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27 March 2022, 17:43 | Updated: 17 March 2023, 10:33

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Phil Collins has announced that he has played his final ever live show with Genesis - and potentially as a solo artist too - at the band's latest gig.

The 71-year-old music icon made the announcement as he performed with Genesis at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday (March 26).

Phil Collins - who recently said that he can no longer hold a drumstick after surgery on his back - said goodbye to his fans and told the crowd he will now have to get a "real job".

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Genesis have reunited for their Last Domino? world tour, and had to cancel a series of gigs last year due to a Covid outbreak in the band.

Phil Collins declares this to be the last [ever] Genesis show - O2 Arena, London, 26/3/22

Phil's daughter - actor Lily Collins - paid tribute to her father after watching the gig.

She wrote on Instagram: "Tonite [sic] marks the end of an era. To have witnessed this last show was truly the memory of a lifetime and an event I shall hold in my heart forever. Endlessly grateful doesn’t begin to do it justice.

"So much love was left on that O2 stage and an even bigger amount shared between an audience who didn’t want it to end. Thank you @genesis_band for the memories, thank you dad for being such an inspiration and thank you @nic_collins for making me the proudest sister there is. 50 years of songs later and still generations more to celebrate you long after this tour has finished."

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Phil has been forced to sit down on a char as he performed with Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford for their first live dates in 14 years.

The singer and drummer's nerve damage has stopped him being able to play the drums, and he has also had to walk with a stick.

He recently told The Guardian : "I don’t do anything at all. I don’t practise singing at home, not at all. Rehearsing is the practice.

"These guys are always having a go at me for not, but I have to do it this way. Of course, my health does change things, doing the show seated changes things.

"But I actually found on my recent solo tours, it didn’t get in the way; the audience were still listening and responding. It’s not the way I would have written it, but it’s the way that it is."

Phil Collins' health has been declining over the last 15 years. He suffered an injured vertebra in his upper neck, and has also battled acute pancreatitis.

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Watch Genesis Play the Final Song and Take a Last Bow at Their Farewell Concert

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Genesis formed in early 1967 when two rival bands at the prestigious Charterhouse boarding school in southeast England came together as one. They ended Saturday night at London’s O2 Arena at the final date of the group’s Last Domino reunion tour .

“Tonight is a very special night,” Collins told the crowd early in the evening. “It’s the last stop of our tour. And it’s the last show for Genesis… After tonight we’ve all got to get real jobs.”

There was a small degree of ambiguity about this being the last tour when they announced the reunion back in 2019. They even called it “The Last Domino?” to leave a bit of wiggle room, but Collins made it increasingly clear as the months went by that he had no intention of continuing with the band after the final show in London. To drive the point home further, they removed the question mark from the name of the tour during this last run and started billing it as “The Last Domino!”

Genesis fans from all over the world traveled to London to them wrap things up, and it was a very emotional evening. The setlist, however, was the same as every other show. It’s a mixtures of radio hits like “Invisible Touch” and “That’s All” with lesser-known tunes like “Duchess” and “Home by The Sea” and a few prog-era classics like “I Know What I Like” and “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.” Above, see fan-shot video of the grand finale of “Dancing With the Moonlight Knight” and “Carpet Crawlers.”

Phil Collins has severe physical problems that make it hard for him to stand for extended periods of time, but he stood up for a bow with the entire touring band. At the end, the extra musicians stood aside so core members Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Collins could take a final bow. Collins was the last one to depart, moving slowly towards the back stairs with a cane.

The last two songs were from the Peter Gabriel era of the band, and Gabriel himself was in the audience. Here’s a backstage photo of Collins, Gabriel, and their early Seventies road manager Richard McPhail. Gabriel is wearing a laminate giving him “AAA” access to the arena. Unfortunately, he didn’t use it to wander onstage and join the band for the final two songs. It’s not very surprising since Gabriel hasn’t sang a complete Genesis song in public since 1983. He also probably wanted them to have this moment to themselves.

