Mike & The Mechanics

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Mike & The Mechanics

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Note: The artist name is often displayed stylised as M1ke + The Mechan1c5 or similar. According to RSG §1.9.3 this should not be used as ANV.

Formed : 1985 // United Kingdom

Mike & The Mechanics started off as a side project for Mike Rutherford during a hiatus from Genesis. He started writing songs with Chris Neil and B.A. Robertson after writing and recording two solo albums on his own. The first Mike + The Mechanics album released in 1985 yielded three hits with "Silent Running", "All I Need Is A Miracle" and "Taken In." From there, the Mechanics have released eight albums, including Living Years. That album's title track hit #1 in the U.S.

BAND LINEUP:
Mike Rutherford : Guitar, bass (1985-Present)
Paul Carrack : Vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums (1985-2005)
Paul Young : Vocals, percussion (1985-2000)
Peter Van Hooke : Drums (1985-1995)
Adrian Lee : Keyboards (1985-1995)
Gary Wallis : Drums (1995-Present)
Andrew Roachford (2009 - Present)
Tim Howar (2009 - Present)

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Top Tracks

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Over My Shoulder

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The Living Years

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Silent Running

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Another Cup of Coffee

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All I Need Is a Miracle

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2025

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May 4, 2025

Looking Back - Living the Years 2025 Tour

Tempodrom

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

  • 1. A Beggar on a Beach of Gold

  • 2. Another Cup of Coffee

  • 3. Get Up

  • 4. Song for You Song for Me

  • 5. Land of Confusion(Genesis cover)

  • 6. Let Me Fly

  • 7. East and West of the Sun

  • 8. The Best Is Yet to Come

  • 9. Silent Running

  • 1. Nobody Knows / Invisible Touch / Everybody Gets A Second Chance / Out Of The Blue / Follow You Follow Me

  • 2. The Living Years

  • 3. I Can't Dance(Genesis cover)

  • 4. Cuddly Toy(Andrew Roachford cover)

  • 5. All I Need Is a Miracle

  • 1. Over My Shoulder

  • 2. Word of Mouth


May 3, 2025

Looking Back - Living the Years 2025 Tour

Meistersingerhalle

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

  • 1. A Beggar on a Beach of Gold

  • 2. Another Cup of Coffee

  • 3. Get Up

  • 4. Song for You Song for Me

  • 5. Land of Confusion(Genesis cover)

  • 6. Let Me Fly

  • 7. East and West of the Sun

  • 8. The Best Is Yet to Come

  • 9. Silent Running

  • 1. Nobody Knows / Invisible Touch / Everybody Gets A Second Chance / Out Of The Blue / Follow You Follow Me

  • 2. The Living Years

  • 3. I Can't Dance(Genesis cover)

  • 4. Cuddly Toy(Andrew Roachford cover)

  • 5. All I Need Is a Miracle

  • 1. Over My Shoulder

  • 2. Word of Mouth


May 2, 2025

Looking Back - Living the Years 2025 Tour

Alte Oper

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

  • 1. A Beggar on a Beach of Gold

  • 2. Another Cup of Coffee

  • 3. Get Up

  • 4. Song for You Song for Me

  • 5. Land of Confusion(Genesis cover)

  • 6. Let Me Fly

  • 7. East and West of the Sun

  • 8. The Best Is Yet to Come

  • 9. Silent Running

  • 1. Nobody Knows / Invisible Touch / Everybody Gets A Second Chance / Out Of The Blue / Follow You Follow Me

  • 1. The Living Years

  • 2. I Can't Dance(Genesis cover)

  • 3. Cuddly Toy(Roachford cover)

  • 4. All I Need Is a Miracle

  • 1. Over My Shoulder

  • 2. Word of Mouth


April 30, 2025

Looking Back - Living the Years 2025 Tour

Congress Centrum CCH

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  • 1. A Beggar on a Beach of Gold

  • 2. Another Cup of Coffee

  • 3. Get Up

  • 4. Song for You Song for Me

  • 5. Land of Confusion(Genesis cover)

  • 6. Let Me Fly

  • 7. East and West of the Sun

  • 8. The Best Is Yet to Come

  • 9. Silent Running

  • 10. Nobody Knows / Invisible Touch / Everybody Gets A Second Chance / Out Of The Blue / Follow You Follow Me

  • 11. The Living Years

  • 12. I Can't Dance(Genesis cover)

  • 13. Cuddly Toy(Roachford cover)

  • 14. All I Need Is a Miracle

  • 1. Over My Shoulder

  • 2. Word of Mouth

  • 3. Keyboard Solo / Guitar Solo / Private Dancer / Superstition / Purple Haze / Drum Solo

  • 4. Word of Mouth (reprise)


April 29, 2025

Looking Back - Living the Years 2025 Tour

Mitsubishi Electric Halle

Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • 1. A Beggar on a Beach of Gold

  • 2. Another Cup of Coffee

  • 3. Get Up

  • 4. Song for You Song for Me

  • 5. Land of Confusion(Genesis cover)

  • 6. Let Me Fly

  • 7. East and West of the Sun

  • 8. The Best Is Yet to Come

  • 9. Silent Running

  • 10. Nobody Knows / Invisible Touch / Everybody Gets A Second Chance / Out Of The Blue / Follow You Follow Me

  • 11. The Living Years

  • 12. I Can't Dance(Genesis cover)

  • 13. Cuddly Toy(Roachford cover)

  • 14. All I Need Is a Miracle

  • 1. Over My Shoulder

  • 2. Word of Mouth

  • 3. Keyboard Solo / Guitar Solo / Private Dancer / Superstition / Purple Haze / Drum Solo

  • 4. Word of Mouth (reprise)

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