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Genesis: the first tour in Italy, 6 - 19 April 1972 - AUDIO, VIDEO & MEMORIES

First stop: on April 6, 1972 in Adria in the province of Rovigo, in front of, it seems, just over a hundred people.

Hello 2001, the weekly-bible of those years states that the concert, part of the Nursery Cryme Take the Tour, would have taken place in Belluno.

But the proof that it is in Adria is this (click to enlarge the image):

Registered at the Hotel Stella d'Italia in Adria are the Genesis and their collaborators. And here is the photo of the Municipal Theater of Adria where the concert took place:

"We arrived at the place where we had to play around 11 am and we did the sound check calmly, to do it well.

Those places were like cathedrals, you clapped your hands and heard the echo 12 seconds later. Mixing the sound was almost useless, it went by trial and error, but people appreciated the same.

Then we ate. Maurizio always knew where the best restaurants were, so we had a big meal. We quickly learned to eat Italian-style: pasta first, often homemade spaghetti with a delicious sauce, a meat steak, no vegetables, maybe a little salad and then a dessert, like tiramisu. We also discovered fantastic wines, so by the end of lunch, around four in the afternoon, we were absolutely satiated and drunk.

We went back to the hotel, closed the blinds to create complete darkness, collapsed in the bed and slept like a dead man for two hours.

Then we got up and did the concert. Life was beautiful and the arenas were full, 5000 and, in the second tour, 10.000 fans waiting to listen to us ". (From: My Book of Genesis by Richard Macphail. My translation)

"The strange introductory stories full of surreal humor that the frontman tells before the various performances, initially used as a mere filler but which slowly begin to live in their own light, attract the attention of the public at this stage of the band's on stage career. ". (from: Genesis in Italy. The 1972-1975 concerts of Mino Profumo)

The band on Sunday 9, is at Lem Club of San Martino Buon Albergo in the province of Verona, the first date on which the shows are two, at 16, for students, and at 21. Shows dedicated by Peter to the Trieste public , who couldn't see the show, canceled the previous day.

Here is a recording of part of the concert, first audio testimony of the tour:

00:00 - Happy The Man;

03:54 - The Fountain Of Salmacis;

10:59 - One-Handed Drum Solo;

15:15 - Twilight Alehouse;

24:23 - Bye Bye, Johnny (Can-Utility And The Coastliners);

32:23 - The Musical Box (cut).

And here are the covers of two bootleg taken from that concert:

A Facebook page contains comments and memories of that date - CLICK HERE.

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L'April 11 in Pesaro on stage with Genesis are Premiata Forneria Marconi and Odissea.

A testimony reported by Mino Profumo in Genesis in Italy. The concerts 1972-1975, tells how, during the sound-check in Pesaro, Genesis tried what would later become Watcher Of The SkiesBut with al mellotron not Tony Banks, but even the legendary "handyman" Richard Macphail.

And here's another memory, of Claudio Salvi, published by the Dusk Magazine website:

"Back in 1972 (the year in which Genesis brought their Nursery Cryme around Italy), the band of Gabriel and companions played at the Palasport in Pesaro on April 11th.

As told by my friend Carlo Betti, during the afternoon check sound the imperfect acoustics of the Palazzo dello sport in Via Marconi - which already hosted the games of the current Scavolini Basket - then ended up becoming very impatient Banks. It really was Tony which for more than an hour moved from one side to the other, positioning itself in various parts of the stands of the old hangar (then obtained by means of a dense plot of scaffolding with Innocenti tubulars and wooden boards that could hold up to 5.000 spectators), puffing and cursing for the redundant sound and for an unpleasant echo effect that ended up making the whole sound indistinguishable.

The problems, despite the commitment of Tony, did not resolve in that rehearsal session, but only in the evening with the entrance of the large audience. Pesaro was then included in the large circuit of concerts because then such a Bizzocchi, concert organizer, often flew to Great Britain and visited English clubs and pubs to find new bands. So it was that, thanks to a far-sighted department of culture of the Municipality and to Bizzocchi himself, Gabriel and associates ended up in Pesaro. But in the same year they also did Traffic, the Soft machine, Brian auger he Oblivion Express and others.

Another curious anecdote that my friend Betti did not fail to tell me about that day with a meticulous wealth of details. Immediately after the afternoon check sound (so shortly after 19), the "ours", once outside, walked together with a group of technicians and a bunch of local organizers and Bizzocchi himself, towards the Pesaro seafront which is just a hundred meters from the Palasport for dinner.

