Selling England by the Pound Tour

Selling England by the Pound Tour

Concert by Genesis
File:SEBTP Tour Image.jpg
Associated album	Selling England by the Pound
Start date	19 September 1973
End date	6 May 1974
Legs	4
No. of shows	112 (115 scheduled)
Genesis concert chronology

Listen to this concert Selling England by the Pound Tour or buy cd/DVDs of this concert on amazon The Selling England by the Pound Tour was a European (mainly United Kingdom) and North American concert tour by English rock band Genesis. The tour began in September 1973 and ended in May 1974 in New York City, United States. Every song on the setlist (except for "The Knife" and "The Musical Box") would not be played live again with Peter Gabriel as frontman (excluding the 1982 reunion).

Information

During the show, Peter Gabriel wore a "Britannia" costume (for "Dancing With the Moonlit Knight"), a bat-wing costume (for "Watcher of the Skies"), a lawnmower costume (for "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"), and (instead of the foxy lady) an old man costume (for "The Musical Box"). Footage of all of these costumes exist online, aswell as audio of Peter telling the stories of Dancing With The Moonlit Knight, I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe), TMB, and Supper's Ready.

This tour would mark the final official performances of "Twilight Alehouse", "More Fool Me", "Horizons", "Get 'Em Out By Friday", "The Battle of Epping Forest", "The Return of the Giant Hogweed", and "Can-Utility and the Coastliners".

Tour

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel – vocals, flute, percussion
• Tony Banks – Hohner Pianet, RMI Electra Piano, Hammond Organ, Mellotron, ARP Pro Soloist synthesizer, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Hackett – electric guitar
• Michael Rutherford – bass, bass pedals, 12-string guitar, electric sitar
• Phil Collins – drums, percussion, backing vocals; lead vocals on "More Fool Me"

Usual setlist

1. "Watcher of the Skies"
2. "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight"
3. "The Cinema Show"
4. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"
5. "Firth of Fifth"
6. "The Musical Box"
7. "More Fool Me" or "Horizons"
8. "Supper's Ready"

Other songs that were performed during this tour:

• "The Battle of Epping Forest" (played on 19, 23, 25 September 1973, 11, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 28 October 1973, 10, 17, 22 November 1973, 1 December 1973, 13, 19, 20, 30 January 1974, 3, 5, 6 February 1974, 3, 22, 24 March 1974, 7, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 29 April 1974, 4, 6 May 1974)
• "The Knife" (played on 6, 9, 12, 19 October 1973, 22 November 1973, 3, 4, 5, 6 February 1974, 22 March 1974)
• "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" (played on 23, 25 September 1973, 12 October 1973)
• "Harold the Barrel" (played on 19, 20, 30, 31 January 1974, 4 February 1974)
• "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" (played on 18 October 1973)
• "Get 'Em Out by Friday" (played on 12 October 1973)
• "Twilight Alehouse" (played on 19 October 1973)

Tour dates

INCOMPLETE, WILL FINISH SOON

Date	City	Country	Venue
European Leg 1
19 September 1973	Paris	United States	Olympia Theatre
22 September 1973	Hamburg	Germany	Musikhalle
23 September 1973	Osnabruck		Stadttheater Osnabruck
25 September 1973
26 September 1973	???		Kurhaus
27 September 1973	Darmstadt		Staatstheater Darmstadt
29 September 1973	Lausanne	Switzerland	Palais de Beaulieu
30 September 1973	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle Frankfurt
5 October 1973	Glasgow	Scotland	Apollo Theatre
6 October 1973	Manchester	United Kingdom	Manchester Opera House
7 October 1973	Oxford		New Theatre Oxford
9 October 1973	Glasgow	Scotland	Apollo Theatre
11 October 1973	Southampton	United Kingdom	Gaumont Theatre
12 October 1973	Bournemouth		Bournemouth Winter Gardens
15 October 1973	Brighton		Brighton Dome
16 October 1973	Bristol		Colston Hall
18 October 1973	Leicester		DeMontfort Hall
19 October 1973	London		Rainbow Theatre
20 October 1973
23 October 1973	Liverpool		Liverpool Empire Theatre
25 October 1973	Sheffield		Sheffield City Hall
26 October 1973	Newcastle upon Tyne		Newcastle City Hall
28 October 1973	Birmingham		Birmingham Hippodome
North American Leg 1
7 November 1973 2 shows	Quebec City	Canada	Capitole Theatre
8 November 1973	Toronto		Massey Hall
9 November 1973	Kingston		Queen's University
10 November 1973	Montreal		University of Quebec Sports Arena
11 November 1973	Buffalo	United States of America	State University Auditorium
13 November 1973	Lawrence		Kosh Auditorium
15 November 1973	Upper Darby		Tower Theater
17 November 1973	Medford		Tufts University
18 November 1973	Paramus		Bergen Community College
22 November 1973	New York City		Felt Forum
24 November 1973	Princeton		McCarter Theatre
26 November 1973	Miami		Gusman Hall
27 November 1973	Rochester		Rochester Institute of Technology
29 November 1973	Columbus		The Agora
30 November 1973	Cleveland		Allen Theatre
1 December 1973	Buffalo		University of Buffalo
3 December 1973	Evanston		Northwestern University Cahn Auditorium
7 December 1973	Fort Wayne		Perdue Regional Ballroom
8 December 1973	Ypsilanti		Pease Auditorium
9 December 1973	Toledo		Hara Theatre
10 December 1973	Detroit		Ford Auditorium
17 December 1973 2 shows	West Hollywood		Roxy Theatre
18 December 1973 2 shows
19 December 1973 2 shows
European Leg 2
13 January 1974	Bristol	United Kingdom	Bristol Hippodome
15 January 1974	London		Theatre Royal
16 January 1974
18 January 1974
19 January 1974
20 January 1974
26 January 1974	Brussels	[Belgium]]	Forest National
27 January 1974	Hamburg	Germany	Congresshalle
28 January 1974	Winterthur	Switzerland	Eulach Halle
29 January 1974	Geneva		???
30 January 1974	Dusseldorf	Germany	Philipshalle
31 January 1974	Offenbach am Main		Stadthalle Offenbach
3 February 1974	Turin	Italy	Palasport
4 February 1974	Reggio Emilia
5 February 1974	Rome
6 February 1974	Naples
8 February 1974	Winterthur	Switzerland	Salle Vaubier
9 February 1974	Marseille	France	Palais des Sports
10 February 1974	Lyon		Palais d'Hiver

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