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i/o The Tour North American shows announced

7th March, 2023

i/o – The Tour will see Gabriel playing new material from his forthcoming album i/o , as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music, with hits, fan favourites and the unexpected. For the shows, Gabriel will be joined by regular band-mates Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché. Additionally, new music from the i/o album is being released on the full moon of each month. The March song release is called Playing For Time.

TICKETS: The general onsale for i/o – The Tour North American leg will start Friday, March 10 at 10am Local Time on LiveNation.com . Fans will have access to a special presale through Peter’s Fan Club mailing list, starting Tuesday, March 7.

If you are signed up to Peter’s Mailing List, you will be sent a link to access the early pre-order, starting Tuesday 7 March at 12 noon EST. If not, sign up today here . Pre-sale ends on Thursday 9 March at 6pm local.

Citi is the official card of the i/o – The Tour . Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning Wed. March 8 at 10am local time until Thursday, March 9 at 6pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com

In Canada, American Express® Cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday March 8 at 10am local time through Thursday, March 9 at 6pm local time. Visit  ticketmaster.ca/americanexpress  to purchase tickets.  Ticket limits & terms apply.

VIP: Fans can also purchase VIP Packages, which may include premium tickets, access to the pre-show lounge, limited edition gift item & more. For more information, visit  vipnation.com .

Peter Gabriel Reveals Details of i/o – The Tour North America Leg

12 Cities Added On Highly Anticipated Tour with More Cities and Shows to Be Announced Soon

Tickets available starting today with fan club presale, general onsale begins friday, march 10 at 10am local on  livenation.com.

Today,  Peter Gabriel  announces details for his long-awaited North American leg of  i/o – The Tour,  a 2023 run across Europe and North America this spring and fall. Produced by Live Nation, the newly announced dates will find Peter Gabriel performing in Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Fans should also stay tuned for future tour date announcements in Washington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston.

i/o – The Tour  will see Gabriel playing new material from his forthcoming album  i/o , as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music, with hits, fan favourites and the unexpected. For the shows, Gabriel will be joined by regular band-mates Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché. Additionally, new music from the  i/o album is being released on the full moon of each month. The March song release is called Playing For Time.

TICKETS:  The general onsale for  i/o – The Tour  North American leg will start Friday, March 10 at 10am Local Time on  LiveNation.com . Fans will have access to a special presale through Peter’s Fan Club mailing list, starting Tuesday, March 7. 

Citi is the official card of the  i/o – The Tour . Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning Wed. March 8 at 10am local time until Thursday, March 9 at 6pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com

In Canada, American Express® Cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday March 8 at 10am local time through Thursday, March 9 at 6pm local time. Visit  ticketmaster.ca/americanexpress  to purchase tickets.  Ticket limits & terms apply.

VIP:  Fans can also purchase VIP Packages, which may include premium tickets, access to the pre-show lounge, limited edition gift item & more. For more information, visit  vipnation.com .

Tickets for all European shows are available now at  petergabriel.com .

i/o – The Tour 

May 18                         Krakow, Poland                        TAURON Arena

May 20                        Verona, Italy                             Verona Arena

May 21                         Milan, Italy                                 Mediolanum Arena

May 23                        Paris, France                             Accor Arena

May 24                        Lille, France                              Stade Pierre-Mauroy

May 26                         Berlin, Germany                       Waldbuehne

May 28                        Munich, Germany                     Koenigsplatz

May 30                        Copenhagen, Denmark           Royal Arena

May 31                         Stockholm, Sweden                 Avicii Arena

June 2                         Bergen, Norway                       Koengen

June 5                         Amsterdam, Netherlands        Ziggo Dome

June 6                         Antwerp, Belgium                    Sportpaleis

June 8                         Zurich, Switzerland                  Hallenstadion

June 10                        Cologne, Germany                   Lanxess Arena

June 12                        Hamburg, Germany                 Barclays Arena

June 13                        Frankfurt, Germany                  Festhalle

June 15                        Bordeaux, France                     Arkea Arena

June 17                        Birmingham, UK                       Utilita Arena

June 19                        London, UK                               The O2

June 20                       Nottingham, UK                       Motorpoint Arena

June 22                       Glasgow, UK                             OVO Hydro

June 23                        Manchester, UK                        AO Arena

June 25                       Dublin, Ireland                          3Arena

September 8               Quebec City, Quebec             Videotron Centre 

September 9               Ottawa, Ontario                       Canadian Tire Centre

September 11               Toronto, Ontario                      Scotiabank Arena

September 13              Montreal, Quebec                   Bell Centre

September 14              Boston, Massachusetts           TD Garden

September 16              Philadelphia, Pennsylvania      Wells Fargo Center

September 18              New York, New York               Madison Square Garden

September 30             Chicago, Illinois                       United Center

October 7                    Vancouver, British Columbia   Rogers Arena

October 8                    Seattle, Washington                Climate Pledge Arena

October 11                   San Francisco, California         Chase Center

October 13                   Los Angeles, California           Kia Forum

For complete tour and ticket information, VIP Packages and more visit:   www.livenation.com  and   www.petergabriel.com .

About Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel  first came to international prominence with the success of Genesis, a band that he co-founded while still at school. Since leaving Genesis in 1975, his recording career has included eleven studio albums, film soundtracks for Alan Parker’s ‘Birdy’, Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ and Philip Noyce’s ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ as well as numerous live albums. His wider musical career has included multiple Grammy Awards, the world-renowned Real World Studios, the formation of the Real World Records label, and in 1980 the creation of WOMAD, the festival that has launched the careers of many artists from around the world and has just celebrated its 40 th  anniversary.

Peter Gabriel co-founded the human rights organization WITNESS (Witness.org) in 1992, the organization that pioneers the use of cameras and technology in human rights campaigning, and in 2007, alongside Sir Richard Branson, he founded The Elders (theelders.org) which was launched by Nelson Mandela.  In 2006, Peter Gabriel was awarded the prestigious Man of Peace title by The Nobel Peace Laureates and in 2008 was also included in the Time 100 list. He has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice. He remains engaged in a wide variety of tech-based businesses throughout a variety of creative industries.

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Peter Gabriel has announced 13 additional tour dates to his North American run in September and October. The musician, who recently shared another new song, “Playing For Time,” from his extremely long-awaited new album, i/o , will now hit cities like Cleveland, Dallas, and Denver.

Gabriel still hasn’t shared an official release date for i/o , which will be his first album of all new material since 2002’s Up (more recent releases, like Scratch My Back and New Blood , have featured cover songs and new orchestral versions of his own material). Despite that lack of a release date, however, Gabriel’s scheduled a full-fledged tour in support of i/o , starting with a European run in May.

“Playing for Time (Dark-Side Mix)” is a sweeping ballad that finds Gabriel, as he put it in a statement, meditating on “time, mortality and memories and the idea that each of us has a planet full of memories, which get stashed inside the brain.” The song features Tom Cawley on piano, while Ed Shearmur handled the orchestral arrangement, recording those parts with several players featured in Gabriel’s New Blood Orchestra. 

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Like Gabriel’s last two i/o releases — “Panopticon” and “The Court” — “Playing for Time” was released to coincide with the full moon. And also like those last two releases, Gabriel will release a couple of different mixes of “Playing for Time” later this month: The “Dark-Side” mix out today was handled by Tchad Blake, while Mark “Spike” Stent and Hans-Martin Buff helmed the “Bright-Side Mix” and “Atmos In-Side Mix,” respectively. 

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Peter Gabriel Announces ‘i/o’ North American Tour Dates, Drops New Single, ‘Playing for Time’

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Produced by Live Nation, the newly announced dates will find Peter Gabriel performing in Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The announcement adds that “Fans should also stay tuned for future tour date announcements in Washington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston.”

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Of the new single, was written and produced by Gabriel, recorded at his Real World Studios in Wiltshire and The Beehive in London, and features Tom Cawley on piano. The orchestral arrangement, by Ed Shearmur, was recorded at British Grove Studios in London with a number of players who previously featured in the New Blood Orchestra.   ” ‘Playing For Time’ is a song that I have been working on for a long time and have performed live, without lyrics, so some people may be familiar with it. It’s been an important song for me. It’s about time, mortality and memories and the idea that each of us has a planet full of memories which get stashed inside the brain.   It is more of a personal song about how you assemble memories and whether we are prisoners of time or whether that is something that can actually free us. I do think it’s good to push yourself towards more bold or interesting experiences because then you will have richer memories to feed you when you get to my age. You also get taught by every meaningful experience that you go through.”  

Citi is the official card of the i/o – The Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning Wed. March 8 at 10am local time until Thursday, March 9 at 6pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. In Canada, American Express Cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday March 8 at 10am local time through Thursday, March 9 at 6pm local time.

 i/o – The Tour

May 18                     Krakow, Poland                   TAURON Arena

May 20                     Verona, Italy                       Verona Arena

May 21                     Milan, Italy                          Mediolanum Arena

May 23                     Paris, France                       Accor Arena

May 24                     Lille, France                      Stade Pierre-Mauroy

