An archive for all things Genesis and Solo

The Defector UK tour is announce in Sounds – May 10th 1980

The Defector tour – 1980 This advert was published in The Whitstable Times (Whitstable, Kent, England), on the 16th May 1980 This show took place at The Odeon Theatre, Canterbury, …

The Defector tour – 1980 This advert was published in The Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, Merseyside, England), on the 19th May 1980 This show took place at The Royal Court Theatre, …

The Defector tour – 1980 This is a poster for the show at The Odeon, Edinburgh, Scotland on the 13th June 1980.

The Defector tour A ticket for the show at The Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland on the 14th June 1980. (Many thanks to Jim Brown for this ticket)

The Defector tour – 1980 This advert for the show in Hull, was published in The Daily Mail (Hull, Humberside, England), on the 14th June 1980 This show took place …

The Defector Tour This is a ticket for the show at The City Hall, Newcastle, England on the 15th June 1980. Note: The Ventriloquist act and The Rat! as support. …

The Defector tour A ticket for the show at The City Hall in Newcastle, England on the 15th June 1980. (many thanks to Lamia for this Defector tour ticket)

The Defector tour A ticket for the show at The Apollo Theatre in Manchester, England on the 16th June 1980. (Many thanks to M.Kenyon for this ticket)

The Defector tour – 1980 This is a ticket for the show at The City Hall, Hull, England on the 19th June 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this …

The Defector Tour – 1980 This is a ticket for the show at The Lockley Grand Hall, Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England on the 20th June 1980. Written on the …

The Defector tour – 1980 This review was published in the local newspaper The Daily Mail (Hull, Humberside, England), on the 20th June 1980. This show took place at The …

The Defector tour A ticket for the show at The Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England on the 21st June 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this ticket)

Defector Tour This is a ticket for the show at The New Theatre, Oxford, England on the 22nd June 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this ticket)

Defector Tour (UK) These are three photos of many taken during the Defector tour at The De Montfort Hall in Leicester, England on the 23rd June 1980. Many thanks to …

Defector tour A ticket for the show at The De Montfort Hall in Leicester, England on the 23rd June 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this excellent Defector tour …

The Defector tour – 1980 This concert review was published in The Birmingham Evening Mail (Birmingham, West Midlands, England), on the 23rd June 1980 This show took place at The …

The Defector tour – 1980 This review was published in The Leicester Mercury (Leicester, Leicestershire, England), on the 24th June 1980 This show took place at The De Montfort Hall, …

The Defector tour – 1980 This is a ticket for the show at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England on the 24th June 1980. The venue was originally called The Hippodrome, …

The Defector tour A ticket for show at The Civic Hall in Guildford, Surrey, England on the 26th June 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this item)

The Defector tour This is a ticket for the show at The Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, Hampshire, England on the 27th June 1980 (Many thanks to Lamia for this ticket)

An Advert for the Defector album and the Defector tour, Melody Maker – 28th June 1980. Many thanks to Mark Kenyon

The Defector tour – 1980 This review was published in The Evening Post (Bristol, Avon, England), on the 1st July 1980 This show took place at Colston Hall, Bristol, England …

The Defector tour – 1980 This is a ticket for the show at The Royal Court, Liverpool, England on the 1st July 1980. (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this …

The Defector tour – 1980 This is an advert for the shows at The Hammersmith Odeon / Apollo, London, on the 4th and 5th July 1980. This advert was published …

Sounds – July 5th 1980 High Fielder reviews Steve Hackett the gig at Leicester and completes an interview back at the hotel! (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this article)

The Defector tour – 1980 This review was published in The Lichfield Mercury (Lichfield, Staffordshire, England), on the 11th July 1980 This show took place at The Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, …

Defector tour A review of the gig at Hammersmith Odeon, London on either the 4th or 5th July 1980 written by David Etheridge and published in Melody Maker on the …

A Steve Hackett fan wrote into Melody Maker (Letters page) enthusiastically talking about the live show he had witnessed at Colston Hall in Bristol, how Steve and the band met …

Steve Hackett is interviewed, his sound engineer is interviewed (Billy Budis) during the gig at The Civic Hall in Guildford on 26th June, There is a mini gig review all …

The Defector tour A ticket for the show at The O’Keefe Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 21st September 1980 (Many thanks to Sean Adams for this ticket from …

The Defector tour – 1980 This is a poster used to promote any of the dates on the North American leg of The Defector tour. Note: Mercury Records must have …

The Defector tour – 1980 This review was published in The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), 24th September 1980. This show took place at The Club Montreal Theatre, Montreal, Canada 22nd …

The Defector tour – 1980 This review was published in The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), on the 24th September 1980. This show took place at The Club Montreal …

The Defector tour A ticket for the show at The Bottom Line Club in New York, USA on the 29th September 1980 (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this ticket …

Defector Tour This is a poster advertising the show at the Long Island University, Hillwood Hall, Brookville, NY, USA on the 1st October 1980 (Many thanks to Chris Simmons for …

The Defector tour A ticket for the show at Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey, USA on the 3rd October 1980

Defector tour A Cloth pass for Backstage access at the show at The Tower Theatre on the 4th October 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this cloth pass and …

The Defector tour – 1980 This is the ticket for the show at The Bayou, Georgetown, Washington DC, Columbia, USA on the 5th October 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon …

Defector tour This is a ticket for the show at Park West, Chicago, Illinois, USA on the 10th October 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this ticket)

The Defector tour – 1980 This is a review published in The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), 15th October 1980 This show took place at Dooley’s Place (Club), Tempe, Phoenix, Arizona, …

Defector tour A ticket for the show at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California, USA on the 15th October 1980. (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this item)

The Defector tour – 1980 This is an interview, between Steve Hackett and Larry Kelp of The Oakland Tribune. The interview is designed to promote the shows in San Francisco, …

The Defector Tour – 1980 This is a review for the show at The Roxy, West Hollywood, California, USA on the 15th October 1980. This review was written by Steve …

The Defector tour – 1980 This was published in The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), on the 24th October 1980. This show took place at The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada, …

The Defector tour – 1980 The text roughly translates as: Steve Hackett Lovers of Genesis will no doubt know. In 78 he left this symphonic pop group to start oneself. …

The Defector tour – 1980 This is a ticket for the show at The VUB Aula (University Of Brussels), Brussels, Belgium on the 15th November 1980 (Many thanks to Mark …

Defector Tour (Europe) 1980 A gig poster advertising the forth coming gig at The Hall Of Holidays in Thonex (which is a canton of Geneva), Geneva, Switzerland on the 19th …

The Defector tour – 1980 This is a poster for the show at The Palais D’Hiver. Lyon, France on the 21st November 1980 (Many thanks to Mark Kenyon for this …

Defector tour A ticket for the show at The Theatre Due Verdure, Nice, France on the 23rd November 1980 Note: This show was an outdoor show set in an Amphitheatre. …

The Defector Tour A ticket for the show at The Palasport in Turin, Italy on the 24th November 1980. (Many thanks to Chris Leet for this ticket)