Mike + The Mechanics’ Living Years Expanded

MIKE + THE MECHANICS

30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION KICKS OFF WITH
FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN DECADES,
LAUNCHING FEBRUARY 26, 2015 IN VIRGINIA

RHINO CELEBRATES WITH DELUXE EDITION OF
LIVING YEARS ON FEBRUARY 10

Mike + The Mechanics hit the road in 2014 to celebrate the 25th anniversary “The Living Years.” The revelry will spill into 2015-which also happens to be the band’s 30-year anniversary-as the group kicks off a North American tour in Virginia on February 26. This will mark the first North American trek the band has made since their tour supporting the initial release of Living Years in 1989. LIVING YEARS DELUXE EDITION will also make its U.S. debut on February 10 when Rhino releases an expanded version of the group’s biggest album.

Formed in 1985 by Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford, Mike + The Mechanics has recorded seven studio albums and enjoyed a series of hit songs with “Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground),” “All I Need Is A Miracle,” “Word Of Mouth,” and “Over My Shoulder.” However, the #1 smash “The Living Years” from 1989 would become the largest hit of the band’s career.

For the upcoming tour, Rutherford will lead the current incarnation of Mike + The Mechanics, which includes vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar, keyboardist Luke Juby, guitarist/bassist Anthony Drennan, and drummer Gary Wallis. For the shows, the band will perform all of its best-known songs, as well as a selection of Genesis favorites like “I Can’t Dance” and “Turn It On Again.” The 18-date tour will conclude on March 21 in Chicago.

The LIVING YEARS DELUXE EDITION will celebrate this musical milestone with a whole host of special extras. Along with the original studio album, the two-CD set will feature a bonus disc of live recordings from the 1989 Living Years UK tour along with the song “The Living Years 2014” which has been re-recorded with the South African Isango Choir and Andrew Roachford on lead vocals.

For more information about Mike + The Mechanics, please contact Jason Elzy in the Rhino Media Relations Department at jason.elzy@rhino.com or 818-238-6220.

Mike + The Mechanics
Tour Dates
February
26 The Birchmere
27 The Birchmere
28 Sands Bethlehem Event Center

March
2 Ram’s Head On Stage
3 Tarrytown Music Hall
4 Best Buy Theater
6 Borgata Spa & Resort
7 Wilbur Theatre
8 Infinity Hall
10 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto CNE Grounds
11 Theatre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts
13 Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
14 Michigan Theater
15 Hard Rock Live – Northfield
17 Taft Theatre
19 The Pabst Theater
20 Park West
21 Park West
Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, VA
Bethlehem, PA
Annapolis, MD
Tarrytown, NY
New York, NY
Atlantic City, NJ
Boston, MA
Hartford, CT
Toronto, ON
Montreal, QC
Munhall, PA
Ann Arbor, MI
Northfield, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Milwaukee, WI
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
LIVING YEARS DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing

Disc 1
1. “Nobody’s Perfect”
2. “The Living Years”
3. “Seeing Is Believing”
4. “Nobody Knows”
5. “Poor Boy Down”
6. “Blame”
7. “Don’t”
8. “Black & Blue”
9. “Beautiful Day”
10. “Why Me?”

Disc 2
1. “The Living Years 2014”
2. “Nobody Knows” (Live)
3. “Seeing Is Believing” (Live)
4. “Don’t” (Live)
5. “Black & Blue” (Live)
6. “Silent Running” (Live)
7. “Par Avion” (Live)
8. “Take The Reins” (Live)
9. “Nobody’s Perfect” (Live)
10. “A Call To Arms” (Live)
11. “Beautiful Day” (Live)
12. “Hanging By A Thread” (Live)
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