Mama Tour

The Mama Tour was a North American and United Kingdom concert tour by English rock band Genesis. The tour began in November 1983 and ended in February 1984 in Birmingham, England.[1] Birmingham dates at National Exhibition Centre in February 1984 were filmed for a video release entitled Genesis: The Mama Tour.

Mama Tour

Tour by Genesis
Associated album	Genesis
Start date	6 November 1983
End date	29 February 1984
Legs	3
No. of shows	71
Genesis concert chronology

Setlist

1. "Dodo/Lurker" †
2. "Abacab" (performed before "Drum Duet" and moved to this position after four performances)
3. "That's All"
4. "Mama"
5. "Eleventh Earl Of Mar"
6. "Squonk" (deleted January 14, 1984)
7. "Behind The Lines" (starting on January 15, 1984, replaced by "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" after January 28, 1984)
8. "Firth Of Fifth" † (performed after "Illegal Alien" and moved to this position after four performances)
9. "The Musical Box" (Added on January 15, 1984)
10. "Illegal Alien" (performed before "Firth of Fifth" and moved to this position after four performances)
11. "Man on the Corner" † (eliminated after January 24, 1984)
12. "Who Dunnit?" † (eliminated after January 24, 1984)
13. "Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea"
14. "The Carpet Crawlers" † (performed after "Dodo/Lurker" and moved to this position after four dates; eliminated after December 12, 1983)
15. "Keep It Dark"
16. "It's Gonna Get Better"
17. "Follow You Follow Me" †
18. Medley:
    1. "In the Cage"
    2. "The Cinema Show"
    3. "...In That Quiet Earth"
    4. "The Colony of Slippermen"
    5. "Afterglow"
19. Drum Duet
20. "Los Endos" †
21. "Misunderstanding" †
22. ""Turn It On Again/(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (oldies medley)*

† – not included in video release

Tour band

• Phil Collins – drums, electronic percussion, lead vocals
• Tony Banks – keyboards, Moog Taurus, backing vocals
• Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass guitar, bass pedals, backing vocals, drums on "Who Dunnit?"

Additional Musicians

• Daryl Stuermer – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
• Chester Thompson – drums

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets sold / available	Revenue
North America leg #1
6 November 1983	Normal, IL	United States	Horton Fieldhouse
7 November 1983
8 November 1983	Ames, IA		Hilton Coliseum
9 November 1983	Saint Paul, MN		St. Paul Civic Center
10 November 1983	Milwaukee, WI		MECCA Arena	10,732 / 11,609	$120,047
11 November 1983	Chicago, IL		Rosemont Horizon	54,318 / 54,318	$647,193
12 November 1983
13 November 1983
14 November 1983	Detroit, MI		Joe Louis Arena
16 November 1983	Landover, MD		Capital Centre	14,370 / 18,787	$179,625
17 November 1983	New York, NY		Madison Square Garden
18 November 1983
20 November 1983	Montreal, QC	Canada	Montreal Forum
21 November 1983
22 November 1983	Toronto, ON		Maple Leaf Gardens	31,299 / 31,299	$383,058
23 November 1983
25 November 1983	Philadelphia, PA	United States	The Spectrum	53,325 / 53,325	$624,535
26 November 1983
27 November 1983
28 November 1983	Worcester, MA		The Centrum
29 November 1983
30 November 1983
1 December 1983	Hartford, CT		Hartford Civic Center
2 December 1983	Syracuse, NY		Carrier Dome	40,681 / 40,681	$505,237
3 December 1983	Buffalo, NY		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
4 December 1983	Richfield, OH		Richfield Coliseum
5 December 1983
7 December 1983	Pittsburgh, PA		Civic Arena	12,027 / 15,000	$160,981
8 December 1983	Cincinnati, OH		Riverfront Coliseum
10 December 1983	Norfolk, VA		Norfolk Scope
11 December 1983	Greensboro, NC		Greensboro Coliseum	10,181 / 15,886	$122,564
12 December 1983	Nashville, TN		Nashville Municipal Auditorium	7,405 / 9,450	$84,212
13 December 1983	Atlanta, GA		Omni Coliseum	11,017 / 11,466	$148,338
15 December 1983	Jacksonville, FL		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum	5,666 / 10,276	$74,858
16 December 1983	Tampa, FL		Lakeland Civic Center	10,000 / 10,000	$140,000
17 December 1983	Pembroke Pines, FL		Hollywood Sportatorium
North America leg #2
6 January 1984	San Francisco, CA	United States	Cow Palace
9 January 1984	Vancouver, BC	Canada	Pacific Coliseum	10,873 / 16,000	$124,552
10 January 1984	Tacoma, WA	United States	Tacoma Dome	16,525 / 18,000	$247,709
12 January 1984	Los Angeles, CA		The Forum	46,453 / 46,453	$612,397
13 January 1984
14 January 1984
15 January 1984	Tempe, AZ		ASU Activity Center	10,611 / 14,307	$155,755
17 January 1984	Denver, CO		McNichols Arena	15,532 / 18,553	$221,622
19 January 1984	Norman, OK		Lloyd Noble Center
20 January 1984	Tulsa, OK		Tulsa Assembly Center
21 January 1984	Dallas, TX		Reunion Arena	17,698 / 17,698	$258,193
22 January 1984	Houston, TX		The Summit
23 January 1984				16,781 / 16,781	$256,831
24 January 1984	Austin, TX		Frank Erwin Center	13,438 / 14,595	$185,219
25 January 1984	New Orleans, LA		Lakefront Arena	7,332 / 10,013	$110,546
26 January 1984	Memphis, TN		Mid-South Coliseum	10,138 / 12,000	$123,845
28 January 1984	St. Louis, MO		St. Louis Arena	14,778 / 14,778	$176,608
30 January 1984	Kansas City, MO		Kemper Arena	16,871 / 16,871	$207,491
31 January 1984	Lexington, KY		Rupp Arena
1 February 1984	Indianapolis, IN		Market Square Arena
3 February 1984	Omaha, NB		Omaha Civic Auditorium	10,000 / 10,000	$125,000
4 February 1984	Peoria, IL		Peoria Civic Center	10,260 / 11,442	$116,000
5 February 1984	Madison, WI		Dane County Coliseum	7,290 / 9,900	$96,437
7 February 1984	Saint Paul, MN		St. Paul Civic Center
9 February 1984	Winnipeg, MB	Canada	Winnipeg Arena	10,776 / 12,000	$110,627
11 February 1984	Calgary, AB		Olympic Saddledome	14,640 / 17,000	$176,852
12 February 1984	Edmonton, AB		Northlands Coliseum	12,148 / 16,000	$148,103
14 February 1984	Boise, ID	United States	BSU Pavilion	9,543 / 10,200	$126,530
16 February 1984	Reno, NV		Lawlor Events Center	11,413 / 11,413	$171,185
17 February 1984	Las Vegas, NV		Thomas & Mack Center	14,566 / 14,566	$218,344
19 February 1984	Oakland, CA		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	27,293 / 27,293	$390,715
20 February 1984
Europe leg
25 February 1984	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
26 February 1984
27 February 1984
28 February 1984
29 February 1984

References

1. "Mama". Live Recordings. genesis-movement.org. Retrieved 30 May 2013.