Mike and the Mechanics in Warburg 2011 WDR2 Open Air
They are true legends and their fans have delighted in 2011 with a new album. Mike Rutherford and his mechanics and thus Hits by Genesis on the large open-air stage on July 16th, brought through WDR2 in Warburg.
This year's Sofia Rocks festival gathered a string of heavyweights from the 70s and 80s UK rock scene and went on into the wee hours Saturday.
Things lightened with Mike & the Mechanics, the pop-rock formation of Mike Rutherford of Genesis fame. The choice of line-up for the fest proved successful, since after the first couple of minutes into their set, you could see many happily dancing and clapping hands.
Mike & The Mechanics, melancholy in the second evening show Rock The City
Mike & The Mechanics Band came first in Romania and more than 1,000 people gathered in Constitution Square on Saturday. The audience was composed largely of adult males, even past the age of two. Many came with children. Although the space festival Rock the City was not packed, the band were not put off and made efforts to warm the audience, which was left completely conquered the concert atmosphere until the middle of the show about 90 minutes.
Hear live tracks from Mike and the Mechanics' backstage session at Hard Rock Calling 2011. Includes the tracks 'Beggar On a Beach of Gold,' 'Try To Save Me' and 'Over My Shoulder'.
Mike and the Mechanics at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011
Mike Rutherford, Tim Howar and Andrew Roachford of Mike and the Mechanics. Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park Newport - Day Two. Newport, Isle of Wight - June 11th 2011
Mike and the Mechanics - great concert in Munich
When we had about a mail-fan of the Genesis, Mike Rutherford, founder of Genesis by the way!, Comes with its mechanics to Munich was clear, as we going. And every minute was worth it.
Interview with Mike Rutherford - Beauty permit
Mike & The Mechanics were a counter-project to Genesis. The band broke up after the death of Paul Young. Now she goes back to its roots - the "Road" tour with Andrew Roachford.
Magic Spaceship "Genesis" is the hot dust of the rock star universe long ago disintegrated, but his sometimes astronauts are still very much alive.
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