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Mike + The Mechanics: Paul Young (1947-2000)
Paul Young, one of the vocalist in Mike + The Mechanics suddenly died on July 15, 2000.
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Paul Young, one of the vocalist in Mike + The Mechanics suddenly died on July 15, 2000.
On December 15, 2000, musical companions of Paul Young, amongst them Mike + The Mechanics, met at the Apollo in Manchester to honour their late friend and colleague.
The latter of only two German gigs by Mike + The Mechanics in 1999 took place at Museumsmeile Bonn. Here are two reports from the show.
In 1999 Mike + The Mechanics also came to Germany and played, amongst other cities, Hamburg. Here are your own concert reports.
When Genesis had completed their metamorphosis with a new album and a tour its members turned towards their solo projects again. Mike Rutherford recorded an album with his Mechanics that is called either M6 ior simply Mike & The Mechanics.
Mike + The Mechanics played a warm-up gig to a select audience in the London club Hanover Grand – even before the album had come out.
In 1995 Mike + The Mechanics went on tour again. Here is an overview over the tour and essential information.
Their Beggar On A Beach Of Gold brought the Mechanics to Imst, Austria, for the first time.
Their European Beggar On A Beach Of Gold tour brought Mike + The Mechanics to Sweden where they spontaneously tacked on a gig at a local disco. Lars Köster was there.
In the eye of the public Mike + The Mechanics have shrunk to a trio. In March 1995 they released a new album that is more acoustic than previous releases.