We Can't Dance Tour

Following the release of We Can't Dance, Genesis spent 13 weeks performing 55 concerts between May and July 1992, with a 16-date UK tour in October/November.

We Can't Dance Tour
Tour by Genesis
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Associated albumWe Can't Dance
Start date8 May 1992
End date17 November 1992
Legs3
No. of shows71
Genesis concert chronology

Background

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The popular worldwide tour sold out arenas and stadiums (where they played on the U.S. leg of the tour). This proved to be Collins's last tour with Genesis until the band reunited in 2007. The album was re-released as a SACD/DVD double disc set (including new 5.1 and Stereo mixes) in October 2007. During the recording of We Can't Dance a 40-minute documentary called No Admittance was produced and broadcast on the Disney Channel. It has since been included in the bonus DVD released in 2007.

The "We Can't Dance" tour featured shows in large arenas and stadiums throughout North America and Europe. It would be the band's final full-length tour until the 2007 Turn It On Again reunion tour. The tour is captured live on the albums The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts, The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs and the concert video The Way We Walk - Live in Concert.

Setlist

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This set list is an average for the tour and it contains every song that they played on the tour. Songs that were only played occasionally are noted down.

  1. "Land of Confusion"
  2. "No Son of Mine"
  3. "Driving the Last Spike"
  4. "Old Medley" (also including short excerpts/teasers from "That's All", "Illegal Alien", "Your Own Special Way" or "Misunderstanding", "Follow you, Follow Me", "Stagnation")
    1. "Dance on a Volcano"
    2. "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"
    3. "The Musical Box"
    4. "Firth of Fifth"
    5. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"
  5. "Throwing It All Away" (eliminated after August 2, but was performed twice on the third and final leg of the tour)
  6. "Fading Lights"
  7. "Jesus He Knows Me"
  8. "Carpet Crawlers" (only performed on October 23)
  9. "Dreaming While You Sleep" (only performed from May 8 - June 25 and October 28 - November 15)
  10. "Home by the Sea"/"Second Home by the Sea"
  11. "Hold on My Heart"
  12. "Mama" (dropped after May 28)
  13. "Domino 1&2"
  14. "Drum Duet"
  15. "I Can't Dance"
    Encore
  16. "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
  17. "Invisible Touch"
  18. "Turn It On Again"

Tour dates

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DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox Office
Leg 1 - North America
7 May 1992IrvingUnited StatesTexas Stadium
8 May 1992
9 May 1992HoustonAstrodome
16 May 1992Miami GardensJoe Robbie Stadium42,117 / 49,700$1,087,515[1]
17 May 1992TampaTampa StadiumN/A [2]N/A [2]
19 May 1992Washington, D.C.Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
21 May 1992IndianapolisHoosier Dome
22 May 1992ColumbusOhio Stadium71,550 / 71,550$1,788,750[3]
24 May 1992PontiacPontiac Silverdome36,169 / 45,000$904,225[3]
25 May 1992ClevelandCleveland Stadium49,184 / 53,000$1,229,600[3]
26 May 1992PittsburghThree Rivers Stadium42,790 / 45,000$1,047,668[3]
28 May 1992FoxboroughFoxboro Stadium40,982 / 40,982$1,033,290[4]
29 May 1992MontrealCanadaOlympic Stadium53,000 / 53,000$1,505,394[4]
31 May 1992PhiladelphiaUnited StatesVeterans Stadium97,774 / 97,774$1,518,080[5]
1 June 1992
2 June 1992East RutherfordGiants Stadium97,311 / 108,000$2,396,000[6]
3 June 1992
5 June 1992SyracuseCarrier Dome63,636 / 76,704[a]$1,483,106[6]
6 June 1992TorontoCanadaSkyDome55,770 / 55,770$1,466,794[6]
7 June 1992SyracuseUnited StatesCarrier Dome[a][a]
9 June 1992MadisonCamp Randall Stadium48,015 / 52,000$1,146,600[7]
10 June 1992MinneapolisHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
12 June 1992EdmontonCanadaCommonwealth Stadium
14 June 1992VancouverBC Place Stadium
15 June 1992TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome17,601 / 22,835$484,028[8]
18 June 1992Los AngelesDodger Stadium
19 June 1992SacramentoHornet Stadium
20 June 1992[b]OaklandOakland–Alameda County Coliseum41,236 / 45,500$1,175,226[7]
23 June 1992AmesCyclone Stadium32,090 / 37,500$802,250[7]
24 June 1992Tinley ParkWorld Music Theatre47,692 / 56,000$1,312,022[8]
25 June 1992
Leg 2 - Europe
28 June 1992[c]WerchterBelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds
30 June 1992LyonFranceStade de Gerland
1 July 1992ParisHippodrome de Vincennes
2 July 1992
3 July 1992GelsenkirchenGermanyParkstadion
4 July 1992HockenheimHockenheimring
7 July 1992GothenburgSwedenUllevi
8 July 1992CopenhagenDenmarkGentofte Sportspark
10 July 1992HanoverGermanyNiedersachsenstadion
11 July 1992
12 July 1992BerlinMaifeld
13 July 1992HanoverNiedersachsenstadion
15 July 1992MannheimMaimarktgelände
16 July 1992ViennaAustriaPraterstadion
17 July 1992MunichGermanyOlympiastadion
19 July 1992NiceFranceStade Charles-Ehrmann
20 July 1992MontpellierEspace de Grammont
22 July 1992LisbonPortugalEstádio José Alvalade
26 July 1992BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob Stadium
27 July 1992CologneGermanyMüngersdorfer Stadion
28 July 1992RotterdamNetherlandsStadion Feijenoord
29 July 1992KielGermanyNordmarksportfeld
31 July 1992LeedsEnglandRoundhay Park
2 August 1992[d]StevenageKnebworth Park
Leg 3 - United Kingdom
23 October 1992SouthamptonEnglandMayflower Theatre
28 October 1992NewcastleNewcastle City Hall
29 October 1992EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse
30 October 1992ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
2 November 1992LondonEarls Court
3 November 1992
4 November 1992
6 November 1992
7 November 1992
8 November 1992
10 November 1992PaigntonTorbay Leisure Centre
11 November 1992NewportWalesNewport Civic Centre
13 November 1992NottinghamEnglandNottingham Royal Concert Hall
15 November 1992BrightonBrighton Centre
16 November 1992[e]LondonRoyal Albert Hall
17 November 1992[f]WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall
Total826,917 / 910,315 (91%)$20,380,548
($37,595,937 in 2020)

Personnel

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Genesis
Additional Musicians

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The score data is combined from the shows held at Carrier Dome from 5 and 7 June 1992 respectively.
  2. ^ The 20 June 1992 concert in Oakland was part of Day on the Green.
  3. ^ The 28 June 1992 concert in Werchter was part of Rock Werchter.
  4. ^ The 2 August 1992 concert in Stevenage was part of Knebworth Festival.
  5. ^ The 16 November 1992 concert in London was a charity show in aid of The Prince's Trust[9]
  6. ^ The 17 November 1992 concert in Wolverhampton was originally scheduled to take place on 26 October 1992.

References

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  1. ^ Billboard Boxscore (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 30 May 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "COLLINS' SORE THROAT ENDS GENESIS TAMPA CONCERT". Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Billboard Boxscore (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 13 June 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b Billboard Boxscore (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 11 July 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ Billboard Boxscore (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 4 July 1993. p. 16. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Billboard Boxscore (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 27 June 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Billboard Boxscore (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 25 July 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b Billboard Boxscore (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 18 July 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Genesis: The Royal Albert Hall, 16th November 1992". The Genesis Archive. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.