My wife and I saw Collins during his “First Final Farewell” tour in Sept, 2004 at the hockey arena in Buffalo. We had seats right behind the wheelchairs just off center stage (about five feet from the stage). He did all of his solo hits and had a great band (including Darryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson) backing him. The first 12 minutes or so was dueling drums with Chester; a novel way to open. It was a GREAT show. That Christmas, a DVD came out which showed the same concert in Paris a couple of months prior. We have that DVD to refresh fond memories. Passed on seeing Genesis in Philadelphia last December given Collins’ health issues. It just wouldn’t have been the same with him sitting in a chair. Wanted to have the good memories.
I understand the feeling.
I’ve said previously that I think Genesis’ song “Domino (Parts 1 and 2)” is the veritable anthem of Covid and all the craziness going on now. The first time I heard the song, it was the live version at Wembley Stadium during the Invisible Touch tour, which looked and sounded spectacular. So, I was initially excited at the prospect of catching Genesis when their final tour came through Chicago.
In the end, I didn’t go because the United Center had a vax mandate to attend, but soon after I was able to view the entire concert on YouTube. Wow...what a letdown compared to the video from 1986.