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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