Invisible Touch Tour
The Invisible Touch Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the English rock band Genesis. The tour began on 18 September 1986 in Detroit and ended on 4 July 1987 in London.[1] London dates at Wembley Stadium were filmed for a video release entitled Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium. The group earned as much as $300,000 a night in North America alone.[2]
Tour by Genesis | |
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Associated album | Invisible Touch |
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Start date | 18 September 1986 |
End date | 4 July 1987 |
Legs | 7 |
No. of shows | 112 |
Genesis concert chronology |
Setlist
Whilst the setlist varied, this is a representation of the average setlist from this tour.[3]
- "Mama"
- "Abacab"
- "Land of Confusion"
- "That's All"
- "Domino (Part 1: In the Glow of the Night – Part 2: The Last Domino)"
- "Your Own Special Way" (performed in Australia only)
- "In Too Deep" (eliminated after December 20, 1986)
- "The Brazilian"
- "Follow You Follow Me" (eliminated after December 13, 1986)
- "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
- "Home by the Sea"/"Second Home by the Sea"
- "Throwing It All Away"
- Medley
- "In the Cage"
- "...In That Quiet Earth"
- "Supper's Ready" ("Apocalypse in 9/8" and "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs" sections) (replaced by "Afterglow" after November 23, 1986)
- "Invisible Touch"
- "Drum Duet"
- "Los Endos"
- "Turn It On Again (oldies medley)"
Every song from Invisible Touch was performed throughout the tour except for "Anything She Does"; however the song's promotional video was used to introduce the band at the beginning of each show on the tour. On the Australian leg, "Your Own Special Way" was performed for the first time since 1977. The 1987 U.S. and European legs of the tour saw the "Supper's Ready" section of the "In the Cage" medley dropped in favour of "Afterglow"*+. "In Too Deep" and "Follow You Follow Me" were dropped from set.
New songs "Throwing It All Away", and "Land of Confusion" contained several high notes that were vocally challenging for Collins to perform every night. To prevent potential damage to his voice, the songs were performed in a lower key from their original studio recordings as a safety measure after the initial North American leg of the tour. To this end however, the song "Invisible Touch" was placed in the set directly after the vocal stretching "Apocalypse in 9/8" (dropped for this very reason) and was never performed live in its original key of F on this or any tour thereafter.[4]
Tour band
- Phil Collins – drums, electronic percussion, lead vocals
- Tony Banks – keyboards, moog taurus
- Mike Rutherford – lead guitar, bass guitar+, bass pedals, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
- Daryl Stuermer – bass guitar, guitar*, backing vocals
- Chester Thompson – drums
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
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North America | |||||
18 September 1986 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena | ||
19 September 1986 | |||||
20 September 1986 | |||||
22 September 1986 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Stadium | ||
24 September 1986 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum | ||
25 September 1986 | |||||
26 September 1986 | |||||
27 September 1986 | |||||
29 September 1986 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |||
30 September 1986 | |||||
1 October 1986 | |||||
2 October 1986 | |||||
3 October 1986 | |||||
5 October 1986 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |||
6 October 1986 | |||||
7 October 1986 | |||||
8 October 1986 | |||||
10 October 1986 | |||||
13 October 1986 | Inglewood | The Forum | |||
14 October 1986 | |||||
15 October 1986 | |||||
16 October 1986 | |||||
17 October 1986 | |||||
19 October 1986 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | |||
20 October 1986 | |||||
21 October 1986 | |||||
22 October 1986 | |||||
23 October 1986 | |||||
24 October 1986 | |||||
Oceania | |||||
23 November 1986 | Auckland | New Zealand | Western Springs Stadium | ||
25 November 1986 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||
26 November 1986 | |||||
27 November 1986 | |||||
