"The A To Z of UK Genesis Gigs" - Compiled by Alan Hewitt.

Yes, I admit it, I was bored… VERY bored when I thought up this feature! Mind you, I am sure it might prove interesting to anyone who wonders if/when Genesis might have played their home town over the years. The list is organised in alphabetical order with the number of times Genesis played each venue in parentheses ( ). For further details about set lists etc… you can always avail yourselves of that info from my book: Genesis Revisited available from the TWR web site - shameless plug!

Aberdeen (1), Aberystwyth (1), Abingdon (1), Acton (2), Aylesbury (9).
Ballock (1), Bangor (1), Bedford (2(,Bexley Heath (1), Billericay (1), Birmingham (26), Blackpool (5), Bletchley (1), Bournemouth (4), Bracknell (2), Bradford (4), Bray (1), Brighton (6), Bristol (7).
Camberley (1), Cambridge (3), Canterbury (1), Carlisle (1), Chatham (2), Chelmsford (4), Cheltenham (2), Cobham (1), Colchester (2), Colwyn Bay (1), Nottingham (1), Coventry (3), Crawley (1), Croydon (7).
Dagenham (1), Deeside (1), Derby (4), Doncaster (1), Dorking (1), Dublin (2), Dudley (1), Dundee(2), Dunfermline (1), Dunstable (1). Durham (2).
Edinburgh (10), Edmonton (1), Epping (2), Epsom (1), Evesham (1), Exeter (4).
Farnham (1), Farnborough (4), Felixstowe (1), Fulham (1).
Glasgow (10), Gravesend (1), Greenford (1), Guildford (4).
Hackney (1), Halifax (1), Harlow (1), Hastings (1), Hatton (1), Haverstock Hill ( 1), Hayward’s Heath (1),
Hemel Hempstead (1), High Wycombe (6), Hitchin (1), Huddersfield (1), Hull (1).
Inglistone (2), Ipswich (3).
Kelso (1), Kennington (1), Kensington (1), Kings Lynn (1), Kingston (1).
Lancaster (1), Lanchester (1), Leeds (1), Leicester (1), Letchworth (1), Leytonstone (1), Lewisham (1), Lincoln (1), Liverpool (10), London (112), Luton (1).
Maidstone (1), Manchester (11), Merton (1), Middlesbrough (1).
Newcastle (12), Norwich (1).
Oxford (6)
Penzance (1), Peterlee (1), Plymouth (5), Portsmouth (5), Potter’s Bar (1), Preston (1).
Redcar (1), Rickmansworth (1), Rotherham (1).
Salford (1), Salisbury (1), Sheffield (7), Shoreditch (1), Slough (1), Solihull (1), Southall (1), Southampton (8), Southport (1), St Albans (1), Stafford (3), Stoke On Trent (2), Stretford (1), Sunderland (1), Sutton Coldfield (1), Swansea (1).
Twickenham (2).
Uxbridge (3).
Wakefield (1), Watford (8), Wellingborough (1), Weymouth (1), Windsor (1), Wolverhampton (1), Worcester (1).
York (1)

For the purposes of simplicity, I have listed many venues that fall within the conurbation known as “London” under that name only even though they may not actually be part of the metropolitan area itself. The list focuses on GIGS and not rehearsals.

Trivia info point… Thanks to the diligence of Jonathan Dann I can now reveal the exact location of Anthony Phillips’ last gig with Genesis. It was at the Essex Hall in Hayward’s Heath on 18th July 1970 and not as previous information indicated ; The Black Prince in the same town and date. I will get a life one day, I promise!

Next time I will focus on mainland Europe… won’t that be fun, eh?!