...And Then There Were Three... Tour

...And Then There Were Three... Tour

Tour by Genesis
Associated album	...And Then There Were Three...
Start date	28 March 1978
End date	3 December 1978
Genesis concert chronology

The ...And Then There Were Three... Tour was a 1978 world-wide concert tour by the progressive rock band Genesis in support of their 1978 album ...And Then There Were Three.... The tour began on 28 March 1978 in Binghamton, New York, USA and ended on 3 December 1978 in Tokyo, Japan. The tour also saw Genesis perform in Canada, Europe, and only one show in their native England.

The ...And Then There Were Three... Tour was the first tour following the departure of guitarist Steve Hackett and their first with the three-piece core band of Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford. Chester Thompson returned as the band's drummer and newly recruited Daryl Stuermer played Hackett's guitar parts and bass.

Background

Genesis, following the departure of guitarist Steve Hackett the previous year during the mixing of their live album – Seconds Out, sought to make an album as a three-piece of less lengthy and more concise songs than they had done previously; the result was the album ...And Then There Were Three... (1978). Genesis had recruited American jazz drummer Chester Thompson for the previous tour and had hired him again for this tour. American guitarist Daryl Stuermer was hired to fulfil Hackett's role for the older songs and play bass on the new material (on which Mike Rutherford would play guitar) – a role he would take up for the rest of Genesis's performing career until 1992, returning in 2007.

The band set out on a tour comprising North America (three legs), Europe (two legs), and Japan (one leg) though only one show in their native England – the 1978 Knebworth Festival. This tour would be the last time that "The Cinema Show", "Eleventh Earl of Mar", and "Burning Rope" would be played in full; the instrumental section of "The Cinema Show" would remain a concert staple for many years.

During the tour, the BBC followed them during May and June to make a documentary for the programme Nationwide with the documentary being titled Three Dates with Genesis and was hosted by Melvin Bragg.

Set list

A typical set list for the tour was:

1. "Eleventh Earl of Mar"
2. "In the Cage"
3. "Burning Rope"
4. "Ripples..."
5. "Deep in the Motherlode"
6. "The Fountain of Salmacis"
7. "Down and Out" (replaced with "Ballad of Big" from 8 June onwards.)
8. "One for the Vine"
9. "Squonk"
10. "Say It's Alright Joe"
11. "The Lady Lies"
12. Medley:
    1. "The Cinema Show"
    2. "Riding the Scree"
    3. "...In That Quiet Earth"
    4. "Afterglow"
13. "Follow You, Follow Me"
14. "Dance on a Volcano"
15. Drum duet / "Los Endos"

Encore

1. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"

The opening show featured a performance of the "Apocalypse in 9/8" and "As Sure as Eggs Is Eggs" sections of "Supper's Ready". It was also sporadically performed as part of the encore, but rarely.

Tour dates

The tour began in New York, USA on 28 March 1978 and ended in Tokyo, Japan on 3 December 1978. Dates are as follows:

Date (1978)	City	Country	Venue
North America 1
28 March	Binghamton	United States	The Broome Country Arena
29 March	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
30 March	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial
31 March	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
1 April	Suffern		Rockland Fieldhouse Community College
2 April	Scranton		Pennsylvania State University
4 April	Kalamazoo		Wings Auditorium
5 April	Normal		Horton Fieldhouse
6 April	Chicago		Chicago Stadium
7 April	Cleveland		Richfield Coliseum
8 April	Dayton		Hara Arena
9 April	Bloomington		Indiana University
10 April	St Louis		Kiel Opera House
14 April	Oakland		Oakland Coliseum
15 April	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
17 April	Inglewood		The Forum
22 April	Montreal	Canada	The Forum
Europe 1
14 May	Cologne	West Germany	Sportshalle
15 May	Frankfurt		Festhalle
16 May	Munich		Olympiahalle
17 May	Mannheim		Eistadion
18 May	Cologne		Sportshalle
20 May	Leiden	Netherlands	Groenoordhal
21 May	Brussels	Belgium	Vorst Nationaal
22 May
24 May	Nantes	France	Palais de la Beaujoire
26 May	Paris		Palais des Sports
27 May
28 May
29 May
30 May	Poitiers		Les Arenes
1 June	Lyon		Palais des Sports
2 June	St Etienne		Palais de Congres
3 June	Dijon		Parc des Expositions
4 June	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
6 June	Malmö	Sweden	Isstadion
7 June	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
8 June	Oslo	Norway	Ekeberghallen
9 June	Helsinki	Finland	Ishallen
11 June	Berlin	West Germany	Deutschlandhalle
12 June	Bremen		Stadthalle
13 June	Hamburg		Ernes Merckt Halle
14 June	Dortmund		Westfalenhalle 1
24 June	Knebworth	England	A Midsummer Night's Dream 1978 festival at Knebworth House
North America 2
3 July	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
10 July			CNE Exhibition Stadium
12 July	Montreal		Forum de Montréal
13 July
14 July	Clarkston	United States	Pine Knob Performing Arts Centre
15 July	Detroit		Cobo Hall
16 July
17 July	Milwaukee		Summerfest Grounds
18 July
19 July
21 July	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
22 July	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
23 July	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial
25 July	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
26 July
27 July	Norfolk		The Scope
28 July	Hampton Roads		Hampton Coliseum
29 July	New York City		Madison Square Garden
30 July	Providence		Providence Civic Center
31 July	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Centre
Europe 2
26 August	Ulm	West Germany	Summertime Open Air Festival 1978 at Friendrichsau-Festplatz
28 August	Vienna	Austria	Stadthalle
30 August	Hannover	West Germany	Messegelände Halle 20
1 September	Cologne		Radrennbahn
3 September	Saarbrucken		Ludwigsparkstadion
4 September	Maastricht	Netherlands	Eurohal
5 September	Arnhem		Rijnhal
6 September	Rotterdam		Ahoy Sportpaleis
9 September	Paris	France	Fête de l'Humanité at Parc de la Courneuve
North America 3
29 September	Pembroke Pines	United States	Sportatorium
30 September	Lakeland		Civic Center
4 October	Atlanta		The Omni
5 October	Birmingham		Boutwell Auditorium
6 October	Baton Rouge		Riverside Centroplex
8 October	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
10 October	Columbus		St John Arena
11 October	Lansing		MSU Jenison Field House
12 October	Champaign		Assembly Hall
13 October	Chicago		Uptown Theater
14 October	Evansville		Civic Arena
14 October	Chicago		Uptown Theater
16 October	Springfield		Hammons Center
17 October	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
18 October	Normal		Edwin Nutter Center
20 October	Austin		Municipal Auditorium
21 October	Dallas		Reunion Center
22 October	Houston		The Summit
Japan
27 November	Tokyo	Japan	Kosei Nenkin Hall
28 November			Sun Plaza Hall
29 November
30 November	Osaka		Kosei Nenkin Hall
2 December	Tokyo		Sun Plaza Hall
3 December			Kosei Nenkin Hall

Personnel

• Tony Banks – keyboards
• Phil Collins – vocals, drums
• Mike Rutherford - guitars, bass, bass pedals

with:

• Daryl Stuermer – guitars, bass, bass pedals
• Chester Thompson – drums