# Generation Axe

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**Generation Axe** are an international [rock](/source/Rock_music)/[heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) [supergroup](/source/Supergroup_(music))[3] formed by [Steve Vai](/source/Steve_Vai) in 2016. They toured North America in April and May 2016, and Asia in April 2017. Another North American tour took place in November and December 2018,[4] and another short Asian tour in November 2019.[5]

## Members

### Guitarists

- [Steve Vai](/source/Steve_Vai)
- [Zakk Wylde](/source/Zakk_Wylde) ([Black Label Society](/source/Black_Label_Society), [Ozzy Osbourne](/source/Ozzy_Osbourne_Band), [Pride & Glory](/source/Pride_%26_Glory_(band)), [Pantera](/source/Pantera))
- [Yngwie Malmsteen](/source/Yngwie_Malmsteen)
- [Nuno Bettencourt](/source/Nuno_Bettencourt) ([Extreme](/source/Extreme_(band)))
- [Tosin Abasi](/source/Tosin_Abasi) ([Animals as Leaders](/source/Animals_as_Leaders))

### Backing band

- Bass – Pete Griffin ([Dweezil Zappa](/source/Dweezil_Zappa), [Dethklok](/source/Dethklok) [Stanley Clarke](/source/Stanley_Clarke), [Edgar Winter](/source/Edgar_Winter))
- Keyboards – Nick Marinovich (aka Nick Z. Marino) (Yngwie Malmsteen) (2016, 2018-2019); [Derek Sherinian](/source/Derek_Sherinian) (ex-[Dream Theater](/source/Dream_Theater), [Sons of Apollo](/source/Sons_of_Apollo)) (2017)
- Drums – JP Bouvet (Dave MacKay, Drew of the Drew); [Matt Garstka](/source/Matt_Garstka) ([Animals As Leaders](/source/Animals_As_Leaders)) (2016)

## Tour dates

### North America (2016)

Date City Venue 04/05/16 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater 04/06/16 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre 04/08/16 Oakland, CA Fox Theater 04/09/16 Las Vegas, NV The Joint 04/10/16 San Diego, CA Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay 04/11/16 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern 04/13/16 Denver, CO Paramount Theater 04/15/16 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater 04/16/16 Salina, KS The Stiefel Theater 04/17/16 Dallas, TX Bomb Factory 04/18/16 Houston, TX Revention Music Center[note 1] 04/20/16 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theater 04/21/16 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live 04/23/16 Wilmington, NC Cape Fear Community College 04/24/16 Washington, DC Warner Theater 04/25/16 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theater 04/26/16 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theater @ Old National Center 04/27/16 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium 04/29/16 Chicago, IL Copernicus Center 05/01/16 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater 05/02/16 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theater 05/04/16 Toronto, ON Massey Hall 05/05/16 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theater 05/06/16 Westbury, NY Theater at Westbury 05/07/16 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 05/08/16 Providence, RI Providence PAC 05/09/16 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theater

1. Cancelled due to [risk of flooding](/source/Mid-April_2016_United_States_storm_complex).

1. At the April 21 show in Orlando, Bettencourt also included a performance of [Purple Rain](/source/Purple_Rain_(song)) in tribute to [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician)), who died earlier that day.

### Asia (2017)

Date City Venue 04/03/17 Nagoya, Japan Zepp Nagoya 04/04/17 Osaka, Japan ZEPP Namba 04/06/17 Tokyo, Japan ZEPP Tokyo 04/07/17 Tokyo, Japan ZEPP Tokyo 04/09/17 Seoul, South Korea Blue Square Samsung Card Hall 04/12/17 Hong Kong Star Hall 04/14/17 Taipei City, Taiwan National Taiwan University Sports Center 04/18/17 Beijing, China Le Sports Center 04/21/17 Jakarta, Indonesia Eco Park Ancol 04/23/17 Bangkok, Thailand Moonstar Studio 8 04/25/17 Singapore Hard Rock Hotel Singapore

### North America (2018)

Date City Venue 11/07/18 Oakland, CA Fox Theater 11/08/18 Anaheim, CA City National Grove of Anaheim 11/09/18 Las Vegas, NV The Joint 11/10/18 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre 11/11/18 Albuquerque, NM El Rey Theater 11/13/18 Denver, CO Paramount Theater 11/15/18 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater 11/16/18 Salina, KS Stiefel Theatre 11/17/18 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater 11/18/18 Des Moines, IA Hoyt Sherman Theatre 11/19/18 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre 11/20/18 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live 11/21/18 Detroit, MI The Filmore 11/23/18 Medford, MA Chevalier Theatre 11/24/18 Niagara Falls, NY The Rapids Theatre 11/25/18 Kitchener, ON Centre in the Square 11/27/18 Bethlehem, PA Sands Event Center 11/28/18 Port Chester, NY Capitol Theatre 11/29/18 Albany, NY The Palace Theatre 11/30/18 Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 12/01/18 Rochester, NY Kodak Center for the Arts 12/03/18 Greensburg, PA The Palace Theatre 12/04/18 Westbury, NY NYCB Theatre at Westbury 12/05/18 Richmond, VA The National 12/08/18 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle 12/09/18 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live 12/10/18 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Event Center 12/11/18 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall 12/13/18 Austin, TX ACL Live at the Moody Theater 12/14/18 Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory 12/16/18 Salt Lake City, UT Rockwell @ The Complex 12/18/18 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

