Prog-pop dinosaurs Genesis have announced a 2007 European tour, their first in 15 years.
Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks will reunite for the 20-date tour, which kicks off in Helsinki on 11 June, before winding up in Rome on 14 July. Former members Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett both declined to take part in the comeback tour.Collins denied suggestions that the tour was a money-spinning exercise, telling reporters, "We're all loaded enough not to worry about where the next million or two is coming from." He added, "If money was the issue, we'd be playing more than 20 shows."
Genesis also revealed that the band originally intended to recruit Gabriel and Hackett with an eye to performing the entire 1974 concept album 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway'. Collins discussed Gabriel's absence from the tour, explaining, "Peter has been doing his thing since he left and he is just a little over-cautious about going back."
A US tour will likely follow the European dates.
GENESIS TOUR DATES:
11 June Helsinki, Finland Olympic Stadium
14 June Herning, Denmark Messecenter
15 June Hamburg, Germany AOL Arena
17 June Berne, Switzerland Stade de Suisse
18 June Linz, Austria Gugglestadium
20 June Budapest, Hungary Puskas Ferenc Stadium
21 June Katowice, Poland Slaski Stadium
23 June Hannover, Germany AWD Arena
26 June Dusseldorf, Germany LTU Arena
29 June Stuttgart, Germany Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium
30 June Paris, France Parc Des Princes
1 July Amsterdam, Holland Arena
3 July Berlin, Germany Olympiastadion
4 July Leipzig, Germany Zentralstadion
5 July Frankfurt, Germany Commerzbankarena
7 July London, UK Twickenham Stadium
8 July Manchester, UK Old Trafford
10 July Munich, Germany Olympiastadion
12 July Monaco Louis II Stadium
14 July Rome, Italy Telecomcerto at Colosseo
