Legendary Marillion guitarist and founding member Steve Rothery has revealed that, in advance of his much anticipated new solo album The Ghosts of Pripyat, he will release a brand new CD/DVD set titled Live in Rome. Released through InsideOutMusic on the 25th August 2014, this stunning show sees Rothery & band premiering some of the material from his forthcoming solo album.
Steve had this to say about the set:
The Rome concert was only the second time my band had performed together but they are some of the finest musicians I’ve ever worked with and the concert was an unforgettable experience. The incredible interest I’m getting for the studio album from all round the world makes this an important record of the progression of the project.
The Steve Rothery band Live in Rome CD/DVD captures a great evening of live music as Marillion guitarist and founder member Steve Rothery and his superb band premiers some of the tracks from Steve’s forthcoming solo album The Ghosts of Pripyat (released on September 22nd) and also play various classic Marillion songs with inspired performances from several guest vocalists.
The Ghosts of Pripyat album was financed by an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign which reached its fifteen thousand pound target in the first 24 hours and went on to raise nearly sixty thousand pounds. At one time it was the second most popular music project on Kickstarter in the world!
The studio album will feature guest appearances by Steve Hackett, Don Airey and other name musicians and Steve will be touring around the world in support of it from October 2014. To get an idea of what the new songs will sound like, visit www.steverothery.com to listen to new track White Pass performed live in Plovdiv.
It takes a legend to bring a myth back to life. A unique treat for music fans worldwide, Steve Hackett's critically acclaimed live production 'Genesis Revisited' has so far triumphed in Europe, Japan and North America alike and is still going strong; on May 10th it celebrated its success at a sold out London's Hammersmith Apollo with an ecstatic audience.
Genesis Revisited - Live at Hammersmith - a unique performance with guests including Nik Kershaw, John Wetton, Jakko Jakszyk and Steve Rothery - will be released on October 29th in the US.
The 3CD+2DVD (with 5.1) box set, coincides with the return of Hackett's Genesis Revisited Tour to the UK & Europe for a second round due to popular demand.
The pioneering guitarist comments: "The 5.1 DVD with stereo CD out on 21st October including the whole show from Hammersmith Apollo is a feast for all the senses. I was blown away by the fantastic response to those May UK gigs. The autumn Genesis Revisited shows will include different Genesis material to before as well as all the big faves that bring the house down...See you all soon!"
Details of the DVD/CD set as follows:
Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited: Live At Hammersmith
USA Release date: 29th October 2013
Format: 3CD+2DVD Box set in slipcase
CD11. Watcher of the Skies
2. The Chamber of 32 Doors
3. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
4. Fly on a Windshield
5. Broadway Melody of 1974
6. The Lamia
7. The Musical Box
8. Shadow of the Hierophant
9. Blood on the Rooftops
CD21. Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers
2. In That Quiet Earth
3. Afterglow
4. I Know What I Like
5. Dance on a Volcano
6. Entangled
7. Eleventh Earl of Mar
8. Supper's Ready
CD31. Firth of Fifth
2. Los Endos
DVD1 Full live show
DVD2 Behind the scenes featurette
The Genesis Revisited tour continues this Autumn with dates in UK & US as follows:
US 2013Friday 20 September - Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL
Saturday 21 September - Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL
Sunday 22 September - Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI
Monday 23 September - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan
Wednesday 25 September - Best Buy Theatre, New York, NY
Thursday 26 September - Strand Theater, Lakewood, NJ
Friday 27 September - NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, NY
Saturday 28 September - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT * SOLD OUT *
Sunday 29 September - Center for the Performing Arts, Albany, NY
Thursday 3 October - Place des Arts (Wilfred-Pelletier), Montréal, QC
Friday 4 October - Grand Théatre de Québec, Québec, QC
Saturday 5 October - Le Casino du Lac Leamy, Gatineau, QC
Sunday 6 October - Empire Theatre, Belleville, Ontario
Tuesday 8 October - Oakville Centre, Oakville, ON * SOLD OUT *
Wednesday 9 October - Oakville Centre, Oakville, ON * SOLD OUT *
Thursday 10 October - Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead, Homestead, PA
Friday 11 October - Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA
Saturday 12 October - Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA
Sunday 13 October - Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood, NJ
UK 2013
Tuesday 22 October - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK
Wednesday 23 October - Colston Hall, Bristol, UK
Thursday 24 October - Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Saturday 26 October - 02 Apollo, Manchester, UK
Sunday 27 October - City Hall, Newcastle, UK
Tuesday 29 October - Philharmonic, Liverpool, UK
Wednesday 30 October - City Hall, Sheffield, UK
Friday 1 November - Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK
2014Thursday 3 April - Capitol Theatre, Clearwater, FL, US
Friday 4 April - Plaza Live, Orlando, FL, US
Saturday 5 April - Parker Playhouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Monday 7 April - Saturday 12 April 2014 - Cruise to the Edge, Isla de Roatan, Honduras & Cozumel, Mexico
