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Steve Hackett band performing in 2022, (from left to right) Rob Townsend, Roger King, Nad Sylvan, Steve Hackett, Craig Blundell, Jonas Reingold

Steve Hackett is an English guitarist who is best known as former lead guitarist of progressive rock band Genesis, he released his first solo album in 1975 and, after leaving Genesis in 1977, he continued his solo career. His first tour featured himself alongside his brother, John, on flute, bass pedals, and guitar, Dik Cadbury on bass and vocals, Nick Magnus on keyboards, John Shearer on drums, and Pete Hicks on lead vocals.[1] His current touring line-up includes himself on guitar, harmonica and vocals, keyboardist Roger King and multi-instrumentalist Rob Townsend (both since 2001), vocalist Nad Sylvan (since 2013), bassist Jonas Reingold and drummer Craig Blundell (both since 2018).

History

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1975–1990

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Hackett's Genesis bandmates Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins contributed to his first studio album.

Hackett released his first solo album in 1975, called Voyage of the Acolyte, while still a member of Genesis, the album included his Genesis bandmates Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford on drums and bass respectively, the album also included Hackett's brother John on synth and flute, Ian Gillan sideman John Gustafson on bass, Brand X bassist Percy Jones and folk singer Sally Oldfield (sister of Mike Oldfield) among others. After leaving Genesis in 1977 he continued his solo career with Please Don't Touch! in 1978, this album included number of singers, including folk singer Richie Havens, R&B singer Randy Crawford, and Steve Walsh of American progressive rock group Kansas, the album also included Kansas drummer Phil Ehart, Genesis and Frank Zappa drummer Chester Thompson and former Mothers of Invention and Zappa bassist Tom Fowler.

The tour for that album included his brother John Hackett on flute, bass pedals, and guitar, Dik Cadbury on bass, vocals and violin, Nick Magnus on keyboards, John Shearer on drums, and Pete Hicks on lead vocals.[1] The subsequent European tour was Hackett's first as a solo performer. It began at the Chateau Neuf in Oslo, Norway on 4 October 1978 and ended with six shows across the UK, culminating at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on 30 October.[1] Hackett used his band on his next album, Spectral Mornings, recorded in the first two months of 1979 in the Netherlands.

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Future Marillion drummer, Ian Mosley, was a member of Hackett's band in the 80s

Before Hackett recorded his fourth album Defector, he organised a series of gigs in November 1979, including one in London at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, to test out new material.[1] The album also included Hackett then touring band. Hackett changed musical directions with his fifth album, Cured (1981). It was recorded without his band which he had worked with since 1979, barring contributions from Magnus and John Hackett, and features Hackett handling all the lead vocals. Instead of using a drummer, Magnus used an electronic Linn drum machine.[1] The album's tour marked a line-up change with John Hackett and Magnus joined by Chas Cronk (Strawbs) on bass and Ian Mosley (later of Marillion) on drums. The tour for Cured saw the band perform at the 1981 Reading Festival.[1]

After promoting Cured, Hackett received an invitation to form a new trio with Keith Emerson and Jack Bruce, shortly followed by an offer to replace Paul Jones and become lead in a new West End musical production.[1] He declined both offers, and went ahead with his next studio album, Highly Strung, put out in April 1983, which included Magnus and Mosley alongside other musicians.

In 1983, Hackett released his seventh album, Bay of Kings, containing classical guitar compositions, other musicians on the album included only Magnus and John Hackett. This was followed, in August 1984, with Hackett returning to rock music in his next release, Till We Have Faces. the album included Hackett, Magnus and Mosley and various other musicians.

In 1985, Hackett formed the supergroup GTR with veteran Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe. The group released a gold-selling album, produced by Yes/Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes. After GTR, Hackett returned to the studio and recorded a new solo album, Momentum, consisting of classical guitar compositions and Hackett brother John on flute. Released in March 1988, his tour across Europe to promote the album was met with large and enthusiastic crowds which included gigs in Estonia, Russia, and the Soviet Union.[2] The tour included Hackett and is brother on guitar and flute respectively.[3]

1990–2000

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In 1992, Hackett resumed touring for the first time in six years, which also saw his return to activity in the US in several years. His reason for the prolonged absence was down to his involvement in various legal issues which prevented him from touring there.[2]

