Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

Steve Hackett brings Best of Genesis & Solo Gems to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Liverpool on 24 October 2026. A key figure of Genesis’ 70s lineup, the London-born guitarist helped shape the sound of Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway before launching a solo path that mixes progressive rock with classical colours and hints of world music. On stage he revisits that era with clarity and nuance, stretching instrumental passages, letting sustained electric lines breathe, then switching to detailed acoustic work.

The set folds in milestones from his own catalogue — from the orchestral scope of Voyage of the Acolyte and the melodic contours of Spectral Mornings to the intimate shades of Bay of Kings — and connects them with more recent pieces like At the Edge of Light and Surrender of Silence. Arrangements stay close to the spirit of the originals while opening space for fresh dynamics, shifting grooves and tight ensemble interplay. A focused journey through the Genesis years and the solo chapters that followed, guided by a guitarist who still treats these pieces as living music.