Steve Vai & Joe Satriani
W/Animals as Leaders
April 1st, 2026
Paramount, Seattle, WA
Photos and Review by Miguel Nunez
Steve Vai and Joe Satriani kicked off April in the most epic way possible, treating Seattle to an evening of shredding unlike anything else. Their show at the Paramount Theatre marked the opening night of the Surfing with the Hydra tour, which will carry the two guitar legends across U.S. cities throughout April and May.
Vai and Satriani’s performance felt technical yet relaxed, intimate without ever losing its scale—a musical conversation between two longtime friends. It was as if they invited the entire theater to lean in and listen as decades of stories unfolded, told through their distinct, unmistakable voices on the guitar.