Arrived in the middle of Viale Marconi, where various local companies were stationed, i genesis they noticed some kids (among whom the friends of the aforementioned Betti) who played ball. So it was that Banks, Rutherford e Gabriel they played football for more than ten minutes with those kids who were actually a little surprised by those strange and long-haired guys.

Immediately after the game (Rutherford he also scored a goal in a door between two trees), i genesis they landed at a then famous pizzeria restaurant with a very American and little English name: "Ranch".

It was there that between pizzas and beers and laughter the right climate was created for one of the most beautiful and fascinating concerts ever landed on these shores.
Needless to say, the evening was an incredible success. "

Franz Di Cioccio of PFM, told an anecdote in an interview with Music Around:

"We played with Genesis in Pesaro, it was their first concert in Italy ...

... We met there, then we refreshed when they came to Milan, finally we met when we went to England.

It was like that at the time. Peter Gabriel invited us to his house one afternoon to listen to the music to spend some time together. English tea is an unforgettable experience, they do it with that veil of cream, in the right teapot…. "

The date of Reggio Emilia on April 12th, is officially considered the birthplace of Watcher Of The Skies.

According to the memories of Hackett and Rutherford, in fact, it was in the Emilian city that practically all of it was performed during the pre-concert rehearsals.

"In the Palasport of Reggio Emilia, a huge horrible place full of echo, in the middle of the sound check, Tony played those two initial chords on his mellotron. They worked very well even if, even today, I'm not sure how conscious he was of how good they were . " (From The Living Years by Mike Rutherford. My translation)

So we can credit Reggio as a musical home of song Foxtrot, while the text was written by Mike and Tony on the roof of their hotel in Naples a week later.

Read also the SPECIAL OF HORIZONS The places of Genesis: the birth of Watcher Of The Skies in Italy - the BAND's MEMORIES

It reminds Horizons Radio Raimondo Vecchi Fossa: "The stage was facing the high grandstand and not towards the audience as for the other concerts and it surprised me a lot. Gabriel with the rear window of his hair performed as the first song Happy The Man that I had and I still have like 45 laps."

Lon date of April 13, in Cuorgné, in the province of Turin, remains unique and historic on Genesis tours.

Read also the SPECIAL OF HORIZONS RADIO Genesis places: The 2 Rotonde of Cuorgnè, Turin Italy - MEMORIES of RUTHERFORD and EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Here is the testimony Beppe Crovella audio, Leader of the band of Turin Arts and Crafts - LISTEN:

https://www.facebook.com/beppecrovella/videos/3281989403288/

So remember Mike Rutherford The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir (English Edition, my translation):

"We were playing in the mountains one evening when Tony had food poisoning. We lasted for a while without him, but it was like being in a car that had lost a wheel and we had to finish the set early.

Since we hadn't been able to sell many tickets, the promoter had the excuse that he was looking for not paying. Rich did not want to know about it and was a little aggressive. The promoter had a gun. We weren't paid. "

And here What he told Radio Horizons Pierluigi Gassino, present at the concert:

The concert was interrupted because keyboardist Tony Banks felt bad ... and as a consolation I managed to exchange four words with Phil Collins, while Peter Gabriel had a drink leaning against the bar counter of the disco where they had performed in front of a few of us. .. I remember that then the bassist and the guitarist wandered on stage at the end of the concert collecting some cables and equipment ... all this before becoming rock stars!

My brief dialogue with Phil Collins was due to a fact that made the evening even more bitter for me and my friends because on leaving we could no longer find the car in the parking lot and, having returned to the disco to ask for a ride in order to return home, I meet Phil outside the club who approaches an Alfa model 1750 with a guy who seemed to be the manager at the wheel.

I asked him, gesturing in Anglo-Italian, a passage to Turin, explaining the fact that just happened and the evident difficulty. He told me that they were going to Milan and there was no place, then added that those who had stolen the car were killed by making the gesture of cutting the throat as a joke.

He greeted me, shaking my hand ... beautiful and bitter memory ...!

Su Dusk n ° 55 a detailed reconstruction of the evening by Beppe Crovella (click on the cover to order a copy):

The Beatles and Genesis in Canavese. History of beat & pop music in Canavese from 1962 to 1974 by Gianpiero Madonna, contains a souvenir of the concert and a profile of the lively music scene of the period in the Canavese area:

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Il 14 April, Genesis are a Pavia.

