Steve Hackett: More shows in Europe next year

Drummer Felix Lehrmann steps in for Craig Blundell

After the two successful Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo tour legs in Europe this year, there will be more shows in the spring.

The show in London with guest musicians was filmed

Steve Hackett recently finished his UK tour with a brilliant show at London's Royal Albert Hall - John Hackett, Steve Rothery (Marillion), Ray Wilson and Amanda Lehmann (the latter was there for the entire UK tour) were on stage as guest musicians. The show was filmed for a Blu-ray release.

The tour continues the day after tomorrow with shows in Italy, Spain and Portugal. A report of the European summer shows of the tour can be found here.

More shows in Europe 2025, changes to the setlist?

Further shows have now been announced for April and May 2025. This time, Steve Hackett and his band will be playing in Scandinavia, Estonia and Poland. There will also be a show in the Netherlands and five more shows in Germany. Tickets will be available around November 1, a presale will already take place a bit earlier, please checlk the agencies.

The German press release suggests that Steve Hackett will vary the setlist in 2025 in terms of the selection of Lamb songs.

Temporary change in his live band

Steve Hackett's drummer Craig Blundell will not be available for the spring shows as he is touring at the same time with Steven Wilson. He will be replaced by German drummer Felix Lehrmann, who some people know from his time with the Flower Kings. You can find out more about Felix on his website.

You can find the complete list of all confirmed tour dates here.

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published on 29.10.24 20:27 by Christian @ Steve Hackett