Many will be aware that Mike Rutherford’s memoirs The Living Years – the first memoirs of any Genesis member – have been nearing publication for some time.
We’re pleased to announce that the release date for The Living Years is January 23rd 2014.
January was already going to be a big month for fans of Mike and the Mechanics who were eagerly anticipating the release of The Singles: 1985 – 2014. But January just got even bigger.
As well as the first compilation of M+TM singles spanning nearly 30 years of hits, January 20th will also see the release of the 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Living Years.
In the ‘here today gone tomorrow’ world of modern pop 25 years is cause for celebration.
With the Living Years 25th Anniversary Tour of the UK kicking off in Rhyl in February, and with Mike’s new book as well as the Living Years 25th Anniversary CD Edition both due for launch in early 2014 we’ve decided to move back the release date of the singles collection until January 20th.
Mike + The Mechanics will hit South Africa in August to play gigs in Sun City on the 17th, Jozi on the 18th and Cape Town’s GrandWest Casino on the 20th. The first two are part of the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary celebrations while the gig in Cape Town sees the band play the largest entertainment venue in South Africa.
Mike is please to confirm his long held ambition to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “The Living Years” with an extensive tour of the UK with the current band comprising of Andrew Roachford, Tim Howar, Anthony Drennan, Luke Juby and Gary Wallis.
You can see the full list of UK tour dates on the live page and on the tour poster below.
Last week the band travelled to Merkers in Germany to play a concert inside a Salt Mine – there’s a new gallery from the gig on our images page. There’s also a video showing our trip in to the mine and some footage of the gig.
We’ve also set up a new Facebook page where you can stay up to date with the band and share your photographs, videos thoughts and links. We’ve already got over 11,000 likes and so thank you for everyone that’s already visited.