In London on Saturday, Genesis fans were given an emotional goodbye by Phil Collins and bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks.
71-year-old leader Phil told the crowd that he's going to have to get a real job after the band's final gig at London's 02 on their "The Last Domino?" Tour.
While he had to perform sitting down for the whole duration of the gig, Phil Collins made a serious effort to join his bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks for a standing ovation after the event.
Collins had been suffering a variety of health issues in recent years but never let anyone question his passion for music. "It's the last stop of our tour, and it's the last show for Genesis. After tonight we all have to get real job," Collins told the crowd this time.
More than 100 million records have been sold by the band since the 1970s.
The three London concerts were in fact about to take place last year already, but because of the pandemic, wherein some of the band members got infected themselves, these had to be postponed.
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Nic Collins, the 20-year-old son of Collins, has been playing drums in his father's place during the tour because of his back troubles.
His daughter Lily Collins got quite emotional about this last tour. She took to her Instagram and shared how proud she is of her father and brother and claimed this momentous event to have marked history.
A displaced vertebra in his neck caused nerve damage in Phil's hands during the Genesis reunion tour in 2007. Ever since he underwent back surgery in October of 2015, he's been walking with the aid of a cane.
After a fall in his hotel room, Phil had to postpone two solo concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in 2017.
Peter Gabriel, 72, a founding member of the band, and Steve Hackett, 72, a guitarist who was a member from 1971 to 1977, were both absent from this run of concerts.
Peter, Tony, Anthony Phillips, Mike, and Chris Stewart were the initial members of the band.
Their debut LP, From Genesis To Revelation, was released in 1969 and featured a new drummer, John Silver, who took Chris' place on percussion and drums.
John Mayhew was the band's drummer by the time of their second album, 1970's Trespass.
Before Phil took over lead vocals in 1975, he was the drummer and also supplied background vocals.
He also had a one-year tenure in the band as a guitar player from 1970 to 1971.
Since the band's inception, they have sold more than 100 million records, including 21 UK Top 40 songs and six Number One albums in the UK.
Because of Phil's health concerns, they had been debating reforming before the tour, but decided in the end to go forward with it.
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