29 November 1986 | Boondall | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |||
30 November 1986 | |||||
2 December 1986 | West Lakes | Football Park | |||
5 December 1986 | Perth | Perth Entertainment Centre | |||
6 December 1986 | |||||
9 December 1986 | Melbourne | National Tennis Centre | |||
10 December 1986 | |||||
11 December 1986 | |||||
13 December 1986 | Olympic Park Stadium | ||||
15 December 1986 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |||
16 December 1986 | |||||
17 December 1986 | |||||
18 December 1986 | |||||
19 December 1986 | |||||
20 December 1986 | |||||
North America | |||||
15 January 1987 | Houston | United States | The Summit | ||
16 January 1987 | |||||
18 January 1987 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |||
19 January 1987 | |||||
21 January 1987 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |||
23 January 1987 | Chapel Hill | Dean Smith Center | |||
24 January 1987 | Indianapolis | Hoosier Dome | |||
25 January 1987 | Richfield | Coliseum at Richfield | |||
26 January 1987 | |||||
27 January 1987 | |||||
29 January 1987 | Landover | Capital Centre | |||
31 January 1987 | Chapel Hill | Dean Smith Center | |||
1 February 1987 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |||
15 February 1987 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |||
16 February 1987 | Worcester | Centrum in Worcester | |||
17 February 1987 | |||||
18 February 1987 | |||||
20 February 1987 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |||
21 February 1987 | |||||
22 February 1987 | Chapel Hill | Dean Smith Center | |||
23 February 1987 | |||||
25 February 1987 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |||
26 February 1987 | |||||
28 February 1987 | Orlando | Florida Citrus Bowl | |||
1 March 1987 | Miami | Miami Orange Bowl | |||
Asia | |||||
13 March 1987 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | ||
14 March 1987 | |||||
15 March 1987 | |||||
16 March 1987 | |||||
18 March 1987 | Osaka | Castle Hall | |||
19 March 1987 | |||||
Europe | |||||
10 May 1987 | Málaga | Spain | Estadio La Rosaleda | ||
13 May 1987 | Madrid | Vicente Calderón Stadium | |||
15 May 1987 | Milan | Italy | San Siro | ||
16 May 1987 | Montreux | Switzerland | Montreux Jazz Festival | ||
17 May 1987 | Rome | Italy | Stadio Flaminio | ||
19 May 1987 | Toulouse | France | Stade des Sept Deniers | ||
North America | |||||
22 May 1987 | Los Angeles | United States | Dodger Stadium | ||
24 May 1987 | Pittsburgh | Three Rivers Stadium | |||
25 May 1987 | Washington, D.C. | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | |||
28 May 1987 | Philadelphia | Veterans Stadium | |||
29 May 1987 | |||||
30 May 1987 | East Rutherford | Giants Stadium | |||
31 May 1987 | |||||
Europe | |||||
2 June 1987 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | ||
3 June 1987 | Hippodrome de Vincennes | ||||
5 June 1987 | Gentofte | Denmark | Gentofte Stadion | ||
7 June 1987 | Hannover | West Germany | Niedersachsenstadion | ||
8 June 1987 | Berlin | Platz der Republik | |||
10 June 1987 | Dortmund | Westfalenhallen | |||
11 June 1987 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | De Kuip | ||
13 June 1987 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakob Stadium | ||
14 June 1987 | Nancy | France | Stade Marcel Picot | ||
16 June 1987 | Vienna | Austria | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | ||
18 June 1987 | Budapest | Hungary | Népstadion | ||
20 June 1987 | Mannheim | West Germany | Maimarktgelände | ||
21 June 1987 | Munich | Olympiastadion | |||
23 June 1987 | Nantes | France | Stade de la Beaujoire | ||
26 June 1987 | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park | ||
28 June 1987 | Leeds | England | Roundhay Park | ||
1 July 1987 | London | Wembley Stadium | |||
2 July 1987 | |||||
3 July 1987 | |||||
4 July 1987 |
References
- http://www.genesis-news.com/c-Genesis-The-Invisible-Tour-1986-1987-Tour-report-s482.html
- Watts, Michael (May 1987). "Phil Collins Interviews – Options for Men May 1987 – Michael Watts". Options for Men. Archived from the original on 20 October 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2019 – via PhilCollins.co.uk.
- genesisfan.net
- Genesis (July 1987). Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium (DVD). London, England: Warner Strat. Mkt.