May 26                     Berlin, Germany                  Waldbuehne

May 28                     Munich, Germany                 Koenigsplatz

May 30                     Copenhagen, Denmark         Royal Arena

May 31                     Stockholm, Sweden              Avicii Arena

June 2                     Bergen, Norway                  Koengen

June 5                     Amsterdam, Netherlands       Ziggo Dome

June 8                     Zurich, Switzerland               Hallenstadion

June 10                    Cologne, Germany                Lanxess Arena

June 12                    Hamburg, Germany              Barclays Arena

June 13                    Frankfurt, Germany              Festhalle

June 15                    Bordeaux, France                Arkea Arena

June 17                    Birmingham, UK                  Utilita Arena

June 19                    London, UK                         The O2

June 20                    Nottingham, UK                   Motorpoint Arena

June 22                    Glasgow, UK                       OVO Hydro

June 23                    Manchester, UK                    AO Arena

June 25                    Dublin, Ireland                    3Arena

September 8             Quebec City, Quebec            Videotron Centre

September 11           Toronto, Ontario                  Scotiabank Arena

September 13           Montreal, Quebec                 Bell Centre

September 14           Boston, Massachusetts          TD Garden

September 16           Philadelphia, Pennsylvania     Wells Fargo Center

September 18           New York, New York             Madison Square Garden

September 30           Chicago, Illinois                   United Center

October 7                 Vancouver, British Columbia  Rogers Arena

October 8                 Seattle, Washington             Climate Pledge Arena

October 11               San Francisco, California       Chase Center

October 13               Los Angeles, California          Kia Forum

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Peter Gabriel Adds U.S. Tour Dates

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Peter Gabriel has added a new batch of U.S. dates to his I/O Tour of North America. The itinerary now includes shows in Washington, D.C., Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Saint Paul, Palm Springs, Denver, Austin, Dallas, and Houston. Check out the full list below.

In recent months, Gabriel has shared a handful of new songs: “ Panopticom ,” “ The Court ,” and “ Playing for Time .” The European leg of his tour gets under way in May, marking his first shows in seven years. Gabriel is completing a new album, also called I/O , that he has supposedly been working for the better part of two decades. He is releasing tracks from the LP on the full moon of each month, according to a press release, so expect a new one on or around April 6.

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05-18 Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena 05-20 Verona, Italy - Verona Arena 05-21 Milan, Italy - Mediolanum Arena 05-23 Paris, France - AccorHotels Arena 05-24 Lille, France - Stade Pierre-Mauroy 05-26 Berlin, Germany - Waldbuehne 05-28 Munich, Germany - Koenigsplatz 05-30 Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena 05-31 Stockholm, Sweden - Avicii Arena 06-02 Bergen, Norway - Koengen 06-05 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome 06-06 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis 06-08 Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion 06-10 Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena 06-12 Hamburg, Germany - Barclays Arena 06-13 Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle 06-15 Bordeaux, France - Arkea Arena 06-17 Birmingham, England - Utilita Arena 06-19 London, England - The O2 06-22 Glasgow, Scotland - OVO Hydro 06-23 Manchester, England - AO Arena 06-25 Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena 09-08 Quebec City, Quebec - Videotron Centre 09-09 Ottawa, Ontario - Canadian Tire Centre 09-11 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena 09-13 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 09-14 Boston, Massachusetts - TD Garden 09-16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Wells Fargo Center 09-18 New York, New York - Madison Square Garden 09-20 Washington, D.C -Capital One Arena 09-22 Buffalo, New York - KeyBank Center 09-23 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - PPG Paints Arena 09-25 Columbus, Ohio - Nationwide Arena 09-27 Cleveland, Ohio - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse 09-29 Detroit, Michigan - Little Caesars Arena 09-30 Chicago, Illinois - United Center 10-02 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Fiserv Forum 10-03 Saint Paul , Minnesota - Xcel Energy Center 10-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena 10-08 Seattle, Washington - Climate Pledge Arena 10-11 San Francisco, California - Chase Center 10-13 Inglewood, California - Kia Forum 10-14 Palm Springs, California - Acrisure Arena 10-16 Denver , Colorado - Ball Arena 10-18 Austin, Texas - Moody Center 10-19 Dallas, Texas - American Airlines Center 10-21 Houston, Texas - Toyota Center

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Peter Gabriel Announces 2023 World Tour with Tony Levin on Bass

The Tour will see Gabriel playing new material from his forthcoming album i/o, as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music

Peter Gabriel  has announced details for his long-awaited North American leg of i/o – The Tour, a 2023 run across Europe and North America this spring and fall. Produced by Live Nation, the newly announced dates will find Peter Gabriel performing in Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Fans should also stay tuned for future tour date announcements in Washington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston.

i/o – The Tour will see Gabriel playing new material from his forthcoming album i/o , as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music, with hits, fan favourites and the unexpected. For the shows, Gabriel will be joined by regular band-mates Tony Levin , David Rhodes and Manu Katché. Additionally, new music from the i/o album is being released on the full moon of each month. The March song release is called Playing For Time.

