Mike and the Mechanics in concert
Mike and the Mechanics are set to perform in the Big Top Arena, at Carnival City, on August 18.
The band has been around since 1984.
It was originally started by super group Genesis founder-member Mike Rutherford, with vocalists Paul Carrack and Paul Young.
Mike and the Mechanics shot to stardom with their two Top 10 singles, Silent Running and All I Need Is a Miracle.
They followed this success with The Living Years, an album that achieved massive global acclaim with its title single, The Living Years, becoming the world’s 18th best selling single of 1988.
Two further albums followed: 1991’s Word of Mouth and 1995’s Beggar on a Beach of Gold, continuing to cement the band’s reputation as one of the most respected contemporary melodic rock bands.
As well as the title tracks, massive hits off these albums included Over my Shoulder and Another Cup of Coffee.
Sadly, in July 2000, lead vocalist Paul Young died, and the face of Mike and the Mechanics consequently changed.
After an extended sabbatical period of inactivity, the group re-emerged, and the chameleon nature of the band became obvious, as it encompassed both its highly successful past and the beckoning future. Rutherford revealed to Rolling Stone magazine that he had started writing again – the result: a new generation Mike and The Mechanics album, The Road, which was launched in 2011.
The album featured two new faces in the vocal department, singer/songwriter and total entertainer Andrew Roachford, and actor/singer Broadway and West End star Tim Howar.
