Rumer Announced As Special Guest For Simply Red 40th Anniversary Tour

Hailed as one of the most successful live bands to ever come out of the UK, legendary soul and pop band Simply Red* today announce that Rumer** has been confirmed as their special guest across their forthcoming 40th Anniversary 2025 UK & Ireland Arena Tour next Autumn; Rumer will perform across all dates other than the final x3 London performances where Soul II Soul*** will be Simply Red’s very special guests on 9 & 10 October at London’s O2 Arena, and 11 October OVO Wembley Arena.

It’s been 15 years since Rumer’s debut album ‘Seasons Of My Soul’ went Top3 in the UK charts, with her effortless, velvety-smooth vocals. Rumer is globally renowned for her orchestral pop that harks back to the early-’70s easy listening sounds of Karen Carpenter and Carole King. Rumer will be Simply Red’s very special guest for the lion’s-share of the UK and Ireland tour, passing the baton over to the Funki-Dreds, Soul II Soul, for the final x3 London dates.

“We’re very excited that Rumer will be joining us as our special guest for the majority of the UK and Ireland tour. We’ll be celebrating our music over the past 40 years, and Rumer is the perfect addition to those celebrations,” comments Mick Hucknall. “Fans can expect to hear all their favourite Simply Red tracks from 1985 to the present, and enjoy a memorable night celebrating the incredible journey that we’ve been on together over the past four decades.”

Few bands have enjoyed the success and longevity of Simply Red. With over 60 million albums sold worldwide, five UK #1 albums, 2 billion streams across streaming platforms worldwide, and over 1.2 million YouTube subscribers, Simply Red remain one of the UK’s most successful and well-loved bands. Their 1991 classic ‘Stars’ was the best-selling album for two years running in Britain and Europe, and all 13 of Simply Red’s studio albums, including their latest release ‘Time’, have been UK Top 10’s.

Mick Hucknall formed Simply Red in 1985 working-class Manchester, and enjoyed early success with first single ‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’ and the Brit Award-nominated album ‘Picture Book’ (the first of 13 nominations, and 3 Brit Award wins). This was followed by a decade of superstardom and global hits. Today Simply Red continue to sell out tours across the globe. Their live show is renowned for its exceptional quality, with Mick Hucknall long-established as one of the great vocalists of contemporary music.

To celebrate this impressive 40-year milestone, Simply Red head back out on the road in 2025, telling the musical story of Simply Red so far – from ‘Picture Book’ to ‘Time’, and everything in between.

Simply Red will play the following headline shows in September & October 2025

Rumer* /Soul II Sol ^

September 2025
Tue 23rd Belfast SSE Arena*
Wed 24th. Dublin 3 Arena*
Fri 26th. Leeds First Direct Arena*
Sat 27th. Manchester Co-op Live*
Sun 28th. Glasgow OVO Hydro Arena*
Tue 30tt. Sheffield Utilita Arena*

October
Wed 1st Nottingham Motorpoint Arena*
Fri 3rd Liverpool M&S Bank Arena*
Sat 4th Birmingham Utilita Arena*
Sun 5th Cardiff, Utilita Arena*
Tue 7th Brighton Centre*

With Soul II Soul as Very Special Guests:
Thu 9th London The O2 (with Soul II Soul)^
Fri 10th London The O2 (with Soul II Soul)^
Sat 11th London OVO Wembley Arena (with Soul II Soul)^