The Last Domino Tour is going to wrap up in Boston on the 15th and 16th of December. For those of us lucky enough to get tickets, this night has a lot of symbolism and in this author's opinion, the proper ending for Genesis this time around.
In 2007, the West Coast swing ended the tour. At the time, most fans truly thought this was the final tour. For those that do not remember, the tour ended in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl. There was an emotional goodbye from Phil to the band prior to Carpet Crawlers and this was supposed to be the final goodbye. Phil thanked everyone involved in the tour and told Mike and Tony how much he loved them. It was a heartfelt moment that fans enjoyed being a part of at the time.
This time around, Boston is the last show on the tour. As much as Los Angeles was a special moment in Genesis history, this is how it should end. It was almost 50 years to the date that Genesis came to the states. They debuted in Boston at Brandeis University on December 11h, 1972. They came to the U.S and played for one night in Boston and then one night in NYC. That was it for their first tour. They went back to England and would return again in 1973.
The Northeastern U.S. and Canada launched the popularity of Genesis in the coming years. I am one of those early fans. They were immensely popular then as they are today. Anyone in the Northeast from 1978 - 1984 probably had Follow You Follow Me as their Prom Song. This band had a following in the Northeast that even to this day is very special. The band has acknowledged our area in their biographies as being a critical turning point in their U.S. success. I was at the Buffalo show and Phil shared how he remembered the early days in Buffalo.
Will Boston bring an emotional goodbye for the fans? Of course, it will. I absolutely believe it will be an amazing goodbye filled with emotions. Saying goodbye in your 70's in 2021 is much more dramatic than saying goodbye in your mid 50's in 2007. And, with Carpet Crawlers ending the setlist similar to 2007, it will be an amazing moment in time. The history for Phil, Tony, and Mike is going to be a fitting end to the U.S. tour. I am one of those fans that will be lucky enough to experience it. I look forward to seeing how this tour ends.
