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Mike + The Mechanics – Live: Hit The Road Tour 2011 + 2012

The all new Mike + The Mechanics line up will hit the road again in 2012. The tour is called Hit The Road and it will feature two new singers, Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar, who join Mike Rutherford to continue with one of the most successful side projects ever.

In 2011, Mike + The Mechanics returned with a brand new album, The Road, and a European tour. The album The Road features two news singers – Andrew Roachford, who is well knows for his own career and Tim Howar, a Canadian singer and actor, who also has his own band called van Tramp. The 2011 tour was a success – read also our review here. The new line-up will also go on the road in 2012.

tour 2012

The tour has started in Kiel, Germany (June 24) with a surprising setlist (see news item here).The band will continue to tour in the UK and mainly Germany.Performances include both, festival and solo shows.More dates have been added for the summer.

Find all updates here.

Band line-up

Mike Rutherford (guitars, bass)

Tim Howar (vocals)

Andrew Roachford (keyboards, vocals)

Gary Wallis (drums)

Anthony Drennan (Guitars, Bass)

Luke Juby (Keyboards)

latest update: 16/07/2012

2012City / VenueCountryTickets
24/06/12Kiel – Kieler Woche /OstseekanalGermanySetlist
26/06/12Newcastle – AcademyUK
27/06/12Glasgow – AcademyUKSetlist
29/06/12Holmfirth – PicturedromeUK
30/06/12Birmingham – AcademyUK
02/07/12Bournemouth – AcademyUK
03/07/12Falmouth – Princes PavilionUK
04/07/12Cardiff – St Davids HallUK
06/07/12Luxemburg – Den AtelierLuxemburg
07/07/12Honberg (Tuttlingen) – Festival in der RuineGermany
08/07/12Dortmund – Signal Iduna Park Westfalenhalle 3AGermany
10/07/12Berlin – TempodromGermany
12/07/12Dresden – Alter SchlachthofGermany
13/07/12Schopfheim – MarktplatzGermany
14/07/12Offenbach – CapitolGermany
16/07/12Isle Of Man – Villa Marina NEWUK
18/07/12London – Shepherds Bush EmpireUK
19/07/12Bath – The FormUK
20/07/12Silverstone – ClassicUK
21/07/12Hurtwood Park – Polo Rocks NEWUK
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03/08/12Bad Krozingen – Open Air Im ParkGermany
10/08/12Skanderborg – SmukfestDenmark
11/08/12Osnabrück – NDR2 FestivalGermanyfree
17/08/12Linz – Krone-Fest NEWAustriafree
18/08/12Ludwigshafen – Center NEWGermanyfree
24/08/12Arbon – Summerdays FestivalSwitzerland

older dates

17/11/10London – Royal Albert Hall (Prince’s Trust)UK
25/11/10Manchester – Band On The Wall (Smooth Radio)UK
27/04/11Hull – City HallUKcancelled
28/04/11Doncaster – DomeUKcancelled
30/04/11Bradford – St. George’s HallUKcancelled
01/05/11York – Grand Opera HouseUK
03/05/11Oxford – New TheatreUK
05/05/11Nottingham – Royal Concert HallUK
06/05/11Leicester – De Mortfort HallUKcancelled
08/05/11Bournemouth – BICUK
09/05/11London – Royal Albert HallUK
11/05/11Portsmouth – GuildhallUK
12/05/11Brighton – CentreUK
13/05/11Bristol – Colston HallUK
15/05/11Plymouth – PavillionUK
17/05/11Cardiff – CIAUK
18/05/11Ipswich – Regent TheatreUK
20/05/11Manchester – O2 ApolloUK
21/05/11Blackpool – Opera HouseUK
22/05/11Liverpool – EmpireUK
24/05/11Edinburgh – PlayhouseUK
25/05/11Glasgow – Clyde AuditoriumUK
26/05/11Gateshead – The SageUK
28/05/11Sheffield – City HallUK
29/05/11Birmingham – Symphony HallUK
30/05/11Birmingham – Symphony Hallmoved to29/05
31/05/11Zürich – VolkshausSwitzerland
01/06/11Duisburg – Theater am MarientorGermany
02/06/11Karlsruhe – StadthalleGermany
04/06/11Leipzig – Parkbühne Clara-Zetkin-ParkGermany
05/06/11Berlin – AdmiralspalastGermany
06/06/11Hamburg – LaeiszhalleGermany
08/06/11Niedernhausen – Rhein-Main-TheaterGermany
09/06/11Munich – TonhalleGermany
11/06/11Isle of Wight – FestivalUK
26/06/11London – Hyde Park: Hard Rock CallingUK
02/07/11Bucharest – ?Romania
08/07/11Sofia – ?Bulgaria
16/07/11Warburg – WDR2 Open AirGermany