In recent weeks, many artists have been forced to cancel tour dates, big and small, as the financial demands on us all prove insurmountable. Unfortunately, a night out at a gig is a special occasion and rarely, if ever, inexpensive. Ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is bucking the trend with his Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo Tour as 10 shows of the 16-date UK tour in October are SOLD OUT with limited ticket availability for the remaining shows. More about the tour, Steve Hackett and the announcement of special guests follow:

Legendary UK prog-rock band Camel will perform a run of UK shows in September 2018. Camel formed in 1971 and are still led by founding member Andrew Latimer (guitar/flute/vocals). The upcoming tour dates will be of special interest to fans of the band and prog fans in general as Camel will perform 'Moonmadness' in full. The 'Moonmadness' album was originally released in 1976 and broke into the top 20 of the UK album chart. Over the years the album has received many accolades including a position in the top 100 prog albums of all time by the readers of Prog Magazine. The dates will go on sale on December 1st and more about the band and the full list of dates follows:

The annual Stone Free Festival is returning to the O2 in London for a third year. The first announcement of acts for the 2018 festival features a cool mix of prog, blues and hard rock acts including many 2018 UK exclusive performances. On June 16th German rockers Scorpions will perform with thrash act Megadeth as special guests. June 17th finds YES featuring  Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman closing the festival with support from ex Supertramp mainman Roger Hodgson and blues guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor. Many more acts will be added so this is looking like a great weekend. More info about the festival and a host of other things happening at the O2 over the Stone Free weekend follows:

In these days of fleeting one-hit wonders and reality TV, when the average attention span is measured in seconds, the fact that a band can announce a 50th anniversary tour is to be applauded. Jethro Tull are up there with the likes of The Rolling Stones, who they appeared with in 1968 at the ill-fated Rock and Roll Circus event, in the longevity stakes. Ian Anderson has led his troops through the decades rarely making a musical mistake and the result is a very impressive body of work which will be celebrated early next year. The latest line-up of the band with Anderson at the helm will perform a run of shows in the UK in April 2018. Tour dates and ticket details follow:

Steve Hackett has announced UK tour dates for April / May 2017. The former Genesis guitarist will be promoting a new album and also marking the 40th anniversary of the Genesis album 'Wind And Wuthering'. So fans can expect to hear a few classic Genesis tracks for the first time in many years. Tickets are on sale from Friday 7th October.