
From the BBC.
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 on Wednesday.
“I think it’s a natural moment,” said Banks. “We’re all good friends, we’re all above grass and… here we are.”
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.
The will also play shows in Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Belfast, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow, as well as two nights at London’s O2 Arena.
The trio will be joined by Collins’ 18-year-old son Nicholas on drums and Daryl Stuermer on guitar and bass.
Founding member Peter Gabriel, who left the group in 1975, will not be taking part.
“I’m looking forward to doing it,” said guitarist Rutherford. “I worked it out and we’ve only done two shows in the UK in the last 28 years, so we haven’t over-worked it.”
Collins, whose voice was croaky after a recent illness, said the set list was still coming together.
“There are songs that you feel you have to play because the audience would feel cheated if you didn’t,” he told Ball. “We’re still working out what the order will be.”
Rumours of a reunion had been circulating since Collins and Rutherford performed together in Berlin last June.
Collins later hinted at the possibility of a reunion, saying: “We remain close friends, so you never know.”
Earlier this week, a photograph of the three members appeared on Genesis’s official Instagram account with the caption: “And then there were three.”
Genesis started life as a progressive rock band in the 1970s, but after a series of line-up changes, they transformed their sound and became one of the most successful mainstream rock bands of the 80s.
They 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.
Those shows mixed their hits with the more expansive, experimental material from 70s albums like Selling England By The Pound and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.
Collins announced his retirement in 2011 after nerve damage left him unable to play the drums, but he returned to the stage in 2016 following a back operation.
That prompted speculation that Genesis might later reform, but keyboard player Banks shot down speculation in 2018, saying that “getting everybody in the same place at the same time is impossible”.
Speaking on Wednesday, the musician said Collins’ live comeback had been the catalyst for their reformation.
“Phil’s been out on tour for the last two-and-a-half years and it seemed the natural moment to have a conversation about it,” he said.
The groups website has been updated with just a simple landing page announcing the tour would be called The Last Domino Tour?

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- Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail - 1st - Dutch Sleeve - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $24.60, €22.40 (New Item) (arrived 02-Feb-2023 14:54)on February 3, 2023 at 10:38 am
GENESIS A Trick Of The Tail (1976 UK 8-track LP, on the small 'Mad Hatter' label with Phonogram label credit & A1/B1 matrices. This was the first Genesis album to feature Phil on lead vocals following Peter Gabriel's departure. Includes the brilliant Squonk, Robbery, Assault & Battery & the instrumental closer Los Endos. The textured gatefold picture sleeve was printed in Holland & comes complete with the illustrated inner. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with some minor foxing & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with minimal play. One word...Squonk! CDS4001)
- Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - 4th - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £18.00, $22.14, €20.16 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2023 10:38)on February 3, 2023 at 10:38 am
GENESIS The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1984 UK issue of the classic 1974 23-track double LP with blue 'Mad Hatter' labels, the final album to feature Peter Gabriel, gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inners. The sleeve & the vinyl remain in superb Excellent condition CGS101)
- Genesis - And Then There Were Three - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $14.76, €13.44 (New Item) (arrived 26-Jan-2023 16:59)on February 3, 2023 at 10:38 am
GENESIS And Then There Were Three (1978 UK first press 11-track LP, on the small 'Madhatter' label with 'Phonogram Ltd' perimeter text, gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside. The album was named accordingly to reflect the band at that stage filtering down to three members, the first after Steve Hackett's departure. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play CDS4010)
- Genesis - Nursery Cryme - blue label - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $14.76, €13.44 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2023 10:21)on February 3, 2023 at 10:38 am
GENESIS Nursery Cryme (1984 UK issue of the 1971 7-track LP on the blue Charisma label, gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread. Both the sleeve & vinyl remain in superb Excellent condition CAS1052)
- Genesis - Foxtrot - 180gm - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $30.74, €27.99 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2023 10:22)on February 3, 2023 at 10:38 am
GENESIS Foxtrot (2008 UK limited edition issue of the classic 1972 6-track LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl, including Watcher Of The Skies and the incredible 23 minute Supper's Ready, high quality gatefold picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork with lyrics across the inner spread. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played GENPLY3)
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