Mike Rutherford says Genesis’ final show was “bizarre” and “emotional”
nme.comGenesis‘ final show as both “bizarre” and “emotional” in a new interview.Speaking to Classic Rock magazine, Rutherford reflected on the band’s last live gig, which took place at London’s O2 Arena on March 26 2022.He said when he looked down at the set list and saw that there were only a handful of songs left to play, he started to feel “emotional.”He continued: “It was nice afterwards when everybody, including Peter [Gabriel] and Richard McPhail [tour manager from the seventies], were together in the dressing room.
Apart from that we kept backstage closed off.“But the actual show felt bizarre. I was kind of okay until I saw on my setlist that there were just four songs left.
Seeing that in print made me emotional, but having got through all of the problems with Covid, it felt very good to see things through.”He also went on to describe their last tour as a “joy”.He added: “I tend to forget how much the music means to people’s lives.
For instance, we did a couple of shows in America in a city we hadn’t played in 30 years and sold out both nights. It proves what a lovely reach Genesis had.
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