Six of the Best

The one-off event took place on 2 October 1982 at the Milton Keynes Bowl, England, and staged as a benefit to raise funds for Gabriel who faced considerable financial debts after the first WOMAD festival.

The "classic" line-up of Genesis featured frontman Peter Gabriel, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford, keyboardist Tony Banks, drummer Phil Collins, and guitarist Steve Hackett.

The concert originated after Gabriel helped to stage the first World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival, held in Shepton Mallet, England in July 1982.

The venture left Gabriel in considerable financial hardship with debts as high as £200,000, and received "a lot of nasty phone calls and a death threat.

[2] Hackett, who was recording in Brazil, got the invite to perform and quickly flew to London to join the band in Hammersmith for rehearsals, flying mostly overnight.