Back to Front was a concert tour by
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...
, a retrospective performance based on every song from his 1986 multi-platinum album
''So'' played in sequence. The backing band included musicians that Gabriel toured with in 1986–87 in support of the album's initial release.
Each night of the tour was recorded and released both separately and as part of a box set entitled ''Back to Front: Encore Series''. The releases were limited editions and available exclusively from Gabriel's official website.
On 23 June 2014,
Real World Records and
Eagle Rock Entertainment released the live album and film ''
Back to Front: Live in London'', recorded at the O2 concerts.
Gabriel played new original songs, "O But" and "What Lies Ahead", during the tour.
John Cusack appeared at the 6 October 2012 concert in Los Angeles, recreating a scene from ''
Say Anything...'' (1989).
Dave McKenna of ''
The Washington Post'' described the 14 October 2012 concert in Fairfax as "great".
Tour band
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...
– vocals, piano, keyboard, tambourine
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David Rhodes – guitar and backing vocals
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Tony Levin – bass guitar, upright bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
*
David Sancious – keyboards, accordion, acoustic guitar
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Manu Katché – drums, shaker
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Jennie Abrahamson
Jennie Helena Abrahamson (born May 28, 1978, in Sävar) is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter. Born near the northern Swedish city of Umeå, she now lives in Stockholm's Södermalm district.
Career
After initially playing in various ba ...
– backing vocals, tambourine, 12 string acoustic guitar
*
Linnea Olsson
Linnea Olsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known and acclaimed as a cellist. A former member of the band Isildurs Bane, she released her first album, ''Ah!'', in 2012, followed by a second album ''Breaking and ...
– backing vocals, synthesizer, cello
Tour crew
* Tour manager: Dave Taraskevics
* Lighting designer: Rob Sinclair
Set list
Acoustic (with house lights left on):
# "Daddy Long Legs" (new unfinished song, also known as "O But", released as
Playing For Time on
i/o in 2023 with a full band and orchestral arrangement. Replaced by new unfinished song "What Lies Ahead" in late 2014)
# "Come Talk to Me"
# "
Shock the Monkey"
# "
Family Snapshot
"Family Snapshot" is a song written and performed by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, appearing on his third eponymous studio album.
Content
The song was inspired by ''An Assassin's Diary'', published in 1973 and written by Arthur Breme ...
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Electric:
# "
Digging in the Dirt"
# "Secret World"
# "The Family and the Fishing Net" or "Darkness" (December 2014)
# "
No Self Control"
# "
Games Without Frontiers" (in Herning and Amsterdam only)
# "Solsbury Hill" (played after "Washing of the Water" for first show in Quebec City)
# "Washing of the Water" or "Humdrum" (2012 tour), "Why Don't You Show Yourself" (2013 and 2014 tours)
So:
# "
Red Rain Red Rain may refer to:
* Blood rain, red precipitation that resembles blood
** Red rain in Kerala, a phenomenon observed sporadically during the summers in the southern Indian state
* Red rainstorm warning signal in Hong Kong, colloquially called ...
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# "
Sledgehammer
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# "
Don't Give Up Don't Give Up may refer to:
Film
* ''Don't Give Up'' (film), a 1947 Swedish musical film
Music Albums
* ''Don't Give Up'' (album), a 2007 album by Serengeti & Polyphonic
* ''Don't Give Up'', a 1981 album by Andraé Crouch
* "Don't Give Up", a ...
"
# "That Voice Again"
# "
Mercy Street"
# "
Big Time"
# "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"
# "This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)"
# "
In Your Eyes"
Encore:
# "Here Comes the Flood" (played 11 times in mid 2014)
# "The Tower That Ate People"
# "
Biko"
Tour dates
; Cancellations and rescheduled shows
References
External links
Tour and rehearsal photos from Tony Levin
{{Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel concert tours
2012 concert tours
2013 concert tours
2014 concert tours