Steve Hackett « Best of Genesis & Solo Gems »

Steve Hackett brings his Best of Genesis & Solo Gems to The Anvil in Basingstoke on 9 October 2026. Guitarist and composer with Genesis from 1971 to 1977, he helped shape albums like Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. On stage, he reconnects with that period’s dramatic riffs, shifting time signatures and atmospheric passages, carried by his clean, lyrical phrasing and a taste for contrasts between electric surges and delicate acoustic work.

Alongside Genesis highlights, Hackett opens the book of his solo years: the symphonic contours of Voyage of the Acolyte, the melodic lines of Spectral Mornings, and the intimate acoustic tone explored on Bay of Kings. Later projects such as Genesis Revisited, At the Edge of Light and Surrender of Silence feed a set built around long-form pieces, layered arrangements and guitar textures that move from sustained harmonies to precise, intricate picking. Expect a tour through five decades of writing and arranging from one of progressive rock’s key architects, revisited with clarity and a band shaped for dynamic interplay.