From tonight’s final #Genesis show in London (from left): #PeterGabriel , #PhilCollins , and Richard McPhail (long time friend and tour manager in the ‘70s). If you’ve not read Richard’s book on Genesis, you should. @genesis_band @itspetergabriel @PhilCollinsFeed pic.twitter.com/Zsmo0WMGr1 — World of Genesis (@WorldofGenesis) March 27, 2022

Die-hard fans will never stop hoping a reunion tour with Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett. The fantasy is that they’d do it with Nicholas Collins subbing in for his father on the drums, much like he did on this tour. But it remains a very, very remote possibility. In all likelihood, this show at the O2 Arena was indeed their Last Waltz. It’s a sad day, but at least Gabriel was in the audience to see the end of the band he helped start all those years ago.

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Phil Collins has taken the stage with Genesis for the last time. On Saturday, the 71-year-old drummer and singer performed with his rock band at London's O2 Arena, the last stop on the group's  The Last Domino? Tour , which came after a 14-year hiatus.

Phil, who performed the show while sitting down due to ongoing health issues, was onstage with Genesis bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks throughout the show. The musician's son, 20-year-old Nic Collins, played drums in his dad's place.

"Tonight is a very special night. Of course, we're playing in London. It's the last stop of our tour, and it's the last show for Genesis," Phil told the crowd . "It's difficult for us to believe that you still came out to see it. I guess after tonight we've all got to get real jobs."

Following the performance, Phil's daughter, 33-year-old Lily Collins , took to Instagram to celebrate her dad's career.

"Tonite [sic] marks the end of an era. To have witnessed this last show was truly the memory of a lifetime and an event I shall hold in my heart forever," Lily wrote. "Endlessly grateful doesn’t begin to do it justice. So much love was left on that O2 stage and an even bigger amount shared between an audience who didn’t want it to end."

"Thank you @genesis_band for the memories, thank you dad for being such an inspiration and thank you @nic_collins for making me the proudest sister there is," she continued. "50 years of songs later and still generations more to celebrate you long after this tour has finished..."

In a September interview with  BBC Breakfast , Phil, who suffered a spine injury in 2007, said he could "barely hold a [drum] stick with this hand," adding, "I'm kind of physically challenged a bit, which is very frustrating because I'd love to be playing up there with my son."

Speaking to  The Guardian   around the same time, Phil reflected on how his health struggles impacted the shows.

"Of course, my health does change things, doing the show seated changes things," he said. "But I actually found on my recent solo tours, it didn’t get in the way; the audience were still listening and responding. It’s not the way I would have written it, but it’s the way that it is."

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For the three central members of Genesis , all 70 years of age and older, to title their latest concert showcase “The Last Domino? Tour” — with lead vocalist Phil Collins nestled into a chair — shows that the prog-pop ensemble has a black comic streak up its sleeves. But the tour is no joke. To see and hear Collins triumph as a stage presence and vocalist at Genesis’ Dec. 2 tour stop at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center was a feat to behold. After being operated on for nerve damage, Collins no longer drums or walks without a cane’s assistance. To that end, he performs, soloing on tambourine and singing while sitting in a chair at stage’s center. And while that may seem restrictive, Collins not only manages but thrives as a vocalist — sort of amazing when you consider that singing while seated is not usually advantageous to breath control or soaring melody. Yet sing out Collins did, with powerfully devilish charm and poignantly determined vocal twists on his side.

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If ever there was a reason for Collins to rise to the occasion, Philadelphia was the place to do it. Before the planet was decentralized by social media, it was often the case that bands got their biggest buzz from specific cities with wildly receptive and quickly reacting audiences. To this point, the Philadelphia of the 1970s famously gave still-fresh-faced rock artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Yes and Genesis their biggest crowds. First fronted by magnificently costumed vocalist Peter Gabriel, with drummer Phil Collins keeping the beat in the background, Genesis sold out every show in Philly since its 1973 Tower Theater debut. The group moved to the City of Brotherly Love’s hockey arenas and stadiums once Collins took the frontman’s mic and guided longtime keyboardist Tony Banks and bassist-guitarist Mike Rutherford through the platinum paces of the ’80s and ’90s.

