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===2015–present: Out of retirement, Not Dead Yet Tour and second Genesis reunion=== [[File:Phil Collins - Royal Albert Hall - Wednesday 7th June 2017 PhilCollinsRAH070617-7 (35215802066).jpg|thumb|Collins on stage at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London on 7 June 2017]] In May 2015, Collins signed a deal with [[Warner Music Group]] to have his solo albums remastered and reissued with previously unreleased material.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-collins-readies-deluxe-reissues-of-solo-catalog-20150512|title=Phil Collins Readies Deluxe Reissues of Solo Catalog|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=12 May 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref> In October of that year, he announced that he was no longer retired and had started plans to tour and make a new album.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phil Collins 'no longer retired'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34659811|access-date=28 October 2015|date=28 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Greene|first=Andy|title=Phil Collins Plotting Comeback: 'I Am No Longer Retired'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-collins-plotting-comeback-i-am-no-longer-retired-20151028|access-date=28 October 2015|date=28 October 2015}}</ref> By mid-2016, all eight of his albums were reissued with the artwork updated to display Collins as his older self; the exception being ''Going Back'', which had a new cover.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://petapixel.com/2016/04/08/phil-collins-remastered-6-albums-reshot-covers/|title=Phil Collins Reshot All His Original Album Covers for the 2016 Reissues|date=8 April 2016|work=PetaPixel|access-date=14 May 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, the additional digital only releases ''Other Sides'' and ''Remixed Sides'' followed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Phil Collins goes digital with demos, B-sides and remixes |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2019/5/10/phil-collins-goes-digital-with-demos-b-sides-and-remixes-1.html |access-date=21 May 2019 |agency=ABC News |archive-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524225837/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2019/5/10/phil-collins-goes-digital-with-demos-b-sides-and-remixes-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2016, Collins's autobiography ''Not Dead Yet'' was published.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-collins-warts-and-all-autobiography-arriving-in-2016-20151012|title=Phil Collins' 'Warts and All' Autobiography Arriving in 2016|date=12 October 2015|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref> At a press conference held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in the same month, Collins announced his [[Not Dead Yet Tour]] which initially took form as a short European trek from June 2017.<ref name="2017 tour">{{cite news|title=Phil Collins marks comeback with European tour|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37676505|work=BBC News |access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> The tour included five nights at the Royal Albert Hall which sold out in fifteen seconds, prompting the announcement of Collins's headline spot at the 2017 [[British Summer Time (concerts)|BST Hyde Park]] festival which became his largest solo concert.<ref name="Hyde Park">{{cite news|title=Phil Collins to play his biggest-ever solo show in Hyde Park|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/08/phil-collins-to-play-biggest-ever-solo-show-in-hyde-park|newspaper=The Guardian|date=3 November 2016}}</ref> His band included his son [[Nic Collins (drummer)|Nicolas]] on the drums. A review in ''The Telegraph'' stated: "Unlike the body, the voice is largely unravaged by time. It's still soulful, sometimes silky, occasionally bruised."<ref name="Hall">{{cite news|title=Against all odds, Phil Collins carries the crowd – review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/against-odds-phil-collins-carries-nottingham-motorpoint-arena/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/against-odds-phil-collins-carries-nottingham-motorpoint-arena/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|agency=The Telegraph|first=James|last=Hall|date=23 November 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2017, the tour was extended worldwide and ran until October 2019 for a total of 97 shows.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://consequence.net/2017/11/phil-collins-announces-mexico-south-america-tour-dates-for-2018/|title=Phil Collins announces Mexico, South America tour dates for 2018|date=27 November 2017|work=Consequence|access-date=16 May 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://consequence.net/2018/05/phil-collins-2018-north-american-tour/|title=Phil Collins announces first North American tour in 12 years|date=7 May 2018|work=Consequence|access-date=16 May 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://concertfix.com/tours/phil-collins|title=Phil Collins Tour Dates & Concert Tickets 2019|last=ConcertFix|website=ConcertFix|language=en|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> In March 2020, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford announced they had reformed Genesis once more to undertake [[The Last Domino? Tour]]. This time the band were joined by Collins's son Nic on the drums, leaving his father to handle lead vocals. After the tour was rescheduled twice due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], it began in September 2021 and finished in London on 26 March 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/genesis-tour-reunion-961479/|title=Genesis to Launch 'The Last Domino?' Reunion Tour in April 2021|date=4 March 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Andy|last=Greene|access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref> At the last show, at [[The O2 Arena]] in London, Collins said on stage: "It's the last show for Genesis".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sicily |first=Angeline |date=27 March 2022 |title=Phil Collins Retiring? Drummer Worries Fans During Last Performance With Genesis |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/84304/20220327/phil-collins-retiring-drummer-worries-fans-during-last-performance-genesis.htm |access-date=28 March 2022 |website=Music Times}}</ref> On 20 August 2024, it was revealed by music executive [[Simon Napier-Bell]] that Collins was updating his home studio by Lake Geneva, with new music possibly in the works.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/phil-collins-new-music-2024/|title=Phil Collins May Be Finally Working on New Music Again|date=20 August 2024|access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> In February 2025, however, Collins stated he had no current plans to make more music, saying he was "not hungry" enough to do so due to his ongoing health issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/phil-collins-says-hes-not-hungry-enough-to-make-new-music-3840210 |title=Phil Collins says he's "not hungry enough" to make new music |work=NME |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=21 February 2025 |access-date=24 March 2025}}</ref>
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