{"id":1403934,"date":"2022-03-28T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1403934"},"modified":"2022-03-28T08:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:01:02","slug":"phil-collins-bids-emotional-farewell-to-fans-at-his-final-concert-with-genesis-bandmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phil-collins-bids-emotional-farewell-to-fans-at-his-final-concert-with-genesis-bandmates\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Collins Bids Emotional Farewell to Fans at His Final Concert with Genesis Bandmates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphil-collins-bids-emotional-farewell-to-fans-at-his-final-concert-with-genesis-bandmates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1403934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Music legend Phil Collins<\/u><\/a> held his last concert ever amid his ongoing health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Collins was joined by Genesis bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks for their last show ever at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/united-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>London&#8217;s 02 Saturday evening<\/u><\/a>. Collins, 71, performed the show sitting down and quipped to the crowd he will now need to find a real job, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-10656895\/Frail-Phil-Collins-stands-Genesis-bandmates-iconic-band-play-FINAL-concert.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>the Daily Mail reported<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640\/320\/phil-u-arena-1.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Phil Collins from Genesis performs at U Arena on March 17, 2022, in Nanterre, France.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Phil Collins from Genesis performs at U Arena on March 17, 2022, in Nanterre, France.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(David Wolff-Patrick\/Redferns\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The band reunited for The Last Domino? Tour this year after postponing due to the coronavirus. The tour came after a 14-year live performance hiatus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/phil-collins-remains-seated-berlin-concert-drums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>PHIL COLLINS REMAINS SEATED DURING BERLIN CONCERT MONTHS AFTER REVEALING HE CAN NO LONGER PLAY THE DRUMS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Collins has suffered from numerous health issues in recent years, including dislocating vertebrae in his neck in 2007 that left nerve damage to his hands. He has used a cane since 2015, when he had back surgery, and revealed in September he can &#8220;barely hold&#8221; a drumstick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t do anything at all. I don\u2019t practice singing at home, not at all. Rehearsing is the practice,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/sep\/17\/genesis-prog-phil-collins-health-final-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Collins told the Guardian in September.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640\/320\/splash1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Phil Collins appeared on stage at the O2 in London on March 24, 2022, as he plays his last ever concerts with rock band Genesis this week.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Phil Collins appeared on stage at the O2 in London on March 24, 2022, as he plays his last ever concerts with rock band Genesis this week.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Bav Media \/ SplashNews.com)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/phil-collins-declining-health-unable-play-drums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>PHIL COLLINS REVEALS HIS DECLINING HEALTH HAS LEFT HIM UNABLE TO PLAY THE DRUMS ANYMORE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These guys are always having a go at me for not, but I have to do it this way. Of course, my health does change things, doing the show seated changes things. But I actually found on my recent solo tours, it didn\u2019t get in the way; the audience were still listening and responding. It\u2019s not the way I would have written it, but it\u2019s the way that it is,&#8221; he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640\/320\/splash3.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Phil Collins appeared on stage at the O2 in London on March 24, 2022, as he plays his last ever concerts with rock band Genesis this week.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Phil Collins appeared on stage at the O2 in London on March 24, 2022, as he plays his last ever concerts with rock band Genesis this week.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Bav Media \/ SplashNews.com)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640\/320\/splash2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Phil Collins appeared on stage at the O2 in London on March 24, 2022, as he plays his last ever concerts with rock band Genesis this week.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Phil Collins appeared on stage at the O2 in London on March 24, 2022, as he plays his last ever concerts with rock band Genesis this week.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Bav Media \/ SplashNews.com)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original Genesis member Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett were reportedly not present for the band\u2019s final concert.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Genesis first formed in 1967 and skyrocketed to fame in the 1970s, selling more than 100 million records. Collins became the band\u2019s drummer and backing vocalist in 1970, before becoming lead vocalist in 1975.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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