LIVE - JOHN HACKETT BAND: selections from their new album + 50th Anniversary of Steve Hackett's 'Voyage of the Acolyte'. Check dates for Special Guests!
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JOHN HACKETT BAND – live in 2025, celebrating news of new album and 50th anniversary of ‘Voyage Of The Acolyte'
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Special Guests to open the shows!
“The band have never sounded better, and they are musically as tight as a drum skin at present.”
(David Edwards, The Progressive Aspect – March 2024)
With their growing reputation on the live circuit during 2024, including appearances at Soundle, Nene Valley and HRH Prog festivals, the John Hackett Band have announced another series of dates for 2025 stretching across the UK (see below).
A series of Special Guests with open the show at each venue drawn from an exciting list that includes Heather Findlay, Olja Dikajee, EBB and Book of Genesis. As well as featuring material from the new album, the JHB will be celebrating The 50th Anniversary of ‘Voyage of the Acolyte’, Steve Hackett’s solo debut album which kicked off an ongoing series of appearances by John both in the studio and live with his brother Steve – most recently closing the triumphant ‘Lamb Lies Down…’ UK tour at the Royal Albert Hall and is also featured (alongside Amanda Lehmann) on Hackett Seniors’ new release, the Number 1 album - ‘Live Magic At Trading Boundaries’.
Whilst John has also busied himself with his duties with The Beatrix Players and guitarist Nick Fletcher continues to gain much acclaim for his latest album, ‘A Longing For Home’ (which includes Olja Dikajee) the band have all now completed recording for the new John Hackett Band album, ‘Red Institution’ due in the first half of 2025 and is the long awaited follow up to their debut, ‘We Are Not Alone’.
The John Hackett Band embodies the spirit of progressive rock. From John’s pastoral flute textures, through the funky interplay between drummer Duncan Parsons and bassist Jeremy Richardson to the intricacies of Nick Fletcher’s lead guitar the group embrace pop, rock, jazz, classical, funk and all stops in-between, from the tenderest of ballads to hair-raising instrumental workouts!
John Hackett has been a much-loved and admired figure in the progressive rock scene since the mid-70’s; best-known for his flute work with his brother, former Genesis guitarist, Steve Hackett on albums such as Voyage of The Acolyte, Sketches of Satie and Please Don’t Touch alongside his own solo albums Checking Out Of London, Another Life and The Piper Plays His Tune
“Nick Fletcher is probably the best jazz rock guitarist in the country. His fluency is astounding, plus he possesses a first-rate classical guitar technique to boot! I consider Nick Fletcher to be an absolute star” Steve Hackett
JOHN HACKETT BAND LIVE IN 2025
Social Club, Chelmsford - Fri 14th March + Olja Dikajee
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Greystones, Sheffield - Fri 11th April + Olja Dikajee
Hermon Chapel, Oswestry - Sat 12th April + Olja Dikajee
Ivory Black's, Glasgow - Fri 9th May + Heather Findlay
Cluny 2, Newcastle - Sat 10th May + Heather Findlay
Bannerman’s Bar, Edinburgh - Sun 11th May + Heather Findlay
The Dublin Castle, Camden - Sun 1st June + The Gift
The Beehive, Honiton - Sat 21st June + Heather Findlay
Acorn, Penzance - Sun 22nd June + Heather Findlay
Arts Centre, Colchester- Fri 26th Sept + Heather Findlay
Queens Park Arts, Aylesbury - Sat 27th Sept
Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells - Fri 17th Oct + Book of Genesis
The Brunswick, Hove - Sat 18th Oct
The 1865, Southampton - Sun 19th Oct + EBB
Capstone Theatre, Liverpool - Fri 14th Nov + EBB
Northcourt, Abingdon - Sat 15th Nov + Olja Dikajee
DanFest 2025, Leicester - Fri 28th - Sun 30th Nov (day tbc)
