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David Morton

When Genesis and Phil Collins turned it on again at Newcastle City Hall 30 years ago

Genesis were back at Newcastle City Hall this week 30 years ago.

It was a venue the prog rock giants had already graced in the 1970s and 1980s, although much had changed since the early days of the band. Long-gone were singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett - while the small matter of Phil Collins' solo career had also intervened.

Already one of rock's greatest drummers, Collins had ventured from behind the kit to replace the departed Gabriel on lead vocals in Genesis in 1975, then gone one stage further to launch a stunningly successful career as a best-selling pop singer in the 1980s and beyond.

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