Genesis Turns It On…Again
Genesis kicked off their Turn It On Again reunion tour under the midnight sun in Helsinki last night. While Petey Gabriel is off preparing a tour of his own that starts on Thursday, his former bandmates played a varied setlist featuring material ranging from 1973’s Selling England By The Pound to 1992’s We Can’t Dance on a spectacular stage setup. Reviews of the opening show have been overwhelmingly positive, unlike the return of The Police a few weeks ago. Genesis starts the North American portion of their tour on September 7th in Toronto.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Genesis’s formation, and it’s great to see that both the current band and Peter Gabriel are still rockin’ big audiences. The stage setup looks un-fucking-believable from the photos that follow, and many of the reviews spoke of pyrotechnics and tons of other special effects. Genesis has always been a leader in concert production by pioneering the use of lasers, vari*lite technology and the Prism sound system. If anyone sees a torrent of the Helsinki show, please let us know by leaving a comment below, so we can see if they really segued from Tonight, Tonight, Tonight into Invisible Touch.
Read on after the jump for some YouTube videos of the night, cool photos of the unique stage setup and a setlist from the opening gig…
These videos courtesy of Jeff Jefferson on YouTube:
6-11-07 Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
Set: Duke’s Medley (Behind the Lines > Duke’s End > Turn It On Again), No Son Of Mine, Land of Confusion, In The Cage > The Cinema Show (Part II) > Duke’s Travels > Afterglow, Hold on My Heart, Home by the Sea, Follow You Follow Me > Firth of Fifth (Part II) > I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe), Mama, Ripples, Throwing It All Away, Domino > Los Endos, Tonight Tonight Tonight > Invisible Touch
Encore: I Can’t Dance > The Carpet Crawlers
- Previously on Hidden Track: Intermezzo: Genesis Spoiler; Live Earth at Giants Stadium and The Once-Dormant Lamb Gets Up
Dude- No Abacab???
Interesting to see all the seg-ways - def seems more “real” than the Police Best Buy Tour
Fully agreed on both points Bubba.
Phil said he “isn’t feeling [Abacab]” anymore. I’m just glad he “isn’t feeling” his disney showtunes on this tour.
I’m trying to find a bad review of this show, and haven’t had any luck. Genesis spent months rehearsing and planning this show, and it seems to have paid off.
No Dodo/Lurker either. It’s great to see the big production for a champion of high-end effects. Genesis were the first band to use mirrors, recently used to wonderful effect on David Gilmour’s tour during Echoes, and moving trusses, now very outdated but still a mainstay at an Iron Maiden show. I would not be shocked if a number gets added (like perhaps Duchess) in the medley and another removed or replaced, like the Musical Box added to medley number three. And the fact that Carpet Crawlers ends the show, perhaps the last note some Genesis freaks may ever see. Thanks Scotty.
I am so glad to read this. I loved Genesis and Phil collins alone when I was young. A friend of mine and I were just discussing what amazing things MTV did for his music. I’m not sure without that he would have been as big, yet still he holds a place in my heart representing all of those memories from that time period. I am surprized to see that this was a good show….I guess way to go Phil! Scotty…the writing is great:) Luv you!
Speaking of Abacab material… there’s a new “Simonized” version of “Keep it Dark” on Simon Collins’ site (free download, too!) Check it out - Definitely a chip off the ol’ block!
http://www.keepitdark.net/
That stage looks redonkulous
Firth of Fifth sounded nasty.
I want to marry Phil, how do I go about that?