Simply Red — Farewell, Sydney Opera House, 2010

Live concert film of Simply Red at the Sydney Opera House, Australia, recorded in October 2010 during the Farewell Tour and released on the band’s official channel. Formed in Manchester in 1985 around singer Mick Hucknall, Simply Red has sold more than 60 million albums with a blend of pop, soul and blue-eyed soul. This full concert, recorded in the prestigious setting of the Sydney Opera House, spans the band’s entire career. The setlist gathers the major hits « Holding Back the Years », « Stars », « Fairground », « Something Got Me Started », « Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) » and the cover « If You Don’t Know Me by Now ». Carried by Mick Hucknall’s soulful voice, the concert alternates intimate ballads and more upbeat numbers, in a restrained staging suited to the Australian hall. This live recording documents a symbolic stage of the band’s career, within its farewell tour of the time. A live concert film recommended for rediscovering British pop-soul and the Simply Red repertoire.