New CD/DVD and Digital Audio Release Captures One of the Band’s Final Concerts

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In 2010, after 25 years of success, Mick Hucknall announced his decision to disband Simply Red and in 2011 took the band
on a final tour of the world – a celebration of all that they have
achieved, and a final farewell to the band’s many fans.  To mark the end
of Simply Red’s career, Capitol/EMI will release a concert album and
film of one of the band’s final and most spectacular gigs on this tour,
shot against the backdrop of the iconic Sydney Opera House.  Titled ‘Farewell – Live In Concert At Sydney Opera House,’ the concert will be released on CD/DVD on May 17; the audio will be available for digital download on the same date. 

This
beautifully filmed concert features the band performing a host of their
hits, spanning the length of their career, and is combined with an
exclusive, previously unseen interview with Mick Hucknall.  

The seeds of Simply Red were sown in Manchester in the early 1980s. Mick Hucknall
had formed the punk band Frantic Elevators and, after they disbanded,
he put the first Simply Red incarnation together.  Simply Red introduced
themselves to the world in 1985 with the hit single “Money’s Too Tight
(To Mention),” a Valentine Brothers cover
taken from their debut album ‘Picture Book’ which also featured the
U.S. number one “Holding Back The Years.” They went on to release a
further nine critically acclaimed and commercially successful studio
albums, reaching sales of more than 50 million.  

Propelled by
Hucknall’s voice and passion, Simply Red are unique among their peers
and have an ability to effortlessly glide between their own highly
original material and totally exceptional covers of other people’s songs
that suddenly become their own.  During the course of their career,
they played 1100 concerts and performed in front of more than eleven
million people.  They have been awarded three Brit Awards, two Ivor
Novello Awards, the MOBO Special Achievement Award, and a World Music
Award.

www.simplyred.com

Capitol/EMI