Turn It on Again: The Tour
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| Turn It On Again: The Tour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Concert tour by Genesis | ||
| Locations | Europe, North America | |
| Start date | June 11, 2007 | |
| End date | October 13, 2007 | |
| Legs | 2 | |
| Shows | 47 | |
| Genesis tour chronology | ||
| Calling All Stations Tour (1998) |
Turn It On Again: The Tour (2007) |
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Turn It On Again: The Tour was a 2007 concert tour of Europe and North America by progressive rock band Genesis. The tour was notable for the return of drummer and vocalist Phil Collins, who left the group in 1996.[1]
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[edit] History
After much speculation regarding a reunion, Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford announced the reunion tour on 7 November 2006, nearly 40 years after the band had first formed. Collins insisted it would be more of a "selection of shows" rather than a tour. Group manager Tony Smith was also on-hand for the announcement.
Originally, Collins, Banks and Rutherford wanted to reunite as a fivesome with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, for a live performance of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Peter Gabriel had reportedly agreed in principle to perform, and as such Steve Hackett was also contacted, but as time went on, Peter Gabriel could not commit to a date. "Peter is a little over-cautious about going back to something which fundamentally is fun", Collins said.[2] Once Peter Gabriel backed out, Hackett's participation became moot, and the decision was made to proceed as the three man band. A short note expressing Hackett's good wishes for the reunion tour was placed on his website.[3] In their stead, both Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson returned as supplementary on-stage musicians.
The band embarked on the first leg of the tour in Europe. That routing took in twelve countries beginning in Helsinki, Finland on June 11, 2007 and ending in Rome, Italy on July 14, 2007. The Rome show was a free concert for an audience of 400,000.
The band held a press conference in New York City on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at noon EST to announce the details of the North American leg of the Turn it On Again reunion tour. This leg commenced on September 7, 2007 in Toronto at BMO Field and ended on October 13, 2007 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
On June 1 it was announced that Genesis would be working with the Encore Series team at TheMusic.com to record each show of their European tour (and also done for their subsequent North American tour) for release as a 2-CD set (similar to the series done for the Who and Peter Gabriel). Each show was recorded directly off the soundboard and is available for either individual sale or as a complete box set of the entire tour.[4]
Genesis' producer Nick Davis confirmed for towards the end of the year a DVD filmed in Rome and a CD with songs from the following gigs: Hannover, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf #2, Prague, Munich, Twickenham, Rome, Manchester, Paris & Helsinki. Both will have the full concert, just the CD without Collins talking between the songs.
The CD, Live Over Europe 2007, was released on November 20, 2007 in North America and November 26, 2007, in the United Kingdom.
The When in Rome (Genesis DVD) was released 26 May 2008 (June 10, 2008 for North America) and featured the entire free concert filmed in Rome. The three DVD boxset also contains the documentary Come Rain or Shine which was broadcast in a selection of cinemas in the UK and Europe on May 20, 2008.
The June 27 concert in Dusseldorf was broadcast live in HD and Dolby 5.1 Surround to cinemas in the UK, Spain, and Sweden.
[edit] Set list
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During the initial London press conference, it was revealed that music dating back as far as 1973 would be performed on the tour, with the songs "Domino", "Afterglow", "In The Cage" and "Los Endos" cited as probable inclusions in the set.[5] Rehearsal footage screened at the conference also showed the band working on "No Son Of Mine" and "Home By The Sea".[6] It was confirmed that no material from the post-Collins album Calling All Stations would be performed, and that the group were "not planning" on playing their 1972 epic "Supper's Ready".[5]
Further details were uncovered whilst Genesis were rehearsing in Cossonay, Switzerland, throughout April and May 2007, when fan recordings began surfacing on the internet. These recordings revealed the band to be working on a number of older songs, including "Behind The Lines",[7] "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)",[8] "The Carpet Crawlers"[9] and "Follow You, Follow Me",[10] as well as latter-day singles "Invisible Touch",[9] "I Can't Dance"[11] and "Throwing It All Away".[12]
In a recent interview with Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, it was confirmed that both "Jesus He Knows Me" and "Abacab" were rehearsed in preparation for the tour,[13] though neither song was performed.
The complete set list was finally revealed following production rehearsals in Brussels, Belgium.[14] This set remained unchanged throughout the European leg of the tour:[15]
- "Duke's Intro"
- "Turn It On Again"
- "No Son Of Mine"
- "Land Of Confusion"
- "In The Cage" / "The Cinema Show" / "Duke's Travels"
- "Afterglow"
- "Hold On My Heart"
- "Home By The Sea" / "Second Home By The Sea"
- "Follow You, Follow Me"
- "Firth Of Fifth"
- "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"
- "Mama"
- "Ripples"
- "Throwing It All Away"
- "Domino"
- "Drum Duet"*
- "Los Endos"
- "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
- "Invisible Touch"
- "I Can't Dance"
- "The Carpet Crawlers"
An identical setlist was performed on the North American leg of the tour,[16] with the band's producer, Nick Davis, stating that no changes are planned.[17] Tony Banks had earlier cited "In Too Deep" as a likely addition to the North American set, possibly at the expense of "Ripples", but that change was not made. The only exception to the setlist was on October 12 at the Hollywood Bowl, where the last two songs had to be dropped due to the heavy rain causing problems with Tony Banks's keyboards. [13]
- At the beginning of the drum duet Thompson and Collins beginning drumming either side of two barstools. This idea evolved from when Collins was interviewed during the Way We Walk tour about how the duets are constructed. He said: "A lot of the patterns evolve through the tour, so the duet at the end of the tour is much longer than the one at the beginning. But initially me and Chester sit either side of a chair and drum out beats until something sticks."
[edit] Tour dates
[edit] European tour dates
[edit] North American tour dates
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Life Of Phil. genesis-news.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ "Press conference, 7th November 2006, Mayfair hotel, London". genesis-news.com. Retrieved on 23 March 2007.
- ^ "Steve Hackett's website". stevehackett.com. Retrieved on 23 March 2007.
- ^ "Genesis Encore Series". genesis-music.com Retrieved on 10 June 2007.
- ^ a b The Press Conference - Interview Transcript. genesis-news.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Genesis Press Conference Montage. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Cossonay Rehearsals: Behind The Lines. youtube.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Cossonay Rehearsals: I Know What I Like. youtube.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ a b Genesis in Cossonay/CH. Official Phil Collins Forums. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Cossonay Rehearsals: Follow You, Follow Me. youtube.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Cossonay Rehearsals: I Can't Dance. youtube.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Cossonay Rehearsals: Throwing It All Away. youtube.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ a b Interview with Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford. genesis-news.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Brussels Dress Rehearsal 2007. genesis-news.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Helsinki Set List. themusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
- ^ 2007 North American Set Lists. genesis-movement.org. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ "No Changes Planned for North America". genesis-news.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
