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Saturday September 2nd 1972

friars aylesbury phase two - borough assembly hall, market square, aylesbury

steve hackett inducted into friars hall of fame in 2009

exclusive friars interviews (2009 and 2013) with steve hackett

Genesis

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related friars history (click on date)

Genesis Monday April 13th 1970 Monday June 30th 1970 Saturday June 19th 1971 March 11th 1972 Saturday March 22nd 1980 Friars Princes Risborough Friday October 6th 1970 Friars Dunstable Monday February 26th 1973 Friars Bedford Friday October 23rd 1970 Friday July 2nd 1971 Friday June 16th 1972 Friars Watford Wednesday 28th June 1972

Peter Gabriel (and guest Phil Collins) Friday August 24th 1979

Stackridge (Peter Gabriel guest appearance) Saturday June 7th 1975

Steve Hackett Saturday October 28th 1978 Thursday May 9th 2013

Brand X (Phil Collins) Saturday December 23rd 1975

Zox and The Radar Boys (Phil Collins) Saturday July 7th 1973

Jimmy Copley (Upp) Saturday January 5th 1975 Saturday September 27th 1975 Saturday May 8th 1976

setlist

Probable setlist: Happy The Man; Stagnation; Fountain Of Salmacis; Twilight Alehouse; The Musical Box; The Return Of The Giant Hogweed; The Knife; Harlequin; Going Out To Get You; Watcher Of The Skies.

band line up

Genesis

Tony Banks (keys) Phil Collins (drums) Peter Gabriel (vocs) Steve Hackett (guitar) Mike Rutherford (bass)

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Jimmy Copley (drums) Andy Blackfield (guitar/vocs) Tim Phillips (guitar/keys) Sam Llewellyn (bass)

gig poster and flyer (click to enlarge flyer)

ticket

memories

Tony Banks, writing in the Chapter and Verse autobiography, 2007 said: "We played a lot at Friars Aylesbury which was a great venue for us throughout this period, and we were friendly with Dave Stopps who ran it"

Thanks to Luca Alberici for the below

odds and trivia

what happened?

Genesis Where do you start? ! Steve Hackett joined the band, replacing Anthony Phillips and in 1975 Peter Gabriel left Genesis to pursue a solo career and has been phenomenally successful. Hackett left to pursue a solo career in 1977 after the Wind and Wuthering album. Genesis remained a core three piece (their 1978 album wonderfully called "...and then there were three"....) and went on to become one of the world's biggest bands and whilst huge played Friars again in 1980 creating the biggest demand in Friars history. Genesis were still filling stadiums until 1992. Collins officially left in 1995, with him enjoying huge solo success alongside his Genesis commitments. Banks and Rutherford soldiered on with Ray Wilson from Stiltskin, but after one album called it a day. The core trio reunited in 2007 and proved they could still fill stadiums. Rumours still persist that a reunion with Hackett and Gabriel is on the cards (having not been able to do it in 2007)

official web presence

Genesis official site Peter Gabriel official site Anthony Philips official site

sound and vision

Genesis - The Musical Box

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