Steve Hackett at the Sage Gateshead, 17 May 2017

So here we are in Gateshead - last gig in the tour for me.

It's really very beautiful here at the Sage. "The grime on the Tyne is mine all mine..."

It is very noticeable not only that Steve has toned down his anti-Brexit, pro-immigration speech introducing songs from his new album (due to the negative reaction that he got from the Manchester audience), but it's also very noticeable that we are in a quite different country - in contrast to the Glasgow audience, the good people of Gateshead are firmly sat on their bahookies.

So off we go again - here's Steve, a few more of Nad (because of the angle of my seat, I could see more of him), and sorry, but there's lots of Nick.  Lots.  Oh dear.

Steve Hackett at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 16 May 2017

Not without its technical problems, but a storming concert all the same with an enthusiastic Glasgow audience who weren't afraid to get up off the seats and show their appreciation.

Starting with some of Hackett's solo back catalogue plus songs from the new album, and finishing in the second half with Genesis pieces mainly from the 40 year old Wind and Wuthering, plus the less bad stuff from the Spot the Pigeon EP. 

 

And a final word from Roger King...