Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, President Bob Valentine spoke on Concord’s plans with their newly acquired rights. He states how they plan to distribute the music through avenues that capture the younger generation’s attention. Valentine continues, “In the world we live in today with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, all these things that drive consumption of older music… there are definitely ways for us as a record company to bring some of this music back to life,”

Included within the deal are a collection of Genesis’ biggest tracks; music included in the agreement are “Follow You, Follow Me“, “Land Of Confusion“, “Invisible Touch“, “In Too Deep“, and “That’s All“. Those affected by the new deal are Genesis’s current bandmembers, Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks; incorporated within the agreement is music recorded by the band Genesis and work from the musicians’ solo careers.

Music from Collins’ highly successful solo career is also part of the deal, the deal incorporates such hits as “Against All Odds“, “You’ll Be In My Heart“, and the beloved song “In the Air Tonight“. Many of Collins’ hits include covers of previously released songs; the deal with Concorde includes covers like the drummer’s version of The Supremes’ “You Can’t Hurry Love” and the 1988 release of Diane & Annita’s “A Groovy Kind Of Love“.

Also included within the new acquisition is music from Rutherford’s music created with Mike And The Mechanics. The co-founder of Genesis formed Mike And The Mechanics in 1985 as a side project whilst on break from Genesis, the band’s biggest hits include “The Living Years” and “Over My Shoulder“. Those who the deal will not affect include former Genesis band members, most notably Peter Gabriel. Concorde has not acquired the rights to his music; this includes his work created as a solo artist and music created by Gabriel during his time in Genesis.

Based in California, Concord is a global music company that specialises within the music industry’s publishing and recording arm. The company itself had been running since its official formation in 2004; its predecessor was Concord Records which was formed in 1973 and found its origins within the Jazz music genre. The long-standing company distributes worldwide through conglobate Universal Music Group, a partnership which has proved profitable. Concord Music Group Inc is also known for its roster of record labels; those associated with the company include Fearless Records, Rounder Records, Sugar Hill Records, Stax Records, Fantasy Records, Kidz Bop and Victory Records.

The tour was originally scheduled for November 2021, but had to be put back to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The last Genesis show took place at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles on 13th October 2007 to mark the bands 40th anniversary. Phil Collin’s last show was on 19th October 2019 in Las Vegas for his, ‘Still Not Dead Yet’ live tour.

.@tonybanksmusic, Mike Rutherford and @PhilCollinsFeed have reunited in London and started rehearsals for the forthcoming Genesis The Last Domino? Tour which starts in April. pic.twitter.com/InVyCq24hG

— Genesis (@genesis_band) October 27, 2020

Collins was in good spirits in joining his old bandmembers for their rehearsals, despite the ongoing drama with his ex wife, Orianne Cevey who married her younger lover Thomas Bates at a secret wedding in August before moving into their Miami mansion.

A few days before rehearsals, Collins was accused by Cevey of setting up hidden cameras in her changing room and bathroom, spying on her. This has led to an explosive ongoing legal battle whereby Phil is trying to recover his mansion after claiming the newly wed couple are, ‘trespassers,’ and that they have taken his home over having employed armed guards, ”through a show of force’.- The Daily Mail 

The couple reciprocated his claims by saying that the lawsuit was simply a retaliation to their marriage and that he was ‘fabricated’ with a ‘shameful story.’

Phil’s son Nic has taken his place in the band on the drums due to his spinal condition. Phil comments about his son stepping in for him, “I didn’t elbow him into the band. You can’t force a drummer onto these guys.”-Music-news.com

Bandmember Tony gave his initial thoughts on Nic joining by saying, “When I first heard Phil was using Nic, I thought it was a stupid thing to do. Nic was only 16. But then reports started coming back about how good he was, the real deal. I saw Phil’s show at the Albert Hall and Nic was just incredible.”

In recalling their first rehearsal with Nic, Tony said, “The first songs we played were ‘No Son of Mine’ and ‘Land of Confusion’. Mainly because they’re the two easiest. “Nic knew them better than we did. He showed us up – embarrassingly so. While the trio are looking forward to the tour, they’ve no plans to make a new album.”- Music-news.com

Genesis formed whilst at Charterhouse Boarding School in 1967  in Godalming, Surrey with Peter Gabriel as the original lead singer. When Gabriel left the band in 1975, drummer Phil Collins took over as the band’s frontman. Collins left in 1996 and was replaced by Ray Wilson. The next album, ‘Calling All Stations,’ released in 1997, was unsuccessful which resulted in the band splitting for 10 years, until their reunion tour in 2007.

As well as being one of the worlds best selling groups having sold more than one million records, they have also had 21 UK Top 40 hits and six number one albums.