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Philly’s forever love affair with Genesis was on raving full display during the first of two sold out shows at Wells Fargo Center (the second show is Dec. 3). Having not been around for 14 years, the trio’s “Last Domino? Tour” showcase satisfied a wild Philadelphia crowd of predominantly over-40s.

No, the tour is not what longtime fans have been truly praying for, that original singer Gabriel and its poetic early six-stringer Steve Hackett would return to the fold for a final go-round. But this doesn’t stop the current iteration of Genesis – which also includes Rutherford’s co-guitarist-bassist of 40 years, Daryl Stuermer, drummer Nic Collins (Phil’s son) and two background singers – ably working out Gabriel/Hackett vintage cuts such as the creepily psychedelic “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe),” a blowsy version of “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” and, in their encore’s finale, a haunting take on 1975’s “The Carpet Crawlers.” topped with the sinister beginnings of “Selling England by the Pound.”

Yes, Collins no longer drums or walks without a cane’s assistance, yet he truly did not seem hampered by his seating arrangement. Instead, he used his position like another tool in his artist’s arsenal.

Once a soulful vocalist of fine power, Collins, during the Philadelphia concert, nailed the hallowed highs of signature Genesis cuts such as “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight,” jumped through the prog-pop punctuation of “Turn It On Again,” and made an already-ominous (courtesy of Banks’ dramatic organ tones) “Mama” even scarier with a menacing character actor’s growl and cold, cackling laughter.

As progressive rock-turned-platinum-pop hitmakers, Genesis kept many of its tracks blunt and brief, until they didn’t. On the less expansive side, a cabaret-bluesy “That’s All,” an autumnal acoustic version of “Follow You Follow Me” and an oddly Pet Shop Boys-ish “Invisible Touch” punchily cut to the quick. A slow “Throwing It All Away” lingered longer, but was gorgeously re-arranged to suit richer, softer harmonies that highlighted its background vocalists. A tick-tock-ing “No Son of Mine” stretched out and pumped up its stammering pulse in what felt like an “In the Air Tonight” appropriation of Collins’ solo smash.

Though it started off as a crunching, stuttering counterpoint to Peter Gabriel’s “Shock the Monkey,” Genesis’ “Home by the Sea,” and its accompanying “Second Home by the Sea,” lingered much too long with not enough instrumental busywork to make it worth its weight, or wait. Luckily, Rutherford pulled out the old-school double-neck guitar-bass, ramped up a ringing Rickenbacker tone and found drama in a soulful “Fading Lights” and its fractal, immediate follow-up “The Cinema Show.” That last two-tune segue was the night’s best and most theatrical moment, an elevation of incrementally ascending chords and spacious, rivetingly complex melody that sticks to your ribs with character-driven vocals. That’s Genesis’ whole schtick in a nutshell, which they executed handsomely in a city that has always loved them dearly.

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An eight hour DVD featuring Phil Collins' performance from Paris that formed part of the Final Farewell Tour. The 2-DVD set not only includes the live performances, but is also jam-packed with 22 promotional music video clips from the singles played during the concert. In fact-music videos from of his Billboard #1Singles are here: "Against All Odds," "One More Night," "Separate Lives," "Sussudio," "A Groovy Kind of Love," Another Day in Paris," and "Two Hearts." And if that isn't enough, the DVD also features backstage and documentary footage plus a photo gallery.

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"Against All Odds," Phil Collins is soldiering on.

A frail-looking Collins finished his first show with Genesis on the group’s "The Last Domino?" tour in Birmingham Monday night, remaining seated throughout the concert.

Collins, 70, sang all of the evening’s tunes from a chair onstage, though he was not alone in that regard: The group’s guitarist Mike Rutherford also opted to play while perched on a stool at points.

The Birmingham show was the first stop on the band’s farewell tour and their first live performance in 13 years since 2007’s Turn It On Again Tour.

PHIL COLLINS REVEALS HIS DECLINING HEALTH HAS LEFT HIM UNABLE TO PLAY THE DRUMS ANYMORE

Phil Collins revealed that he can no longer play the drums. (Elena Di Vincenzo/Archivio Elena Di Vincenzo/Mondadori via Getty Images)

In the latest issue of Mojo , Collins said recently that this will be the final chance to see Genesis in concert. "This English and American tour, that will be enough for me," he said.

