Great show by Joe and the boyz! Set list was superb, sound was great..look forward to Joe coming back...any chance of Hordes of Locusts next time round? Awesome to see Stu back on bass, thanks for a great evening!

Good luck for the rest of the tour.

A bit of a mixed bag for me with this show, I went to the Crystal Planet tour show at Birmingham many years a go and loved it but this time not so much! The reasons for this is simply the sound was crap from where we were sitting (6 rows from the front off to the right). The drums were the main problem with them being so loud in comparison to everyhting els is drowned out the rest of the band. The bass pedal in particular was so loud it completely dominated the whole of the bottom end to the point that we could hardly hear anything of stu on the bass or any of Galens guitar!

The biggest disappointment was not being able to hear what Joe was doing, the melodies came through OK but as soon as he played a solo or anyhting faster or with more gain on it all turned to 'mush' with no definition between the notes at all missing all the subtlties that make his playing so great. The only consolation came with the ballard tracks as then the volume dropped, the gain dropped and suddenly we could hear most of what was being played.

I hate to put out all this negativity but felt it needs to be said as I had been looking forward to this gig for a long time and it was ruined by something that perhaps could be avoided next time??? and I went away frustrated because I could tell that the band were on form and I knew I'd just missed out on another chance to hear the best instrumental rock songs and guitar playing of all time!

D Smalley.

Hey Peeps.

Yep 4 shows done with..... :-( very sad now.......... would have loved to carry on but work permits me to go back......lol....Oh Well. Back to normal.....

But What A Gig..... It was yet again a Fantastic gig, Seats where amazing Thanks to Mick.... (Thank You Mick).....

The sound was Amazing, the Lighting For All shows was spot on. And Joe played Amazing... As Always....... All shows next tour I think..... Hummm Nah... I Know....

Should Ned Evertt not have been opening for Joe at Nottingham it would have been me however he did a fantastic Job and played fantastic as he did on the S.B.M tour...... Rock On Ned... I will try and catch him on tour, He is back in the UK after the Joe gig's.....

I spent about an hour and a half Chilling out with Joe, Mick, Jeff and Ned after the show and it was Fantastic.....

Joe gave me some very good advice on my own music and how to take it forward. And that you can not put a price on....

I just want to say the Biggest Thank You to Mick, Joe and the Crew for such an amazing tour.....

Take Care and See You Next Time Around....

Take Care, Dave x

My seat was three rows from the front, and off to the side, so the sound from where I was sitting was poor, a common complaint at the venue, However, I was blown away by the performance, especially the first three songs - there was a real attempt by the band to get the gig rocking, which unfortunately didn't work on a very sedate crowd. Personally, I couldn't stop grinning for the first twenty minutes!

Credit to Joe for the two audience participation numbers I Just Wanna Rock (what a phenomenal start!) and of course Crowd Chant. In between, some sublime guitar and classic tracks from the best guitarist in the world - highlights for me were my two favoirite tracks from the album - Overdriver and Diddle Y A Doo Dat, along with One Big Rush and especially I Just Wanna Rock.

If there was a dip in the middle, it was partly down to the unresponsiveness of the audience - admittedly this wasn't helped by over zealous venue security staff forcing everyone to remain seated. Only the encore got the crowd to their feet, by which time of course it was too late.

I was lucky enough to meet Joe before the gig, so the show itself was a bonus, and the sound problems and comatose audience didn't spoil an unforgettable experience. Come back soon, Joe!

Excellent live action. Beautiful lighting and visuals too.

New explosive material to start with and warm the theatre up, classic ending (viz. the 2006 tour); a bit of a trough in the middle maybe, which left some of the more casual fans such as my partner a bit stretched. A lot of well known material all in all and a great deal of the excellent last album too; just a pity great songs such as Trains of Angels do not make it live. Don't get me wrong though, I loved all of it and it was a real treat to be able to see this show and Mr Satriani's casual ease and visible pleasure to entertain us!

I Just Wanna Rock / Overdriver / Satch Boogie / Ice 9 / Diddle-Y-A-Doo-Dat / Flying In A Blue Dream / Ghosts / Revelation / Super Colossal / One Big Rush / Musterion / Out Of The Sunrise / Time Machine w/Extended Intro / Cool #9 / Andalusia / Bass Solo inc. Going To California / Crying / The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing / Always With You, Always With Me / Surfing With The Alien / Crowd Chant / Summer Song

PS: The first part was interesting although a bit loud!! It spoilt my hearing for the show proper a bit. :o(

After deducting a point after the Birmingham show for the fact that he wouldn't be around again for another 2 years, we decided to do something about it and got tickets to go to Nottingham.

And what a great idea that was. From being down at the front at the Symphony Hall we ended up in Tier 2 at the Royal Centre and had a great view of all that was going on.

From where we were sat, the sound was absolutely superb. Very clear and sharp. Glad to report that my ears were ringing nicely! They had clearly run out of time at the SH to sound check properly, but last night it was crystal clear.

Same show as the week before and still JUST as brilliant.

Only down side was the crowd who appeared to be semi comatose. Have been to A LOT of concerts over the last 30 years or so, but have never seen such a dull audience. During Summer Song, Galen was walking around the front of the stage trying to get perople to stand up. If you can't stay on your feet for the last song in a Satch show, you don't deserve to be there.

Joe, as ever, thanks. Can't wait for number 7, some time in 2010 I guess.

Well... first time iv seen joe live, and i have to say it was awsome. He played some new and old stuff, which ended up being a really enjoyable show. And even better it was my birthday, and in my home city!

Surfing, Always with me, summer song, never get old... Andalusia, I just wanna rock- some new classics