Steve Hackett, UK Tour, October 2018

^ I certainly did, Cosmiclawnmower. Thanks for asking. They did most of the Knebworth 78 show, and Fountain of Salmacis and Ripples working very well - as well as The Lady Lies and Deep in the Motherlode, surprisingly. An encore of The Musical Box and then Supper's Ready sent us all home with a warm 'afterglow' (!) Not always note perfect, but the spirit is there, and singer Jack has a great Collins-style voice too. Hope they make it down your way next year (apparently more Lamb is promised)

Didn't want to start another thread - but any North East of England Genesis or prog fans out there might want to check out that great UK Genesis tribute band Los Endos at Whitley Bay Playhouse Saturday Night doing the Knebworth '78 show + Hackett-era tracks too. Advert over - ironing my 'Selling England by the Pound' T-shirt as I post! 😉

The Birmingham show was a great pleasure! The set list contained e.g. Dance on the Volcano, Firth of Fifth, Dancing With the Moonlit Knight, Serpentine Song, Blood on the Rooftops (), the end of Shadow of the Hierophant,

Edited by Matti - October 11 2018 at 06:28

I got to see him earlier this year, and it was indeed a great show. Specially the second half of Genesis material, since I was don't really know so much of his solo stuff... and my favourite track (shadow of the Hierophan) was only played incomplete. Yet, getting to hear so many Genesis classics was wonderful. Now, with orchestra added, that will surely be something for you to remember.

Thanks Squonk!  Hope I'll get to the 2019 show.  I missed the Nottingham concert on Monday as I was on my way back from Borneo, and was pretty gutted to miss out.

I wouldn't think all the UK gigs are sold out- some of them maybe; London for instance. Birmingham is the nearest to me and its just too far to go and ive seen Mr Hackett a dozen or so times over the years so I;m happy to rely on my memories ;)

No Bristol or Cardiff.. very sad! I think the Colston hall is undergoing its 'Transformation' (followed by name change to something not connected with the Bristol slave trade) so no bigger name acts.. Oh well will just have to remember the Defector tour gig at the Colston July 1980 I think?

^ To answer my own question, a quote from Steve's official pages:   

I hope you have a great night. We booked our tickets at the Sage, Gateshead a while back and looking forward to seeing how the orchestration affects the classic songs. I think it's a good move to spice up the 'Genesis Revisited' brand from a ticket sales perspective too, hopefully.

It's going to be a busy weekend. BJH at the Sage on Friday, then over to Liverpool on Saturday for OMD + Orchestra as well. Hope I'm not 'stringed' out come Sunday.