Steve Hackett On His Upcoming “Seconds Out + More Tour” Shows, His Next Album, Life During COVID-19, GTR, Van Halen & More

Steve Hackett first came into prominence as the guitarist of the legendary rock band Genesis, whom he played with until 1977. Prior to leaving Genesis, Steve had released his first solo album, Voyage Of The Acolyte, in 1975. His solo career has continued steadily ever since, aside from the mid-1980s, when Steve co-founded the short-lived supergroup GTR. Last year Hackett released a new studio rock album Surrender Of Silence via Inside Out Music, his second of 2 full-length albums released in 2021.

Coming up next for Steve Hackett are U.S. dates on his Seconds Out + More Tour, which has played packed houses throughout Europe. As advertised, the show will feature the 1977 Genesis live album Seconds Out performed in full — which includes songs from the first 6 Genesis albums — plus additional Genesis classics and standouts from the aforementioned Surrender Of Silence.’ album. For these dates, Hackett will be joined onstage by regular musicians Roger King (keyboards), Jonas Reingold (bass), Rob Townsend (saxes/flutes), Nad Sylvan (vocals) and Craig Blundell (drums/percussion); Blundell, who has also played with Steven Wilson and Pendragon, has been was one of the top progressive drummers in the world by Modern Drummer and Rhythm Magazine readers.

On February 14, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Hackett again, this time via Zoom and embedded below. More on Hackett, including 2022 tour dates, can be found here, here and here.

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