Selling England by the Pound Tour

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Concert Tour Name	Selling England by the Pound Tour
Album	Selling England by the Pound
Artist	Genesis
Type	Concert
Locations	North America; Europe
Start Date	19 September 1973
End Date	6 May 1974
Number Of Legs	4
Number Of Shows	112 (115 scheduled)
Last Tour	Foxtrot Tour ; (1972-1973)
This Tour	Selling England by the Pound Tour; (1973–1974)
Next Tour	The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour; (1974–1975)

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).

Background

Initially they were to perform with a new and more elaborate stage set than before, that included inflatable objects that had images projected onto them, but a change in fire regulations following the Summerland disaster in August 1973 led to the idea being scrapped. Gabriel devised new stories before songs, and wore a full costume with a helmet and shield representing the Britannia character for "Dancing With the Moonlit Knight" and sung "The Battle of Epping Forest" with a stocking over his head.Platts

The tour began with a sold-out tour of the UK,Bowler but had to cancel the first date at the Green's Playhouse, Glasgow due to electrical safety issues minutes before its start.BowlerPlatts The group realised they were substantially in debt and needed better management, so recruited Tony Smith (no relation to Charisma boss Tony Stratton-Smith).Bowler In October 1973 a pair of dates in the tour were filmed by Charisma for a possible cinema release, but the plan was rejected by the band who felt the film was not up to standard.Bowler Instead, the band performed a five-song set in front of an invited audience at Shepperton Studios that was filmed and broadcast as Tony Stratton-Smith Presents Genesis in Concert.Hewitt The group returned to the U.S. in December 1973 that included six shows in three nights at The Roxy in Los Angeles,Bowler and a performance of "Watcher of the Skies" and "The Musical Box" on the late night television show The Midnight Special.Platts January 1974 saw the band perform five nights at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane which saw Gabriel lifted in the air by a wire during "Supper's Ready".Hewitt

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"
• "The Knife"
• "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	Glasglow	Scotland	Apollo Theatre
6 October 1973	Manchester	United Kingdom	Manchester Opera House
7 October 1973	Oxford		New Theatre Oxford
9 October 1973	Glasglow	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

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See also

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• Record label
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