Collins has struggled with his health in recent years and has been open about his physical issues heading into this tour.

Asked how he’s been prepping for months of three-hour shows, Collins told the Guardian that he hasn’t:  "I don’t do anything at all," he said. "I don’t practice singing at home, not at all. Rehearsing is the practice. These guys [his band mates] are always having a go at me for not, but I have to do it this way."

Collins revealed prior to starting the tour that he can "barely hold" drumsticks owing to the combination of improper technique and a spinal injury he suffered in the late aughts.

"My vertebrae have been crushing my spinal cord because of the position I drum in," he explained. "It comes from years of playing. I can’t even hold the sticks properly without it being painful; I even used to tape the sticks to my hands to get through."

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Collins’ 20-year-old son Nic has taken over the drum throne for him. Collins called his handicap "very frustrating ’cause, you know, I’d love to be playing up there with my son," on "BBC Breakfast" earlier this month.

Asked if the current tour is putting Genesis "to bed," Collins said, "We’re all men of our age, and I think — to some extent — yeah, it probably is putting it to bed."

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"Just, generally, for me," he added, "I don’t know if I want to go out on the road anymore."

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“Against All Odds,” Phil Collins is soldiering on.

A frail-looking Collins finished his first show with Genesis on the group’s “The Last Domino?” tour in Birmingham Monday night, remaining seated throughout the concert.

Collins, 70, sang all of the evening’s tunes from a chair onstage, though he was not alone in that regard: The group’s guitarist Mike Rutherford also opted to play while perched on a stool at points.

The Birmingham show was the first stop on the band’s farewell tour and their first live performance in 13 years since 2007’s Turn It On Again Tour.

In the latest issue of Mojo , Collins said recently that this will be the final chance to see Genesis in concert. “This English and American tour, that will be enough for me,” he said.

Collins has struggled with his health in recent years and has been open about his physical issues heading into this tour.

Asked how he’s been prepping for months of three-hour shows, Collins told the Guardian that he hasn’t:  “I don’t do anything at all,” he said. “I don’t practice singing at home, not at all. Rehearsing is the practice. These guys [his band mates] are always having a go at me for not, but I have to do it this way.”

Collins revealed prior to starting the tour that he can “barely hold” drumsticks owing to the combination of improper technique and a spinal injury he suffered in the late aughts.

“My vertebrae have been crushing my spinal cord because of the position I drum in,” he explained. “It comes from years of playing. I can’t even hold the sticks properly without it being painful; I even used to tape the sticks to my hands to get through.”

Collins’ 20-year-old son Nic has taken over the drum throne for him. Collins called his handicap “very frustrating ’cause, you know, I’d love to be playing up there with my son,” on “BBC Breakfast” earlier this month.

Asked if the current tour is putting Genesis “to bed,” Collins said, “We’re all men of our age, and I think — to some extent — yeah, it probably is putting it to bed.”

“Just, generally, for me,” he added, “I don’t know if I want to go out on the road anymore.”

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Phil Collins Returns to the Stage (Seated!) with Genesis Amid Health Woes

The "Against All Odds" singer told BBC Breakfast ahead of the farewell tour that he could "barely hold a [drum] stick"

There's nothing coming between this iconic musician and the stage.

Phil Collins returned to the stage in Birmingham on Monday night with the legendary rock band Genesis on its The Last Domino? tour — despite his ongoing health issues.

Though he remained seated the entire time, Collins, 70, still sang the band's songs as his son, Nic, took over on the drums for him. Collins, however, was not alone as his fellow band member Mike Rutherford opted to sit on a stool next to him as he strummed the guitar in concert.

Birmingham was the first stop of the farewell tour for the band — and their first time performing in 13 years since 2007's Turn It On Again tour.

Earlier this month, the drummer opened up in an interview with BBC Breakfast about his health issues and how they've affected his career as a musician over the years. He's no longer able to play the drums.

"I'd love to but you know, I mean, I can barely hold a stick with this hand," Collins told the outlet. "So there are certain physical things that get in the way."

He also expressed frustration about not being able to do what he loves most.

