GENESIS ANNOUNCE THEIR 'TURN IT ON AGAIN' TOUR

11.07.06

Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford of the iconic band Genesis have unveiled dates for their first tour in 15 years. Turn It On Again - The Tour, will see the band play a series of stadium concerts across Europe in the summer of 2007. Kicking off at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 11 June, the tour will hit twelve European countries, ending in Rome on 14 July. At a Pan-European press conference held today at London?s exclusive Mayfair Hotel and hosted by comedian and lifelong Genesis fan David Baddiel, the band took questions from international media about their reasons for reforming and thoughts on the tour.

European tour promoter John Giddings commented:  'It is a privilege to work with one of the greatest rock bands of all time, and to see their musical talent together again on stage will be incredible. The live shows are as famous as their music.'

The 'Turn It On Again' tour will be traveling to all the biggest stadiums as it treks through Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Germany, France, Holland, UK, Monte Carlo, and Italy. 

Tickets will be on sale for UK dates on November 24th and for dates in Germany on November 10th. Other on-sale dates are to be announced.

Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford will be joined on stage by long-time Genesis sidemen, Chester Thompson on drums and Daryl Steurmer 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 the 2007 Genesis tour.

Genesis has sold over 130 million albums, and is one of a small elite of British bands who have achieved global success and sustained it over four decades. Genesis was formed in 1966 by schoolmates Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, and Anthony Phillips. It's most successful incarnation was the late-70?s/80?s line-up with Phil Collins taking on lead vocals and sharing songwriting with Rutherford and Banks. In 1987, Genesis played sold-out stadium shows around the globe, including four consecutive concerts at Wembley Stadium.

For further information and regular news updates on Genesis, go to: www.genesis-music.com

JUNE 2007    
11 Helsinki, Finland - Olympic Stadium
14 Herning, Denmark - Messecenter
15 Hamburg, Germany - AOL Arena
17 Berne, Switzerland - Stade de Suisse
18 Linz, Austria - Gugglestadium
20 Budapest, Hungary - Puskas Ferenc Stadium
21 Katowice, Poland - Slaski Stadium
23 Hannover, Germany - AWD Arena
26 Dusseldorf, Germany - LTU Arena
29 Stuttgart, Germany - Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium
30 Paris, France - Parc Des Princes

JULY 2007
1 Amsterdam, Holland - Arena
3 Berlin, Germany - Olympiastadion
4 Leipzig, Germany - Zentralstadion
5 Frankfurt, Germany - Commerzbankarena
7 London, UK - Twickenham Stadium
8 Manchester, UK - Old Trafford
10 Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion
12 Monaco - Louis II Stadium
14 Rome, Italy - Telecomcerto at Colosseo

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