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The official account for Mike + The Mechanics, founded by Mike Rutherford in 1985. Looking Back - Living The Years is out now & catch M+TM on their 2025 Tour.
Joined May 2014
ICYMI: The new Mike + The Mechanics greatest hits compilation, "Looking Back - Living The Years", is out now on 2LP, CD & Digital! Celebrating 40 years of The Mechanics. Order now:
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What was your favourite moment of the "Looking Back - Living The Years" Tour? . 📸 Kelly Spiller
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Who remembers the time Mike did a lap in a reasonably-priced car on this classic episode of Top Gear, 2011? 🚗
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Mike tells the story behind the writing process and early success of Mike + The Mechanics’ "Silent Running". “Looking Back - Living The Years” is out now on 2LP, CD & Digital:
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Mike and Andrew on the Mechanics’ recent “Looking Back - Living The Years” tour stop in Leipzig 🇩🇪. 📸 Peter Schütz
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Andrew Roachford tells the story of how he and Mike met for a songwriting session that quickly led to him becoming a permanent member of Mike + The Mechanics in this recent interview with Steve Blame’s POP The History Makers podcast.
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“I always enjoy it. spending time with them on-stage and off-stage." . Looking back at 40 Years of the Mechanics, Mike Rutherford talks about touring and spending time with Tim Howar and Andrew Roachford over the last 15 years.
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Mike + The Mechanics in action at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - 2025. 📸 Ben Gordon
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Mike Rutherford tells the story of how Mike + The Mechanics first started in this 1995 interview on Taratata, French TV.
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Anyone call for some Mechanics? 🔧. 📸 Patrick Balls
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Watch as Mike + The Mechanics perform an alternate arrangement of their debut single “Silent Running” on Taratata in 1995.
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Mike Rutherford discusses what it's like working and touring with Andrew Roachford in this 2025 interview clip. “Looking Back - Living The Years” is out now on 2LP, CD & Digital:
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Mentally, still at the Looking Back - Living The Years Tour 🕺 . 📸 Christoph Speidel
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Anyone else wish they were here right now? 🏖️ Revisit “Taken In” by Mike + The Mechanics, released as the third single from their self-titled debut album in June 1986. Listen:
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In this 2025 interview clip, Mike tells the story of how Mike + The Mechanics first formed. “Looking Back - Living The Years” is out now on 2LP, CD & Digital:
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Taking it back to "The Road" tour in 2011. Who saw the band live on this tour?
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Another classic performance from the "Beggar On A Beach Of Gold" era - Mike + The Mechanics perform "Over My Shoulder" on Taratata in 1995.
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The lead single from "Let Me Fly" and a live favourite, watch as Mike + The Mechanics perform an acoustic version of "The Best Is Yet To Come" for Morgenmagazin in 2017.
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Honouring the legendary Paul Young on what would have been his 78th birthday. đź–¤
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Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads and father figures out there. Revisit “The Living Years” by Mike + The Mechanics:
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