Timeline Peter Gabriel: So

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• 1950 Peter Gabriel born in Chobham, Surrey Surrey Grows up in the Surrey countryside.
• 1967 Peter Gabriel forms Genesis Charterhouse School Forms the band with school friends.
• 1972 Peter Gabriel wears a fox's head on stage Genesis theatre His costumes become a Genesis trademark.
• 1974 Peter Gabriel's last Genesis album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Concept double album His story of a Puerto Rican youth in New York.
• 1975 Peter Gabriel leaves Genesis Frontman Peter Gabriel left Genesis to pursue a solo career. The remaining members auditioned around 400 singers to find a replacement before deciding that Collins — already singing backing vocals and occasional lead — should become the band's lead vocalist.
• 1977 Peter Gabriel releases his first solo album Solsbury Hill Solsbury Hill is about leaving Genesis.
• 1980 Peter Gabriel releases his third album Biko With Biko and the gated drum sound.
• 1982 Peter Gabriel founds WOMAD World music festival The first World of Music, Arts and Dance festival.
• 1986 Peter Gabriel releases So Sledgehammer With Sledgehammer, Don't Give Up and In Your Eyes.
• 1986 Peter Gabriel tours for Amnesty International A Conspiracy of Hope Followed by the Human Rights Now! tour in 1988.
• 1989 Peter Gabriel opens Real World Studios Box, Wiltshire Studio and label for world music.
• 1989 Peter Gabriel releases Passion The Last Temptation of Christ His soundtrack wins a Grammy.
• 1992 Peter Gabriel releases Us Digging in the Dirt An album about relationships.
• 2007 Peter Gabriel helps found The Elders With Nelson Mandela A group of world leaders working for peace.
• 2014 Peter Gabriel inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Second induction Inducted as a solo artist, after Genesis in 2010.
• 2023 Peter Gabriel releases i/o First new album in 21 years Released song by song at every full moon.