Joe Satriani - In Concert Against AIDS Oakland Coliseum Stadium Oakland CA (1989) Bootleg

(U.S 1978 - Present)

Joe Satriani is an American rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in his career he worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, including Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan, and Alex Skolnick. Satriani went on to have a successful solo music career, starting in the mid-1980s. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over ten million albums, making him the bestselling instrumental rock guitarist of all time.

In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for his first solo tour. Satriani briefly toured with Deep Purple, joining shortly after another departure of Ritchie Blackmore from the band in November 1993. He has worked with a range of guitarists during the G3 tour, which he founded in 1995.

Concert Against AIDS
(Oakland Coliseum Stadium - May 27, 1989)

In Concert Against AIDS - also: Grateful Dead, Tower Of Power; Joe Satriani; Los Lobos; John Fogerty; Tracy Chapman

Although not billed as a Day On The Green, this special concert was promoted under this banner. 'Day on the Green' was a recurring concert in Oakland, California, presented by promoter Bill Graham and his company Bill Graham Presents. Held at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, these events began in 1973 and continued into the early 1990s. The last Day on the Green overseen by Graham took place the same month as his death in a helicopter crash in 1991. 

There was a series of Day on the Green shows the following year in the wake of Graham's death and there were other shows in 1994-97 at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium - namely U2, Pink Floyd, and the Rolling Stones.

This post consists of FLACs originating from a Sony TC-D5M/TDK MA-XG Cassette Master (Thanks to Don Pearson) and includes limited artwork. 

There is not much information available for this concert but needless to say Satriani was on fire on the day, playing some of his best guitar licks at lightning speeds.  The concert list is almost identical to his earlier King Biscuit Concert from 1988 (see previous post) and covers all of his classic tracks, however the sound quality on this bootleg is not quite as vibrant as the King Biscuit recording.

Track List

01. Ice 9 (Fades In)

02. Memories

03. Rubina

04. Circles

05. Lords Of Karma

06. Hordes Of Locusts

07. Echo

08. Always With You, Always With Me

09. Surfing With The Alien

10. Satch Boogie

Joe Satriani Link (285Mb)