Simply Red's classic pop and elegant ballads have provided an uplifting and emotional soundtrack to our turbulent times. The band will say their farewells all over the world this year, after what has been a remarkable 25 years, returning to Sheffield Arena one last time on Thursday 16th December.  Tickets, priced £42.50 & £37.50 (booking fee may apply) go on general sale at 9am on Friday 19th March.

Since their first tour in 1985, Simply Red have played over 1,100 shows to over 11 million people, notched up over 55 million global sales, over 31 Top 40 UK singles, 3 BRIT Awards, 2 Ivor Novellos, 2 US No.1 Singles and a MOBO Special Achievement.

“I could never have imagined my career would bring me so far,”

says Mick Hucknall.

“We want to share this closing anniversary with all the people who have enjoyed our sound throughout the years. Celebrate it and gently move on to the second half of a musical story. We all hope to see you at a show somewhere soon.”

Simply Red grew out of Manchester and their first UK university/club tour in 1985 and quickly graduated to Europe and the USA in 1986.

By 1987 they had conquered New Zealand and Australia and in 1989 they toured South America and Japan for the first time. By 1990 they had become a true global arena act and continued at that level until this day. Last year’s Greatest Hits tour notched up a further 1 million people across the World.

Simply Red will play their final Farewell shows after a quarter of a century of touring, allowing Mick Hucknall to pursue a solo career and begin a brand new chapter.

The announcement of the Farewell tour coincides with the release of a new Simply Red album, ‘Songs of Love’ on February 28th in time for Mothers Day. It features Simply Red’s finest love songs and two brand new recordings. The first is a very personal Hucknall song ‘I Have The Love’ and the second is a new recording of ‘Beside You’, a song which appeared originally on the soundtrack to the movie ‘What Dreams May Come’.  

Tickets for Simply Red at Sheffield Arena on Thursday 16th December are available online through this web site at www.sheffieldarena.co.uk, through the ticket hotline on 0114 256 56 56 or in person at the Sheffield Arena Box Office.