TICKETS: The general onsale for i/o – The Tour North American leg will start Friday, March 10 at 10am Local Time on LiveNation.com . Fans will have access to a special presale through Peter’s Fan Club mailing list, starting Tuesday, March 7.

i/o – The Tour

May 18 Krakow, Poland TAURON Arena

May 20 Verona, Italy Verona Arena

May 21 Milan, Italy Mediolanum Arena

May 23 Paris, France Accor Arena

May 24 Lille, France Stade Pierre-Mauroy

May 26 Berlin, Germany Waldbuehne

May 28 Munich, Germany Koenigsplatz

May 30 Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena

May 31 Stockholm, Sweden Avicii Arena

June 2 Bergen, Norway Koengen

June 5 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome

June 6 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis

June 8 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion

June 10 Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena

June 12 Hamburg, Germany Barclays Arena

June 13 Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle

June 15 Bordeaux, France Arkea Arena

June 17 Birmingham, UK Utilita Arena

June 19 London, UK The O2

June 20 Nottingham, UK Motorpoint Arena

June 22 Glasgow, UK OVO Hydro

June 23 Manchester, UK AO Arena

June 25 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena

September 8 Quebec City, Quebec Videotron Centre

September 9 Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Tire Centre

September 11 Toronto, Ontario Scotiabank Arena

September 13 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre

September 14 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden

September 16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center

September 18 New York, New York Madison Square Garden

September 30 Chicago, Illinois United Center

October 7 Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena

October 8 Seattle, Washington Climate Pledge Arena

October 11 San Francisco, California Chase Center

October 13 Los Angeles, California Kia Forum

About Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel first came to international prominence with the success of Genesis, a band that he co-founded while still at school. Since leaving Genesis in 1975, his recording career has included eleven studio albums, film soundtracks for Alan Parker’s ‘Birdy’, Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ and Philip Noyce’s ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ as well as numerous live albums. His wider musical career has included multiple Grammy Awards, the world-renowned Real World Studios, the formation of the Real World Records label, and in 1980 the creation of WOMAD, the festival that has launched the careers of many artists from around the world and has just celebrated its 40 th anniversary.

Peter Gabriel co-founded the human rights organization WITNESS (Witness.org) in 1992, the organization that pioneers the use of cameras and technology in human rights campaigning, and in 2007, alongside Sir Richard Branson, he founded The Elders (theelders.org) which was launched by Nelson Mandela. In 2006, Peter Gabriel was awarded the prestigious Man of Peace title by The Nobel Peace Laureates and in 2008 was also included in the Time 100 list. He has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice. He remains engaged in a wide variety of tech-based businesses throughout a variety of creative industries.

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Peter Gabriel announces rare North American tour in support of new album “i/o”

Peter Gabriel today announced a North American tour — his first in more than a decade — in support of his forthcoming new studio album i/o , unveiling 12 dates in the U.S. and Canada this September and October with at least a dozen more shows to come.

The shows announced today follow Gabriel’s previously unveiled European tour this May and June, and begin Sept. 8 in Quebec and run through an Oct. 13 concert in Los Angeles, with stops in between in Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City, Chicago and more.

See full dates below.

A presale for those shows begins at noon Eastern today, March 7 — with the general on-sale following at 10 a.m. local time Friday, March 10. See petergabriel.com for full ticketing details.

But there will be more North American shows. In email to fans, Gabriel’s team advises: “Stay tuned for future tour date announcements in Washington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston.”

The tour will find Gabriel joined by longtime bandmates Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché.

Gabriel has not yet announced a release date for i/o , his first album of new music since 2002’s Up . But he has released several new songs, including “Panopticom,” “The Court” and — just this week — “Playing for Time.”

You can hear all three of those new tracks below.

Peter Gabriel 2023 tour dates

EUROPE May 18: Krakow, PL – Tauron Arena May 20: Verona, IT – Verona Arena May 21: Milan, IT – Mediolanum Arena May 23: Paris, FR – AccorHotels Arena May 24: Lille, FR – Stade Pierre-Mauroy May 26: Berlin, DE – Waldbuehne May 28: Munich, DE – Koenigsplatz May 30: Copenhagen, DK- Royal Arena May 31: Stockholm, SE – Avicii Arena June 2: Bergen, NO – Koengen June 5: Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome June 6: Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis June 8: Zurich, CH – Hallenstadion June 10: Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena June 12: Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena June 13: Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle June 15: Bordeaux, FR – Arkea Arena June 17: Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena June 19: London, UK – The O2 June 22: Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro June 23: Manchester, UK – AO Arena June 25: Dublin, IE – 3Arena

NORTH AMERICA Sept. 8: Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre Sept. 9: Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre Sept. 11: Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena Sept. 13: Montreal, QC – Bell Centre Sept. 14: Boston, MA – TD Garden Sept. 16: Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center Sept. 18: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Sept. 30: Chicago, IL – United Center Oct. 7: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena Oct. 8: Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena Oct. 11: San Francisco, CA – Chase Center Oct. 13: Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

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Peter Gabriel has announced details for his long-awaited North American leg of i/o - The Tour, a 2023 run across Europe and North America this spring and fall. Produced by Live Nation, Peter Gabriel will stop at TD Garden on September 14, 2023.

i/o - The Tour will see Gabriel playing new material from his forthcoming album i/o, as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music, with hits, fan favourites and the unexpected. For the shows, Gabriel will be joined by regular band-mates Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché. Additionally, new music from the i/o album is being released on the full moon of each month. The March song release is called Playing For Time.

