In 2024, BEAT will march to its own drum.
The band, featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey has announced they’ll perform reinterpretations of iconic ’80s King Crimson albums “Discipline,” “Beat” and “Three of A Perfect Pair” at venues all over North America from September through November.
That includes stops at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Oct. 5, Red Bank, NJ’s Hackensack Meridian Theatre on Oct. 9, Rochester’s Kodak Center on Oct. 19 and Albany’s The Egg on Oct. 21.
While original King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp isn’t part of the fall run, he did give the upcoming jaunt its blessing.
“This is the project that Adrian Belew called me about last autumn, a project which I support and fully encourage, and discussed with Steve Vai recently at McCabes in Santa Monica. Even, I suggested the name,” the 77-year-old shared on Facebook.
For fans who want to see the daring rockers live, tickets are available for all concerts as soon as today.
Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 5, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.
Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.
BEAT tickets 2024
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, and links to buy tickets can be found here.
Steve Vai tour 2024
On top of the BEAT tour, Vai is touring with pals Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson on their ‘G3 Tour’ up until May.
Soon after, the ‘Satch/Vai Tour’ will take off sending the pair — who have played together since Satriani was Vai’s teacher when they were teens — on the road for another three months.
For a closer look, you can find all of Vai’s 2024 tour dates here.
Listen to King Crimson’s BEAT albums
If it’s been too long since you’ve heard the band’s ’80s output, here’s how you can hear King Crimson’s three albums that inspired the upcoming tour.
Huge rockers on tour in 2024
Many of the biggest names in rock are making the rounds this year and next.
Here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.
• Robert Plant with Allison Krauss
• Kansas
Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of the 50 biggest concert tours in 2024 here to find out.
Note: An earlier version of this story referred to BEAT as King Crimson. For clarity, the band is made up of King Crimson members performing a creative reinterpretation of the band’s 1980s albums.