STEVE HACKETT TO HIT THE ROAD NEXT MONTH ON 20 DAY UK TOUR
The irrepressible former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett sets off on the 20-date UK leg of his tour on 2nd November 2019. Several dates are already Sold Out – see full details below.
For the first time ever, Steve will perform the seminal Genesis album Selling England By The Pound in its entirety. Released in 1973, the album went to No. 3 in the UK charts and has been described as the definitive Genesis album. It includes firm favourites such as Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, Firth of Fifth, Cinema Show and, of course, I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe). Other favourite classic Genesis tracks will also feature in the show.
2019 also marks the 40th anniversary of one of Steves most popular solo albums Spectral Morningsand Steve will rightly celebrate this milestone by performing masterpieces from the album.
Fans will also be treated to highlights from Steves current album At the Edge of Light which went straight in at number 3 on the Rock Chart and top 30 in the UK Album chart at the beginning of the year.
Steve explains, “Im thrilled to be performing the whole of my favourite Genesis album, SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND, which caught the attention of John Lennon in 1973. I felt that I was now playing guitar in the worlds best band, and everything was opening up for us…
Also I look forward to playing all the favourite songs from SPECTRAL MORNINGS, marking its anniversary, plus new album tasters, as well as additional Genesis gems in a terrific grand slam!”
UK Tour dates are as follows: –
NOVEMBER 2019 TOUR DATES (SO – SOLD OUT)
| Sat 02 | Aylesbury Waterside |
| Sun 03 | Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall |
| Tues 05 | Sheffield City Hall |
| Wed 06 | Cambridge Corn Exchange |
| Fri 08 | Leicester De Montfort Hall (SO) |
| Sat 09 | Cardiff St. David’s Hall (SO) |
| Mon 11 | Liverpool Philharmonic |
| Tues 12 | Brighton Dome |
| Wed 13 | Portsmouth Guildhall |
| Fri 15 | Salisbury City Hall (SO) |
| Sat 16 | Reading Hexagon (SO) |
| Mon 18 | Birmingham Symphony Hall |
| Tues 19 | York Barbican |
| Wed 20 | Bath Forum |
| Fri 22 | Halifax Victoria Theatre |
| Sat 23 | Gateshead The Sage (SO) |
| Mon 25 | Edinburgh Usher Hall |
| Tues 26 | Manchester Bridgewater Hall |
| Wed 27 | Southend Cliffs Pavilion |
| Fri 29 | London Hammersmith Eventim Apollo |
Tickets available from https://myticket.co.uk/ and venue box offices.
Joining Steve on the tour are his regular musicians Roger King (keyboards), Jonas Reingold (bass), Rob Townsend (saxes/flutes) with Nad Sylvan on vocals. Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson, King Crimson, Iron Maiden) will be on drums & percussion – he was voted by Modern Drummer and Rhythm Magazine readers as one of the top progressive and forward thinking drummers in the world.
Steve recently announced the release of a 2CD + Blu-Ray digipak titled Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall on 25th October 2019
