This was followed by a set at a charity gig at the 1990 Knebworth Festival on 30 June, headlined by Pink Floyd .
on 14 May 1988, they performed a 20-minute set at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden.
The shows were released in 1988 as The Invisible Touch Tour .
The Invisible Touch Tour was the band’s largest world tour in its history, which included 112 dates from September 1986 to July 1987.
Following its release in June 1986, the album spent three weeks at No. 1 in the UK and reached No. 3 in the US, and became the best-selling Genesis album with seven million copies sold. The album’s five singles – “Invisible Touch”, ” Throwing It All Away “, ” Land…
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Genesis reconvened at The Farm in October 1985 to start work on Invisible Touch , which lasted for six months. They continued their method of songwriting used on Genesis by developing material from group improvisations. Banks remembered the time as a strong period creatively for the band, with ideas “flowing…
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In June, Collins spoke of the band’s intention to start work on a new album that year, ending rumours to a false announcement that aired on BBC Radio 1 suggesting Genesis had split.
“The next one to leave the band will finish it”, Collins told Rolling Stone magazine in May 1985.
In February 1984, Genesis took a break in activity to allow each member to continue with their solo careers.
No. 98 in the UK in 1984