MIKE + THE MECHANICS
30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION KICKS OFF WITH FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN DECADES, LAUNCHING FEBRUARY 26, 2015 IN VIRGINIA
RHINO CELEBRATES WITH DELUXE EDITION OF LIVING YEARS ON FEBRUARY 10
LOS ANGELES - Mike + The Mechanics hit the road in 2014 to celebrate the 25th anniversary “The Living Years.” The revelry will spill into 2015—which also happens to be the band’s 30-year anniversary—as the group kicks off a North American tour in Virginia on February 26. This will mark the first North American trek the band has made since their tour supporting the initial release of Living Years in 1989. LIVING YEARS DELUXE EDITION will also make its U.S. debut on February 10 when Rhino releases an expanded version of the group’s biggest album.
Formed in 1985 by Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford, Mike + The Mechanics has recorded seven studio albums and enjoyed a series of hit songs with “Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground),” “All I Need Is A Miracle,” “Word Of Mouth,” and “Over My Shoulder.” However, the #1 smash “The Living Years” from 1989 would become the largest hit of the band’s career.
For the upcoming tour, Rutherford will lead the current incarnation of Mike + The Mechanics, which includes vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar, keyboardist Luke Juby, guitarist/bassist Anthony Drennan, and drummer Gary Wallis. For the shows, the band will perform all of its best-known songs, as well as a selection of Genesis favorites like “I Can’t Dance” and “Turn It On Again.” The 18-date tour will conclude on March 21 in Chicago.
The LIVING YEARS DELUXE EDITION will celebrate this musical milestone with a whole host of special extras. Along with the original studio album, the two-CD set will feature a bonus disc of live recordings from the 1989 Living Years UK tour along with the song “The Living Years 2014” which has been re-recorded with the South African Isango Choir and Andrew Roachford on lead vocals.
Mike + The Mechanics
Tour Dates
February
26 The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
27 The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
28 Sands Bethlehem Event Center - Bethlehem, PA
March
2 Ram's Head On Stage - Annapolis, MD
3 Tarrytown Music Hall - Tarrytown, NY
4 Best Buy Theater - New York, NY
6 Borgata Spa & Resort - Atlantic City, NJ
7 Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
8 Infinity Hall - Hartford, CT
10 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto CNE Grounds - Toronto, ON
11 Theatre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts - Montreal, QC
13 Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead - Munhall, PA
14 Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI
15 Hard Rock Live – Northfield - Northfield, OH
17 Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH
19 The Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
20 Park West - Chicago, IL
21 Park West - Chicago, IL
LIVING YEARS DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing
Disc 1
1. “Nobody’s Perfect”
2. “The Living Years”
3. “Seeing Is Believing”
4. “Nobody Knows”
5. “Poor Boy Down”
6. “Blame”
7. “Don’t”
8. “Black & Blue”
9. “Beautiful Day”
10. “Why Me?”
Disc 2
1. “The Living Years 2014”
2. “Nobody Knows” (Live)
3. “Seeing Is Believing” (Live)
4. “Don’t” (Live)
5. “Black & Blue” (Live)
6. “Silent Running” (Live)
7. “Par Avion” (Live)
8. “Take The Reins” (Live)
9. “Nobody’s Perfect” (Live)
10. “A Call To Arms” (Live)
11. “Beautiful Day” (Live)
12. “Hanging By A Thread” (Live)
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