Nic Collins returns to Mike + The Mechanicson drums for 2025 tour…
3rd December 2024Mike + The Mechanics are delighted to announce that Nic Collins is returning on drums for the forthcoming ‘Looking back – Living The Years 2025’ Tour.
Nic first started playing with Mike (Rutherford) on the globe-trotting sell-out Genesis ‘Last Domino?’ Tour in 2021/22 which was a colossal task for any drummer taking on a tour of that scale, but one that saw Nic draw plaudits all over the world not only from fans but also fellow musicians with Musicradar.com voting him one of Best Rock Drummers and Best Prog Drummers of 2021.
Mike invited Nic to join The Mechanics ‘Refuelled! Tour 2023’ as the bands’ drummer due to the unavailability of regular drummer Gary Wallis. It was a huge success giving the band a new energy and dynamic that thrilled crowds across Europe.
On rejoining the band, Nic says “I’m thrilled to be heading back on the road with Mike + The Mechanics. The last tour in 2023 was so much fun and I’m honored to have been asked to be a part of this next tour.”
Mike says “It’s great that Nic is joining us again. He brings a great energy to the band and it’s nice keeping it in the family.”
Starting in March 2025 and playing through the UK, this tour will see them play their hits including ‘Over My Shoulder’, ‘The Living Years’ and ‘All I Need Is A Miracle’ as well as drift into some of Genesis’s much loved classic tracks.
Tickets are available from
www.mikeandthemechanics.com, www.ticketmaster.co.uk and www.ticketline.co.uk
Mike + The Mechanics – Looking back – Living The Years 2025 Tour
March
Monday 3rd – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
Tuesday 4th – Aberdeen, Music Hall
Wednesday 5th – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
Friday 7th – Perth, Concert Hall
Saturday 8th – Stockton, Globe Theatre
Sunday 9th – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Tuesday 11th – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
Wednesday 12th – Stoke, Victoria Halls
Friday 14th – York, Barbican
Saturday 15th – Ipswich, Regent Theatre
Monday 17th – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Tuesday 18th – Sheffield, City Hall
Thursday 20th – Halifax, Victoria Halls
Saturday 22nd – Gateshead, Glasshouse
Sunday 23rd – Llandudno, Venue Cymru
Monday 24th – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
Wednesday 26th – Leicester, De Monfort Hall
Thursday 27th – Basingstoke, Anvil
Saturday 29th – Bournemouth, Pavilion
Sunday 30th – Portsmouth, Guildhall
April
Tuesday 1st – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
Wednesday 2nd – Northampton, Derngate
Friday 4th – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Saturday 5th – Eastbourne, Congress Theatre
Sunday 6th – Oxford, New Theatre
Tuesday 8th – Guildford, G Live
Thursday 10th – Bristol, Beacon
Friday 11th – Swansea, Arena
Saturday 12th – Plymouth, Pavilions
Monday 14th – London, Royal Albert Hall
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Originally formed in 1985 by Mike Rutherford “as a side project to Genesis”, Mike + The Mechanics originally featured Paul Young and Paul Carrack as frontmen, and together, they achieved huge commercial success throughout the 80s and 90s achieving number ones all over the world and going on to sell over 10 million albums. After Paul Young’s sudden death in 2000, the band released one further album before deciding to call it a day. In 2011, Mike started writing songs again and invited Roachford and Howar to join him and their chemistry was instant and they released ‘The Road’ album and the band began touring again with huge success and have remained together since.
