Steve Hackett live in concert.
ON TOUR

Steve Hackett

88
critic concert reviews
metal

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
%
Based on 
88
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
78
%
Based on 
6
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 88 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Steve Hackett is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Steve Hackett concert reviews describe live shows and performances as euphoric, masterful, thrilling, breathtaking, atmospheric, powerful, and varied.

ON TOUR

Le Grand Rex, Paris, France (July 1); Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (July 2); Boerderij Cultuurpodium, Zoetermeer, Netherlands (July 7); Parkbühne Clara Zetkin Park, Leipzig, Germany (July 13); Ostra-Dome Open Air, Drezno, Germany (July 16); Serenadenhof, Nürnberg, Germany (July 18); Freilichtbühne Loreley, Sankt Goarshausen, Germany (July 19); Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, United Kingdom (October 2); Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, United Kingdom (October 18); Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom (October 23);

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton (September 15, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
London, United Kingdom (2/12/1950) (2/12/1950)
Bio
Steve Hackett experienced his first studio sessions as guitarist on Quiet World's only album, The Road, in 1970. He achieved fame as a member of the progressive rock band Genesis, with whom he played between 1971 and 1977, when he left to pursue his solo career full time.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Grateful Web (USA)

November 28, 2023
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A Night with a Prog Rock Legend: Steve Hackett's Timeless Triumph in Santa Barbara

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

November 2, 2023
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Steve Hackett revitalizes Genesis’ entire “Foxtrot” as Copernicus Center is a “Watcher Of The Skies”

Vintage Rock (USA)

October 29, 2023
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You’d be surprised how many progressive rock fans there are in Nashville. They packed the Ryman when King Crimson played there in 2021. And they were out in full force for Steve Hackett, who played guitar for Genesis in the 1970s, and continues to cover that band’s classic era alongside his own music around the world

Nippertown (USA)

October 12, 2023
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Steve Hackett likes playing The Egg. I mean, he really likes it.

Norway Rock Magazine (Norway)

May 16, 2023
83
%
Steve Hackett @ Sentrum Scene, Oslo

Gaffa (Denmark)

May 12, 2023
83
%
Steve Hackett Live In Concert

UK Music Reviews (UK)

September 19, 2022
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Steve Hackett returned to the Symphony Hall Birmingham on Sunday night to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Genesis' fourth studio album, Foxtrot, which he and his very tight band played in full.

Past critic reviews published in

Scenestr (Australia), The 13th Floor (New Zealand), Jambands (USA), Twin Cities Media (USA), Illinois Entertainer (USA) and more

Image Credit

Mike Mertes [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons