“Robert Fripp is one of our historical geniuses… I will be putting my best foot forward to respect this great music”: Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Danny Carey reveal full details of new King Crimson supergroup tour
The Fripp-approved band – which will revisit and reinterpret tracks from Crimson's Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair albums – will hit virtually every corner of the US and Canada this fall
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Now, official details of the supergroup’s upcoming tour have been announced, with Vai and co set to play an extensive tour across North America, during which they will revisit and reinterpret tracks from the Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair albums.
The tour will begin on September 12 at the San Jose Civic in California, and is currently scheduled to conclude on November 8 at Las Vegas’ The Theater at Virgin Hotels. Between those two dates, the group will embark on a mammoth run of 40 near-consecutive nights of shows.
Vai – whose 2024 touring schedule has already included the G3 reunion and Satch/Vai tour – said of the tour: “Being a part of this ensemble is an extraordinary privilege and opportunity to perform some of the most beloved, timeless, and monumental music of the 80’s (and beyond) with truly inspired musicians.
“This music resonates deeply with me. Adrian, Tony and Danny are unique musicians with an otherworldly insight into presenting rich musical complexities in a very accessible way, and I am looking forward to searching each other’s musical minds in real time on stage. I’m sure sparks will fly.
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“Father Robert Fripp is one of our historical geniuses,” he continued. “His highly specific and exceptionally brilliant guitar technique is studied and revered. His contribution to the quality of my musical life, and so many others is supreme.
“I can assure the fans of KC that I will be putting my best foot forward to respect this great music with the care and intensity it deserves.”
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“This is music to be played, engaged, re-imagined, heard anew, chewed up and digested,” he said in another post. “I'm totally psyched for this.”
For Beat, Vai will be sharing guitar duties with Belew, who explained the purpose of the project: to shine a new light on King Crimson’s ‘80s-era material.
“The 1981 through 1984 King Crimson created a music all its own,” he noted. “Timeless. Beautiful. Complex. Fierce. For the fans who lived through it then, and the ones who never got to witness it, our aim is to bring it to life again. A monumental task, but we're going for it.”
Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.
