Phil Collins hasn’t headlined a solo tour in years. The health issues that curtailed his performing career are well documented, and his return for Genesis’s farewell run offered a brief, bittersweet closing chapter. The Phil Collins Story has stepped into that absence, bringing his catalog to the Palace Theatre for audiences who grew up on the drumming, the voice, and the run of radio hits that soundtracked the ’80s and ’90s.
About The Phil Collins Story
The show draws from one of the most commercially successful catalogs in British pop history. Collins built his reputation from behind the drum kit in Genesis before pivoting to a solo career that ran at full intensity through the ’80s and into the ’90s. That body of work holds up live — particularly in a theatrical setting built around it. The Phil Collins Story presents the songs in a format suited to rooms like the Palace rather than the stadiums Collins once filled on his own. For fans who never saw him at full power, or who simply want to hear that catalog done right, the case for showing up is straightforward.
About Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre sits at 19 Clinton Avenue in downtown Albany — a movie palace that still anchors the Capital District’s concert calendar. Its 2,807 seats split between orchestra and balcony put it in that useful middle tier — more presence than a club, less distance than an arena. The proscenium stage handles production-heavy shows well, and the room’s acoustics have served everything from Broadway touring productions to full rock sets. For a show built around Collins’s catalog — songs that lean on texture, dynamics, and vocal precision — it’s a natural fit.
Tickets & Show Info
The Phil Collins Story plays the Palace Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.