Steve Hackett brings Genesis and his solo gems back to The Egg

The former Genesis guitarist returns to Albany on Friday, April 23, 2027, his first Capital Region show since 2023.

There's a particular hush that falls over The Egg when a guitarist starts the opening bars of something everyone in the room has known for fifty years. Steve Hackett is coming back next spring to bring that hush again.

Steve Hackett plays The Egg in Albany on Friday, April 23, 2027, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $59.50 through Tixr. It's his first Capital Region date since Oct. 10, 2023, when he played the Hart Theatre at The Egg.

The tour is called Best of Genesis & Solo Gems, and the name tells you what you'll hear. Hackett has described the set as a mix of the very best of Genesis, biggest fan favourites included, alongside classics from his own records, per Louder. For anyone who has come to his recent shows for a single deep Genesis album, this one is a wider sweep: the band years and the solo years in the same night.

The North American leg is a short spring run. Ultimate Classic Rock counts close to 20 shows, and Blabbermouth has the date list. It opens in April with stops including Atlanta's Center Stage Theater on April 10 and Washington's Warner Theatre on April 13. It ends in Québec on May 6, two nights after a May 4 show at Montreal's Théâtre St-Denis, per BroadwayWorld. Albany lands in the middle of that swing through the Northeast. The tour carries on in Europe later in 2027, opening in Lisbon and Porto on Oct. 30 and 31, reports Portugal Resident.

A spring Hackett show at The Egg is a natural fit. Progressive-rock audiences in this region tend to be devoted, and the people who fill a show like this have often seen him many times. The Egg's rooms are built for close listening, which suits his playing, all sustain and detail.

The 2023 visit is recent enough that plenty of local fans will remember it. This time the format is different, and anyone who came for that show should still find plenty new here. Hackett's own site carries the full tour.

The band years and the solo years in the same night.

Albany waited three and a half years between Hackett visits last time around. April 23 is still a long way off, but a $59.50 ticket for a night of Genesis songs played by the man who played them first is an easy decision to make early.

Sources: Steve Hackett announces Best of Genesis and Solo Gems North American tour (Louder) (loudersound.com); Steve Hackett North American tour 2027 (Ultimate Classic Rock) (ultimateclassicrock.com); STEVE HACKETT Announces 2027 North American Tour Dates (Blabbermouth) (blabbermouth.net); Steve Hackett to Return to Montreal May 4 2027 (BroadwayWorld) (broadwayworld.com); Steve Hackett announces Lisbon and Porto concerts for 2027 (Portugal Resident) (portugalresident.com); Genesis' Steve Hackett announces 2027 North American tour (RTTNews) (rttnews.com); Tixr tickets (tixr.com); JamBase listing (jambase.com)