STEVE HACKETT TO RELEASE BOX SET
Written by Malcolm Dome on July 24, 2018
Steve Hackett is to put out the box set ‘Broken Skies – Outspread Wings (1984 – 2006)’ through InsideOut Music on October 5.
This a six CD/two DVD collection features the albums ‘Till We Have Faces’, ‘Guitar Noir’, ‘Darktown’, ‘Feedback 86’, ‘To Watch The Storms’ & ‘Wild Orchids’ – all newly remastered, with many bonus tracks added. In addition, the two DVDs have several recent live rarities and 5.1 mixes of selected songs, as well as the ‘Somewhere in South America’ live DVD capturing a set in Buenos Aires. This is rounded off by brand new artwork from Roger Dean, presented as a 60-page book with liner notes, rare photos, lyrics and more.
Hackett and his band are to perform at the following dates with a 41-piece orchestra: Nottingham Royal Concert Hall October 1, Manchester Bridgewater Hall 3 (sold out), London Royal Festival Hall 4 (sold out), Birmingham Symphony Hall 5 (sold out), Gateshead Sage Theatre 7, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 8, Ipswich Regent 10, London Palladium 11.