Mike and the Mechanics

Monday 1st May 2023

location_city The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Mike and the Mechanics

English pop-rock band formed by ex-Genesis member, Mike Rutherford in 1985.

As of 2011, the band features Mike, Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar.

Previous members have included Paul Carrack, the late Paul Young (of Sad Cafe NOT the pop-singer) and Adrian Lee.

They released their debut album, "Mike + The Mechanics" in 1985, followed by: "Living Years" (1988), "Word of Mouth" (1991), "Beggar on a Beach of Gold" (1995), "Hits" (1996), "Mike & The Mechanics" (1999), "Rewired" (2004), "The Road" (2011), "Let Me Fly" (2017), plus 2019's: "Out of the Blue".

Their most familiar songs include "All I Need Is A Miracle", "The Living Years", "Over My Shoulder" and "Now That You've Gone".