This was the second time I've seen Joe and the band. I checked this website after his Verizon Amphitheater show backing up Deep Purple in August, and noticed he would be back for a standalone performance. I searched hard and was able to secure second row, isle seats with one of my best buddies!

We spent nearly 3 hours being blown away by Joe's prowess - less than 20 feet away! :bowdown:

What a memorable night! Next time, I'm bringing my guitar-playing son with me.

The show was Great! 3 Hours! Wooo hooo! Mind blowing. He opened up with Up in the Sky and I about came out of my skin. That is one of my fav's! This is about the 10th time I have seen Joe. I actually met him and Steve Vai a couple of times. CONS - No Summersong, Satch Boogie, or Mystical Potatoes! But great show anyway!

My only beef is the PREMIUM TICKETS (Gold Club plan). It is not worth it! It is not worth the money to get an UGLY Joe Satriani shirt, a pass that gets you into NO WHERE! and seats that anyone else could of bought! There were only 4 gold buyers in my immedite area. Others that I talked to felt jipped as well!

If you are going to spend the money get the PLatinum package. At least your gauranteed to meet Joe. But your gonna have to Spend $200. And After readin the review below I should have done it. It sounds as thought someone screwed up the seating for the Premium holders. I came in from San Antonio and spent the night in Austin. Next time I will buy the Platinum. Joe, you guys need to do away with that gold package because it is crap.

This was my 5th time seeing Joe overall, the 3rd that was a non G3 show. You could say it was really my first though, since I'd never had the full 'evening with' experience before (other than the outstanding SF DVD). I couldn't believe when I found out that this show would be in such a small hall right in the middle of UT campus. The one time I remembered ever being in there was to take an exam! I never could have imagined seeing a large concert in the place, especially one as amazing as on October 30, 2004.

It really is almost a religious experience every time I see Joe. I leave feeling so high, yet so relaxed. His guitar tone live is second to none IMO. So warm and full, it never fails to give me goosebumps. More than the solos, it's the melodies of his pieces that I find truly inspiring. Unlike most people probably, I think Joe has made the best music of his career on his last 2 releases and I enjoyed getting to hear so much of it performed live.

To listen to Joe play for such a long time, such a variety of music styles from the course of his career...wow, just incredible. I'm impressed that he's not unwilling to leave out popular tunes (like "Summer Song" and "Satch Boogie") for songs he obviously just enjoys playing more at this point. The high points of the show for me were the beautifully moving "Searching", the totally ass-stomping "Hands in the Air", and the never-gets-old funk of "Cool #9", maybe his best song ever IMO. The energy during the set-ending "Flying in a Blue Dream" was also fantastic and brought nearly the entire audience rushing down to the stage in sheer delight. Once again, I witnessed even obvious non guitar freaks won over by Joe Satriani's talent, style and genuinely loose and fun stage presence. His shows are simply a blast.

I have to mention how stellar Joe's backing musicians are as well. I may have spent as much of the show watching Jeff Campatelli's (sp?) fills as I did watching Joe. He's an excellent, underrated drummer and I can see why Joe favors him so much. Same goes for Matt and Galen as well. What a solid and tight backing unit.

So I guess you could say I liked the show! Joe, thanks so much for coming back to Austin and giving us such a full and satisfying night of your awesome music. I look forward to your future projects and hope you never stop. All the best to you and see ya next time!

Great performance. I'm a long-time fan, so I know that Joe plays incredibly, but I was still amazed at how fast he covered the fretboard Saturday night.

Still, for me it's all about the music, and the music was good stuff. Some highlights for me: the ever-evolving Cool #9, If I could Fly, Motorcycle Driver, Bamboo, Psycho Monkey, and the new extended jam at the end of Always with Me Always with You. Galen played some amazing riffs too -- a cool wah-wah accompaniment to Cool #9, the main riff of Strange, a significant part of Gnaahh.

I got up close to the stage for the encores, and the sound was much better up there . . . wish I could have been closer for the whole show.

Joe joked about his crazy song titles. He introduced If I could Fly as proof that "not all his songs have weird names," but when he got to Hordes of Locusts and Psycho Monkey, he admitted that he does come up with some pretty strange stuff. Joe and the whole band seemed to have a good time.

Just to re-iterate what everyone else has been saying: Joe was nothing short of incredible.

Did the Platinum Package...What a blast! Jeff Campitelli came out and talked with us both during the Meet & Greet and earlier at the Backstage tour. He was very cool, friendly, and seemed excited to see the fans.

Joe was just as kind & cordial. He was so nice and appeared to be genuinely excited to meet us. Fame, success, and superhuman guitar abilities don't seem to have had any effect on his ego. I'll always treasure those couple of minutes that I got to spend with him.

John Iverson (Platinum Group coordinator) was awesome. Great job, John. My only recommendation for future Platinum events would be to be able to hang out during soundcheck.