Daily Mirror - 04.03.2020

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so you never know...” And Mike had

said in April: “Never say never. There’s

no plans. But never say never.”

Genesis, whose hits include Invis-

ible Touch, That’s All and Turn It On

Again, released their last studio

album, Calling All Stations, in 1997.

Phil was originally the drummer

and became lead singer after Peter

Gabriel, 70, left in 1975.

He is now unable to play drums

due to nerve damage in his hands

and son Nicholas, 18, has filled in for

him on his solo tour.

Rolling Stone magazine previously

asked him if he would like to stand in

for his dad in a Genesis reunion – and

he said he would be “ecstatic”.

Nicholas said: “That Genesis stuff,

drumwise, is something else,

absolutely unbelievable.”

Phil said in 2017 he had suggested

Nicholas standing in for him during

a reunion, saying: “I did mention to

Tony very quietly if we did

anything again, it would be

with Nic on drums. He kind

of didn’t say no. But I’m not

sure if he heard me or not.”

Meanwhile, former

bandmate Steve

Hackett, 70, has

his memoirs, A

Genesis In My

Bed, out in July.

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by ASHLEIGH RAINBIRD

Diary Editor

Turn

It On

Again

CALLING all stations... rockers

Genesis are re-forming 13 years

after their last live show.

Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and

Tony Banks, all 69, will talk about the

reunion on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 Break-

fast Show this morning.

The plans, which are thought to

include a tour, come after the trio

sparked rumours in January when

they were snapped together at a

basketball game in New York.

Fans have been desperate for the

band to re-form since its 40th

anniversary tour in 2007.

Last June, Phil and Mike performed

together at a concert in Berlin. It

came amid six live dates where Mike’s

other band, Mike and the Mechanics,

toured with Phil on his Still

Not Dead Yet tour.

At the end of last year,

Phil hinted: “We

remain close friends,

Legends Genesis to

re-form after 13yrs

THAT’S NOT ALL

Pals Rutherford,

collins and Banks

May we never

forget the

lessons of

history as we

build a brighter

future together

WILLIAM in Wreath note at

garden of remembrance

Kate’s gown wins Irish ayes

THE Duchess of Cambridge had Irish eyes

smiling as she kicked off her three-day visit

to the Emerald Isle in an all-green outfit.

Kate, 38, kept to recent royal tradition of

wearing the colour to show respect in an

Alessandra Rich dress.

She and hubby Prince William met

President Michael D Higgins, 78, his

wife Sabina, 75, and their pet dog, brod,

in Dublin yesterday.

On a visit to the city’s Garden of

Remembrance, they laid a wreath to

victims of the Troubles. A message

written by William, 37, said: “May we never

forget the lessons of history as we continue

to build a brighter future together.”

They later went to a reception at the

Guinness Storehouse to toast their arrival.

WELCOME William and Kate with President

Michael D Higgins and wife sabina in Dublin.

Right, Kate is a big hit with their dog, Brod

ROYAL A-PINT-MENT Kate & Wills sample city’s top export at Guinness storehouse

GREEN

foR Go

Kate starts

Ireland visit

yesterday