Genesis, with from left to right Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins and Tony Banks
The rock band Genesis last performed yesterday. Frontman Phil Collins’ formation reunited for the first time since 2007 for a tour last year.
“This was the last stop of our tour,” Collins (71) said during the concert at O2 concert hall in London. “And it’s Genesis’ last show.” He then joked: “After tonight we should all get a real job”.
Genesis was founded in the 1960s. The first successes came when the flamboyant Peter Gabriel was still the band’s lead singer. But Genesis really got big in the 1980s with drummer Phil Collins taking care of the lead vocals since Gabriel’s departure. The band had hits with Mom† invisible touch and Land of Confusion† In the Netherlands the number reached I Can’t Dance in 1992 the number 1 position in the Top 40.
Watch the clip of Land of Confusion from 1986:
Although the group continued for a short time after Collins’ departure in 1996, it did not yield any major hits.
Co-founders Mike Rutherford (71) and Tony Banks (72) announced two years ago that they would reunite with Collins for a farewell tour, their first tour in 14 years. The group visited the Ziggo Dome twice last week.
Collins, who has been struggling with health problems for some time, was no longer able to play the drums. So his son Nic took a seat behind the drum kit, while Phil sat on a chair on stage for the entire concert. Although the tour The Last Domino? (the last domino?) was mentioned with a question mark, the band members were clear: this was their very last tour.
This is how Collins said about Genesis’ last performance in London:
