Artist News: Steve Hackett To Support New Album With North American Tour
World-renowned guitarist/composer Steve Hackett and his electric band will soon take to the road in North America to play select cities. Hackett and company will tour in support of Steve Hackett's new album Out Of The Tunnel?s Mouth, which hits streets in North America on June 8th via InsideOut Music. The release includes a special live bonus disc featuring solo and Genesis classics including "Firth Of Fifth," "Fly On A Windshield," and more.
According to a press release: ?Out Of The Tunnel?s Mouth is a rock album which features beautifully-sweeping symphonic sounds highlighted by Hackett's signature soaring guitar and unsullied vocals. The tracks contain a m?lange of influences from classical to Middle Eastern and showcase Hackett's prowess as a composer with the ability to meld seemingly disparate styles. Although majestic in sound and scope, Out Of The Tunnel?s Mouth was recorded in Hackett's living room and produced in a virtual studio there by long-time writing partner, keyboardist and producer Roger King."
Out Of The Tunnel?s Mouth tracklist is as follows:
Fire On The Moon
Nomads
Emerald And Ash
Tubehead
Sleepers
Ghost In The Glass
Still Waters
Last Train To Istanbul
Live bonus disc tracklist:
Blood On The Rooftops
A Tower Struck Down
Firth Of Fifth
Fly On A Windshield
Broadway Melody Of 1974
Every Star In The Night Sky
Steve Hackett North American tour:
June:
18 - Bethlehem, PA - NEARFest/Zoellner Arts Center/Lehigh University
20 - Westhampton, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
22 - Arlington, MA - The Regent Theatre
23 - New York, NY - River To River Festival/World Financial Center Plaza
24 - Falls Church, VA - The State Theatre
25 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theatre
30 - South Milwaukee, WI - South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center
July
2 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
3 - Albany, NY - Hart Theater
4 - Trois Rivieres, QC - Festivoix
7 - Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
8 - Ottawa, ON - Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
9 - Montreal, QC - Place des Arts Theatre Maisonneuve
10 - Sherbrooke, QC - Theatre Granada
12 - Quebec City, QC - Quebec City International Summer Festival
The band features:
Steve Hackett - guitar/vocals
Roger King - keyboard/musical director
Nick Beggs - bass/chapman stick/vocals
Rob Townsend - sax/flute/vocals
Gary O'Toole - drums/d drums/percussion/vocals
Amanda Lehmann - guitar/vocals
[Source: via e-Prog; Inside Out, photo: ? 2003 John "Bobo" Bollenberg]
