Peter Gabriel will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his iconic album So by performing the album in its entirety on tour this summer. Gabriel will reunite with members of the original So touring band for the outing—dubbed the ‘Back to Front’ tour—and also promises select hits from other corners of his career. The tour will stop in 13 North American cities, beginning in Quebec City, QC on September 16. Gabriel’s last retrospective tour found the British rock guitarist performing orchestrated versions of songs culled from throughout his catalog.
To coincide with the tour, So will be re-issued on September 18 as a CD, special edition 3-CD set, and Super Deluxe Box Set. So is the best-selling album of Gabriel’s career and debuted at the top of the music charts around the world going on to achieve 5-times platinum sales and becoming one of the most seminal albums of the 1980’s. It features hits such as “Sledgehammer,” “Big Time,” “Red Rain,” the Kate Bush duet “Don’t Give Up” and “In Your Eyes.” “Sledgehammer” remains the most played video of all time on MTV to date.
Pete Gabriel’s 2012 tour dates
September 16 Quebec City, QC—Colisee Pepsi
September 18 Montreal, QC—Bell Centre
September 19 Toronto, ON—Air Canada Centre
September 21 Philadelphia, PA—Wells Fargo Center
September 23 Wantagh, NY—Nikon at Jones Beach
September 24 Boston, MA—TD Garden
September 26 Detroit, MI— Palace of Auburn Hills
September 27 Chicago, IL—United Center
September 30 Denver, CO—Red Rocks
October 2 San Jose, CA— HP Pavilion
October 5 Las Vegas, NV—Planet Hollywood Showroom
October 6 Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Bowl
October 9 Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara County Bow
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