GENESIS reunite for first tour in 13 years

04 March 2020

Rock band GENESIS have reformed for a tour, 13 years after last performing together.

Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford confirmed the reunion on Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 show earlier today.

"We all felt, 'Why not?'" Collins told BBC News. "It sounds a bit of a lame reason - but we enjoy each other's company, we enjoy playing together."

The trio will be joined on stage by Collins' 18-year-old son Nicholas, who replaces his father on drums.

The star suffered nerve damage during GENESIS's last tour in 2007, which left him unable to play for extended periods of time.

Nicholas has since stepped in as a drummer at Collins' solo shows - and his presence helped inspire the GENESIS reunion, Banks said.

The veteran band, whose hits include Land of Confusion and I Can't Dance, will kick off their Last Domino? tour in Dublin on 16 November.

They will also play shows in Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Belfast, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow, as well as two nights at London's O2 Arena.

Founding member Peter Gabriel, who left the group in 1975, will not be taking part. Guitarist Steve Hackett will also miss the shows.

Banks said it wouldn't make sense to bring Gabriel back because "most of the songs people know" came after his departure, but added: "We love Peter."

Collins, whose voice was croaky after a recent illness, said the set list was still coming together.

The singer arrived at Radio 2 with a walking stick, which he has used since a back operation in 2015 left him with drop foot.

Rumours of a reunion had been circulating since Collins and Rutherford performed together in Berlin last June.

GENESIS recorded 15 studio and six live albums, selling more than 100 million records, while scoring top 20 hits with songs like Invisible Touch, Turn It On Again and In Too Deep.

The band last played together in 2007 to mark the 40th anniversary of their formation at Charterhouse School in Surrey.

Source: bbc.com

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