Hackett was pleased that his 1992 North American tour was well attended, and used it to test the strength of some new material that he had been working on to an audience, as well as to promote his first live album, Time Lapse.[2] The album included recordings from two shows, one from October 1990, recorded in Nottingham, and one from November 1981, recorded in New York. The 1990 recordings included bassist Ian Ellis, keyboardist Julian Colbeck and drummer Fudge Smith.[4]

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Hugo Degenhardt was a member during the mid 90s and later joined The Bootleg Beatles

In May 1993, Hackett released his tenth studio album, Guitar Noir. It includes the track "Walking Away from Rainbows", which lyrically dealt with Hackett's career decision of leaving mainstream music and pursuing what he wishes.[2] The album included Colbeck on keyboards and backing vocals, Dave Ball on bass and Hugo Degenhardt on drums among others. The tour included bassists Dave Ball and Doug Sinclair, drummer Hugo Degenhardt and keyboardist Julian Colbeck.[5]

Hackett followed this with a blues album, Blues with a Feeling (1994), formed of covers and original blues material penned by him and his group, which included Doug Sinclair (bass), Julian Colbeck (keyboards), and Hugo Degenhardt (drums).[2]

For his next album, Hackett decided to rework a selection of Genesis tracks with various guest musicians, including John Wetton, Paul Carrack, Colin Blunstone, Ian McDonald, Tony Levin, Alphonso Johnson, Pino Palladino, Bill Bruford and Chester Thompson. This was released in 1996 as Genesis Revisited. Hackett promoted the album with two shows in Tokyo in December 1996 with and all star line-up of John Wetton (King Crimson, Asia), Chester Thompson (Genesis, Santana), Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) and Julian Colbeck (ABWH, Charlie). The concerts were recorded and filmed, later released as The Tokyo Tapes in 1998.

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Former King Crimson and Asia frontman, John Wetton, performed as a guest with Hackett several times

In April 1997 he released the neo-classical influenced A Midsummer Night's Dream with accompaniments from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It reached the top 10 UK classical chart. This marked the beginning of keyboardist, arranger, and producer Roger King taking a more prominent role on Hackett's future albums and live shows.[6] In 1999, Hackett released his fourteenth studio album, Darktown. It included Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt, Jim Diamond, John Hackett, Roger King, Ian McDonald, Doug Sinclair and John Wetton.

In 2000, Hackett and his brother John released Sketches of Satie, a tribute album to the French composer Erik Satie with the compositions rearranged for flute and guitar. Hackett said that he had not worked on a project with John for some time and had missed playing with him, leading to his manager Billy Budis to suggest an album of Satie's music.[7] Later in 2000, an album of Hackett's with material originally put together in 1986 but put on the shelf, was released as Feedback 86. A portion of the material was for a second GTR album, and features appearances by Brian May,[8] as well as Marillion members Pete Trewavas and Ian Mosley, Bonnie Tyler and Chris Thompson. In addition, in July 2000, Hackett undertook a 4 day tour of Italy, playing for the first time live with Roger King on Keyboards, Gary O'Toole on Drums, Phil Mulford on Bass, and Ben Castle on Sax and Flute. [9] This lineup is documented in the "Somewhere In Italy" bonus feature on the Somewhere In South America DVD.[10]

2000–present

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Gary O'Toole was Hackett's drummer and co-lead vocalist from 2001 to 2018

In 2003, Hackett released To Watch the Storms, his first studio album in four years and his first completed in his new recording studio, Crown Studios. It also marked his return to progressive rock music, and unlike his several previous records the material was put together within three months.[11] The album features all of his then touring band,[12] including Roger King (keyboards), Rob Townsend (woodwind, percussion, vocals, later keyboards), Terry Gregory (bass, vocals) and Gary O'Toole (drums, vocals),[13] and also guests Ian McDonald (saxophone) and John Hackett (flute). This tour band stayed the same until 2005 when Hackett embarked on an acoustic tour which included Hackett, his brother John and Roger King,[14] this tour continued into 2006 in Japan.[15]

The electric band returned in 2009 with Townsend and O'Toole back and new members Nick Beggs on bass and Chapman Stick and Amanda Lehmann on guitar and vocals,[16] as well as original bassist Dik Cadbury for at least one show.[17] This band remained the same until 2011 when Beggs left and was replaced by Phil Mulford,[18]

In 2011 Hackett released his 24th studio album Beyond the Shrouded Horizon which included his touring band, alongside guests John Hackett, Simon Philips and Chris Squire, among others. In 2012, Hackett and Chris Squire again collaborated to release the album A Life Within a Day under the name of Squackett.[19]

During 2012 Hackett released Genesis Revisited II in October. The album features various guests, including members from Opeth, It Bites, Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Sound of Contact, Marillion and Spock's Beard. Following this well-received album he has incorporated numerous Genesis songs into his live performances.

