Genesis band have reunited for studio rehearsals in London in preparation for their 2021 tour, which will start in April. Music legend Phil Collins banded together with guitarist Mike Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks to rehearse for their first tour in 14 years since their, ‘Turn it on Again: The Tour.’
The tour was originally scheduled for November 2021, but had to be put back to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The last Genesis show took place at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles on 13th October 2007 to mark the bands 40th anniversary. Phil Collin’s last show was on 19th October 2019 in Las Vegas for his, ‘Still Not Dead Yet’ live tour.
.@tonybanksmusic, Mike Rutherford and @PhilCollinsFeed have reunited in London and started rehearsals for the forthcoming Genesis The Last Domino? Tour which starts in April. pic.twitter.com/InVyCq24hG
— Genesis (@genesis_band) October 27, 2020
Collins was in good spirits in joining his old bandmembers for their rehearsals, despite the ongoing drama with his ex wife, Orianne Cevey who married her younger lover Thomas Bates at a secret wedding in August before moving into their Miami mansion.
A few days before rehearsals, Collins was accused by Cevey of setting up hidden cameras in her changing room and bathroom, spying on her. This has led to an explosive ongoing legal battle whereby Phil is trying to recover his mansion after claiming the newly wed couple are, ‘trespassers,’ and that they have taken his home over having employed armed guards, ”through a show of force’.- The Daily Mail
The couple reciprocated his claims by saying that the lawsuit was simply a retaliation to their marriage and that he was ‘fabricated’ with a ‘shameful story.’
Phil’s son Nic has taken his place in the band on the drums due to his spinal condition. Phil comments about his son stepping in for him, “I didn’t elbow him into the band. You can’t force a drummer onto these guys.”-Music-news.com
Bandmember Tony gave his initial thoughts on Nic joining by saying, “When I first heard Phil was using Nic, I thought it was a stupid thing to do. Nic was only 16. But then reports started coming back about how good he was, the real deal. I saw Phil’s show at the Albert Hall and Nic was just incredible.”
In recalling their first rehearsal with Nic, Tony said, “The first songs we played were ‘No Son of Mine’ and ‘Land of Confusion’. Mainly because they’re the two easiest. “Nic knew them better than we did. He showed us up – embarrassingly so. While the trio are looking forward to the tour, they’ve no plans to make a new album.”- Music-news.com
Genesis formed whilst at Charterhouse Boarding School in 1967 in Godalming, Surrey with Peter Gabriel as the original lead singer. When Gabriel left the band in 1975, drummer Phil Collins took over as the band’s frontman. Collins left in 1996 and was replaced by Ray Wilson. The next album, ‘Calling All Stations,’ released in 1997, was unsuccessful which resulted in the band splitting for 10 years, until their reunion tour in 2007.
As well as being one of the worlds best selling groups having sold more than one million records, they have also had 21 UK Top 40 hits and six number one albums.
