Turn It On Again - Genesis 2007

There are gaps in between dates, so additional cities maybe added at a later date (Collins did mention in the press conference there would be 20). This leg of the tour does not have any corporate sponsorship, but is being handled by Canadian company, Concert Productions International.

As for the conference, no new relevant information about the tour popped up during the Q&A session. The setup was fraught with microphone problems which made it hard to hear questions being asked.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

More dates filtering through

A couple of more venues and dates have been spotted on the net. First is on Ticketmaster.com of all places, jumping the gun a little prior to tomorrow's press conference.

Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH on Saturday September 29th. According to the site, tickets will be priced between $57 and $202 and general sale will start March 16th at 10am EST.

The second was found on a ticket broker site and it lists the band playing in Boston on Tuesday September 11th at the TD Banknorth Garden arena. However, please ignore the prices on this site.

So to sum up what we've got in the last few days, although unconfirmed officially:

09/11 - TD Banknorth Garden, Boston MA
09/14 - Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
09/18 - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia PA
09/29 - Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland OH

Only 13 cities??

This posted this morning on the PR Newswire website:

Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford of the band Genesis will unveil the dates for their first N. American tour in 15 years at a live, online press conference to be held in NYC on Wednesday, March 7th at 11 a.m. ET. The press conference stream can be seen at http://www.genesis-music.com.

The band will trek through Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Germany, France, Holland, UK, Monte Carlo and Italy before heading to 13 different cities across N. America.

The trio will be joined on stage by long-time Genesis sidemen, Chester Thompson on drums and Daryl Stuermer on guitar. Two of the world's greatest show technicians, award-winning lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe and acclaimed set designer Mark Fisher are working on plans for what promises to be one of the most impressive stage shows to tour this year.

The elite British band has achieved global success with over 130 million albums sold. Formed in 1966 by Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford and Anthony Phillips, while still at school, the most successful incarnation was the late 70's early 80's line-up of Phil Collins taking on lead vocals and sharing song writing, with Rutherford and Banks. The Duke album topped the UK charts in 1980 with the hit single, Turn It On Again monopolising the airwaves. In 1987, Genesis played sold out stadium shows across the globe, including four consecutive Wembley Stadiums.

Monday, March 05, 2007

Another unconfirmed date and venue

Just got this in from a discussion on the (current) Genesis Forum. It appears that Genesis are to play the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 18th.

From a fax notification received, it appears that prices listed ($137.50 and $237.50) for the club boxes are aimed at corporate sponsors and are not a reflection of what ticket prices will be for general seating.

All Change Part 2

In an effort to redirect visitors to the main site, I programmed this blog to automatically direct you after 5 seconds (enough time to read this post!). However this web address will still continue to be updated concurrently and will only be used if there is problems with the main site due to server overload or technical difficulties.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Official site update

Part of the new website, designed by Ultrastar, has already been uploaded to the existing site address. Currently there is a just a main page, with the opportunity to purchase the $35 Premium Membership (which yours truly has already done). If you are an existing member of the Genesis Forum, then you should have/will be receiving an email with details on how to sign up with free activation to site. The full site will be available before the Press Conference this coming Wednesday (7th).

http://www.genesis-music.com

Sunday, March 04, 2007

NA Tour to include Montreal on September 15th???

A couple of local Montreal Radio stations have suggested recently that Genesis will be making a stop in Montreal on September 15th to be staged at the Olympic Stadium (Big Owe).

However a news article written in the La Presse newspaper say the show is going to take place on the 14th.

If this information turns out to be true, then it would suggest that the band would either be playing at stadiums on the North American leg or a mixture of arenas/stadiums. It will also mean that Genesis will be the first band to play at this venue since U2 back in 1997. All will be revealed on March 7th.

You can view an English translation of the La Press report here.

On another note, Rolling Stone magazine has reported that the band have been confirmed to appear at Al Gore's Live Earth 24 concert event on July 7th. Genesis are appearing in Manchester on that day, and the only feasible way they could be included in this global concert is via a satellite link-up.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

All Change!

The Official Genesis website is going to change. From next week the site administration will change hands and be run by Ultrastar Entertainment (co-founded by David Bowie), who specialize in online fan club management. Their current portfolio includes; INXS, The Rolling Stones, and newly reunited, The Police.

New content will include a live chat area, a members blog area, a member's gallery, a tour section as well as a forum. The forum in it's current state will be shutdown and you will have to re-register on the new site. Probably the most important addition is that they will be offering yearly memberships for $35. For a lot of fans, it will not be necessary, but for the many thousands of American's waiting for the US 2007 tour dates, it will be necessary to pay for a membership in order to participate in the ticket presales.

There is a current discussion on the forum created by the Ultrastar Client Manager who will oversee the new site and it's transition/integration. You can read about all the intricate details and ask questions here.

More detailed information on this when we have it.

Lastly, the band will be taking online questions from fans posted during the Press Conference on March 7th.

Turn It On Again - Genesis 2007

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Ticket Pages

Press Conference media coverage

North America: The Dates