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The legendary Peter Gabriel is back with a bang – another new song and his first US tour in years

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Peter Gabriel continues to release previews of his upcoming album, called IAND his plan is to release a single every full moon. That’s why he just posted the topic playing for time. Plus, she surprised everyone by announcing her first major North American tour in a long time.

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The tour will be produced by powerhouse Live Nation and will include shows in Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The ad also adds: “Fans should keep an eye out for future dates. in cities such as Washington DC, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston.

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Peter Gabriel, at 73, with a new song and a North American tour.  Photo: IG

Peter Gabriel, at 73, with a new song and a North American tour. Photo: IG

THE ticket sales will start this Friday March 10 at livenation.com, but Peter Gabriel fans received an email on Tuesday the 7th to access a pre-sale. There is also another presale the day before, for Citi cards.

Live, throughout the “i/o – The Tour” tour, Peter Gabriel He will be accompanied by his usual companions Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché.

the new single

the brand new theme playing for time It was composed and produced by Peter Gabriel, recorded at his Real World Studios and at The Beehive in London. It includes pianist Tom Cawley and orchestral arrangements by Ed Shearmur, as well as musicians who formerly formed the New Blood Orchestra.

“It’s a song,” said Peter Gabriel, “that I’ve been working on for some time, and I’ve also played it live, but without lyrics, so maybe it’s familiar to some people. It was an important song for me. It’s about time, mortality, memories, and the idea that each of us has a planet full of memories in our brains.”

And he added: “It is rather a very personal question of how memories are put together and if we are prisoners of time, or if it is something that can set us free. I think it’s good to have more intrepid and interesting experiences because it feeds you with very rich memories until you grow up like me. And every relevant experience teaches you something.”

previous songs

Peter Gabriel in the middle of recording his new album.  Photo: IG

Peter Gabriel in the middle of recording his new album. Photo: IG

He January 9 this yearcoinciding with the first full moon of 2023, Peter Gabriel was launched panopticomfirst song on the album I. The issue was accompanied by a cover image by artist David Spriggs.

“The first song,” he said, “is based on an idea I’ve been working on to start creating an infinitely expandable accessible globe of data: the Panapticom. We’re starting to connect a group of like-minded people who could bring this to life, to allow the world to see better and better understand what’s really going on.”

The full moon release of this single kept the charm of Gabriel’s purest style; the fire of I It will be something different from the usual norm: the release of each composition will take the phases of the moon as its date. The moon will be the guide in the launch plan of the new album. With each full moon, a new song from this album will be revealed, the first in 21 years.

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