Genesis co-founder and lead guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford recently announced the schedule for his upcoming U.K. Mike + The Mechanics tour.

Genesis co-founder and lead guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford recently announced the schedule for his upcoming U.K. Mike + The Mechanics tour.

The trek, titled "Looking Back - Living The Years 2025 Tour," is set to commence on March 3, 2025 with a concert at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall.

The final show of the 30-date tour is scheduled to take place at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2025.

"It's exciting to announce that we will be touring the Mechanics again," Rutherford said in an official statement. "Getting back on the road with the guys last year was a real pleasure. Even though it had been four years, we slotted back into the old ways, the old jokes and the camaraderie like it had been a day!"

Mike + The Mechanics previously went on a tour of America in 2015, in celebration of "The Living Years." Their 2023 dates were dubbed "Refuelled!"

"We had so much fun on the last tour and the audiences were so gracious and warm," Rutherford added. "When we played the final show in Dusseldorf, we all agreed then that we wanted to do it all again. We can't wait to see you."

Rutherford formed the band in 1985 as a side project to Genesis and originally featured vocalists Paul Young and Paul Carrack. The group separated after Young's death in 2004, and reunited in 2010 with new vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar.

Mike + The Mechanics 2025 U.K. Tour Dates

3/3 - Glasgow @ Royal Concert Hall 3/4 - Aberdeen @ Music Hall 3/5 - Edinburgh @ Usher Hall 3/7 - Perth @ Concert Hall 3/8 - Stockton @ Globe Theatre 3/9 - Manchester @ Bridgewater Hall 3/11 - Nottingham @ Royal Concert Hall 3/12 - Stoke @ Victoria Halls 3/14 - York @ Barbican 3/15 - Ipswich @ Regent Theatre 3/17 - Cambridge @ Corn Exchange 3/18 - Sheffield @ City Hall 3/20 - Halifax @ Victoria Halls 3/22 - Gateshead @ Glasshouse 3/23 - Llandudno @ Venue Cymru 3/24 - Liverpool @ Philharmonic Hall 3/26 - Leicester @ De Montfort Hall 3/27 - Basingstoke @ Anvil 3/29 - Bournemouth @ Pavilion 3/30 - Portsmouth @ Guildhall 4/1 - Southend @ Cliffs Pavilion 4/2 - Northampton @ Derngate 4/4 - Birmingham @ Symphony Hall 4/5 - Eastbourne @ Congress Theatre 4/6 - Oxford @ New Theatre 4/8 - Guildford @ G Live 4/10 - Bristol @ Beacon 4/11 - Swansea @ Arena 4/12 - Plymouth @ Pavilions 4/14 - London @ Royal Albert Hall

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Queen of Pop Madonna wrapped up her "Celebration Tour" before a record crowd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Madonna held a free concert on Saturday, May 4th, at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, which drew over 1.6 million fans, setting the record for the largest audience ever for a stand-alone concert by any artist in history.

Queen of Pop Madonna wrapped up her "Celebration Tour" before a record crowd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Madonna held a free concert on Saturday, May 4th, at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, which drew over 1.6 million fans, setting the record for the largest audience ever for a stand-alone concert by any artist in history.

Madonna's performance featured 26 songs and included guest appearances from Brazilian pop stars Anitta, who joined her for "Vogue", and Pabllo Vittar, who performed in the tour debut of "Music."

The performance marked Madonna's first time performing in Brazil since 2012.

Copacabana Beach has also previously hosted big shows including Rolling Stones' gig in 2006 that drew an estimated 1.5 million fans.

Madonna opened her Celebration Tour at London's O2 Arena back in October 2023, touring across Europe through December. She kicked off the U.S. leg of her tour in New York City on December 13, with shows scheduled through April 26.

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Parlophone Records has released an alternate version of David Bowie's "Lady Stardust" from an upcoming Box Set. David Bowie Rock 'N' Roll Star!, a 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set, is scheduled for release on June 14.

Parlophone Records has released an alternate version of David Bowie's "Lady Stardust" from an upcoming Box Set.

David Bowie Rock 'N' Roll Star!, a 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set, is scheduled for release on June 14. It explores Bowie's journey through the creation of Ziggy Stardust, and the recording of the iconic The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars album.

The hitherto unknown "Lady Stardust (Alternative Version - Take 1)" took its original producer by surprise.

Producer Ken Scott recalls, "This was a shock when I first heard it. I pulled up the faders and suddenly, what the hell? I had no recollection of it being like that originally, but I guess it was just a guide vocal. But it sounds great, is really interesting and brings a totally different feeling to the song."

The band line-up for "Lady Stardust (Alternative Version - Take 1)" is Bowie on vocals, Mick Ronson on piano, Trevor Bolder on bass and Woody Woodmansey on drums.

Scott singles out Ronson for praise, saying, "Ronno on piano is very good indeed. The Trident Studio piano was just amazing, a Bechstein grand from around 1850 and I think the hammers had been treated with varnish or something - it was the best rock and roll piano in the whole world."

Other unreleased highlights on Rock 'N' Roll Star! include an unheard version of the deep-cut classic "Shadow Man" and an up-tempo take on The Who's "I Can't Explain," which Bowie would later slow down and cover for the Pin-Ups album.

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