Back to Front: Live in London

Back to Front: Live in London
Back to Front: Live in London
Live album and film by Peter Gabriel
Released	23 June 2014
Recorded	21 and 22 October 2013
Venue	The O2 Arena (London)
Genre	Rock
Length	125:20
Label	Real World; Eagle Rock;
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	^[1]

Back to Front: Live in London is a live album and film by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, recorded at The O2 Arena in London on 21 and 22 October 2013 during his Back to Front Tour. The release includes the regular recording of the concerts as well as a special "theatrical" version with interviews, directed by Hamish Hamilton.^[2]

Back to Front: Live in London was released in the following formats:

DVD
Blu-ray
DVD Deluxe Book Edition (2 DVD + 2 CD)
Blu-ray Deluxe Book Edition (2 Blu-ray + 2 CD)^[3]

It was later released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2024.^[4]

Track listing

DVD and Blu-ray
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Daddy Long Legs"
2.	"Come Talk to Me"
3.	"Shock the Monkey"
4.	"Family Snapshot"
5.	"Digging in the Dirt"
6.	"Secret World"
7.	"The Family and the Fishing Net"
8.	"No Self Control"
9.	"Solsbury Hill"
10.	"Show Yourself"
11.	"Red Rain"
12.	"Sledgehammer"
13.	"Don't Give Up"
14.	"That Voice Again"
15.	"Mercy Street"
16.	"Big Time"
17.	"We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"
18.	"This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds)"
19.	"In Your Eyes"
20.	"The Tower That Ate People"
21.	"Biko"

Personnel

Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, piano
David Rhodes – guitar, vocals
Jennie Abrahamson – vocals, acoustic guitar
Tony Levin – bass, keyboards, vocals
David Sancious – keyboards, acoustic guitar, accordion
Linnea Olsson – vocals, cello
Manu Katché – drums, percussion
Daby Touré – guest vocals on "In Your Eyes"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for *Back to Front*
Chart (2014–19)	Peak position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)^[5]	21
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	1
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)^[7]	1
Finnish Music DVD (Suomen virallinen lista)^[8]	1
French Music DVD (SNEP)^[9]	2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	7
Italian Music DVD (FIMI)^[11]	1
Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	1
Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	1
UK Music Videos (OCC)^[14]	1
US Music Videos (Billboard)^[15]	1

Year-end charts

Chart performance for *Back to Front*
Chart (2014)	Position
US Music Videos (Billboard)^[16]	34

References

^ McCahill, Mike (20 March 2014). "Peter Gabriel: Back to Front review – depressing retrospective-tour film". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
^ "Back To Front – Live in London". Peter Gabriel. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
^ "Peter Gabriel / Back to Front: Live in London deluxe sets". Super Deluxe Edition. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Out This Week on 10 May, 2024". Super Deluxe Edition. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "ARIA Top 40 Music DVD — Week Commencing 7th July 2014" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10 – 04.07.2014" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Dutch Music DVD Top 30 – 28/06/2014" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "26/2014 – Suomen virallinen lista – DVD" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Classement officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux du 27 juin 2014 au 03 juillet 2014" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – Back To Front - Live In London DVD" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "DVD: Classifica settimanale WK 27 (dal 30.06.2014 al 06.07.2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 26, 2014" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Schweizer Hitparade – Musik-DVD Top 10 – 29.06.2014" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50: 29 June 2014 – 05 July 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "Peter Gabriel Chart History – Music Video Sales (VDM)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Music Video Sales – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[guardianrev-1] McCahill, Mike (20 March 2014). "Peter Gabriel: Back to Front review – depressing retrospective-tour film". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

[2] "Back To Front – Live in London". Peter Gabriel. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

[3] "Peter Gabriel / Back to Front: Live in London deluxe sets". Super Deluxe Edition. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[4] "Out This Week on 10 May, 2024". Super Deluxe Edition. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[5] "ARIA Top 40 Music DVD — Week Commencing 7th July 2014" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[6] "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10 – 04.07.2014" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[7] "Dutch Music DVD Top 30 – 28/06/2014" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[8] "26/2014 – Suomen virallinen lista – DVD" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[9] "Classement officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux du 27 juin 2014 au 03 juillet 2014" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[ac_Germany_Peter_Gabriel-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – Back To Front - Live In London DVD" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[ac_ItalyMV_-11] "DVD: Classifica settimanale WK 27 (dal 30.06.2014 al 06.07.2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[12] "Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 26, 2014" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[13] "Schweizer Hitparade – Musik-DVD Top 10 – 29.06.2014" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[14] "Official Music Video Chart Top 50: 29 June 2014 – 05 July 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[15] "Peter Gabriel Chart History – Music Video Sales (VDM)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[16] "Music Video Sales – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

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Studio albums	Peter Gabriel (Car) Peter Gabriel (Scratch) Peter Gabriel (Melt) Peter Gabriel (Security) So Us Up Scratch My Back New Blood I/O
Live albums	Plays Live Plays Live Highlights Secret World Live Live Blood Back to Front: Live in London Growing Up Live Live in Athens 1987 Live at WOMAD 1982
Singles	"Solsbury Hill" "Modern Love" "D.I.Y." "Games Without Frontiers" "No Self Control" "Biko" "I Don't Remember" "Shock the Monkey" "I Have the Touch" "Wallflower" "Walk Through the Fire" "Sledgehammer" "In Your Eyes" "Don't Give Up" "Big Time" "Red Rain" "Shaking the Tree" "Digging in the Dirt" "Steam" "Blood of Eden" "Kiss That Frog" "Lovetown" "While the Earth Sleeps" "When You're Falling" "The Barry Williams Show" "More Than This" "Growing Up "Burn You Up, Burn You Down" "Darkness" "Down to Earth" "Panopticom" "The Court" "Playing for Time" "I/O" "Four Kinds of Horses" "Road to Joy" "So Much" "Olive Tree" "Love Can Heal" "This Is Home" "And Still" "Live and Let Live"
Songs	"Moribund the Burgermeister" "Humdrum" "Here Comes the Flood" "On the Air" "Mother of Violence" "Intruder" "Family Snapshot" "The Rhythm of the Heat" "San Jacinto" "Lay Your Hands on Me" "That Voice Again" "Mercy Street" "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" "This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" "Zaar" "Come Talk to Me" "Love to Be Loved" "Secret World" "Father, Son" "The Tower That Ate People" "Sky Blue"
Soundtracks	Birdy Passion OVO Long Walk Home
Compilations	Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats Revisited Hit Rated PG Flotsam and Jetsam
Concert tours	This Way Up Tour Secret World Tour Back to Front Tour i/o The Tour
Films	Secret World Live Growing Up: Live Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped
Video games	Xplora1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World Eve Myst IV: Revelation
Other	Discography Genesis WOMAD Passion – Sources The Story of OVO Millennium Dome Show Play: The Videos Big Blue Ball And I'll Scratch Yours Real World Records Real World Studios Solid State Logic (SSL)
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