Legendary guitarist Steve
Hackett has announced his Genesis Extended Tour, featuring a selection of
classics to include some of the gems he had to sacrifice on the Award winning
Genesis Revisited live shows. With a career and repertoire spanning decades
between Genesis and his outstanding solo work, this will be the last opportunity
for fans to see Hackett perform a whole set from the seminal prog band’s
catalogue.
An enthusiastic Steve Hackett explains: “Due to
the success of the Genesis Revisited shows, in 2014 we're extending both the
dates and the concept. We'll launch into a full Genesis set with favourites from
this year such as The Musical Box, Dancing with the Moonlit Knight and Supper's
Ready along with the addition of other Genesis classics which are often
requested and the audiences deserve to hear... I'm really excited about
this!”
Steve
Hackett was Genesis’ guitarist from 1971 to 1977 and is the first ex-member to
re-record and tour that part of the band’s material in Genesis Revisited I
(1996) and II (2012).
Taking the stage again with Steve
Hackett is an exceptional team of top class musicians, including Roger King
(Gary Moore, Snoop Doggie Dog, Jamelia) on keyboards, Gary O’Toole (Kylie
Minogue, Chrissie Hynde) on drums, percussions and vocals, Rob Townsend (Eddie
Henderson, Bill Bruford, Django Bates) on sax, flute and percussions, Lee
Pomeroy (Take That, Rick Wakeman) on bass and Nad Sylvan (Abbas’s Michael B
Tretow) on vocals.
The Genesis Extended Show will visit some of the
locations that Genesis Revisited missed, and will also return to London where
the two previous dates – Hammersmith Apollo and Royal Albert Hall – completely
sold out. It will be a chance to celebrate the success of the Genesis Revisited - Live at Hammersmith CD/DVD box set and
Hackett’s recent Prog Award for best Live Event, again for that famous
Hammersmith night.
Talking about Hackett’s astounding live performance,
Classic Rock Prog magazine wrote: ‘a
faithful, inspired trip down memory lane which reaffirms the majesty of many of
progs defining moments. Hearing a packed house inquire in unison, ‘A flower?’
is a spine-tingling experience’; ‘spine-tingling’ was also the word used by
the Newcastle’ Chronicle to describe the brilliance of his guitar solo, while
Fireworks called the show ‘magnificent in every respect’ and Classic Rock
Society defined it as ‘two hours and a half of pure joy for any Genesis fan’.
The Daily Mail was particularly impressed with Steve’s band, able
to ‘match the studio recordings and even improve on
them’.
If you missed the show or the show missed your
favourite track, here’s your chance to relive the timeless magic that is
Genesis, thanks to guitar wizard Steve Hackett and his remarkable live band.
Once again, back to make everyone happy.
The Genesis Extended tour will hit the UK in October
2014, dates as follows:
Tue 21st Oct
IPSWICH Regent Theatre 01473 433
100
Wed 22nd Oct
BRIGHTON Centre 0844 847
1515
Fri 24th
Oct NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall 0119 989
5555
Sat 25th Oct
GLASGOW Clyde Auditorium 0844 395
4000
Sun 26th Oct
YORK Barbican 0844 854
2757
Tue 28th Oct
SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion 01702 351
135
Wed 29th Oct
SOUTHAMPTON 02 Guildhall 023 8063
2601
Thu 30th Oct
CARDIFF St David’s Hall 02920 878
444
Sat 1st Nov
LONDON * Eventim Apollo 0844 249
4300
Sun 2nd Nov
SALFORD The Lowry 0843 208
6000
Mon 3rd Nov
GUILDFORD Glive 0844 770
1797
Tue 4th Nov
BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall 0121 345
0602
Tickets go onsale on Friday
15th November at 9.00am. Ticket prices for all venues except London
are £29.50 and £27.50 all seated (except Guildford seated/standing) and London*
£35 and £30. 24hr Ticket Hotline: 0844 338 0000
Online:
BookingsDirect.com
(Agency & credit
card bookings subject to booking fee) Showtime for all shows is 7.30pm (plus
support). For full
details on exclusive VIP packages to meet Steve before the shows, please see
www.hackettsongs.com
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