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Peter Gabriel Announces 2023 Tour

by Tina Benitez-Eves November 8, 2022, 11:20 am

For the first time in nearly a decade, Peter Gabriel announces an official solo trek outside of North America. The singer returns to Europe and the U.K. in 2023 for his “i/o The Tour,” which supports his forthcoming album of the same name.

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The tour, which kicks off on May 18, in Krakow, Poland, and concludes on June 23, in Dublin, Ireland, consists of 22 shows across U.K. and Europe.

“It’s been awhile and I am now surrounded by a whole lot of new songs and am excited to be taking them out on the road,” Gabriel said in a statement. “Look forward to seeing you out there.”

Gabriel previously teamed with Sting on the road in 2016 for the pair’s “Rock Paper Scissors” trek. He last toured solo in 2014 with the “Back to Front Tour,” which commemorated the 25th anniversary of his fifth album,  So . He released his most recent album of new, original material in 2002 with Up . In 2010, Gabriel unveiled a covers albums Scratch My Back , followed by 2011’s New Blood , a collection of orchestral re-recordings of songs spanning his career.

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Though a release date for  i/o  hasn’t been announced, more details of the album are forthcoming. Earlier in 2022,  Gabriel said he had a number of new songs he was “trying to get finished” and initially planned to release something by the end of 2022. In 2021, Gabriel posted a series of photos featuring himself with longtime drummer Manu Katché, guitarist David Rhodes and bassist Tony Levin, at his Real World Studios in Wiltshire, England.

Gabriel also shared that he and his band worked on 17 songs in 10 days.

“I’m excited by what is being cooked at the moment,”  said Gabriel when he first began teasing new music in 2020. “I have been slowed down quite a lot by lockdown. We’ve not been able to have Dickie [engineer Richard Chappell], but I have enough songs that I like, to make a record I’m proud of.”

Peter Gabriel 2023 i/o The Tour Dates: May 18 – Krakow, Poland @ Tuaron Arena May 20 – Verona, Italy @ Verona Arena May 21 – Milan, Italy @ Mediolanum Arena May 23 – Paris, France @ Accorhotels Arena May 24 – Lille, France @ Stade Pierre-Mauroy May 26 – Berlin, German @ Waldbuehne May 28 – Munich, Germany @ Koeingsplatz May 30 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena May 31 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena June 2 – Bergen, Norway @ Koengen June 5 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome June 6 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis June 8 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion June 10 – Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena June 12 – Hamburg, Germany @ Barclays Arena June 13 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Festhalle June 15 – Bordeaux, France @ Arkea Arena June 17 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilitia Arena June 19 – London, UK @ 02 Arena June 22 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro June 23 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena June 25 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena

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Peter Gabriel Reveals Details Of I/O – The Tour North American Leg

Today, Peter Gabriel announces details for his long-awaited North American leg of i/o - The Tour, a 2023 run across Europe and North America this spring and fall. Produced by Live Nation, the newly announced dates will find Peter Gabriel performing at Wells Fargo Center on September 16. Fans should also stay tuned for future tour date announcements in Washington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston.

i/o - The Tour will see Gabriel playing new material from his forthcoming album i/o , as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music, with hits, fan favourites and the unexpected. For the shows, Gabriel will be joined by regular band-mates Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché. Additionally, new music from the i/o album is being released on the full moon of each month. The March song release is called Playing For Time.

TICKETS: The general onsale for i/o - The Tour North American leg will start Friday, March 10 at 10am Local Time on wellsfargocenterphilly.com . Fans will have access to a special presale through Peter’s Fan Club mailing list, starting Tuesday, March 7.

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About Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel first came to international prominence with the success of Genesis, a band that he co-founded while still at school. Since leaving Genesis in 1975, his recording career has included eleven studio albums, film soundtracks for Alan Parker’s ‘Birdy’, Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ and Philip Noyce’s ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ as well as numerous live albums. His wider musical career has included multiple Grammy Awards, the world-renowned Real World Studios, the formation of the Real World Records label, and in 1980 the creation of WOMAD, the festival that has launched the careers of many artists from around the world and has just celebrated its 40 th anniversary.