Here is a fan registration. Precious testimony of that concert - LISTEN:

00:00 - Happy The Man;

05:00 - The Fountain Of Salmacis;

13:34 - Twilight Alehouse;

22:51 - Bye Bye Johnny (Can-Utility And The Coastliners);

31:45 - The Musical Box;

43:12 - The Return Of The Giant Hogweed;

50:33 - The Knife.

Double concert, afternoon and evening. But the second is marred by unrest for the contestation of those who consider the sum of XNUMX lire to be excessive.

A Facebook page is entirely dedicated to the concert:

https://www.facebook.com/GenesisAPavia1972IoCero/

Here is the memory of two presents taken from the site Genesis The Movement:

"During" The Return Of The Giant Hogweed ", the electricity goes off. Phil Collins played a drum only and when power returned, they didn't restart the song but continued it from the point they left it at." [Matteo]

"The show was one. Absolutely NOT 2 (I was there). The Police arrived when, after 20 mins from the show start, people outside tried to get in without paying. But only 2 cars of Police got only a BIG CLAP from the crowd and people got in ... A bootleg has been released in Italy from that show. A very poor q .ty bootleg, but has been released (NO CD-R). I had a copy in my hand and I sold it to a friend in Miami, USA to make another Silver-CD (NO- CDR too). [Roman] "

Here is a special memory (although in post 1973 it stands for 1972):

today on the RFood insert of @republic one of my stories: my daughter and I from Cesare, the Pavese ice cream shop where, in April 1973, the Genesis took a hot chocolate between the two concerts at the Pavia sports hall ... pic.twitter.com/RXltnqxFMq

- P. Sandro Pallavicini (@Piersandropalla) January 4 2018

Other memories and curiosities in the book by Mino Profumo:

On April 15 problems also in Lugo di Romagna (Ravenna), at the Hit Parade room.

Here are two concerts, afternoon and evening. LISTEN:

00:00 - Happy The Man;
04:04 - Stagnation:
13:44 - The Fountain Of Salmacis;
23:03 - Twilight Alehouse;
31:35 - The Musical Box;
45:04 - The Return Of The Giant Hogweed;
55:17 - The Knife;
01:04:34 - Going Out To Get You.

But just like on the previous date in Pavia, where the beginning was delayed by accidents between the boys and the police, here an important unexpected event comes between the evening concert is even canceled.

The problem was, apparently, a black out the electrical system, caused by a throw of cushions towards the stage, the result of too much enthusiasm of the afternoon audience.

Here is how he remembers it with Horizons Radio Edio Caroli, present at the concert:

"I was in my twenties and Genesis back then was the biggest in the world like the Van Der Graf Generator, which I saw in the same room at that time. I also remember the rudeness of the boys who uprooted the cushions from the armchairs and threw them on stage."

Daniela Carlotti:

"I saw the concert in Lugo and the one in August in Marina di Ravenna, I was 16 and in both cases my parents accompanied me (obviously they didn't enter, it's not like now ...). Unfortunately I don't remember almost anything, not even the throwing pillows we are talking about. In Marina di Ravenna I saw the concert in the afternoon, I arrived late, I passed in front of Peter & Co. who were there one meter away, on a low platform. I don't remember that there were many people, not even in Lugo I would say. Anyway it was magical, especially in Lugo. I have a tremendous nostalgia, unfortunately. "

On Facebook, other memories:

Yet evidence of

Here are two bootleg Lugo with the concert:

Live in Travagliato (Brescia), with a double concert at the m Supertivoli on April 16th.

Here is the memory of Richard Milella on the site

"The Italy of concerts was as amateurish as could be expected. No professional Service, no backlines and backlights, no spies on stage, no catering, no roadies, no dressing rooms and / or showers, no security, nothing In short, generating sets, nothing at all.

The group arrived with a friend or two in tow a few hours before the show in the same van in which instrumentalists and instruments were piled together which then all unloaded, assembled, tested, adjusted, tuned.

A sandwich, two oranges and off with the concert with the same shirt and jeans of the afternoon. Even for Genesis it went like this, at least at their first drop Italy of rock found itself unprepared to set up performances worthy of the name."

"Peter speaks in his language but makes it clear that he will now perform a song recorded a few days ago and that it will be released on the next LP entitled Foxtrot.

I remember the song very well because it moved us all from the first listening with its majestic gait between the keys of the Hammond: Watcher of the Skies it is a milestone and Gabriel also played it theatrically crouching in the chiaroscuro of the organ and literally jumping high in the orchestral explosions.

Some literature says that the song was conceived during this first tour in our house; wrong, when they performed it on Italian dates it was already so beautiful, so complete and so arranged as to certify a painstaking preparation even if on disc it will actually come out months later ".

