Steve Hackett brings Genesis and solo gems back to Ridgefield Playhouse in April

The former Genesis guitarist returns to the 500-seat Ridgefield room on Monday, April 19, as part of his 2027 North American tour.

There aren't many places where you can watch a Genesis guitarist play from a few rows back, and Ridgefield Playhouse is one of them. Steve Hackett is coming back to Main Street in the spring.

The facts: Steve Hackett plays Ridgefield Playhouse on Monday, April 19, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. The date was announced Oct. 22, and tickets are sold through the Playhouse box office. The theater holds about 500, which is close quarters for a musician whose catalog fills arenas when the songs are played by the band that made them famous.

The Ridgefield night is part of Hackett's Best of Genesis & Solo Gems 2027 Tour. RTTNews reports that the first leg opens April 10 in Atlanta, followed by Washington, D.C., on April 13. Ultimate Classic Rock counts nearly 20 shows, including Toronto and Buffalo, ending May 6 in Québec. Montreal gets him May 4 at Théâtre St-Denis, according to BroadwayWorld. He's also announced acoustic shows at Trading Boundaries in England for February (Genesis News) and two concerts in Portugal next fall (Portugal Resident).

As the tour name says, the show is split in two: Genesis material on one side and songs from his own long solo career on the other. That's been his approach on recent North American runs too. His 2025 tour, billed as Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo (CTvisit), stopped at the Playhouse on Oct. 14, 2025 (JamBase).

A Genesis catalog that once filled arenas, played in a 500-seat room on Main Street.

He's a regular in Ridgefield. Reviewers at Wajobu wrote up his Nov. 13, 2014 show at the Playhouse, and this spring's date makes it at least three visits in a little over a decade. For Fairfield County's prog fans, that makes the Playhouse something like his home base in the area.

The room suits him. Hackett's music is about detail: guitar tones that shift mid-phrase, long instrumental passages that build slowly. A small theater with good sightlines lets you hear all of it. In a bigger shed a lot of that gets lost.

When to buy: soon. A 500-seat house with a famous name and a Monday-night date (no competition from your weekend plans) is the kind of show that sells out quietly before the season gets going. Go straight to the Playhouse's site. Hackett's own site, hackettsongs.com, has the full tour.

Then plan to book a table on Main Street. It's a Monday in April, the bill is Genesis songs, and the drive home will go by fast.

Sources: RTTNews — Genesis' Steve Hackett announces 2027 North American tour (rttnews.com); Ultimate Classic Rock — Steve Hackett North American tour 2027 (ultimateclassicrock.com); BroadwayWorld — Steve Hackett to return to Montreal May 4, 2027 (broadwayworld.com); Genesis News — Steve Hackett Trading Boundaries shows 2027 announced (genesis-news.com); Portugal Resident — Steve Hackett announces Lisbon and Porto concerts for 2027 (portugalresident.com); CTvisit — Steve Hackett Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo North American Tour 2025 (ctvisit.com); JamBase — Steve Hackett at Ridgefield Playhouse (2025) (jambase.com); Wajobu — Steve Hackett, Ridgefield Playhouse, 13 Nov 2014 (wajobu.com); Ridgefield Playhouse (ridgefieldplayhouse.org); Blabbermouth — Steve Hackett announces 2027 North American tour dates (blabbermouth.net)