A Trick of the Tail Tour

The A Trick of the Tail Tour[1][2] was a concert tour of the United States, Canada and European countries by English rock band Genesis. This was the first tour after Peter Gabriel left the band, and the only one with Bill Bruford on drums.

A Trick of the Tail Tour
Concert by Genesis
Associated albumA Trick of the Tail
Start date26 March 1976
End date11 July 1976
No. of shows63
Genesis concert chronology

"A lot of the band thought he could sing better than I did anyway," remarked Gabriel of Phil Collins, who took over lead vocals. "The singing side he could handle, but I don't think he enjoyed singing some of my more obscure lyrics."[3]

The tour began on 26 March 1976 in London, Ontario, Canada and ended on 11 July 1976 in Luton, England. Shows in Glasgow and Stafford were filmed for Genesis: In Concert (1976).

Sample setlist

A sample setlist for this tour is:[2][4]

  1. "Dance on a Volcano"
  2. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Medley (aka "Lamb Stew" / "Lamb Casserole" / "Lamb Cutlet")[5]
    1. "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"
    2. "Fly on a Windshield"
    3. "Broadway Melody of 1974"
    4. "The Carpet Crawlers"
  3. "The Cinema Show"
  4. "Robbery, Assault and Battery"
  5. "White Mountain"
  6. "Firth of Fifth"
  7. "Entangled"
  8. "Squonk"
  9. "Supper's Ready"
  10. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"
  11. "Los Endos"
  12. Medley
    1. "it."
    2. "Watcher of the Skies"

Members

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
US and Canada tour[2][6]
26 March 1976LondonCanadaLondon Arena
27 March 1976KitchenerKitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
28 March 1976BuffaloUnited StatesCentury Theatre
29 March 1976HamiltonCanadaHamilton Place Theatre
31 March 1976TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
1 April 1976
2 April 1976MontrealMontreal Forum
3 April 1976OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
4 April 1976Quebec CityColisée de Québec
7 April 1976
2 Shows		Upper DarbyUnited StatesTower Theater
8 April 1976New York CityBeacon Theatre
9 April 1976
2 Shows
10 April 1976BostonOrpheum Theatre
12 April 1976BaltimoreLyric Theatre
13 April 1976PittsburghSyria Mosque
14 April 1976ClevelandCleveland Music Hall
15 April 1976
16 April 1976ChicagoAuditorium Theatre
17 April 1976
19 April 1976ColumbusOhio Theatre
20 April 1976DetroitFord Auditorium
21 April 1976MilwaukeeRiverside Theater
22 April 1976Grand RapidsGrand Rapids Civic Center
23 April 1976St. LouisAmbassador Theatre
25 April 1976Kansas CityMemorial Hall
29 April 1976BerkeleyBerkeley Community Theatre
30 April 1976FresnoWarner Theatre
1 May 1976BurbankStarlight Bowl
3 May 1976San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
5 May 1976AustinMemorial Auditorium
6 May 1976HoustonHouston Music Hall
7 May 1976Fort WorthWill Rogers Memorial Auditorium
European tour[2][6]
9 June 1976LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
10 June 1976
11 June 1976
12 June 1976
13 June 1976
14 June 1976
15 June 1976CambraiFrancePalais des Grottes
16 June 1976
2 Shows		The HagueNetherlandsCongresgebouw
17 June 1976
18 June 1976DüsseldorfGermanyPhilipshalle
19 June 1976BerlinDeutschlandhalle
21 June 1976BrusselsBelgiumForest National
22 June 1976
23 June 1976ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
24 June 1976LyonPalais des Sports de Gerland
26 June 1976BernSwitzerlandFesthalle Bern
27 June 1976MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
28 June 1976BernSwitzerlandFesthalle Bern
29 June 1976HamburgGermanyCongresshalle
30 June 1976GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
1 July 1976CopenhagenDenmarkIdrætsparken
2 July 1976DüsseldorfGermanyPhilipshalle
3 July 1976Sankt GoarshausenFreilichtbühne Loreley
4 July 1976HeidelbergRhein-Neckar-Halle
8 July 1976GlasgowScotlandApollo Theatre
9 July 1976
10 July 1976StaffordEnglandNew Bingley Hall
11 July 1976LutonLuton Sports Centre

Box office score data
List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1976)		 City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
8 April New York City, United States Beacon Theatre 7,941 / 7,941 $55,000 [7]
9 April
(2 shows)		 [7]

References
  1. "Genesis – The Movement – Gig Guide: A Trick of the Tail Tour (Mar 1976 – Jul 1976)". Genesis-Movement.org.
  2. "Genesis – A Trick of the Tail Tour". TheGenesisArchive.co.uk.
  3. Blake, Mark (December 2011). "Cash for questions: Peter Gabriel". Q. p. 43.
  4. "Genesis – A Trick of the Tail Tour set list". Setlist.fm.
  5. "40 Years Ago: Phil Collins Fronts Genesis for First Post-Peter Gabriel Tour". genesisfan.net.
  6. "Genesis – A Trick of the Tail A Trick of the Tail Tour (25/3/1976 – 11/7/1976)". BluesNaggletooth12.com.
  7. "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. April 24, 1976. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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