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.

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

Date: City: Venue:  (Tickets are available here)

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

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SOURCE Genesis

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