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On this day, 30 October 2014, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on his Genesis Extended 2014 World Tour.
Hackett released his first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte, while still a member of Genesis in 1975. After a series of further solo albums beginning in 1978, Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with Steve Howe in 1986. The group released the self-titled album GTR, which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and spawned the Top 20 single "When the Heart Rules the Mind".
When Hackett left GTR in 1987, the group disbanded. Hackett then resumed his solo career. He has released albums and toured worldwide on a regular basis since.
Hackett's body of work encompasses many styles; in addition to his work in progressive rock, he has explored pop, blues, world music and classical music on his solo recordings. According to Guitar World: "Hackett's early explorations of two-handed tapping and sweep picking were far ahead of their time, and influenced Eddie Van Halen and Brian May."
Setlist
Dance on a Volcano
(Genesis song)
Squonk
(Genesis song)
Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
(Genesis song)
The Return of the Giant Hogweed
(Genesis song)
Fly on a Windshield
(Genesis song)
Broadway Melody of 1974
(Genesis song)
The Fountain of Salmacis
(Genesis song)
The Musical Box
(Genesis song)
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
(Genesis song)
Horizons
(Genesis song)
Firth of Fifth
(Genesis song)
Lilywhite Lilith
(Genesis song)
The Knife
(Genesis song)
Supper's Ready
(Genesis song)
Encore:
Watcher of the Skies
(Genesis song)
Myopia / Slogans / Los Endos
