Steve Vai to play London masterclass

Steve Vai appears at LIMS
Steve Vai appears at LIMS

Steve Vai is confirmed to appear at the London International Music Show. The show (LIMS) takes place on 11-14 June at ExCel, East London.

UPDATE: Tickets for Vai's Saturday masterclass have sold out, with only a handful left for the Sunday. Enter our competition to win a pair of tickets here.

Vai brings his Alien Guitar Secrets masterclass to the show on 13-14 June. Alien Guitar Secretsis a three-hour experience in which Vai discusses music theory, the music business, playing techniques and how to discover and unlock personal musical identity.

Also confirmed for The London Guitar Show (part of LIMS) are country virtuoso Albert Lee, veteran Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman, Swans In Flight, plus bassist Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake) and TM Stevens (James Brown,The Pretenders).

LIMS/The London Guitar Show will also host the final of the Guitar Idol contest. Go to the Guitar Idol website for the latest news.

As exclusively revealed earlier on MusicRadar, Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain will also appear.

Meet your favourite magazines

In association with the Institute for Contemporary Music Performance, MusicRadar's sister magazines will be there. You will have the opportunity to meet editors MickTaylor (Guitarist), Neville Marten and Jason Sidwell ( Guitar Techniques) and Stephen Lawson ( Total Guitar).

For more information about the show and to buy tickets see http://www.londoninternationalmusicshow.com/

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