There is some doubt about this second part, since an already completed form of is unlikely Watcher in Travagliato. Perhaps Milella remembers the summer concert, always in the lower Brescia area, even if she does not refer to it. The charm of the mystery envelops this concert of which nothing remains, not even the place, demolished to build a shopping center in 2012 - Read.

This instead the memory of Paolo Burg on Horizons Radio:

"Four of us arrived with a Fiat 600 at" Paradiso "to see them. Disappointment, after an hour we had to give up and go back to Cervignano. I already had" Trespass "at home so I was dying to see them live.
Here the beauty begins! The school I attended in Monfalcone had organized a visit to a factory near Brescia. I get off the bus and find myself in front of the nose a poster with the writing: Dancing Supertivoli, Travagliato, Brescia "Genesis".
Looking for the time of the first evening train to Travagliato and leaving was one.
I still have the concert before my eyes. Unforgettable!"

Other information about: Genesis in Italy. The concerts 1972-1975 di Mino Perfume.

On April 17th Genesis are live in Siena, at the Palazzetto dello Sport.

Here is a detailed account of

Mario Giammetti in Genesis. The years Prog reports a memory by Tony Banks, concerning the execution of Watcher Of The Skies:

"In Siena at the Palasport ... even before having recorded it ... the introduction seemed really great in that location with a great echo ..."

On this occasion, the first cover of a Genesis song was made.

Here's how Mino Profumo reported in Genesis in Italy. The concerts 1972-1975:

"In rehearsals Odissea perform a Genesis song in the presence of the same English band in the audience that shows incredulity and lively satisfaction. It is perhaps the first live cover version of a Genesis song. Odissea however decide not to repeat this exploit during the their performance. "

April 18th is the moment of the live at the Piper Club in Rome. A concert of which these remain video, first to show the band on stage and backstage. LOOK:

Double show also in Rome ....

Here is the memory of Mike Rutherford in The living years (Trad. G. Testani ):

"Rome was always a benevolent city for us: that sense of antiquity, history and grandeur was the perfect setting for our music.

In a short time we would have come to play in arenas and stadiums, but at the beginning we performed in small clubs in front of an audience of XNUMX-year-old students.

The shows were held mid-afternoon on Sunday to allow the boys to return home in time to go to bed. "

And here's the one of Phil Collins in No, I'm not dead yet, traduz. A. Mioni, M. Duvets:

"The Italian public is extraordinary. Not only do they adore us, but they really capture our spirit.

They applaud and scream even at the slightest change of atmosphere, something that Genesis often do: we move from a fast pace to a whisper, to a pastoral interlude, without batting an eyelid.

No wonder Italians like us so much: we are an English group that explores the lyrical tradition. "

Bis with Going Out To Get You, as in Lugo di Romagna, performed without Steve Hackett.

Also Richard Macphail in My Book Of Genesis remember with pleasure those Italian days (my translation):

"Being such hardcore fans, the Italians had bought and absorbed all their records; they knew every note and nuance of the songs. It was really extraordinary. We had never experienced anything like this.

I was there at the mixing desk in the audience and everyone was clapping their hands, seeing my kids so understood and appreciated was a wonderful experience. Fans loved everything and rewarded the band with a standing ovation at the end of each show.

This worked wonders for their trust and all five guys, Peter, Mike, Tony, Steve and Phil, never forgot the warmth of their first tour in Italy, or its importance in their development as a band.

I hope we paid our debt of gratitude by sounding good for them. "

More testimonials from Without borders. Life and music of Peter Gabriel, di Daryl Easlea, tcancellation of L. Testani:

"With its strange mechanisms, early afternoon performances and dinners between two shows, all culminating in a concert in Rome (...), Italy marked a decisive step towards the Genesis live act as we know it. Maniacally perfectionist, the group dismantled the performance of the night before piece by piece as they moved to the next city.

"Every time I traveled with them I had to put up with the comments on the concert the night before in the van," smiles Conroy (Paul Conroy, tour road manager, Editor's note). They remained fairly calm as they assessed whether Tony Banks had really gone wrong; they were perfectionists. And during the breaks we listened to the Shadows, inside the van. traveling for four hours from one concert to another ».

"The intent was always to improve," adds Steve Hackett, "which risked making him look like an autopsy!"

«We were sailing on sight. And then here is this little ray of light that comes from Italy ». says Mike Rutherford. «The road was hard, all uphill. Suddenly a country comes out that loves you; nothing else is needed to give you the feeling that it is really worth going on »."

