Peter Gabriel returned to the stage with a efficiency on the Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland.
The present marked Gabriel’s first headlining gig since 2014. More just lately, he launched into the Rock Paper Scissors collaborative tour with Sting in 2016.
The Poland live performance was the primary in Gabriel’s extremely anticipated world tour, and the legendary singer delivered a heavy dose of latest materials, together with previous classics.
The night time started with a pair of acoustic renditions, as Gabriel carried out “Washing of the Water” and “Growing Up.” Things rapidly acquired larger from there, because the singer rolled into “Panopticom,” the lead single from his upcoming album, i/o.
The observe was one in all 10 songs to make its dwell debut on the night time. “Four Kinds of Horses,” “i/o,” “Playing for Time” and “The Court” had been additionally performed in live performance for his or her first time, whereas “Olive Tree,” “Home,” “Road to Joy” and “Live and Let Live” got their world premieres (an unnamed, never-before-heard music was additionally carried out). Gabriel has been placing out tracks from i/o on each full moon, and the latter assortment of songs nonetheless stay unreleased.
The 1986 traditional “Sledgehammer” closed Gabriel’s preliminary set. After a short intermission, he returned with a second spherical of tunes, which included “Darkness,” “Don’t Give Up” (initially a duet with Kate Bush), “Red Rain” and “Solsbury Hill.” For an encore, Gabriel carried out his beloved observe “In Your Eyes,” then returned for a second encore with “Biko.” Videos from the efficiency and a full set checklist could be discovered under.
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i/o would be the tenth studio album since Gabriel’s departure from Genesis in 1975. It additionally marks his first album of authentic materials in greater than twenty years.
“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 mentioned when the preliminary i/o tour dates had been introduced. (*9*)
A North American leg of the tour will kick off Sept. 8 in Quebec. Gabriel will then wind his manner via 25 stops throughout the U.S. and Canada, earlier than concluding the trek Oct. 21 in Houston.
Watch Peter Gabriel Perform ‘Growing Up’ at 2023 Tour Opener
Watch Peter Gabriel Perform ‘Red Rain’ at 2023 Tour Opener
Watch Peter Gabriel Perform ‘Home’ at 2023 Tour Opener
Watch Peter Gabriel Perform ‘Don’t Give Up’ at 2023 Tour Opener
Watch Peter Gabriel Perform ‘Big Time’ at 2023 Tour Opener
Watch Peter Gabriel Perform ‘Biko’ at 2023 Tour Opener
Watch Highlights From Peter Gabriel’s 2023 Tour Opener
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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