Forums back online again

Just this morning both the Genesis and Phil Collins official forums were back up. However, they are on different servers than the old ones, and using different forum software. So when you visit, you'll have to re-register for them. It's uncertain as to whether the old messages from the previous forums will be uploaded.

Genesis

http://www.genesis.invisionzone.com/index.php?act=idx

Phil Collins

http://www.philcollins.invisionzone.com/index.php?=idx

Chester: In or Out?

There has been some uncertainty as to whether or not, long-time sidemen, Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson will be joining Banks, Collins & Rutherford on their jaunt next year. However, a recent update on Chester Thompson's Official website seems to suggest (although not spelt out or confirmed) that the 5 piece who played live together from 1978-92 will be left intact for next year.

Genesis announcement coming soon

As you all may already know November 7th is when there will be an official announcement regarding future plans for Genesis.
We have permission from the management to post news on here as well, only after the announcement is made at [link]http://www.genesis-music.com[;]the official Genesis site[/link].

Exciting times it is.

http://www.chesterthompson.com/index2.php

News reaches India!

Just found a small article on an Indian website

http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews...

Gabriel tells more about reunion meeting

In an interview with a Daily Telegraph journalist, Peter Gabriel goes into a little detail about the reunion meeting with the other 4 members and why he decided not to join in.

Finally, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford are reforming the three-man era of Genesis. Were you tempted to get involved?
Well they did ask me and there was a big number being thrown around the place and I didn't rule it out it. I just I felt that at the moment I was writing some new material and got some other things I wanted to do. So I said right now it's a no. I think they seemed to be enjoying the rehearsals from what I've heard,  so there's no bad feeling there. I think the problem is if it was just a one-off it would be a lot easier for me to take on board.

But I learned after the Milton Keynes save Womad concert (a 1982 Genesis reunion fund raiser) that you need at least a month's preparation to get anything worth listening too, which we really didn't have then. If you are going to do a month's work and you are going to look at presentation I think it's a six month chunk on out my life which at the moment I don't choose but if it turns round and I'm looking for things to do.

Couldn't you just turn up to do the drums?
The only problem with that was that Phil was always a better drummer than I was. I 'm not sure he was always as enthusiastic, but he's certainly more talented

Have they approached Steve Hackett (the band's guitarist who left in 1978)?
The conversations we had originally were including Steve, but I guess they are doing it as the threesome.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ukcorrespondents/davi...

Sad

Hit and Run (or TSPMS) have told an invitee to the Press Conference that it seems there will be no preferential treatment as regards ticket allocation for members of forum and fan websites.

http://www.genesisdiscography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90

Incidentally the official forum is still down with no news as to when it might resurface. So in the meantime if you want to join in with all the other fans currently discussing the upcoming tour, I would recommend heading over to:

http://www.genesis-movement.org/phpbb/index.php and/or

http://www.genesisdiscography.com/forum/index.php

Server problems

Following on from the official G forum server crash, I've been having similar problems of my own with the current blogsite I use. So I decided to mirror the blog on a different site. Both will be updated simultaneously.

So, if you have any future problems with:

http://turnitonagain-thetour.blogspot.com

then you can go visit:

http://turnitonagain.wordpress.com

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Service will now resume!

More Links

Found a couple more websites containing the upcoming news:

Yahoo! UK

http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/061020/340/gpbde.html&e=l_news_dm

Digital Spy

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds38339.html

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds38389.html

It is confirmed!!!

This just in from the news page of the official site:

Official announcement 7th November 2006

20th October 2006

An official announcement about the band's plans for 2007 will be made on Tuesday, 7th November. Full details will be made available FIRST on this site at a time to be confirmed.

No further information will be supplied until that date and we respectfully ask that people desist from sending emails, letters and making phone calls for advance information - this will NOT be provided until the official date. Thank you for your patience until then.

Unfortunately the official forums for both PC and Genesis sites are still down. However there is now an acknowledgement stating the fact and that it may take a few days to fix.

http://www.genesis-music.com/newsgenesis.htm#Novem...

Press Conference Location

I have it on good authority that the Press Conference on November 7th is being held in London. However the location is unknown.

Another invitation

Rock music journalist Dave Ling whose articles have appeared in magazines such as Classic Rock and RAW, also mentions on his site, he too has received an invitation to the press conference.

http://www.daveling.co.uk/diary.htm