Tour by Genesis | |
Location | |
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Associated album | Selling England by the Pound |
Start date | 19 September 1973 |
End date | 20 January 1974 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 112 (115 scheduled) |
Genesis concert chronology |
The Selling England by the Pound Tour was a concert tour by the English rock band Genesis, to promote their album Selling England by the Pound . The tour began on 19 September 1973 in Paris, France, and concluded on 20 January 1974 in London, England.
Initially the band were to perform with a new and more elaborate stage set than before, that included inflatable objects with projected images, but a change in fire regulations following the Summerland disaster in August 1973 led to the idea being scrapped. [1] Gabriel devised new stories before songs, and wore a full costume with a helmet and shield representing the Britannia character for "Dancing With the Moonlit Knight" and sang "The Battle of Epping Forest" with a stocking over his head. [2]
The tour began with a sold-out tour of the UK, [3] but had to cancel the first date at the Green's Playhouse, Glasgow due to electrical safety issues minutes before its start. [4] [2] The group realised they were substantially in debt and needed better management, so recruited Tony Smith (no relation to Charisma boss Tony Stratton Smith). [4] In October 1973 a pair of dates in the tour were filmed by Charisma for a possible cinema release, but the plan was rejected by the band who felt the film was not up to standard. [5] Instead, the band performed a five-song set in front of an invited audience at Shepperton Studios that was filmed and broadcast as Tony Stratton Smith Presents Genesis in Concert. [6] The group returned to the U.S. in December 1973 to perform six shows in three nights at The Roxy in Los Angeles, [7] and a performance of "Watcher of the Skies" and "The Musical Box" on the late-night television show The Midnight Special . [2] January 1974 saw the band perform five nights at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, at which Gabriel was lifted in the air by a wire during "Supper's Ready". [8]
Other songs that were performed during this tour:
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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19 September 1973 | Paris | France | Olympia Theatre |
22 September 1973 | Hamburg | Germany | Musikhalle |
23 September 1973 | Osnabruck | Stadttheater Osnabruck | |
25 September 1973 | |||
26 September 1973 | Hamm | Kurhaus | |
27 September 1973 | Darmstadt | Staatstheater Darmstadt | |
29 September 1973 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Palais de Beaulieu |
30 September 1973 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt |
5 October 1973 | Glasgow | Scotland | Apollo Theatre |
6 October 1973 | Manchester | England | Manchester Opera House |
7 October 1973 | Oxford | New Theatre Oxford | |
9 October 1973 | Glasgow | Scotland | Apollo Theatre |
11 October 1973 | Southampton | England | Gaumont Theatre |
12 October 1973 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth Winter Gardens | |
15 October 1973 | Brighton | Brighton Dome | |
16 October 1973 | Bristol | Colston Hall | |
18 October 1973 | Leicester | DeMontfort Hall | |
19 October 1973 | London | Rainbow Theatre | |
20 October 1973 | |||
23 October 1973 | Liverpool | Liverpool Empire Theatre | |
25 October 1973 | Sheffield | Sheffield City Hall | |
26 October 1973 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle City Hall | |
28 October 1973 | Birmingham | Birmingham Hippodome | |
7 November 1973 | Quebec City | Canada | Capitole Theatre |
8 November 1973 | Toronto | Massey Hall | |
9 November 1973 | Kingston | Queen's University | |
10 November 1973 | Montreal | University of Quebec Sports Arena | |
11 November 1973 | Buffalo | United States | State University Auditorium |
13 November 1973 | Lawrence | Kosh Auditorium | |
15 November 1973 | Upper Darby Township | Tower Theater | |
17 November 1973 | Medford | Tufts University | |
18 November 1973 | Paramus | Bergen Community College | |
22 November 1973 | New York City | Felt Forum | |
24 November 1973 | Princeton | McCarter Theatre | |
26 November 1973 | Miami | Gusman Hall | |
27 November 1973 | Rochester | Rochester Institute of Technology | |
29 November 1973 | Columbus | The Agora | |
30 November 1973 | Cleveland | Allen Theatre | |
1 December 1973 | Buffalo | University of Buffalo | |
3 December 1973 | Evanston | Northwestern University Cahn Auditorium | |
7 December 1973 | Fort Wayne | Purdue University Fort Wayne, Student Union Ballroom | |
8 December 1973 | Ypsilanti | Pease Auditorium | |
9 December 1973 | Toledo | Hara Theatre | |
10 December 1973 | Detroit | Ford Auditorium | |
17 December 1973 | West Hollywood | Roxy Theatre | |
18 December 1973 | |||
19 December 1973 |
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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13 January 1974 | Bristol | England | Bristol Hippodome |
15 January 1974 | London | Theatre Royal | |
16 January 1974 | |||
18 January 1974 | |||
19 January 1974 | |||
20 January 1974 |
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