"I'm kind of physically challenged a bit which is very frustrating because I'd love to be playing up there with my son," Collins said.

Genesis — which currently consists of Collins, Rutherford, 70, Tony Banks, 71, and now Nic, 20 — postponed their reunion tour last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Collins underwent back surgery in 2015 and told Billboard in 2016 that he felt like he was walking "on sticks" due to the operation, in addition to suffering nerve damage and multiple foot fractures.

"I don't know if I'll ever be fit enough to play the drums again on tour," Collins said at the time. "My left arm has changed — it's a neural thing. The back surgery I had was great — I mean, how good can surgery be?"

"But it was problem-free. But then when I was recovering on crutches, I fell and fractured my foot," he continued. "When I recovered from foot surgery, I fell again and fractured another part of the same foot. My right foot now is completely numb."

Genesis will perform 37 shows from Sept. 20 to Dec. 16 across the United Kingdom and North America.

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In 2004, Phil Collins began the first leg of an international concert tour which Collins announced would mark his retirement from live performing. Phil Collins: Finally...The First Final Farewell documents the Paris date on his last set of live shows, in which the internationally famous musician was joined by a superb backing band for a set of his greatest songs. Selections include "In the Air Tonight," "Against All Odds," "Sussudio," "Don't Lose My Number," "Take Me Home," "One More Night," and many more.

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• 2016  ( 8 )
• 2014  ( 1 )
• 2010  ( 13 )
• 2008  ( 1 )
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• Both Sides of the World Tour  ( 167 )
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• Going Back  ( 7 )
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• Not Dead Yet Live  ( 65 )
• Seriously, Live!  ( 132 )
• Still Not Dead Yet Live  ( 33 )
• Symphony for The Spire  ( 1 )
• Testify Promotional Tour  ( 13 )
• The No Jacket Required World Tour  ( 92 )
• Trip Into the Light World Tour  ( 81 )
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Average setlist for tour: First Final Farewell Tour

Note: only considered 77 of 78 setlists (ignored empty and strikingly short setlists)

• Drums, Drums & More Drums Play Video
• Something Happened on the Way to Heaven Play Video
• Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Play Video
• Don't Lose My Number Play Video
• You'll Be in My Heart Play Video
• One More Night Play Video
• I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try) ( White Horse  cover) Play Video
• Hang in Long Enough Play Video
• True Colors ( Cyndi Lauper  cover) Play Video
• Come With Me Play Video
• Groovey Kind of Love ( Diane & Annita  cover) Play Video
• I Missed Again Play Video
• Another Day in Paradise Play Video
• Separate Lives ( Stephen Bishop  cover) Play Video
• In the Air Tonight Play Video
• Dance Into the Light Play Video
• You Can't Hurry Love ( The Supremes  cover) Play Video
• Two Hearts Play Video
• Wear My Hat Play Video
• Easy Lover ( Philip Bailey  cover) Play Video
• Sussudio Play Video
• It's Not Too Late Play Video
• More Drums Play Video
• Take Me Home Play Video

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• Published: Jun. 04, 2024, 5:00 a.m.

Cyndi Lauper performs at the Mission Estate Winery on April 8, 2023 in Napier, New Zealand. (Photo by Kerry Marshall/Getty Images) Getty Images

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Cyndi Lauper is saying goodbye.

The legendary pop singer has announced her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour” with 23 planned stops.

While the tour does not have a scheduled stop in Pa., it does stop in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 27 and in New York on Oct. 30. So, for Lauper fans in the Keystone State, there are a few dates that may be within driving distance.

The 70-year-old told USA Today that she decided to have her farewell tour now because “right now is the best I can be.”

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“It’s an arena tour, which I haven’t done in a long time,” she said. “I just want to thank everybody, say goodbye, celebrate with fans that have been so loyal and sweet and were there for every crazy-ass concert or thing that I did and I’m excited about doing it. I don’t think physically in another five years I will be as good, but now I can do it, you know?”

Lauper told the site she expects the shows will “include a piece of everything” from her career.

“I haven’t had a fun tour since ‘84,” she said. “So now it will be the ‘24 fun tour!”

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