Lee Pomeroy joined in 2012 on bass, variax and 12-string guitar.[20] The line-up changed in 2013 when Lehmann left the band, though she still makes regular guest appearances on tour,[21] and vocalist Nad Sylvan, who had contributed to the Genesis Revisited II album, joined.[22] In 2014 Pomeroy departed and was replaced by a returning Nick Beggs,[23] however he was replaced by Swedish guitarist Roine Stolt in 2015[24][25] who stayed into 2016,[26] he was replaced by Nick Beggs for his third tenure in 2017.[27] Jonas Reingold (a regular collaborator with Stolt) joined the band in 2018 on bass and twelve string.[28] Later in 2018 longtime drummer and vocalist Gary O'Toole departed from the band citing a "horrid year" in his personal life.[29] O'Toole was replaced by Steven Wilson drummer Craig Blundell,[30] this line-up has stayed the same since,[31][32] except when Blundell had commitments with Frost* in 2022 and was covered for by Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard, Big Big Train).[33]

Members

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Current[32]

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Seconds Out Live - The Steve Hackett Band live at cAmbridge Corn Exchange 13th September 2021 - 51482873537.jpg
Steve Hackett 1978–present
  • guitar
  • harmonica
  • lead and backing vocals
all releases
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Roger King 1997–present keyboards all releases from Genesis Revisited (1996) onwards, except Feedback 86 (2000), Live Archive 70s 80s 90s (2001), Live Archive 70s : Newcastle (2001) and Live Archive 83 (2006)
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Rob Townsend
  • 2001–2004
  • 2009–present
  • saxophone
  • flute
  • keyboards
  • percussion
  • bass pedals
  • backing vocals
all releases from Somewhere in South America... (2002) onwards, except Live Archive 83 (2006), except Tribute (2008)
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Nad Sylvan 2013–present
  • lead vocals
  • tambourine
all releases from Genesis Revisited II (2012) onwards, except Wolflight (2015), At the Edge of Light (2019), and Under a Mediterranean Sky (2021)
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Jonas Reingold 2018–present
  • bass
  • 12-string guitar
  • bass pedals
  • backing vocals
all releases from At the Edge of Light (2019) onwards, except Under a Mediterranean Sky (2021)
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Craig Blundell
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
  • Selling England by the Pound & Spectral Mornings: Live at Hammersmith (2020)
  • Surrender of Silence (2021)
  • Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More (2022)
  • Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton (2023)