Collector's Corner (click on the covers and buy your copy on Ebay). VINYL:

RARE CD:

With other Italian dates of that tour:

Here are others bootleg from the concert:

Last stop: Genesis are live at the Mediterranean Theater of Naples on April 19th.

A double concert that closes the first part of the Nursery Cryme Take the Tour of Genesis in Italy.

Here is the live audio:

00:00 - Happy The Man;
04:18 - Stagnation;
14:53 - The Fountain Of Salmacis;
23:20 - Twilight Alehouse;
32:14 - The Musical Box;
42:23 - The Return Of The Giant Hogweed;
49:11 - Phil's Solo;
51:24 - The Knife.

A date that will remain in the history of Genesis, because on the roof of the Hotel Domitiana, which houses the band, Mike and Tony write the text of Watcher Of The Skies.

Here is the memory of Tony Banks in Genesis: I Know What I Like di Armando Gallo:

"We were sitting on top of this building, it was a hot sunny day and we were just looking out across a large area of buildings and fields; there was no living soul around.

It seemed that the entire population had just deserted the planet and this is what 'Watcher of the Skies' says: an alien being who comes to the planet and sees it completely deserted. And so the story unfolds with a bit of science fiction. I like Arthur Clarke's 'Childhood's End' and books like that. "

And of Mike Rutherford in The living years (Trad. G. Testani):

"Tony and I together wrote the text, sitting on the roof of our hotel in Naples imagining that the world was over. Quite strange, considering it was a pleasantly sunny day."

The song is already being used for the sound check before the concerts. In Naples it is then completed and, as we know, the next Genesis album will open, to be released the following October: Foxtrot.

But in his autobiography, Mike tells another background, which happened in Naples:

"In Naples we discovered another therapeutic pastime ... Concluding a tour with a group fight was a classic. The unusual thing about the quarrel-of-end-tour in Naples was that there was an amusement park just around the corner of the hotel where we slept.

We got to the point of being so fed up with each other that we decided that the only thing to do was to throw ourselves on the bumper car track and bump into each other wildly and repeatedly. I have to say that I have never experienced such an effective way to clarify. "

Read other memories here:

The places of Genesis: the birth of Watcher Of The Skies in Italy - the BAND's MEMORIES

The genesis of the GENESIS

When Naples became the muse of the Genesis

The Italian dates bring further luck to the Genesis, which confirm their success in our country. Not only that, returning home, Steve Hackett will meet Ellen, who will become his first wife and mother of Oliver.

And it does not end here: Genesis will return to Italy in August, For a second part of the tour. But that's another story.

If you remember any of the concerts on this tour, write to Horizons Radio.

#NowPlaying News: Genesis, the restored Bataclan film - VIDEO

Above here is the new restored film from the 1973 Genesis show at the Bataclan in Paris that has been posted on YouTube.

The video, courtesy of The Genesis Museum website, has been restored to 4k.

Recorded January 10, 1973, during the Foxtrot album tour and shot on 16mm film, the half-hour concert segment, plus additional interviews, contains The Musical Box, Supper's Ready, The Return Of The Giant Hogweed and The Knife.

"This was a really big project", he writes Genesis Museum on their GMusic YouTube channel. "The source had many anomalies, but there was enough "clay" to mold this into something even better".

The interviews have been moved to the end of the video, so as not to interrupt the show.

And the issues of the lower quality of The Knife final coil have been fixed, improving the brightness and details.

And the results obtained place this film among the best of the Genesis of the Gabriel era.

Peter Gabriel: WOMAD UK 2021 will take place from 22 to 25 July - Here are the FIRST ARTISTS

WOMAD Festival of 2021 in Charlton Park has announced the first artists.

This eclectic mix celebrates the extraordinary diversity of musical talent that comes from the global communities that have made the UK their home.

This is just the first stop on WOMAD's roadmap towards a summer of discovering great unknown or already established artists.

More big names to join the WOMAD cast, with a group of international artists coming together for the summer celebration of returning to normal.

All ticket information here.

30 years of Dusk Genesis Magazine: interview with the Founder and Director Mario Giammetti

30 years of Dusk.

On March 16, 1991, the number zero of a glorious fanzine (later transformed into a glossy magazine) was closed in the virtual editorial office of Dusk which, unique in the world, still stands today in printed form.

To celebrate this incredible anniversary, in addition to the special issue reserved only for the associates they are working on, the creator and director Mario Giammetti and his working group asked the members of Genesis to share the joy with them.

