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British Legion Hall, Princes Risborough
Genesis
**originally billed as Writing on The Wall**
Tuesday 6th October 1970
see also Friars Dunstable Monday February 26th 1973
see also Friars Watford Wednesday 28th June 1972
see also Friars Bedford Friday October 23rd 1970 Friday July 2nd 1971 Friday June 16th 1972
see also Friars Aylesbury Monday April 13th 1970 Monday June 15th 1970 Saturday June 19th 1971 Saturday March 11th 1972 Saturday September 2nd 1972 Saturday March 22nd 1980
see also Steve Hackett at Friars Aylesbury Saturday October 28th 1978
see also Peter Gabriel at Friars Aylesbury Friday August 24th 1979
see also Brand X at Friars Aylesbury Saturday December 23rd 1975
see also Zox and The Radar Boys at Friars Aylesbury Saturday July 7th 1973
Tony Banks John Mayhew Peter
Gabriel Anthony Phillips Mike Rutherford
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Stitch, Friars fan from Princes Risborough, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2008 said:
"I am writing to tell you about Genesis in Princes Risborough. Although my memory is probably not interesting enough to include I thought I'd write anyway. I was born and raised in Risborough and one night I had my window open and being quite young was in bed. I could hear this music coming from the British Legion and hung out the window to listen. I couldn't really tell what was happening. So years later ( and a Genesis fan ) I found out it was Genesis playing. There, not that cool but for me, pretty good"
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Where do you start? ! Steve Hackett joined the band, replacing Anthony Phillips and in 1975 Peter Gabriel left Genesis to pursue a solo career and has been phenomenally successful. Hackett left to pursue a solo career in 1977 after the Wind and Wuthering album. Genesis remained a core three piece (their 1978 album wonderfully called "...and then there were three"....) and went on to become one of the world's biggest bands and whilst huge played Friars again in 1980 creating the biggest demand in Friars history. Genesis were still filling stadiums until 1992. Collins officially left in 1995, with him enjoying huge solo success alongside his Genesis commitments. Banks and Rutherford soldiered on with Ray Wilson from Stiltskin, but after one album called it a day. The core trio reunited in 2007 and proved they could still fill stadiums. Rumours still persist that a reunion with Hackett and Gabriel is on the cards (having not been able to do it in 2007)
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below courtesy of Les Payne's personal scrapbook.
Genesis official site Peter Gabriel official site Anthony Philips official site
David Stopps advised the powers that be at the Legion Hall of Friars previous fantastic record of non-violence
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