IN 1976, PHIL COLLINS TAKES THE HELM AS THE NEW SINGER OF GENESIS. WITH THE UNDENIABLE LEGACY LEFT BY PETER GABRIEL, THE BAND LAUNCHES ITS NEW WORLD TOUR FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF A TRICK OF THE TAIL KNOWING THEY HAVE A LOT TO PROVE. INCLUDING THE FIRST EVER STAGE LASER, GENESIS KEEPS ITS TRADITION OF DELIVERING A HIGHLY VISUAL SHOW WITH AN EXTENSIVE SONG LIST OF NEW TITLES AND THE BAND’S CLASSIC PIECES. A TRICK OF THE TAIL, CONSIDERED ONE OF THE STRONGEST AND INNOVATIVE GENESIS ALBUM, BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BAND'S LIVE PERFORMANCE SUCH AS THE FAMOUS DRUM DUET OF COLLINS WITH GUEST MUSICIAN BILL BRUFORD. PHIL COLLINS’ NEW ROLE IS WELL RECEIVED AND MARKS A NEW ERA FOR THE BAND WHICH IS SOON TO BE PROPELLED TO NEW HEIGHTS AND BECOME ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ROCK BANDS IN HISTORY.

AFTER INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR THEIR RE-ENACTMENT OF GENESIS’ FOXTROT, SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND AND THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY, THE MUSICAL BOX WILL NOW PRESENT WORLDWIDE, WITH THE HELP OF GENESIS AND ARTISTS INVOLVED IN THE ORIGINAL SHOW, A TRICK OF THE TAIL IN PAINSTAKING DETAIL INCLUDING ORIGINAL SLIDES, FILMS, LASER EFFECTS, SPECIAL EFFECTS AND ORIGINAL SONG LIST AS PRESENTED BY GENESIS IN 1976 TO CAPTURE THIS IMPORTANT MOMENT IN GENESIS HISTORY.

SONG LIST

DANCE ON A VOLCANO
THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY
FLY ON A WINDSHIELD
CARPET CRAWLERS
CINEMA SHOW
ROBBERY, ASSAULT AND BATTERY
WHITE MOUNTAIN
FIRTH OF FIFTH
ENTANGLED
SQUONK
SUPPER’S READY
I KNOW WHAT I LIKE
LOS ENDOS
IT/WATCHER OF THE SKIES

THE MUSICAL BOX

AS TONY BANKS; DAVID MYERS
AS BILL BRUFORD; GREGG BENDIAN
AS PHIL COLLINS; DENIS GAGNÉ/MARC LAFLAMME
AS STEVE HACKETT; FRANÇOIS GAGNON
AS MICHAEL RUTHERFORD; SÉBASTIEN LAMOTHE

ARTISTIC DIRECTION/ARCHIVES
SERGE MORISSETTE

MUSICAL DIRECTION/ PROJECT COORDINATOR
SEBASTIEN LAMOTHE

CONSULTANT/LASER SYSTEM
THEO BOTSCHUIJVER

SPECIAL THANKS TO MICHAEL RUTHERFORD AND TONY BANKS

PHOTOS FROM: MIKE MASCHUW, ANDRÉ BAZINET, JIM FISK, PAUL COERTEN AND RENAUD GAUTHIER