However Steve isn't yet sure what the plan for more dates consists of - he could, however, let us know just what else fans should listen out for on the album. Steve added that he usually likes to do two sweeps of Europe and America, estimating around 55 shows each that span around six months apart, so there may be other chances for UK audiences to see the Hydra up close. Love Saves The Day: Festival-goer suffered worst experience of her life in 'horrendous bus queue'.Jacob Collier fan's 'weekend ruined' after O2 academy staff wrongly told him gig was cancelled.By the time I get probably a few months into the tour, I should be able to break out the Hydra.' Read More Related Articles 'Unfortunately I couldn't bring it and I know there's people that might be expecting it but yeah there was no way. It was my second one - I had the first about a year and a half ago and I'm still kind of recovering and I can play a guitar but I can't play the Hydra yet. 'I couldn't bring the Hydra with me on this European leg,' Steve said, 'because a couple of days after we shot the video (which you should check out because it's marvellous and really over the top) which was only about two and a half months ago, I had shoulder surgery. The first track on the album, it's named after a three-necked guitar that Steve plays - however, those expecting to see it in person during Thursday's show might be sad to learn that it won't be making an appearance. His current tour is to celebrate the release of his latest album 'Inviolate' - Steve's tenth studio album since 1984 - and he believes that one of the highlights of the album, as well as the show, is a song called 'Teeth of the Hydra'. That's what I do now to the best of my ability - make an experience that people won't get any place else and that they can find fulfilling and enjoyable.' 'There's people that might be expecting it but there was no way' 'That's been a vision of mine since I was nine, 10 years old and that's what I do. And I'm sending out this wonderful uplifting intensity to everybody there. 'Primarily ever since I was a kid I've always wanted to be a performer and I always pictured myself in my mind's eye performing to my friends and being almost like a wizard, where everything I touch is seamless and effortless. It has some emotional investment and it's a show. 'It has more of a quirkiness to it, but it also has a beautiful melody. So, if there's any more interest after that I go deeper and say, well, I compose and I've been in sort of big rock bands in the 80s, but my brand of music is not mainstream. The 62-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Monday (June 6), told Bristol Live: 'When I'm asked 'who is Steve Vai', my knee-jerk response is that I'm a primarily instrumental rock guitar player. Read more: Love Saves the Day: Bristol reacts after rain fury prompts apology After spending much of his time recently in a whole other world - working with world famous classical conductors and orchestras in Holland - he'll be performing in Bristol this Thursday (June 9) at the O2 Academy.įor anyone reading who isn't a fan of Steve, or who simply has never heard of him before, the musician describes himself as everything from an 'instrumental rock guitar player' to a 'wizard'. Last Saturday, he performed in Glasgow, marking his first show and the first time Steve had been on a stage with a band in three years - something he calls 'kind of nuts'.

He was last in Bristol during his previous tour in 2014 and since then he's done just one show - three years ago. Guitaring icon Steve Vai has been in the music industry for more than four decades.

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