# Duke Tour

The Duke Tour was a 1980 concert tour by the progressive rock band Genesis in support of their 1980 album Duke. The tour began on 17 March 1980 in Paignton, England and ended on 30 June 1980 in Saratoga Springs, USA.

## Background

The Duke Tour saw Genesis return to smaller venues, like theatres, rather than arenas. The tour was shorter than previous tours, lasting only three months and two legs: the UK and North America.
The tour also saw the band perform across the United Kingdom which had been neglected on the previous tour with only one show – the 1978 Knebworth Festival. The shows at the Lyceum, London were recorded; sections were released as part of Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007 boxset (2009).

## Set list

A typical set list for the tour was:
* "Deep in the Motherlode"
* "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" (intro only)
* "The Carpet Crawlers" (dropped from 26 May onwards.)
* "Squonk"
* "One for the Vine"
* The Story of Albert suite:
** "Behind the Lines"
** "Duchess"
** "Guide Vocal"
** "Turn It on Again"
** "Duke's Travels"
** "Duke's End"
* "Say It's Alright Joe"
* "The Lady Lies"
* "Ripples..."
* "Misunderstanding" (added for the North America leg.)
* Medley:
** "In the Cage
** "The Colony of Slippermen: C. The Raven"
** "Afterglow"
* "Follow You, Follow Me"
* "Dance on a Volcano"
* Drum duet / "Los Endos"
Encore
* "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"
On some occasions "The Knife" was played during the encore. Early in the tour "Back in N.Y.C." was played instead of "Squonk".

## Tour dates

| Date (1980) | City | Country | Venue |
| United Kingdom ||||
| 17 March | Paignton | England | Festival Hall |
| 18 March | Paignton | England | Festival Hall |
| 19 March | Exeter | England | University of Exeter |
| 20 March | Guildford | England | Guildford Civic Hall |
| 22 March | Aylesbury | England | The Friars |
| 23 March | Reading | England | Hexagon Theatre |
| 24 March | Portsmouth | England | Guildhall |
| 27 March | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 28 March | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 29 March | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 31 March | Oxford | England | New Theatre |
| 1 April | Ipswich | England | Gaumont Theatre |
| 2 April | Great Yarmouth | England | ABC Cinema |
| 3 April | Peterborough | England | ABC Theatre |
| 4 April | Birmingham | England | Odeon Theatre |
| 5 April | Birmingham | England | Odeon Theatre |
| 6 April | Blackpool | England | ABC Theatre |
| 8 April | Stoke-on-Trent | England | Trentham Gardens |
| 9 April | Cardiff | Wales | Sophia Gardens |
| 10 April | Southampton | England | Gaumont Theatre |
| 11 April | Southampton | England | Gaumont Theatre |
| 12 April | Brighton | England | Brighton Centre |
| 13 April | Coventry | England | ABC Theatre |
| 15 April | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall |
| 16 April | Derby | England | Assembly Rooms |
| 17 April | Sheffield | England | City Hall |
| 18 April | Manchester | England | Apollo Theatre |
| 19 April | Manchester | England | Apollo Theatre |
| 21 April | Bradford | England | St George's Hall |
| 23 April | Edinburgh | Scotland | Odeon Theatre |
| 24 April | Aberdeen | Scotland | Capitol Theatre |
| 25 April | Dundee | Scotland | Caird Hall |
| 27 April | Glasgow | Scotland | Apollo Theatre |
| 28 April | Glasgow | Scotland | Apollo Theatre |
| 29 April | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | England | City Hall |
| 30 April | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | England | City Hall |
| 1 May | Carlisle | England | Market Hall |
| 2 May | Liverpool | England | Empire Theatre |
| 3 May | Liverpool | England | Empire Theatre |
| 5 May | London | England | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| 6 May | London | England | Lyceum Ballroom |
| 7 May | London | England | Lyceum Ballroom |
| 9 May | Portsmouth | England | Guildhall (rescheduled show for 24 March) |
| North America ||||
| 17 May | Edmonton | Canada | Northland Coliseum Bowl |
| 18 May | Calgary | Canada | Max Bell Memorial Auditorium |
| 23 May | Oakland | United States | Alameda County Coliseum |
| 24 May | Long Beach | United States | Long Beach Arena |
| 25 May | Hollywood | United States | The Roxy |
| 26 May | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 27 May | Los Angeles | United States | The Greek Theatre |
| 30 May | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| 31 May | New Orleans | United States | Saenger Theater |
| 1 June | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | Fox Theatre |
| 3 June | Chicago | United States | Park West |
| 4 June | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| 5 June | St Louis | United States | Kiel Opera House |
| 6 June | Chicago | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| 7 June | Milwaukee | United States | MECCA Arena |
| 9 June | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| 10 June | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| 11 June | Cleveland | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| 12 June | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum |
| 13 June | Pittsburgh | United States | Stanley Theatre |
| 14 June | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| 16 June | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| 17 June | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| 18 June | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| 19 June | Montreal | Canada | Forum de Montréal |
| 20 June | Montreal | Canada | Forum de Montréal |
| 22 June | Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa Civic Centre |
| 23 June | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| 24 June | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| 25 June | Rochester | United States | Rochester Community War Memorial |
| 26 June | Buffalo | United States | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| 28 June | Passaic | United States | Capitol Theatre |
| 29 June | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| 30 June | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |

## Personnel

* Tony Banks – keyboards
* Phil Collins – vocals, drums
* Mike Rutherford - guitars, bass, bass pedals
with:
* Daryl Stuermer – guitars, bass, bass pedals
* Chester Thompson – drums