The band had known it for three years, but it was made official only in March 1996: Phil Collins leaves Genesis to have more time to follow up his own projects. Read about the backgrounds here and also read the official statement.
In 1995 Mike + The Mechanics went on tour again. Here is an overview over the tour and essential information.
Their Beggar On A Beach Of Gold brought the Mechanics to Imst, Austria, for the first time.
Their European Beggar On A Beach Of Gold tour brought Mike + The Mechanics to Sweden where they spontaneously tacked on a gig at a local disco. Lars Köster was there.
In March 1995 Mike + The Mechanics released "Beggar On A Beach Of Gold", that was more acoustic than previous releases.
After the Both Sides tour Phil went to Australia for the Far Sides tour. Our Australian correspondent reports…
Phil is coming home. In December 1994 Phil played in England again. Some of the shows took place at London's Wembley Arena.
On the third leg of his Both Sides tour 1994 Phil Collins achieved the feat of selling out Niedersachsen stadium in Hannover, Germany, for four nights in a row. Read here for this and other exciting news items.
After the North American leg of the Both Sides tour Phil Collins returned to Europe at the end of August 1994. Before he went on to set a new audience record in Niedersachsenstadion Hannover, Germany, he took the time to play an Unplugged show for MTV.