Mike & The Mechanics tour dates 2026

Recent tour reviews

• Stuttgart is a city of ballet and theatre. When you think of a location for Rock acts only the Schleyerhalle, a big concert hall from the 80s with rather terrible sound, comes to mind. The more prestigious Liederhalle from 1956 is, as it's called, a "culture and congress hall" - even the big Hegelsaal feels pretty intimate with a capacity of around 1600.

  Nevertheless, some Rock 'n Roll history happened here, such as a performance by Jimmy Hendrix back in 1969. So the atmosphere should be great - and it was. The sound was really good from the beginning, and a dense mix of hits and newer material did its part to get the rather enthusiastic audience on their feet - sometimes a thousand people can feel louder than ten thousand.

  The set list was pretty standard - Mike + the Mechanics hits mixed with the odd Genesis track. And while the voice of Paul Carrack is dearly missed, Tim Howard and Andrew Roachford make for a very enjoyable evening. In fact, Mike Rutherford stays in the background most of the time, switching between guitar and bass - he has gathered some excellent musicians around him and nothing to prove. But for me the star of the evening was Gary Wallis, laying a foundation on which not much could go wrong.

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  by captmcneil

• Disappointing. Havent seen MATM for a few years and didnt realise that Mike was no longer on vocals.

  While Andrew amd Tim were both great vocalists, it felt more like a tribute act than the real thing.

  Somewhat awkward and 'staged'

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  by alison-wrighton

• Wow! While 90% of the crowd seemed like Prog rock fans secretly hoping M & M would break out into "Dancing With The Moonlit Knight," they were not disappointed by what transpired. They started with a recent single, "Get Up," that kicked off a set of carefully crafted 80's radio style songs that had hidden gems of quality musicianship included. My expectation was to enjoy the concert, the result was one of the best concerts I have seen in the past ten years! The newer musicians injected more of a soulful mix to songs that are established pillars of M & Ms success long ago. Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar were the highlight of the night trading off lead vocals while Mike dutifully played band leader trading off bass and guitar roles. They surprised the crowd with two Genesis songs that, if you closed your eyes, would believe it was in fact a Genesis show you were attending. Even with that, the songs one might not be familiar with were enjoyable and instantly catchy. The encore was an awesome display of each band members talents as they improved their way through Toto, Hendrix, and Stevie Wonder. My suggestion is go and take the entire family. This band really delivers. Took my seventeen year old son and he really enjoyed it too.

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  by mattg629