Steve Hackett

Steve Hackett accepting the Friars Heroes Award, London, July 2009:

Picture: Mike O'Connor

Why? The early Genesis performances up to 1972 cemented their place in Friars history and the rest is history as they say. Like former Genesis member Peter Gabriel, Steve insisted on including Friars Aylesbury into the schedule when he became a solo artist. Artists like Steve are not forgotten and the website was delighted to be able to present Steve with this award near his home in London.

Steve Hackett: Friars Aylesbury was always a unique place to play... a magical atmosphere with a great reception from the crowd. It'll always be a special place in my memory.

Steve's appearances at Friars

This newspaper feature from 1978 outlines the Friars Genesis factor