Live Music - Genesis - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - UK

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Artist:	Genesis
Venue:	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
City:	London, England, UK
Date:	Saturday, 19 Jan 1974
Collection:	Attended Wishlist
Community:	2 Attended

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Uploaded By: Burton LeB SUBS
Description: Gig review, MM 26 Jan 1974

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Burton LeB SUBS 15th Feb 2023		Review This was a great gig, and my diary entry, written later that night, reads thus: "As soon as we were let into the venue someone in the crowd started a Genesis chant ('Give me a G, give me an E..', etc) which grew in volume as more people joined in. As we all took our seats Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells was played over the PA system, and after a while we noticed dry ice starting to come out from under the stage curtain, then the house lights dimmed, blue lights came on around the stage, the curtain lifted and the band were here, the whole scene looking like the sleeve of Genesis Live LP except that now Peter was wearing his bat-wing head piece. The visual effect was stunning and the only motion was Peter's head moving slowly from side to side, before they went into 'Watcher Of The Skies'. Then the band played 'Dancing With The Moonlit Knight', 'I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)' - their latest single - and 'Firth Of Fifth'. Phil stepped out from his drums and was accompanied by Mike Rutherford and sung 'More Fool Me', which was perfect. The next songs were 'The Battle Of Epping Forest', and 'Cinema Show', and after those Peter announced that they would play (quote) 'some antiquated numbers', which were 'Harold The Barrel' and 'The Musical Box' - his performance as the aged Henry was faultless. Then lastly came 'Supper's Ready', which climaxed with a magnesium flare and a bang and Peter's ascension on wires in his reflective suit. Unbelievable! The band left the stage and the audience gave them a 5-minute standing ovation but they did not come back, sadly, despite one guy who had been shouting 'The Knife!' between songs and was still doing so as we filed out of the building! It was an amazing evening." 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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