Peter Gabriel co-founded the human rights organization WITNESS (Witness.org) in 1992, the organization that pioneers the use of cameras and technology in human rights campaigning, and in 2007, alongside Sir Richard Branson, he founded The Elders (theelders.org) which was launched by Nelson Mandela.  In 2006, Peter Gabriel was awarded the prestigious Man of Peace title by The Nobel Peace Laureates and in 2008 was also included in the Time 100 list. He has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice. He remains engaged in a wide variety of tech-based businesses throughout a variety of creative industries.

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Peter Gabriel announces details for his long-awaited North American leg of i/o - The Tour, a 2023 run across Europe and North America this spring and fall. Produced by Live Nation, the newly announced dates will find Peter Gabriel performing in Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Fans should also stay tuned for future tour date announcements in Washington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston.

i/o - The Tour will see Gabriel playing new material from his forthcoming album i/o , as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music, with hits, fan favourites and the unexpected. For the shows, Gabriel will be joined by regular band-mates Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché. Additionally, new music from the i/o album is being released on the full moon of each month. The March song release is called Playing For Time.

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Peter Gabriel is heading out on his long-awaited North American leg of i/o - The Tour, a 2023 run across Europe and North America this spring and fall, with a stop at the United Center on September 30!

i/o - The Tour will see Gabriel playing new material from his forthcoming album i/o , as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music, with hits, fan favourites and the unexpected. For the shows, Gabriel will be joined by regular band-mates Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché. Additionally, new music from the i/o album is being released on the full moon of each month. The March song release is called Playing For Time.

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Peter Gabriel Plays First Headlining Show in 9 Years: Videos and Set List

Peter Gabriel returned to the stage with a performance at the Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland.

The show marked Gabriel's first headlining gig since 2014. More recently, he embarked on the Rock Paper Scissors collaborative tour with Sting in 2016.

The Poland concert was the first in Gabriel’s highly anticipated world tour, and the legendary singer delivered a heavy dose of new material, along with old classics.

The night began with a pair of acoustic renditions, as Gabriel performed "Washing of the Water" and "Growing Up." Things quickly got bigger from there, as the singer rolled into "Panopticom," the lead single from his upcoming album, i/o .

The track was one of 10 songs to make its live debut on the night. "Four Kinds of Horses," "i/o," "Playing for Time"  and "The Court" were also played in concert for their first time, while "Olive Tree," "Home," "Road to Joy" and "Live and Let Live" were given their world premieres (an unnamed, never-before-heard song was also performed). Gabriel has been putting out tracks from i/o on every full moon , and the latter collection of songs still remain unreleased.

The 1986 classic "Sledgehammer" closed Gabriel's initial set. After a brief intermission, he returned with a second round of tunes, which included "Darkness," "Don't Give Up" (originally a duet with Kate Bush ), "Red Rain" and "Solsbury Hill." For an encore, Gabriel performed his beloved track "In Your Eyes," then returned for a second encore with "Biko." Videos from the performance and a full set list can be found below.

Watch Peter Gabriel Perform 'Sledgehammer' at 2023 Tour Opener

i/o will be the tenth studio album since Gabriel’s departure from Genesis in 1975. It also marks his first album of original material in more than two decades.

"It's been a while and I am now surrounded by a whole lot of new songs and am excited to be taking them out on the road," Gabriel said when the initial i/o tour dates were announced. "Look forward to seeing you out there."

A North American leg of the tour will kick off Sept. 8 in Quebec. Gabriel will then wind his way through 25 stops across the U.S. and Canada, before concluding the trek Oct. 21 in Houston.

Watch Peter Gabriel Perform 'Growing Up' at 2023 Tour Opener

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Peter Gabriel, Tauron Arena, Kraków, Poland, 5/18/23 1. “Washing of the Water” 2. “Growing Up” 3. “Panopticom” 4. “Four Kinds of Horses” 5. “i/o” 6. “Digging in the Dirt” 7. “Playing for Time” 8. “Olive Tree” 9. “Home” 10. “Sledgehammer” 11. "Darkness" 12. "Love Can Heal" 13. "Road to Joy" 14. "Don't Give Up" 15. "The Court" 16. "Red Rain" 17. (Unknown) 18. "What Lies Ahead" 19. "Big Time" 20. "Live and Let Live" 21. "Solsbury Hill" 22. "In Your Eyes"

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Peter Gabriel (r) with Tony Levin, on the tour’s opening night, May 18, 2023

On the rise of each month’s full moon, since January of this year, Peter Gabriel has released a song from i/o , his first album of all new songs since 2002. On October 8, 2023, at the Client Pledge Arena, his Seattle-area fans were treated to live performances of 11 of those songs. Gabriel has always challenged his audience to explore his new music but 11 new songs is a lot to ask. Turns out that it wasn’t, however, as these tunes are woven into Gabriel ’ s rich catalog of work like a warm blanket.