Watch the videos here.

Mario Giammetti tells Horizons Genesis about 30 years of Dusk.

- When and why did you have the idea of a publication dedicated to Genesis?

In 1990 I went to see Anthony Phillips, whom no one in Italy that I know of had ever interviewed. We talked for over an hour but Ciao 2001, which I was collaborating on at the time, only gave me three or four pages, for a result of two pages. What about the rest, I wondered? A pen pal of mine at the time told me: why don't you print the full interview and sell it to fans? This seemed impractical to me, but it reminded me that, perhaps, there were several people interested in having more news about the world of Genesis. At the time only Ciao 2001 and Rockstar talked about it, but obviously only on the occasion of new albums. Also at that time there were fanzines dedicated to artists, in my opinion, much less important than Genesis, so I decided to try, just for fun: already having a book ("Genesis Story", Gammalibri 1988) and three years of articles on Hello, I jumped across the fence out of curiosity by making a photocopied number zero which I sent in exchange for a postage stamp.

- Besides Dusk, what other names did you consider?

None, actually. When I thought about the name, I told myself it had to be short and immediate. Dusk lent himself to all of this. Furthermore, its translation also hid a hidden meaning: twilight, sunset. Which went along with my idea of always being objective, without ever being blinded by the fan vision. Coming to admit, if necessary, even the twilight of an adventure. Which, however, never happened. At least, not entirely.

- What were the difficulties of this enterprise and what continue to be?

Manpower, if we can say so. Although with the essential help of fantastic collaborators, the practical and economic management (even if for a couple of years on this last point I have received substantial help from Stefano Tucciarelli) continues to weigh exclusively on my shoulders. This is certainly positive on the one hand, because I don't have to ask anyone's permission on the choices I'm going to make, but it gets really heavy when it comes to completing a number. I am referring to the realization, always very complicated, but also to the purely physical aspect: bringing the envelopes and packages to the post offices is frighteningly tiring. On postal disservices, then, it is better to spread a merciful veil.

- What has been the greatest satisfaction of these 30 years?

From a personal point of view, obviously knowing, albeit at various levels, my favorite musicians. Then the fact that, albeit rarely, sometimes I got things with Dusk that I had been denied as a journalist (more often, to be honest, the opposite has happened, but there is). But the greatest joy is having the number in hand, fresh off the press. It has been happening for 30 years and it is always an emotion, even if at times it turns into disappointment due to some unexpected printing error or a typographical work that is not exactly flawless.

- What was the hardest interview you've been chasing the longest?

Phil Collins. After a brief face-to-face meeting in Perugia in 1996, I had to wait eight years before finally being able to do a proper interview with him at the Filaforum in Assago in 2004. Experience then replicated in 2010 and, by telephone, in 2016.

- Who is the most interviewed Genesis member and why?

Certainly Steve Hackett, for two reasons: first, he is by far the most active of all. Second, he is also incredibly helpful and, moreover, very reliable and quite accurate in his memories.

- We don't think so, but did you miss someone from the Genesis galaxy to interview?

Peter Gabriel has not yet accepted an exclusive interview. I met him several times and personally asked him questions at press conferences or roundtable (chats for a limited number of reporters, usually eight), but my endless requests for a face-to-face or telephone call to his assistants have not yet been successful. For the rest, I would say that I have really intercepted everyone, at least those alive. Including the most inaccessible of all: John Silver.

- What do the Genesis think of Dusk?

They are certainly all grateful for the work we do, aware that this kind of publications are used to keep the flame burning and feeding. There is of course the problem of the language, so they cannot read what I write even if, to tell the truth, I don't think that, at least the big ones, would care that much. Tony Banks, for example, has repeatedly stated that he does not read reviews or books about the band and that he was forced to do so in the case of Mike Rutherford's biography (only to regret it bitterly!). Steve Hackett, on the other hand, is very attentive and interested and, if I send him the translation of an article, surely he reads it.

- Have they ever asked you (even some Genesis members) to translate Dusk's articles into other languages?

For some years there has been a photocopied English version of Dusk, at least of most of the articles included in each issue. But then I stopped: it wasn't worth it because foreign subscribers have always been a small minority. On the other hand, there are countless times that someone has told me “if it were in English, I would not lose a Dusk issue”. They are the ones who liked my book very much "Genesis 1967 To 1975: The Peter Gabriel Years”, Published last year by London-based Kingmaker.

- Since Dusk is the only paper publication in the world on Genesis, what feedback do you have from abroad?

