Watch: Promo Video For Guitar Gods Festival Tour

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Last month, Yngwie Malmsteen announced the Guitar Gods festival tour, featuring Uli John Roth, Gary Hoey and Guns 'N' Roses' Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal.

Today, Malmsteen released a promo video for the tour, which begins in June.

The tour is billed as an "epic celebration — six-plus hours — of the instrument for a full evening of guitar pyrotechnics."

Check out the tour dates and the promo video below.

  • June
  • 13 Huntington, NY Paramount Theatre
  • 14 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
  • 17 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center
  • 20 St. Charles, IL Arcada Theatre
  • 21 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theatre
  • 26 Seattle, WA Showbox Theatre
  • 27 Portland, OR Roseland Theater

July
3 Beverly Hills, CA Saban Theatre
8 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre

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