Nic Collins, Phil’s Son, To Play Drums on Mike + The Mechanics 2025 Tour

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Mike + The Mechanics performing with Nic Collins in April 2023

Mike + The Mechanics have announced that Phil Collins’ son, Nic, is returning on drums for the “Looking Back – Living The Years 2025” tour. Nic first started playing with Mike Rutherford on the sold-out Genesis “The Last Domino?” tour in 2021/22 in which he drew praise. Rutherford subsequently invited him to join The Mechanics’ “Refuelled! Tour 2023” as the band’s drummer due to the unavailability of regular drummer Gary Wallis. It was a huge success giving the band a dynamic that thrilled crowds across Europe.

On rejoining the band, Collins said, “I’m thrilled to be heading back on the road with Mike + The Mechanics. The last tour was so much fun and I’m honored to have been asked to be a part of this next tour.” Collins, born April 21, 2001, had also performed on his father’s solo tours dating back to 2017.

In the Dec. 6 announcement, Rutherford said, “It’s great that Nic is joining us again. He brings a great energy to the band and it’s nice keeping it in the family.” Starting in March 2025 and playing through the U.K., this tour will see them play their hits including “The Living Years” and “All I Need Is a Miracle” as well as drift into some of Genesis’s much loved classic tracks. Tickets are available here and here.

Watch Mike + The Mechanics perform with Nic Collins in 2023

Originally formed in 1985 by Rutherford as a side project to Genesis, Mike + The Mechanics originally featured Paul Young and Paul Carrack as frontmen, and together, they achieved huge commercial success throughout the ’80s and ’90s achieving hit singles all over the world and going on to sell over 10 million albums. After Young’s sudden death in 2000 the band released one further album before deciding to call it a day. In 2011, Rutherford started writing songs again and invited Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar to join him and their chemistry was instant. They recorded and released The Road album and the band began touring again with significant success and have remained together since.

Mike + The Mechanics – Looking Back – Living The Years 2025 UK Tour (Tickets are available here and here)
Mar 03 – Glasgow – Royal Concert Hall
Mar 04 – Aberdeen – Music Hall
Mar 05 – Edinburgh – Usher Hall
Mar 07 – Perth – Concert Hall
Mar 08 – Stockton – Globe Theatre
Mar 09 – Manchester – Bridgewater Hall
Mar 11 – Nottingham – Royal Concert Hall
Mar 12 – Stoke – Victoria Halls
Mar 14 – York – Barbican
Mar 15 – Ipswich – Regent Theatre
Mar 17 – Cambridge – Corn Exchange
Mar 18 – Sheffield – City Hall
Mar 20 – Halifax – Victoria Halls
Mar 22 – Gateshead – Glasshouse
Mar 23 – Llandudno – Venue Cymru
Mar 24 – Liverpool – Philharmonic Hall
Mar 26 – Leicester – De Monfort Hall
Mar 27 – Basingstoke – Anvil
Mar 29 – Bournemouth – Pavilion
Mar 30 – Portsmouth – Guildhall
Apr 01 – Southend – Cliffs Pavilion
Apr 02 – Northampton – Derngate
Apr 04 – Birmingham – Symphony Hall
Apr 05 – Eastbourne – Congress Theatre
Apr 06 – Oxford – New Theatre
Apr 08 – Guildford – G Live
Apr 10 – Bristol – Beacon
Apr 11 – Swansea – Arena
Apr 12 – Plymouth – Pavilions
Apr 14 – London – Royal Albert Hall