Let's go back to the language; those who do not speak Italian concentrate on the impact of the photos and on the contents and it is not uncommon for some foreign friends to write to me asking for more information on something they have picked up but obviously cannot fully understand. But there are a handful of enthusiasts who follow us with absolute fidelity even without understanding a single sentence: they just need to look at how the newspaper is structured to understand that it is always worth it.

- You do not always agree with the choices of Genesis (see for example the last reunion) or with the quality and necessity of certain reprints. And don't censor yourself. Do you think this editorial line will change over time?

Absolutely not. When there has been criticism, we have always done so, without any hesitation, in accordance with the editorial of number zero. We can obviously disagree, but certainly no one can accuse us of bias. From time to time someone calls me the number one fan of Genesis, thinking of paying me a compliment, but for me it is not at all: that you adore the band is obvious, but I consider myself a journalist first and only rebound a fan. For this I use, for the albums that I review on Dusk, the same critical approach that I used with Hello, Rockstar, Jam and that I still use for Classic Rock: total sincerity, without discounts to anyone.

- What is the hardest criticism and the most beautiful praise from the readers?

Some readers in the past have called us a sort of Steve Hackett's fanclub, because we talk about him more and more than others. But how could it be otherwise, given that it publishes three times what all the others put together? Some other readers believe that too much space is given to Anthony Phillips (forgetting that he was the founder and for a short time even the leader of the band). Finally, many hate Ray Wilson and not even cordially. I once met a former subscriber at a concert who, after introducing himself, candidly confided to me that he had stopped following us because he couldn't stand the idea of seeing Ray on the pages of Dusk! But Ray was a member of Genesis, for which he sang on a record and tour. As such, it has exactly the same rights as the other members even if, obviously, it does not hold the same artistic palmares.

Among the praise, first of all the constancy; many readers are almost in disbelief at such perseverance and see Dusk as a family friend who visits them at home every four months. Intellectual honesty and the attitude to always write without filters, something not so frequent in the world of the so-called fanclubs (a category in which Dusk, moreover, does not fall), where one is often subjected to artists, is also very appreciated: pride that has never happened and that if any mistake has been made, and has happened, it was, if anything, out of affection, certainly not out of opportunism.

- Do you also foresee a more consistent development on the web for the next few years or do you remain faithful to the value of the paper?

I recognize the importance of the web, but it's not for me. When Dusk ceases to print, it will only remain a good memory, at best the minimal website as it is today.

Thanks to Mario Giammetti, happy birthday and good luck for the next, many, years of Dusk.

“The A - Z of Phil Collins Podcast”, listen to all episodes

Steve Hackett Tour: Rescheduled Shows, All Updates 2021 and 2022

* AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND MAY rescheduled shows *

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND The May 2021 shows are rescheduled for JUNE 2022.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Selling England by the Pound & Seconds Out - JUNE 2022

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Steve Hackett and David Roy Williams Entertainment regretfully rescheduled Steve's Australian and New Zealand dates for JUNE 2022.
MORE INFORMATION HERE ...

Fans in possession of tickets should hear from ticketing companies within the next few days to confirm that tickets in possession are valid for the new dates and that seats will remain as originally assigned. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO YOUR ORIGINAL TICKET.

JAPAN 2021

* Japan 2021 shows canceled - to be rescheduled for 2022 *

Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, it is with regret that the Kawasaki Club Citta 2021 dates in Japan scheduled for June 4-6 have been canceled. Full refunds of tickets can be obtained from:
clubcitta.co.jp/001/steve-hackett-2021/ .

We are working to reschedule these shows for 2022. Keep checking with our website for more details.

* US APR rescheduled shows *

The April 2021 shows in the US have been rescheduled for 2022 !!

UNITED STATES Selling England by the Pound & Seconds Out - APRIL 2022

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent official event bans, Steve has had to postpone his scheduled dates for April 2021 in the United States. The good news is that this tour has been rescheduled for April 2022.
MORE INFORMATION HERE ...

YOUR ORIGINAL TICKETS REMAIN VALID FOR NEW SHOWS. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO YOUR ORIGINAL TICKET.

* REPROGRAMMING IN UK AND EUROPE *

Shows in the UK and Europe have been rescheduled for 2021 and 2022.

EUROPE Seconds Out + MORE - 2021/2022

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent official bans on national events, Steve has been forced to postpone his 2020 tour of Europe. The good news is that this tour has been rescheduled for November 2021 and March 2022. .

YOUR ORIGINAL TICKETS REMAIN VALID FOR NEW SHOWS. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO YOUR ORIGINAL TICKET.

