Mike and the Mechanics head for South Africa
They shot to stardom with their two Top 10 singles; “Silent Running” and “All I Need Is a Miracle”, and now their South African fans will get to see them live.
Sun International is thrilled to announce that Mike and the Mechanics are set to perform in the Big Top Arena, at Carnival City, on August 18.
Mike and the Mechanics have been around since 1984.
The band was originally started by super group Genesis founder-member Mike Rutherford, and featured vocalists Paul Carrack and Paul Young.
They followed this success with “The Living Years”, an album that achieved massive global acclaim with its title single, the legendary, “The Living Years”, becoming the world’s 18th best-selling single of 1988.
Two further albums followed: 1991’s “Word of Mouth” and 1995’s “Beggar on a Beach of Gold” continuing to cement the band’s reputation as one of the most respected contemporary melodic rock bands.
As well as the title tracks, massive hits off these albums included “Over my Shoulder” and “Another Cup of Coffee”.
Sadly, in July 2000, lead vocalist Paul Young died and the face of Mike and the Mechanics consequently changed.
After an extended sabbatical period of inactivity, the group re-emerged and, in the years to 2009, the chameleon nature of the band became obvious, as it encompassed both its highly successful past and the beckoning future.
Mike revealed to Rolling Stone magazine that he had started writing again – the result: a new generation Mike and The Mechanics album “The Road” launched in 2011, featuring two new faces in the vocal department, singer/song-writer and total entertainer Andrew Roachford, and actor/singer Broadway and West End star Tim Howar.
South African fans can now look forward to seeing the band live in August.
A compassionate side- effect of the concert is that Mike and the Mechanics have partnered with Sun International, Famous Concerts and Harley Davidson to support the M-Net Naledi Children’s Literacy Project.
They appeal to concert-goers to bring along a children’s book to drop in the M-Net Cares Box, which can be found at the concert venue.
Additionally, a portion of ticket sales will go towards helping M-Net Cares to build more children’s libraries.
