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References
- ↑ When in Rome 2007 DVD
- ↑ The Way We Walk – Live in Concert 2001 Speech before "Domino" is played.
- ↑ Invisible Tour Songs & Dates
- ↑ The Way We Walk Tour Songs & Dates
- ↑ Calling All Stations Tour Songs & Dates
- ↑ "European setlist". genesis-movement.com. Retrieved on 5 September 2007.
- ↑ Chick, Stevie (3 September 2014). "Genesis: 10 of the best". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "Genesis Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