Hanging over the stage is a giant clock with a silhouetted crew member erasing the big hand and immediately redrawing it one minute closer to showtime. At 8:00 p.m., Gabriel, wearing a flat cap and double-breasted brocade jacket, walks onto the stage alone. Referencing the clock, he talks of time being “the big boss” that “has us all in its claws.” He jokes to the audience that maybe they are seeing an avatar of himself that happens to be 20 years older and 20 kilograms heavier than the real Peter Gabriel, who is far away soaking up the sun on some exotic beach with the body of a Greek god. It’s a good laugh before he talks through the heavy themes that will be visited during the night’s performance: the hands of time and mortality, the universe and the origins of life on earth, human connectivity to everything living and dead, the existential threat and vaunted promise of artificial intelligence.

Gabriel segues softly from cosmic ideas to music as his long-time cully, bassist Tony Levin, joins him center stage to sit around the warm glow of a campfire. They kick off the night with an earthy version of “Washing of the Water.” The other band members join them, forming an intimate campfire circle as the song builds to a rousing unplugged crescendo. Sitting among this circle of talented musicians, Gabriel respectfully introduces each. There are the guys who have been by his side on tour and on albums for 40-plus years: Levin on bass, David Rhodes on guitars, Manu Katché on drums, and Richard Evans on guitar and flute. And there are the masterful newcomers: Ayanna Witter-Johnson (cello, piano, vocals), Marina Moore (violin, viola, vocals), Don E (keyboards) and Josh Shpak (trumpet, French horn, keys, vocals). The band launches into an intimate version of “Growing Up” from, Up, before moving from the campfire to the spacious three-tiered set that allowed the audience a good view of each of the nine musicians.

Peter Gabriel (Photo: York Tillyer; used with permission)

The first of the new songs, “Panopticon,” is preceded with a talk about the potential perils of Artificial Intelligence and the aspiration that, perhaps, the technology will be used in the best ways imaginable: advanced communication, universal education, worldwide healthcare for all, and a panoptic data stream that keeps an eye out for the evildoers. “Panopticon” is classic Peter Gabriel with a lilting melody and a buoyant chorus that showcases the driving power of veteran band members Levin, Rhodes and Katché.

Pulsing with a temperate trip-hop beat, “Four Kinds of Horses” is cinematic and dreamy, accentuated by Moore on violin in a duel with Shpak on trumpet. Another talk introduces the song, “I/O,” as Gabriel further explains his belief that everything, living and dead, shares a connection. I/O, he tells us, stands for Input/Output. It’s an easy-flowing and deeply personal song as Gabriel sings, “I’ll be laid to rest in a proper place, in the roots of an old oak tree, where life can move freely in and out of me.”

The new songs continue. “Playing for Time” is an instant classic with a sumptuous melody of piano and strings. The talks continue. Gabriel explains that “Olive Tree” is a song that alludes to mind reading and informs us of an up and coming MRI technology that translates brainwaves to video via an A/I algorithm. Gabriel’s story-telling is engaging and the concert begins to feel like a mash-up of Performance Art and a Ted Talk. Another new song, “This is Home,” is a warm and loving ode to family with a Motown-ish groove.

The finale of the first half is Gabriel’s biggest hit, “Sledgehammer.” In the wake of a set of adventurous new music and scientific revelations, it’s a jolt back to 1986, when Peter Gabriel was the biggest pop star on the planet. “Sledgehammer,” ironically, replaced “Invisible Touch” by Genesis, the band  in which Gabriel established himself, as the #1 song on the B illboard Hot 100 and went on to win nine MTV Music Video Awards. That’s a record that still stands today. With the conspicuous first blast of the trumpet, the audience jumps to its feet as Gabriel dances across the stage, playfully leading the audience to sing along to every sexual double entendre.

Watch “Sledgehammer” from the Boston show in September 2023

The second half opens with the industrial grind of “Darkness.” It’s a jarring start as nothing in the first set was as aggro as this. Appearing from behind a scrim, a parade of shadowy images of Gabriel warns of a dark side: “I’m afraid I can be devil-man, and I’m scared to be divine, don’t mess with me, my fuse is short.” ˆ That mood changes quickly as Gabriel segues to “Love Can Heal,” a gorgeous soundscape of synths and strings that debuted in 2016 while Gabriel was on tour with Sting.

Gabriel shuffles back and forth across the stage singing “Road To Joy,” a song that recalls the funk rock rhythm of “Big Time,” courtesy of keyboardist Don E playing a Keytar and Levin on his emblematic Chapman Stick bass.

The magnificent cellist, pianist and singer Ayanna Witter-Johnson has her moment to shine on “Don’t Give Up.” As Gabriel sings of the despair of a fallen man, Witter-Johnson answers back with hope, love and empathy in the duet originally made famous by Kate Bush.