Former

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
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John Hackett
  • 1978–1993
  • 2005–2006 (guest 2002[34]–2004, 2017)[35]
  • flute
  • bass pedals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • occasional vocals
Nick Magnus 1978–1983
  • keyboards
  • drum machine
  • all releases from Spectral Mornings (1979) to Guitar Noir (1993)
  • Genesis Revisited (1996)
  • Feedback 86 (2000)
  • Live Archive 70s 80s 90s (2001)
  • Wild Orchids (2006)
  • The Bremen Broadcast (2010)
  • Genesis Revisited II (2012)
Dik Cadbury
  • 1978–1980
  • 2009
  • bass
  • bass pedals
  • violin
  • backing vocals
  • Spectral Mornings (1979)
  • Defector (1980)
  • Live Archive 70s 80s 90s (2001)
  • Live Archive 70s : Newcastle (2001)
  • The Bremen Broadcast (2010)
Pete Hicks 1978–1980 vocals
John Shearer
  • drums
  • percussion
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Ian Mosley 1981–1983
  • Highly Strung (1983)
  • Till We Have Faces (1984)
  • Time Lapse (1992)
  • Feedback 86 (2000)
  • Live Archive 70s 80s 90s (2001)
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Chas Cronk
  • bass
  • backing vocals
  • Time Lapse (1992)
  • Live Archive 70s 80s 90s (2001)
Julian Colbeck 1990–1996
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
Ian Ellis 1990–1992
  • bass
  • backing vocals
Time Lapse (1992)
Fudge Smith drums
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Hugo Degenhardt 1993
  • drums
  • backing vocals
  • Guitar Noir (1993)
  • Blues with a Feeling (1994)
  • Genesis Revisited (1996)
  • Darktown (1999)
  • Live Archive 70s 80s 90s (2001)
  • Wolflight (2015)
  • The Circus and the Nightwhale (2024)
Dave Ball bass
  • Guitar Noir (1993)
  • Blues with a Feeling (1994)
Doug Sinclair
  • bass
  • backing vocals
  • Blues with a Feeling (1994)
  • Darktown (1999)
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John Wetton 1996 (guest 2010,[36] 2013[37][38] and 2014[39]) (died 2017)
  • bass
  • guitar
  • lead vocals
  • Genesis Revisited (1996)
  • The Tokyo Tapes (1998)
  • Darktown (1999)
  • Genesis Revisited II (2012)
  • Genesis Revisited II: Selection (2013)
  • Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith (2013)
  • Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2014)
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Ian McDonald 1996 (died 2022)
  • flute
  • saxophone
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
  • keybass
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Chester Thompson 1996 (session 1978)
  • drums
  • percussion
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Gary O' Toole
  • 2000–2004
  • 2009–2018
  • drums
  • percussion
  • lead and backing vocals
all releases from Somewhere in South America... (2002) to Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (2019), except Live Archive 05 (2005), Live Archive 83 (2006) and Tribute (2008)
Phil Mulford
  • 2000–2001
  • 2011–2012
  • bass
  • backing vocals
  • Genesis Revisited II (2012)
  • Genesis Revisited II: Selection (2013)
Ben Castle 2000 saxophone, flute
Terry Gregory 2001–2004
  • bass
  • backing vocals
  • Somewhere in South America... (2002)
  • Live Archive NEARfest (2003)
  • To Watch the Storms (2003)
  • Live Archive 03 (2004)
  • Live Archive 04 (2004)
  • Once Above a Time (2004)
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Nick Beggs
  • 2009–2011
  • 2014–2015
  • 2017–2018
  • bass
  • chapman stick
  • 12-string guitar
  • bass pedals
  • backing vocals
  • Out of the Tunnel's Mouth (2009)
  • Live Rails (2011)
  • Beyond the Shrouded Horizon (2011)
  • Fire & Ice (2012)
  • Genesis Revisited II (2012)
  • Genesis Revisited II: Selection (2013)
  • Wolflight (2015)
  • Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham (2018)
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Amanda Lehmann 2009–2012 (regular guest appearances 2011–present)
  • guitar
  • lead and backing vocals
all releases from Out of the Tunnel's Mouth (2009) to onwards
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Lee Pomeroy 2012–2014
  • bass
  • 12-string guitar
  • guitar
  • bass pedals
  • backing vocals
  • Genesis Revisited II (2012)
  • Genesis Revisited II: Selection (2013)
  • Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith (2013)
  • Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2014)
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Roine Stolt 2015–2016 (guest 2013)[40]
  • Genesis Revisited II (2012)
  • Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2014)
  • The Total Experience Live In Liverpool (2016)
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Nick D'Virgilio 2022 (substitute)
  • drums
  • backing vocals

Guests

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Image Name Years active Instruments Notes
Peter Banks 1999 (died 2013) bass on "Blues Jam" at CRS Awards[41]
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Oliver Wakeman 1999 keyboards
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Ray Wilson 2013 lead vocals on "I Know What I Like"[42] and on "Carpet Crawlers"[43] at Royal Albert Hall, he also sings on Genesis Revisited II: Selection (2013)
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Jakko Jakszyk on "Entangled" at Hammersmith Odeon[44]
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Nik Kershaw on "The Lamia" at Hammersmith Odeon,[45] which they perform on Genesis Revisited II (2012) and Genesis Revisited II: Selection (2013)
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Steve Rothery lead guitar
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Chris Squire 2014 (died 2015) bass on "All Along the Watchtower" at Cruise To The Edge,[46] he also played on Out of the Tunnel's Mouth (2009), Beyond the Shrouded Horizon (2011) and Wolflight (2015)

