. Special guest Beverly McClellan, season one finalist on NBC TV's The Voice, will open the show.
In addition to regular concert ticket sales, Vai fans can purchase a unique and special premium package - the EVO Experience - which includes a meet and greet pass, a Q&A session with Steve Vai, access to sound check, a 2012 Story of Light Tour Program, an exclusive EVO Experience laminate and a number of other Vai merchandise items. EVO Experience premium tickets will soon be available for purchase through Vai's website, www.Vai.com. A limited number of EVO Experience tickets are available for each show.
The Story of Light is available for online pre-sale orders, including a special pre-sale selection of bundled packages, on www.Vai.com.
Reserved tickets priced at $45.00 and $35.00 will be available at the Palladium Box Office located at 253 Fifth Avenue N in downtown St. Petersburg, by calling 727.822.3590 or by logging onto www.myPalladium.org. The Palladium ticket office is open Wednesday thru Friday from noon to 3 pm and three hours before showtime.
For more information, please contact:
Erin Cook, Jensen Communications, 626-585-9575 or erin@jensencom.com
North American Tour Dates:
8/15 Ft. Lauderdale FL Revolution
8/16 St. Petersburg FL Palladium Theatre
8/17 Lake Buena Vista FL House of Blues
8/18 Jacksonville FL Florida Theatre
8/20 Charlotte NC The Fillmore
8/21 Nashville TN Marathon Musicworks
8/22 Asheville NC Orange Peel
8/23 Atlanta GA Centerstage
8/24 N. Myrtle Beach SC House of Blues
8/25 Durham NC Carolina Theatre
8/26 Richmond VA The National
8/28 Washington DC The Howard Theatre
8/29 Stroudsberg PA Sherman Theatre
8/30 Glenside PA Keswick Theatre
8/31 Westbury NY Theatre at Westbury
9/2 Lancaster PA Chameleon Club
9/4 Ridgefield CT The Ridgefield Playhouse
9/5 Wilmington DE The Grand Opera House
9/6 Greensburg PA Palace Theater
9/7 New Brunswick NJ State Theatre
9/8 Morristown NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center
9/9 Albany NY The Egg
9/11 New York NY Best Buy Theater
9/13 Boston MA Wilbur Theatre
9/14 Northampton MA Calvin Theatre
9/15 Concord NH Capitol Center
9/16 Lebanon NH Lebanon Opera House
9/17 Quebec QC CAN Capitole Du Quebec
9/18 Montreal QC CAN Metropolis
9/20 Toronto ON CAN Sony Centre
9/21 Royal Oak MI Royal Oak Music Hall
9/22 Buffalo NY University of Buffalo Center for the Arts
9/24 Cleveland OH House of Blues
9/26 Minneapolis MN The Brick
9/27 Milwaukee WI Pabst Theater
9/28 Chicago IL House of Blues
9/29 St. Louis MO The Pageant
9/30 Salina KS The Stiefel Theatre
10/1 Denver CO The Ogden Theatre
10/3 Boise ID Knitting Factory
10/4 Seattle WA The Moore Theatre
10/5 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom
10/6 Portland OR Roseland Theater
10/7 Napa CA Uptown Theatre
10/9 San Francisco CA Regency Ballroom
10/10 Sacramento CA Ace of Spades
10/11 Anaheim CA City National Grove of Anaheim
10/12 Los Angeles CA Club Nokia
10/13 Agoura Hills CA Canyon Club
For more information: www.vai.com
The historic Palladium Theater -- is home for jazz, blues, classical, Celtic, opera, theatre, dance, acoustic and more. Whether in our main stage Hough Hall with its world-class sound system or kicking back in our Side Door Cabaret, the Palladium is just a short walk from downtown St. Pete's vibrant waterfront and is consistently ranked as one of Tampa Bay's best, most intimate and affordable performing arts centers.
Ruth Eckerd Hall On The Road has been booking and producing concerts and festivals such as the Tampa Bay Rays Summer Concert Series, the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Friends of Music and corporate events in Florida and across the country for more than ten years to more than 500,000 fans of incredible entertainment annually.