We are still working to reschedule the shows in BARCELONA and MONACO and we hope to hear from them soon.

We are working on more Seconds Out + More shows in ITALY for July 2021. Keep checking the website for more details.

* UK Tour *

UK shows have been rescheduled for September / October 2021!

The Ray Wilson Band Genesis Classic Tour - DATE

Steve Hackett: All the initiatives to help his crew and music workers

Here are Steve's posts highlighting recent initiatives:

STAGEHAND CHARITY - WIN A GIBSON LES PAUL SIGNED BY STEVE

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/win-steve-hackett-les-paul

The ...

Published by Steve Hackett su Friday March 12 2021

HANDWRITTEN LYRIC PACKAGE # 2 - EVERY DAY

To provide further support to the Steve Hackett Crew through these difficult ...

Published by Steve Hackett su Wednesday March 3 2021

Win a signed Gibson Les Paul by Steve Hackett!

I'm really excited to be involved with the #ILoveLive prize draws which ...

Published by Steve Hackett su Wednesday March 3 2021

The Genesis up to “Foxtrot” in a 14-page special on Record Collector issue 516 of March

Genesis: The Last Domino? Tour, the NEW 2021 DATES - TICKETS

The dates for autumn 2020 have been rescheduled for 2021. Here they are:

Wednesday 15 September Dublin 3Arena

Thursday 16 September Dublin 3Arena

Saturday 18 September Belfast SSE Arena

Monday 20 September Birmingham Utilita Arena

Tuesday 21 September Birmingham Utilita Arena

Wednesday 22 September Birmingham Utilita Arena

Friday 24 September Manchester AO Arena

Saturday 25 September Manchester AO Arena

Monday 27 September Leeds First Direct Arena

Tuesday 28 September Leeds First Direct Arena

Thursday 30 September Newcastle Utilita Arena

Friday 1 October Newcastle Utilita Arena

Sunday 3 October Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

Monday 4 October Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

Thursday 7 October Glasgow SSE Hydro

Friday 8 October Glasgow SSE Hydro

Monday 11 October London The O2

Tuesday 12 October London The O2

Wednesday 13 October London The O2

Tickets remain valid or can be purchased HERE.

Genesis will gather for a UK tour, 14 years after their last performance.

Look at the images of the tests:

Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford have confirmed the reunion in the Zoe Ball program on BBC Radio 2.

It's official.@genesis_band are back together and heading out on tour later this year! ?

Hear the band chatting to @ZoeTheBall right now on @BBCSounds ? https://t.co/TuXpxQoWkG pic.twitter.com/S9n2MDAEmK

- BBC Radio 2 (@BBCRadio2) March 4, 2020

The trio will be joined by Collins's XNUMX-year-old son, Nicholas on drums and Daryl Stuermer on guitar and bass.

Here are the words of the Genesis:

https://www.facebook.com/BBCR2/videos/204374560635499/

"I think it's the right time"Banks said. "We are all good friends, we are all mature and ... here we are".

"I will do my best to play some parts of the tour", Phil Collins explained. "I have to start thinking about it seriously, but I've already calculated what I'm going to do and what songs to play."

"We all thought, 'Why not?', Collins said. "It seems a somewhat pathetic reason, but we like mutual company, we like playing together."

Banks added that the trio did not ask Gabriel to participate in the reunion tour, Because "Most of the songs people know came after he left. Peter left the band 45 years ago and has lived as he wanted since then."

"There is a Genesis sound that is still present", said Mike Rutherford. "I missed it, it's nice to play it again."

"It's a good feeling, it's the right time, we can't wait to do it", continued Mike Rutherford. Many of our contemporaries have played a lot, we've done two shows in the UK in the past 28 years. "

On eighteen year old son Nicholas, who will play the drums in ShowPhil Collins said: "He sounds like me and has the same attitude. So it's a good place to start."

On the potential lineup, Collins said: "There are songs that you feel you have to play because the audience would feel cheated if you didn't, then it's about putting together the rest of the material with songs that we haven't played for a long time. But there are some old dogs that won't run." .

The voices of one reunion they have been around since Collins and Rutherford performed together in Berlin last June.

Collins then hinted at the possibility of one reunion: "We remain close friends, so you never know."

Earlier this week, a photograph of the three members appeared on theaccount Genesis official Instagram with the caption: "And then there were three."

The last Genesis concert dates back to 2007, when the British group played at the Circus Maximus in Rome, in a free concert, in front of over 500 thousand spectators.

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