# Generation Axe

Generation Axe are an international rock/heavy metal supergroup formed by 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, and another short Asian tour in November 2019.

## Members
### Guitarists

* Steve Vai
* Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne Band, Pride & Glory, Pantera)
* Yngwie Malmsteen (Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force)
* Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Mourning Widows)
* Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders, T.R.A.M)

### Backing band

* Bass – Pete Griffin (Dweezil Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Edgar Winter)
* Keyboards – Nick Marinovich (aka Nick Z. Marino) (Yngwie Malmsteen) (2016, 2018-2019); Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo) (2017)
* Drums – JP Bouvet (Dave MacKay, Drew of the Drew); Matt Garstka (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 |
| 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 |
* ↑ Cancelled due to risk of flooding.

### 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) 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 |
| 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 appearences 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) |
* ↑ At the April 21 show in Orlando, Bettencourt also included a performance of Purple Rain in tribute to Prince, who died earlier that day.

## Discography

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