Steve Hackett

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 8pm at Garde Arts Center

Hot on the heels of his most successful solo tour ever, Steve Hackett announced his Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights tour. The tour marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary Genesis album Foxtrot which, in 1972, was pivotal in establishing the band as a major force in British rock.

Guitarist Steve Hackett joined Genesis in 1971, making his band debut on the Nursery Cryme album which enjoyed a greater commercial success in Europe than the UK. After extensive touring, the band were encouraged, by audience reactions, to further experiment with ever longer compositions and develop their ability to incorporate strong narratives. This, in turn, allowed frontman Peter Gabriel more opportunity to indulge in the theatrics which helped to raise the band’s profile.

Now, for 2023, Steve brings Foxtrot at Fifty to North America for a string of eagerly awaited dates following the huge selling UK 2022 tour.

“I think Foxtrot was a terrific achievement for Genesis at that time,” says Steve Hackett. “I think there is not one weak track on the album, they all have their strong points and I’m really looking forward to doing the whole album live.”

Steve Hackett

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 8pm at Tarrytown Music Hall

STEVE HACKETT is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with GENESIS as part of, that produced acclaimed albums such as SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND (a favourite of John Lennon).

With GENESIS, Steve's guitar playing produced some of the most memorable moments, from the sensitivity of his acoustic sound on Horizons and Blood on the Rooftops to the dramatic rock guitar solos of Firth of Fifth and Fountain of Salmacis. As he embarked on his solo career he developed his exceptional range, pushing musical boundaries into exciting areas, exploring unchartered depths, and utilizing sounds and instruments from the four corners of the globe.

Since 2013 with the reintroduction of his album GENESIS REVISTED, STEVE HACKETT has re-ignited the passion, drama and sheer musical mastery with his highly acclaimed tours which span not only the splendid years of Genesis and their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford, but also a vast repertoire of his highly successful solo career which sprang to life with magical and mysterious debut album SPECTRAL MORNINGS in 1979. 2019 saw the peak of STEVE’s performances with the sell out tour combining the entire albums of SPECTRAL MORNINGS and SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND, together with gems form his other solo works, most notably from his latest album AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT. Reviews from this tour show STEVE to be arguably at his peak of his career.

And now for 2022, following the postponements caused by the Covid crisis, STEVE is proud to announce that he will be touring the GENESIS live album, SECONDS OUT, which was recorded from their concert at the Palais de Sport in Paris, in June 1977. As is familiar with all of STEVE’s tours, this show will commence with a select variety of material from STEVE’s extensive solo career, which will set the scene for the magnificence of SECONDS OUT … all live on stage.

Steve Hackett of Genesis Live at Tarrytown | Feb 18th

Steve Hackett was lead guitarist with Genesis as part of their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford, that produced acclaimed albums such as Selling England by the Pound (a favourite of John Lennon). With Steve's extraordinary versatility in both his electric guitar playing and his composing, he involves influences from many genres, including Jazz, World Music and Blues. He is equally adept in his classical albums that include renditions of pieces by composers from Bach to Satie, his own acoustic guitar compositions that have gained the admiration of many, including Yehudi Menuhin, and ambitious guitar/ orchestra albums such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic. Steve's live electric gigs take his fans on an extraordinary journey drawn from a rich musical heritage. Perennial Genesis favourites such as the mighty Firth Of Fifth sit alongside solo classics, while more recent solo material is also included, demonstrating that Steve is an artist still at the very top of his game. Supported by some of the best musicians on the planet, Steve's unique guitar work remains the fulcrum on which this challenging and exhilarating show is balanced.