Peter Gabriel 'So' tour and reissue

Following a critically acclaimed New Blood tour in 2011 that re-imagined Peter Gabriel's best known songs through orchestral arrangements, he will return to North American stages to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking album So. 

 

Focusing on the entirety of that multi-platinum album, the tour, entitled BACK TO FRONT, will feature Gabriel with members of the original So touring band and will feature the album’s songs from start to finish plus some of his other biggest hits.

Tickets go on sale beginning today in Canada and May 31 in the U.S. for fan club members with general on-sales to follow at ticketmaster.com and livenation.com.

 

To coincide with the tour, So will be re-issued on Sept. 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 five-times platinum sales and becoming one of the most seminal albums of the 1980s.

It features hits such as “Sledgehammer,” “Big Time,” “Red Rain,” the duet “Don’t Give Up” with Kate Bush and “In Your Eyes.” The songs were also part of the emerging video revolution and the groundbreaking “Sledgehammer” became one of the most awarded videos of its time. To this date, “Sledgehammer” remains the most played video of all time on MTV.

 

More details on the CD reissue can be found at www.petergabriel.com

 

PETER GABRIEL     2012 North American Tour Itinerary

 

Sunday, September 16           Quebec City, QC        Colisee Pepsi

Tuesday, September 18         Montreal, QC              Bell Centre

Wednesday, September 19    Toronto, ON                Air Canada Centre

Friday, September 21             Philadelphia, PA          Wells Fargo Center

Sunday, September 23           Wantaugh, NY            Nikon at Jones Beach

Monday, September 24          Boston, MA                 TD Garden

Wednesday, September 26    Detroit, MI                   Palace of Auburn Hills

Thursday, September 27        Chicago, IL                 United Center

Sunday, September 30           Denver, CO                Red Rocks

Tuesday, October 2                San Jose, CA              HP Pavilion

Friday, October 5                    Las Vegas, NV            Planet Hollywood Showroom

Saturday, October 6               Los Angeles, CA         Hollywood Bowl

Tuesday, October 9                Santa Barbara, CA     Santa Barbara County Bowl

 

**Additional dates could be announced and itinerary subject to change.