Session

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
John Acock
  • 1975
  • 1977–1978
  • 1982
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Mike Rutherford 1975 Voyage of the Acolyte (1975)
Johnny Gustafson 1975 (died 2014) bass guitar
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Percy Jones 1975
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Phil Collins
Robin Miller
Nigel Warren-Green cello
Sally Oldfield vocals
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Steve Walsh 1977–1978 Please Don't Touch! (1978)
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Randy Crawford
Feydor
Dale Newman
Dan Owen
John Perry
Maria Bonvino female soprano
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Richie Havens 1977–1978 (died 2013)
  • vocals
  • percussion
David LeBolt 1977–1978 keyboards
Tom Fowler 1977–1978 (died 2024) electric bass
Hugh Malloy 1977–1978 cello
Graham Smith violin
James Bradley percussion
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Phil Ehart
  • 1977–1978
  • 2021
  • drums
  • percussion
  • Please Don't Touch! (1978)
  • Surrender of Silence (2021)
Bimbo Acock
  • 1981
  • 1991–1993
  • saxophone
  • clarinet
Chris Lawrence 1982 contrabass Highly Strung (1983)
Nigel Warren-Green cello
Rui Mota 1983–1984 drums Till We Have Faces (1984)
Sérgio Lima
Waldemar Falcão
Fernando Moura Rhodes piano
Ronaldo Diamante bass
Clive Stevens wind synthesizer
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Kim Poor Japanese voice
Sidinho Moreira percussion
Junior Homrich
Jaburu
Peninha
Zizinho
Baca
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Brian May 1986
  • guitar
  • vocals
Feedback 86 (2000)
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Pete Trewavas bass
Terry Pack
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Bonnie Tyler vocals
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Chris Thompson
Aron Friedman
  • 1991–1993
  • 1995–1996
  • keyboards
  • programming
  • string arrangements
  • piano
Billy Budis
  • 1991–1993
  • 1999
  • backing vocals
  • cello
Jerry Peal
  • 1994
  • 1995–1996
  • organ
  • keyboards
  • programming
John Chapman 1994 baritone saxophone Blues with a Feeling (1994)
Pete Long tenor saxophone
John Lee trumpet
Matt Dunkley
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Paul Carrack 1995–1996 vocals Genesis Revisited (1996)
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Colin Blunstone
Will Bates saxophone
"Spats" King vibes
Ben Fenner
  • additional programming
  • keyboards
  • orchestration
  • programming
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Tony Levin bass
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Alphonso Johnson
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Pino Palladino
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Bill Bruford
  • drums
  • percussion
Tarquin Bombast drums
Richard Macphail backing vocals
Richard Wayler
Jeanne Downs
  • 1995–1996
  • 2003
Sarah Wilson
  • 2003
  • 2004
cello
Howard Gott 2003 violin To Watch the Storms (2003)
Lucy Wilkins 2004 Metamorpheus (2005)
Dick Driver
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2011–2012
  • 2014–2017
  • 2018
double bass
Richard Stewart
  • 2004
  • 2006
cello
  • Metamorpheus (2005)
  • Wild Orchids (2006)
Richard Kennedy
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2010–2011
French horn
Colin Clague trumpet
Christine Townsend
  • 2006
  • 2008–2009
  • 2010–2012
  • 2014–2017
  • 2018
  • 2021
  • violin
  • viola
Lauren King 2008–2009 backing vocals Out of the Tunnel's Mouth (2009)
Egerhazi Attila Anklung
Jo Hackett née Lehmann
  • 2008–2009
  • 2011–2014
  • backing vocals
  • Anklung
Barabas Tamas
  • 2008–2009
  • 2011–2012
Banai Szilard
Kovacs Zoltan
Kovacs Ferenc
  • 2008–2009
  • 2011–2012
  • 2014–2017
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Simon Phillips
  • 2010–2011
  • 2018
drums
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Mikael Åkerfeldt 2011–2012 vocals Genesis Revisited II (2012)
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Conrad Keely
Attila Égerházi
  • guitar
  • percussion
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Simon Collins
  • keyboards
  • vocals
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Neal Morse
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Dave Kerzner keyboards
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Francis Dunnery
  • guitar
  • vocals
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Steven Wilson
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Jeremy Stacey drums
Rachel Ford cello
Malik Mansurov
  • 2012–2017
  • 2018
  • 2021
  • 2023
tar
Sara Kovács 2012–2017 didgeridoo
Gunnlaugur Briem
  • 2014–2017
  • 2018
Benedict Fenner
  • keyboards
  • programming
Leslie-Miriam Bennett 2014–2017 keyboards The Night Siren (2017)
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Troy Donockley uilleann pipes
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Kobi Farhi vocals
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Mīrā ‘Awaḍ
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Durga McBroom
  • 2018
  • 2021
Lorelei McBroom
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Sheema Mukherjee 2018 sitar At the Edge of Light (2019)
Paul Stillwell didgeridoo
Franck Avril 2021 oboe Under a Mediterranean Sky (2021)
Arsen Petrosyan duduk
Sodirkhon Ubaidulloev dutar Surrender of Silence (2021)
Benedict Fenner 2023 keyboards The Circus and the Nightwhale (2024)

