Mike + The Mechanics

M+TM return to the stage in 2025 for the “Looking Back - Living the Years” Tour.

Even inside Genesis, Mike Rutherford's forte has always been his melodic songwriting. With the successful side project Mike & the Mechanics, the artist managed to find a further way to express himself working with other composers and different teams. Since 1985, Mechanics became a brand in their own, releasing seven albums, selling more than 10 million records, launching many hit singles and touring worldwide with a two frontmen led band.

The sudden death of one of the original singers, Paul Young, needed a period of adjustment but, after one experimental album with Paul Carrack as the only vocalist, Rutherford changed the face to the band recruiting two new singers, Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar.


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Can you narrow it down? Let us know your favourite Mechanics songs in the comments 👇

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#OnThisDay in 1999 - Mike + The Mechanics kicked off the "M6" Tour at the Barbican Theatre in York. Who caught a show?

📸 Mike for the official tour programme

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It's been 1 year since the Mechanics wrapped up the "Looking Back - Living The Years" Tour at the Tempodrom in Berlin. Thank you to everyone who came out to a show!

📸 Rainer Keuenhof, Nicole Wichmann

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It’s been 15 years since Mike + The Mechanics embarked on their “Hit The Road Tour” - kicking off on this day in 2011 in York, England.

It was the first tour for the reformed Mechanics after a 7 year hiatus - with Andrew Roachford, Tim Howar, Luke Juby and Anthony Drennan joining Gary Wallis and Mike Rutherford on the road for the first time.

Who saw the band on this tour?

📸 Andy Sheppard, Vhari Lannigan, Matt Kent, Christof Störmer

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Happy birthday to our very own Luke Juby today!

📸 Scott Saldinger (8By10ByScott)

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Wishing Nic Collins a happy birthday today! Throwback to the "Looking Back - Living The Years" Tour last year in Pretoria.

📸 Media Productions

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Celebrating 15 years of "The Road" - the Mechanics' first studio album with Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar on vocals, alongside Luke Juby, Anthony Drennan, Gary Wallis and Mike Rutherford. The album also features Arno Carstens on lead vocals for three songs.

📸 Paddy Balls, Matt Kent

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Sending birthday wishes to ‪@tonybanksmusic‬ on his 76th today!

📸 Michael Putland

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This week in 2019 - Mike + The Mechanics released "What Would You Do" as a single from "Out Of The Blue".

Written by Mike Rutherford, ‪@RoachfordMusic‬ and ‪@ClarkDatchlerOfficial‬, who also plays keyboards on the track.

Revisit the single: lnkfi.re/MATMWhatWouldYouDo

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On this day in 2011, Mike + The Mechanics released "Reach Out (Touch The Sun)" as the first single from "The Road" - the first album featuring the all-new Mechanics line-up with ‪@RoachfordMusic‬ and Tim Howar on lead vocals.

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