To make the “flying” work, I brought in an “expert” who had flown Elton John and his piano into the air a few months earlier. If the prevailing winds permitted, this vapor would fill the entire stage.
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He’d also be concealed by the smoke machines and the intense fog that bubbled up from stage hands dumping huge blocks of dry ice into buckets of water. He’d be hoisted fifteen feet into the air by nearly invisible thin metal wires and finish the song floating in a silver jumpsuit, as the curtain closed. Someone had the inspiration to “fly” Peter into the air while the audience was blinded (it was most likely Peter himself). This incident took place sometime between 19, either in Cleveland or Berlin (Believe me, in my world that is terrific accuracy!). One of our roadies filled them a couple of hours before the show and set them off just at the right moment. We never told anyone we were going to do it. We filled these canisters with a martini of flash and gunpowder that would be criminally outlawed today, whereas back then it was quietly banned. The audience was blinded and dazed so it made for an excellent finish. We made him momentarily invisible by detonating controlled explosions that came from metal pods at the front of the stage. Towards the climax of the show, Peter would throw off his hat and cape to reveal himself in a silver jumpsuit. I was responsible for what is arguably rock’s most embarrassing moment.Ī standard early-to-mid-70s Genesis show finished with Peter Gabriel dressed in his “Magog” outfit: a long velvet black cape and a giant triangular headpiece.
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