This was my first Satriani gig and it was awesome! Like some other people we travelled down from Belfast to go to the show, and it was really worth it... other people at other gigs had said the sound was poor or the atmosphere was crap, but the sound in Red Box was amazing, and I thought the atmosphere was great! Its just us Irish crowds :-) Set list was amazing as well, so many songs I wanted played were played. When I was standing there I was totally amazed all the way through... it was like being inside all those DVD's Ive watched of him playing...

To make things better I won one of the aftershow passes. We waited around quite awhile to get backstage, and none of the security guys seemed to even know anyone was meant to go backstage, they all tried to get us to clear off but eventually some guy told them to let us through. We waited around outside for awhile and then Joe came out. Managed to get my t-shirt signed (even if it was a Fender t-shirt!) and my ticket. Cant believe I got to shake hands with Joe Satriani and get a photo taken beside him.

It really was an amazing show, definately inspired me! I dont know if anyone from the band ever reads reviews by us guys, but if you do I just wanna say thanks for a great show and letting us come out back, its something I will definately never forget!

I've seen Joe in Dublin a couple of times before but I only found out about the Vicar Street gigs in 2000 the day after they were over! This one made up for it though. The gig was amazing - I was a few feet from the front right in front of Joe and the set list was just the business.

Glad to see from the other reviewers that they thought the crowd was good - I thought they were a bit dead until near the end myself but maybe everyone was just a bit in awe or didn't want to miss any of the show by leaping up and down like me!

Anyway, I've tons of photos (including Joe with the hat on) that I haven't cropped or rotated yet but I'll dump them in here if I can find the right button to click.

I arrived to the gig full of anticipation and as is usual with Joe, he never dissapoints. I thought the set was near perfect, opening with "flying" straight into crushing day....., I'm sure you know all the rest by now ! To end with "friends" was excellent and i really liked the extended version too. The new tracks from SBM are great live. My only critisism, No Love Thing ! one of the best rock ballads ever, if not the best. How can ya leave it out Joe, i'ts too good !. Joe's Playing was absolutely flawless. The band excellent, especially Jeff, he really does gel with Joe most brilliantly. The sound too was excellent, all the levels were spot on. The Venue was Ok for me but the seated / tabled concert at Vicar Street for me was the most awsome experience ever, to sit for 2 hours less than 4 feet from Joe and watch every movement, Nirvana ! I got to meet Joe afterwards and got all my Albums signed, and a cool photo etc. Big Thanks to Tour Manager Steve Weston who made sure I was there, and to Mr Jon Luini (webmaster) who forwarded my message to Steve.

P.S. I urge all of you not to miss Dream Theater in October, I seen them in London in January and they are fantastic, Joe's not touring with them for nothing, I'd love to be going to one of the US dates, To see Joe Jam with them would be really cool.

This is the first time i've seen Joe live, I'm sorry I didn't see any of the previous gigs he has done in Dublin. The Live in San Fran is good but the real thing is breath taken. I'm eagerly awaiting Joe's return to Dublin altough it will probaly be a couple or more years, it will be worth the wait.

Thanks for the expierience Joe.

Sunday nite was brillant.

He sounds as good as ever!

He played for 2.5hrs...Some new some old material but I had a great time..I hope to have a few photos on the website over the next few weeks on the website...http://www.mac.ie/robbie

Anyone going is in for a great time..

C ya!

Robbie Phelan

I also made the long trip down south from Belfast. This was my first Satch gig as well, and I can safely say it wont be the last. Big thanks to Joe and the band for putting on such a tremendous show. It was great to hear Crushing Day, that was one of the highlights for me. I also loved Summer Song, Surfing, Flying, Friends, I believe, and Midnight was very cool also. How minter was it to hear Satch Boogie at the end as well!!! I also liked those new songs with the seven string, very cool. Its nice to see a seven string played well (for a change....). For most of the show I just had this big grin on my face, what a great night. The venue I thought was excellent. My only criticisim would be that the level of the stage was a little low and unless you were over 6 foot tall or in the first 5 rows, your visibility was a little hampered. That said, I'm 6 foot 1 so I had a ball.

Again, big thanks to Joe, the band and the Red Box!!

WOW! It was a small venue, but the whole band demolished it! For those who braved the area around the toilets (!) to be on the left of the stage with Joe, the atmosphere was really cool. Plus, at songs like "The Extremist", and especially "Surfing with the Alien", I could see about 40 people playing air guitar along with Joe! : )

The new material really kicks, especially stuff like "Mind Storm", but "Starry Night" really brought back the whole vibe of the show.

An excellent Gig... and I hope Joe comes back to Dublin soon! We drove from Belfast to see him, and he was definately worth it... : D

Oh, and tell Red Box to GET A BIGGER SIGN!!! (After driving past it twice!!!)

Thanks for a great gig,

Michael M (Northern Ireland)