Genesis supported their 1997 album ''

Calling All Stations ''...Calling All Stations...'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by English rock band Genesis. It was released 1 September 1997 by Virgin Records, and is their only album featuring Scottish singer Ray Wilson as frontman following the depar ...

'' with a 47-date European tour from 29 January to 31 May 1998, featuring shows in large arenas throughout Europe. The core trio of lead vocalist Ray Wilson, keyboardist Tony Banks, and guitarist/bassist

Mike Rutherford Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, co-founder of the rock band Genesis. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially servin ...

were joined by Israeli musician

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on drums, percussion, and backing vocals and Irish musician

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on guitar and bass. This was the only tour with Wilson, Zidkyahu and Drennan, as well as the first since 1978 not to feature longtime singer/drummer Phil Collins or touring members

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and Chester Thompson as part of the lineup. Rehearsals took place at Bray Film Studios in

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and the

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, England close the band's recording studio. The tour concluded with spots at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Festival in Germany. A majority of the older songs were transposed in a lower key to accommodate Wilson's lower vocal range. Midway through the set included an acoustic medley of songs from their 1970s output. A 23-date North American tour in large arenas was booked to start in November 1997 but it was cancelled due to insufficient ticket sales, along with a revised 20-date schedule in smaller venues. At the European tour's conclusion, Genesis went on hiatus; Wilson was later informed by Banks and Rutherford that the band would not be continuing. It would be the band's final full-length tour until Collins returned for the 2007 Turn It On Again reunion tour. The tour is captured live on the promotional album ''Calling Radio Stations'', and various unofficial albums.

Setlist

No Son of Mine "No Son of Mine" is a song by British rock group Genesis, released as the lead single from their 14th album, '' We Can't Dance'' (1991). The song reached 6 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 12 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (the band's first ...

Land Of Confusion "Land of Confusion" is a song by the English rock band Genesis from their 1986 album ''Invisible Touch''. The song was the third track on the album and was the third track released as a single, reaching No. 4 in the U.S. and No. 14 in the UK in ...

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released as a double album on 18 November 1974 by Charisma Records and is their last to feature original frontman Peter Gabriel. It ...

# The Carpet Crawlers # There Must Be Some Other Way *or* Alien Afternoon #

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# Firth of Fifth (Part 2) # Congo #

Home by the Sea "Home by the Sea" and "Second Home by the Sea" is a suite of two songs by English rock band Genesis. It first appeared on their eponymous album in 1983. The lyrics were written by keyboardist Tony Banks and the music was written by the whole b ...

/ Second Home by the Sea #Acoustic Set ( Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Excerpt), Follow You Follow Me (Excerpt), Supper's Ready (Lover's Leap) (Excerpt),

Not About Us "Not About Us" is the third and final single from Genesis' 15th album ''Calling All Stations''. It reached No. 66 in UK

) # Mama # The Dividing Line #

Invisible Touch ''Invisible Touch'' is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on 6 June 1986 by Atlantic Records in the United States and on 9 June 1986 by Charisma/Virgin Records in the United Kingdom. After taking a break in 19 ...

Turn It On Again "Turn It On Again" is a song by the English rock band Genesis featured on their 1980 album ''Duke''. Also released as a single, the song reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's second top 10 hit. The lyrics, by Mike Ruthe ...

Encore #

Throwing It All Away "Throwing It All Away" is the seventh track on the 1986 album ''Invisible Touch'' by Genesis. It was the second single from the album in 1986, reaching No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 22 in Britain, where it was released as the las ...

I Can't Dance "I Can't Dance" is the fourth track from English rock band Genesis's fourteenth studio album, '' We Can't Dance'' (1991), and was released in December 1991 as the second single from the album. The lyrics were written by drummer Phil Collins ...

(w/ Audience Participation)

Additional songs

*" That's All" dropped in favour of " Alien Afternoon" *" Hold On My Heart" dropped in favour of " Shipwrecked" *" Shipwrecked" dropped to make set shorter. *" Alien Afternoon" and " There Must Be Some Other Way" occasionally swap with each other to also help make the set shorter as it was originally too long for the band to do every night. *"

Not About Us "Not About Us" is the third and final single from Genesis' 15th album ''Calling All Stations''. It reached No. 66 in UK

" added to the acoustic set.

Rehearsal songs (never played during the tour)

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Personnel

Genesis * Ray Wilson – lead vocals * Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals *

– guitars, bass, backing vocals Additional musicians *

– bass, guitar, additional backing vocals *

– drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Follow You Follow Me"

Tour dates

+ Filmed for television * Filmed privately

References

{{Genesis 1998 concert tours Genesis (band) concert tours