Genesis Gears Up For 'Turn It On Again' Tour First N. American Tour in 15 Years with Rehearsals in Toronto

Genesis Gears Up For 'Turn It On Again' Tour First N. American Tour in 15 Years with Rehearsals in Toronto

North American Leg Kicks Off September 7th in Toronto

TORONTO, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesis is gearing up to take N. America by storm for the first time in 15 years. After playing to almost 1.5 million fans and selling out some of the world's largest venues on the critically acclaimed leg of their European 'Turn It On Again' Tour, the band will begin rehearsals in Toronto in preparation for their kick off at BMO Field in Toronto, on September 7th. Genesis will go down in history as the first band to ever play in the new stadium. The tour will hit 20 different cities across N. America playing a series of arenas and stadiums.

"We had a lot of fun in Europe and are excited to bring our show to all of our fans in North America," said Genesis. "It's great to be able to still feel that electricity on stage together because we're all still doing it for the love of it."

The sheer scale of the set for 'Turn It On Again' Tour is hugely impressive with the largest screen ever used at a stadium concert spanning a 65 meter width and rising to 12 meters. The set is designed by world famous Mark Fisher and the spectacular lighting show, the work of genius Patrick Woodroffe.

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

Genesis has sold over 130 million albums. It is one of a small group of elite British bands who have achieved global success and sustained it with a loyal fan base. Genesis was formed in 1966 by Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford and Anthony Phillips, while still at school, but it's 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.

Genesis is set reissue their four most commercially successful studio albums on October 1, 2007. The box set and individual albums form the second stage of the band reissuing all their 14 studio albums. The albums will be released in 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes and will be on SACD/CD hybrid and DVD dual disc sets containing unique bonus material.

This stage of the reissues contains Genesis' most successful albums (selling over 40 million on CD alone): Genesis (1983); Invisible Touch (1986); We Can't Dance (1991) and; Calling All Stations (1997). The first three all reached the top spot of the UK album chart during the time of their original release. We Can't Dance marks the last studio album with Phil Collins on vocal duties while Calling All Stations is the only Genesis album with vocalist Ray Wilson.

For official tour and ticket information, fan club membership and early access to tickets, visit www.genesis-music.com.

The 'Turn It On Again' Tour is presented in North America by Concert Productions International.

Date: City: Venue:

Sept. 7 Toronto, ON BMO Field
Sept. 8 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
Sept. 9 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
Sept. 11 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
Sept. 12 Albany, NY Times Union Center
Sept. 14 Montreal, QC Olympic Stadium
Sept. 15 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
Sept. 16 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
Sept. 18/19/20 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
Sept. 22 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Sept. 23 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Sept. 25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 27 E. Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium
Sept. 29 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Sept. 30 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills

Oct. 2/3/4 Chicago, IL United Center
Oct. 6 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Oct. 9 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
Oct. 10 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
Oct. 12/13 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl

About Concert Productions International (CPI)

Founded and led by entertainment industry visionary Michael Cohl, CPI is a world leader and innovator in full service global touring, having produced some of the largest grossing tours in history including the Rolling Stones; Pink Floyd; U2; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; David Bowie; and Michael Jackson. CPI has also successfully created new revenue streams around the tours that it produces such as VIP ticketing, fan clubs, merchandising and DVDs. At present, CPI is the producer of Genesis' 'Turn It On Again' Tour, the Rolling Stones' 'A Bigger Bang' record-breaking world tour, Barbra Streisand's record-breaking concert tour, and The Who's world tour.

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Source: Genesis

CONTACT: Fran Curtis, +1-212-445-8423, fcurtis@rogersandcowan.com, or
Lauren Ceradini, +1-212-445-8418, lceradini@rogersandcowan.com, both of Rogers
& Cowan for Genesis

Web site:

http://www.genesis-music.com/

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