We’re not even a quarter through 2024 yet, and we’ve had a damn good lineup of shred guitar legends roll into town. Zakk Wylde has been here twice so far (once with his Black Sabbath tribute band, and again with Pantera), and Joe Bonamassa appears at The BayCare Sound the night before this double-header gig goes down.

Satriani’s friendship with Vai began 50 years ago, when he began giving guitar lessons to the future Zappa band legend. Before the month is out, the two are scheduled to release a six-minute track entitled “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1” on YouTube, serving as the first time they have collaborated in the studio, oddly enough.

Tickets to see Joe Satriani and Steve Vai play Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall on Monday, March 25 are still available and start at $53.52.

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Guitar gods Joe Satriani and Steve Vai kick are in Clearwater together on Monday

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