Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai have announced the release of G3 Reunion Live Album on 31 January 2025 via earMusic. “This live album recorded at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles captures all the energy of the live performances,” Satriani says, “while shining a spotlight on the ever-evolving art of playing the electric guitar.”
“A G3 tour is always an electrifying experience,” Steve Vai said, “and this particular G3 tour with Eric and Joe was a career highlight for me. To be able to hit the road with old friends and be in that lit-up environment of the stage and communicate on the deepest musical levels with friends is a privilege and honour, especially with such incredible players as Eric and Joe, who delivered magnificently at these shows.”
“My thinking is, pick an iconic song that every guitar player can relate to,” Satriani says at the start of the video for the lead single Crossroads. “Went down to the crossroads, one of the most iconic and ultimate legends. You go down to the crossroads, in the middle of nowhere, and you sell your soul to the devil so you can be the best guitar player in the world.
“It was such a gathering of the tribe. Perfect song, perfect moment, perfect players on stage. It was really a special moment.”
Reunion Live is much more than ‘just’ a live album. It’s a full album-length set from each artist, plus a collaborative supergroup LP and the first G3 release in 20 years.
“Playing with Joe and Steve was an affirmation that while we all want to push the envelope of musical boundaries,” Eric Johnson said. “We also want to share our heart experience and a soulful communication of the music that we have been allowed to partake of in our own lives.”
“Reuniting with Eric and Steve this year, commemorating the very first G3 tour of ’96, was nothing short of glorious,” Joe Satriani said. “They were the first two guitarists I called when planning G3’s maiden voyage, so this reunion was a confirmation of our special connection. Storming the stage with two of my favourite musical giants, celebrating our shared roots as well as our unique differences, once again proved to be a winning formula.”
The deluxe edition features a different coloured vinyl for each artist, a special splatter LP for the encore jam, and a 64-page photo book, divided into artist and jam chapters, with the full program also on 2 CDs. It is also available in a 2CD digipack with a 16-page photo booklet and 4 LP gatefold and digital download.
Pre-orders are available from here.
Reunion Live:
1. Gravitas (Vai)
2. Avalancha (Vai)
3. Little Pretty Intro (Vai)
4. Little Pretty (Vai)
5. Tender Surrender (Vai)
6. Zeus in Chains (Vai)
7. Teeth of the Hydra (Vai)
8. For the Love of God (Vai)
9. Land of 1000 Dances (Johnson)
10. Righteous (Johnson)
11. Trail of Tears (Johnson)
12. On-Ramp Improv (Johnson)
13. Freeway Jam (Johnson)
14. Desert Rose (Johnson)
15. Venus Reprise (Johnson)
16. Raspberry Jam Delta-V (Satriani)
17. Surfing with the Alien (Satriani)
18. Satch Boogie (Satriani)
19. Sahara (Satriani)
20. Nineteen Eighty (Satriani)
21. Big Bad Moon (Satriani)
22. Always with Me, Always with You (Satriani)
23. Sumer Song (Satriani)
24. Introductions
25. Crossroads (Encore Jam)
26. Spanish Castle Magic (Encore Jam)
27. Born to Be Wild (Encore Jam)
