On September 17, 1996, Vai released "Fire Garden", 19-track double album, through Epic, with the first half being primarily instrumental while the second half featured Vai on vocals. After the release of "Fire Garden", Vai joined his former teacher Joe Satriani, along with guitarist Eric Johnson, for the second installment of the ongoing G3 concert tours. On each G3 tour, three guitar-centric headlining acts are chosen to perform their own sets, and then collectively jam to fan favorite songs at the end of the show. "", a video of the 1996 tour was filmed in Columbus, Ohio and released on June 3, 1997.