Three more new songs are introduced in the second set. “The Court” speaks to the abuses of the justice system as Gabriel’s impressionistic verses give way to a definitive refrain: “And the court will rise, while the pillars all fall.” Two songs that have yet to be released are “ Live and Let Live,” a nod to the principles of Nelson Mandela set to a tune of celebration, and “And Still,” an ode to Gabriel’s mother.

Watch “Live and Let Live” as performed in Toronto

With a reference to climate change, Gabriel introduces “Red Rain,” quipping, “It seems every year the weather is getting stranger.” The fan favorite finds the band at the acme of perfection with layers of trumpet, cello, violin and keyboard fills accentuating the percussive heavy track. In an acknowledgement of his contribution, Gabriel credits Katché as the “explosive engine” of the band.

Pointing to the giant clock appearing again over the stage, Gabriel poses the question and answer, “Do you know what time it is?…it’s Big Time,” offering another opportunity to revisit the dance-rock that launched Gabriel into, well, the big time.

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Gabriel closes the show with “Solsbury Hill,” his first single after leaving Genesis and, arguably, the most defining song of his career. It is a glorious slice of pop perfection that stomps along to a 7/4 time signature and blushes with jangly guitars. As he skips joyfully across the stage, one wonders if Gabriel still gets the same heart-racing feeling that he had all those years ago when he sings about the revelation that letting go of Genesis was a risk that he had to take.

Watch “Solsbury Hill” from Madison Square Garden on the I/O tour

Before leaving the stage, Gabriel, born Feb. 13, 1950, re-introduces the band for the third, or maybe fourth, time. When they return for the encores he takes a minute to acknowledge the crew as cameras catch each of them at their posts for the audience to see. Throughout the night he has also acknowledged the individual visual artists who created the films that accompany each of the new songs. This is a man who truly appreciates and respects as equals all of the talent that surrounds him.

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The first encore is “In Your Eyes.” Having some fun, Gabriel holds the mic to Levin so he can sing “in your eyes” in a very deep basso. Katché kicks in with world beat percussion while Gabriel, Levin and Rhodes do a few simple dance steps that the entire band soon joins in on. The song comes to a pique when Witter-Johnson joins Gabriel at center stage to sing the parts originally recorded by Youssou N’Dour.

The band leaves the stage again but returns to answer the audience’s call for “Biko,” the anti-apartheid anthem that established Gabriel as a human rights activist and generated a monumental impact in the apartheid resistance movement. Telling the story of Steve Biko’s death in the manner of a news reporter, Gabriel quickly has the audience singing the chorus, “Biko, Biko, Because Biko, oh Biko,” and then leads them in a chant with protest fists lifted high. “What happens now is up to you,” he says, leaving the audience to finish the song while each band member follows Gabriel off-stage, one by one, until only Katché’s tom-tom beat remains. It is a solace ending to an enlightened evening of music, story-telling, visual art and the very welcome return of Peter Gabriel.

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Ana Gabriel to Celebrate 50 Years in Music With Un Deseo Más Tour: Here Are the Dates

Ana Gabriel is set to celebrate 50 years in music with her Un Deseo Más 2024 Tour, set to kick off Sept. 13 in New Jersey's Prudential Center.

Produced by CMN, the 24-date trek will take the legendary Mexican singer across the United States and Canada, visiting major markets such as Chicago (Allstate Arena), Atlanta (State Farm Arena), Dallas (Texas Trust CU Theatre), Toronto (Coca Cola Coliseum) and Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden Arena). The trek will wrap up Nov. 30 in Miami's Kaseya Center.

"For us at CMN, counting and producing the tours of an iconic artist like Ana Gabriel will always be a source of pride, her dedication and commitment to her fans commit us as a production company in each tour to execute shows of great height and quality," said Henry Cardenas, CEO of Cardenas Marketing Network.

This new trek follows her 2023 Por Amor A Ustedes World Tour, which spanned arenas across the U.S., Mexico and the Dominican Republic. To date, Ana Gabriel has landed 27 albums on the  Latin Pop Albums  chart (the woman with the most titles on this list) and six No. 1s on  Hot Latin Songs , including ballad anthems "Ay Amor" and "Evidencias." 

Last year, she was honored with the Living Legend Award at the inaugural Billboard ‘s Latin Women in Music.

"There is an audience behind me that is my base, that takes me by the hand in what I give them as a person, as a human being, as a singer, as a composer," Ana Gabriel previously said about her extraordinary touring career. "This audience is responsible for making me a living legend. They've supported me for many years because I have not lied to them. They know me so much, so much, so much that when I keep my distance or silence it is because they know that I'm taking time to recycle myself as a human being."

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