Back to Front: Live in London

Back to Front: Live in London
Live album and film by Peter Gabriel
Released	23 June 2014
Recorded	21 and 22 October 2013
Venue	The O2 Arena (London)
Genre	Rock
Length	125:20
Label	Real World Eagle Rock
Peter Gabriel chronology
And I'll Scratch Yours (2013) Back to Front: Live in London (2014) Growing Up Live (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[1]

Back to Front: Live in London is a live album and film by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, recorded at The O2 Arena in London on 21 and 22 October 2013 during his Back to Front Tour. The release includes the regular recording of the concerts as well as a special "theatrical" version with interviews, directed by Hamish Hamilton. ^[2]

Back to Front: Live in London was released in the following formats:

• DVD
• Blu-ray
• DVD Deluxe Book Edition (2 DVD + 2 CD)
• Blu-ray Deluxe Book Edition (2 Blu-ray + 2 CD) ^[3]

It was later released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2024. ^[4]

Track listing

DVD and Blu-ray

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Daddy Long Legs"
2.	"Come Talk to Me"
3.	"Shock the Monkey"
4.	"Family Snapshot"
5.	"Digging in the Dirt"
6.	"Secret World"
7.	"The Family and the Fishing Net"
8.	"No Self Control"
9.	"Solsbury Hill"
10.	"Show Yourself"
11.	"Red Rain"
12.	"Sledgehammer"
13.	"Don't Give Up"
14.	"That Voice Again"
15.	"Mercy Street"
16.	"Big Time"
17.	"We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"
18.	"This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds)"
19.	"In Your Eyes"
20.	"The Tower That Ate People"
21.	"Biko"

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, piano
• David Rhodes – guitar, vocals
• Jennie Abrahamson – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Tony Levin – bass, keyboards, vocals
• David Sancious – keyboards, acoustic guitar, accordion
• Linnea Olsson – vocals, cello
• Manu Katché – drums, percussion
• Daby Touré – guest vocals on "In Your Eyes"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Back to Front Chart (2014–19) Peak position Australian Music DVD (ARIA) [5] 21 Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria) [6] 1 Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts) [7] 1 Finnish Music DVD (Suomen virallinen lista) [8] 1 French Music DVD (SNEP) [9] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 7 Italian Music DVD (FIMI) [11] 1 Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 1 Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 1 UK Music Videos (OCC) [14] 1 US Music Videos (Billboard) [15] 1

Year-end charts Chart performance for Back to Front Chart (2014) Position US Music Videos (Billboard) [16] 34

References

1. McCahill, Mike (20 March 2014). "Peter Gabriel: Back to Front review – depressing retrospective-tour film". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 May 2019.
2. "Back To Front – Live in London". Peter Gabriel. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
3. "Peter Gabriel / Back to Front: Live in London deluxe sets". Super Deluxe Edition. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
4. "Out This Week on 10 May, 2024". Super Deluxe Edition. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
5. "ARIA Top 40 Music DVD — Week Commencing 7th July 2014" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
6. "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10 – 04.07.2014" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. "Dutch Music DVD Top 30 – 28/06/2014" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
8. "26/2014 – Suomen virallinen lista – DVD" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
9. "Classement officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux du 27 juin 2014 au 03 juillet 2014" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – Back To Front - Live In London DVD" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
11. "DVD: Classifica settimanale WK 27 (dal 30.06.2014 al 06.07.2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
12. "Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 26, 2014" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
13. "Schweizer Hitparade – Musik-DVD Top 10 – 29.06.2014" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
14. "Official Music Video Chart Top 50: 29 June 2014 – 05 July 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
15. "Peter Gabriel Chart History – Music Video Sales (VDM)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
16. "Music Video Sales – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.