### Asia (2019)

Date City Venue 11/23/19 Seoul, South Korea Yes24 Live Hall 11/25/19 Fukuoka, Japan ZEPP Fukuoka 11/26/19 Osaka, Japan ZEPP Osaka 11/28/19 Nagoya, Japan ZEPP Nagoya 11/29/19 Tokyo, Japan Toyosu Pit

## Setlist

Performer(s) Song Abasi, Bettencourt, Malmsteen, Vai, Wylde Foreplay (Boston) (2016-2017)[6] Hocus Pocus (Focus) (2018-2019) Abasi Tempting Time Air Chrysalis (2016-2017) The Woven Web CAFO (2018-2019) Abasi, Bettencourt Physical Education Bettencourt Get the Funk Out Midnight Express A Side of Mash Extreme solos medley[note 2] Bettencourt, Wylde Sideways (Citizen Cope) Wylde N.I.B. (Black Sabbath) Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band) (2016-2017) Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix) (2016-2017, occasional appearances from Malmsteen) I'm Broken (Pantera) (2018-2019) Into The Void (Black Sabbath) (2018-2019) War Pigs (Black Sabbath) (2018-2019) Wylde, Bettencourt, Vai Still Got The Blues (Gary Moore) (2018-2019) Vai Now We Run (2016) Bad Horsie (2017) Racing The World (2016-2017) Tender Surrender (2016-2017) Gravity Storm (2016-2017) There's A Fire In The House (2018-2019) The Animal (2018-2019) For The Love Of God (2018-2019) Vai, Abasi Building the Church (2016) Malmsteen Spellbound (2016-2017) Top Down, Foot Down (2018-2019) No Rest For The Wicked (2018-2019) Into Valhalla Baroque & Roll Overture From A Thousand Cuts (2016-2017) Arpeggios From Hell Echo Etude Soldier (2017-2019) Badinerie (J.S. Bach) Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4 Far Beyond the Sun The Star-Spangled Banner (US shows) Trilogy Suite Op. 5 Malmsteen, Vai Black Star Vai, Abasi, Bettencourt, Wylde Frankenstein (Edgar Winter) Abasi, Bettencourt, Malmsteen, Vai, Wylde Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) (2018-2019) Highway Star (Deep Purple) (2016-2017) Burn (Deep Purple) (2018-2019)

## Discography

- *Generation Axe — The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live In China* (2019)

## References

1. ["Generation Axe Featuring Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt & Tosin Abasi To Release Live Album In June; "Frankenstein" Single Streaming"](https://bravewords.com/news/generation-axe-featuring-steve-vai-yngwie-malmsteen-zakk-wylde-nuno-bettencourt-tosin-abasi-to-release-live-album-in-june-frankenstein-single-streaming). *Bravewords*. April 5, 2019.

1. Josh Bell (November 2, 2018). ["Generation Axe tells a string story"](https://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2018/nov/02/generation-axe-steve-vai-guitar-hard-rock/). *Las Vegas Magazine*

1. ["Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde and More Announce Generation Axe Supergroup and Tour"](https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/steve-vai-yngwie-malmsteen-zakk-wylde-and-more-announce-generation-axe). *Guitarworld*. February 16, 2016.

1. Jackson Maxwell (July 10, 2018). ["Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, Tosin Abasi Announce 'Generation Axe' Tour"](https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/steve-vai-zakk-wylde-yngwie-malmsteen-nuno-bettencourt-tosin-abasi-announce-generation-axe-tour). *Guitar World*

1. [[https://www.facebook.com/generationaxetour/posts/1279197238924718?__xts__](https://www.facebook.com/generationaxetour/posts/1279197238924718?__xts__)[0]=68.ARBYUgx7A6W0PbY044cfBHaby7h95ef1Dl3uhJ2Mhwp_iZUlkp40TO3reh-RxoPDoiWNiHciDMnXc1I_JFpEu47wscXYxfVz0XQiY14KPARoHRxQhq8P7vOZGc3u6J6_HHqjGrYbKdi2kt1In61wcEiFT9whcmZhdR6D1ggSVHwCP185hVvFHrnMCkHLvv5PCdDUUCWhOe2b6uBk7__Fy8RYVkTG_qiVFWCrriJ3ODyHsibnXxhLpg4lfwsCzONxaWjmXDx8GHSATU0Y_hnQ_VNaxgLt602YAp5NXbKeokARwLmCBGocoC2O72uYJ9RNONdyrypb0OwJTI4mHDSzwaXNkg&__tn__=-R "Generation Axe on Tour in Japan & Korea this November!"]. July 29, 2019. – via Facebook.

1. Renee Silverman (April 13, 2016). ["Generation Axe guitar legends shred for one night in Los Angeles"](http://www.axs.com/generation-axe-guitar-legends-shred-for-one-night-in-los-angeles-81487). AXS.

## External links

- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20221205153130/http://generationaxe.com/) (archived)

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