PRESALE: Steve Hackett to perform Genesis' 'Selling England By The Pound' on 2019 tour
Steve Hackett has announced an extensive 20-date UK Tour for November 2019.
Kicking off at Aylesbury Waterside on Saturday 2nd November and wrapping up at London Hammersmith Eventim Apollo on Friday 29th November, Steve and his band will perform the 1973 Genesis album ‘Selling England by the Pound’ in its entirety for the first time ever.
2019 is also the 40th anniversary of Steve’s critically acclaimed third solo album ‘Spectral Mornings’ so to celebrate the milestone Steve will be performing tracks from the album on the November trek.
The setlist will also boast other Genesis classics from their distinguished back catalogue alongside songs from Steve’s new solo album, which will be released next year.
Steve enthuses: "I’m thrilled to be performing the whole of my favourite Genesis album, ‘Selling England by the Pound’, which caught the attention of John Lennon in 1973. I felt that I was now playing guitar in the world’s best band, and everything was opening up for us…
“Also, I look forward to playing all the favourite songs from ‘Spectral Mornings’, marking its anniversary, plus new album tasters, as well as additional Genesis gems in a terrific grand slam!"
Steve’s musicians on the tour will be Roger King (keyboards), Jonas Reingold (bass), Gary O’Toole (drums/percussion), Rob Townsend (saxes/flutes) with Nad Sylvan on vocals.Â
Planet Rock is running a 48-hour ticket presale to the tour, which kicks off right here at 10am on Wednesday 3rd October.
See Steve Hackett at the following shows:
NOVEMBER 2019
Aylesbury Waterside – Sat 2nd
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall – Sun 3rd
Sheffield City Hall – Tue 5th
Cambridge Corn Exchange – Wed 6th
Leicester De Montford Hall – Fri 8th
Cardiff St. David's Hall – Sat 9th
Liverpool Philharmonic – Mon 11th
Brighton Dome – Tue 12th
Portsmouth Guildhall – Wed 13th
Salisbury City Hall – Fri 15th
Reading Hexagon – Sat 16th
Birmingham Symphony Hall – Mon 18th
York Barbican – Tue 19th
Bath Forum – Wed 20th
Halifax Victoria Theatre – Fri 22nd
Gateshead The Sage – Sat 23rd
Edinburgh Usher Hall – Mon 25th
Manchester Bridgewater Hall – Tue 26th
Southend Cliffs Pavilion – Wed 27th
London Hammersmith Eventim Apollo – Fri 29th