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

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.

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

2012	City / Venue	Country	Tickets
24/06/12	Kiel – Kieler Woche /Ostseekanal	Germany	Setlist
26/06/12	Newcastle – Academy	UK
27/06/12	Glasgow – Academy	UK	Setlist
29/06/12	Holmfirth – Picturedrome	UK
30/06/12	Birmingham – Academy	UK
02/07/12	Bournemouth – Academy	UK
03/07/12	Falmouth – Princes Pavilion	UK
04/07/12	Cardiff – St Davids Hall	UK
06/07/12	Luxemburg – Den Atelier	Luxemburg
07/07/12	Honberg (Tuttlingen) – Festival in der Ruine	Germany
08/07/12	Dortmund – Signal Iduna Park Westfalenhalle 3A	Germany
10/07/12	Berlin – Tempodrom	Germany
12/07/12	Dresden – Alter Schlachthof	Germany
13/07/12	Schopfheim – Marktplatz	Germany
14/07/12	Offenbach – Capitol	Germany
16/07/12	Isle Of Man – Villa Marina NEW	UK
18/07/12	London – Shepherds Bush Empire	UK
19/07/12	Bath – The Form	UK
20/07/12	Silverstone – Classic	UK
21/07/12	Hurtwood Park – Polo Rocks NEW	UK	canc.
03/08/12	Bad Krozingen – Open Air Im Park	Germany
10/08/12	Skanderborg – Smukfest	Denmark
11/08/12	Osnabrück – NDR2 Festival	Germany	free
17/08/12	Linz – Krone-Fest NEW	Austria	free
18/08/12	Ludwigshafen – Center NEW	Germany	free
24/08/12	Arbon – Summerdays Festival	Switzerland

older dates

17/11/10	London – Royal Albert Hall (Prince’s Trust)	UK
25/11/10	Manchester – Band On The Wall (Smooth Radio)	UK
27/04/11	Hull – City Hall	UK	cancelled
28/04/11	Doncaster – Dome	UK	cancelled
30/04/11	Bradford – St. George’s Hall	UK	cancelled
01/05/11	York – Grand Opera House	UK
03/05/11	Oxford – New Theatre	UK
05/05/11	Nottingham – Royal Concert Hall	UK
06/05/11	Leicester – De Mortfort Hall	UK	cancelled
08/05/11	Bournemouth – BIC	UK
09/05/11	London – Royal Albert Hall	UK
11/05/11	Portsmouth – Guildhall	UK
12/05/11	Brighton – Centre	UK
13/05/11	Bristol – Colston Hall	UK
15/05/11	Plymouth – Pavillion	UK
17/05/11	Cardiff – CIA	UK
18/05/11	Ipswich – Regent Theatre	UK
20/05/11	Manchester – O2 Apollo	UK
21/05/11	Blackpool – Opera House	UK
22/05/11	Liverpool – Empire	UK
24/05/11	Edinburgh – Playhouse	UK
25/05/11	Glasgow – Clyde Auditorium	UK
26/05/11	Gateshead – The Sage	UK
28/05/11	Sheffield – City Hall	UK
29/05/11	Birmingham – Symphony Hall	UK
30/05/11	Birmingham – Symphony Hall	moved to	29/05
31/05/11	Zürich – Volkshaus	Switzerland
01/06/11	Duisburg – Theater am Marientor	Germany
02/06/11	Karlsruhe – Stadthalle	Germany
04/06/11	Leipzig – Parkbühne Clara-Zetkin-Park	Germany
05/06/11	Berlin – Admiralspalast	Germany
06/06/11	Hamburg – Laeiszhalle	Germany
08/06/11	Niedernhausen – Rhein-Main-Theater	Germany
09/06/11	Munich – Tonhalle	Germany
11/06/11	Isle of Wight – Festival	UK
26/06/11	London – Hyde Park: Hard Rock Calling	UK
02/07/11	Bucharest – ?	Romania
08/07/11	Sofia – ?	Bulgaria
16/07/11	Warburg – WDR2 Open Air	Germany