Timeline

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Line-ups

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Period Members Releases
1978–1983
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • John Hackett – flute, keyboards, guitar
  • Pete Hicks – vocals
  • Nick Magnus – keyboards
  • Dik Cadbury – bass, vocals
  • John Shearer – drums, percussion
  • Spectral Mornings (1979)
  • Defector (1980)
  • Live Archive 70s 80s 90s (2001) two disc
  • Live Archive 70s : Newcastle (2001)
  • The Bremen Broadcast (2010)
1980–1981
  • Steve Hackett – vocals, guitar, bass
  • John Hackett – flute, keyboards, guitar
  • Nick Magnus – keyboards, drum machine
1981–1983
  • Steve Hackett – vocals, guitar, bass
  • John Hackett – flute, keyboards, guitar
  • Nick Magnus – keyboards
  • Chas Cronk – bass, vocals
  • Ian Mosley – drums
1983–1988
  • Steve Hackett – guitar
  • John Hackett – flute
Hiatus 1989 – 1990
1990–1992
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • John Hackett – flute, guitar, bass pedals
  • Julian Colbeck – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ian Ellis – bass, vocals
  • Fudge Smith – drums
1993
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Julian Colbeck – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dave Ball – bass
  • Hugo Degenhardt – drums
1993
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Julian Colbeck – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Hugo Degenhardt – drums
  • Doug Sinlcair – bass, vocals
  • Blues with a Feeling (1994) remaining tracks
  • Live Archive 70s 80s 90s (2001) one disc
1994
  • Steve Hackett – guitar
  • Julian Colbeck – keyboards
  • There Are Many Sides to the Night (1995)
1996
Hiatus 1996–2001
2001
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Phil Mulford – bass
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
2001–2004
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
  • Terry Gregory – bass, vocals
  • Somewhere in South America... (2002)
  • To Watch the Storms (2003)
  • Live Archive NEARfest (2003)
  • Live Archive 03 (2004)
  • Live Archive 04 (2004)
2005–2006
  • Steve Hackett – guitar
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • John Hackett – flute
2006–2009
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
2009–2011
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
  • Amanda Lehmann – guitar, vocals
  • Nick Beggs – bass, Chapman Stick, vocals
2012
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Amanda Lehmann – guitar, vocals
  • Lee Pomeroy – bass, 12 string guitar, vocals
2012–2014
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Lee Pomeroy – bass, 12 string guitar, vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
2014–2015
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
  • Nick Beggs – bass, Chapman stick, 12 string guitar, vocals
2015–2016
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
  • Roine Stolt – bass, guitar, 12 string guitar, vocals
  • The Total Experience Live In Liverpool (2016)
2017–2018
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
  • Nick Beggs – bass, Chapman stick, 12 string guitar, vocals
  • The Night Siren (2017) without Beggs and Sylvan
  • Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham (2018)
2018
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
  • Jonas Reingold – bass, 12 string guitar, vocals
  • At the Edge of Light (2019)
  • Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (2019)
2018–2022
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
  • Jonas Reingold – bass, 12 string guitar, vocals
  • Craig Blundell – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Selling England by the Pound & Spectral Mornings: Live at Hammersmith (2020)
  • Surrender of Silence (2021)
  • Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More (2022)
2022
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
  • Jonas Reingold – bass, 12 string guitar, vocals
  • Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, vocals
2022–present
  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, percussion, keyboards, vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
  • Jonas Reingold – bass, 12 string guitar, vocals
  • Craig Blundell – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton (2023)

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