Simply Red – 40th Anniversary Tour 2025

Simply Red will appear on stage on Sunday, November 9, 2025, starting with 9:00 pm, at the Nelson Mandela Forum, in Florence.

Besides the concert in Florence, Simply Red will also appear on stage in Padua, on November 7, 2025, and in Assago, near Milan, on November 8, 2025.

The concert is included in their 40th Anniversary Tour 2025.

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SIMPLY RED

Simply Red – Florence

Simply Red was formed in Manchester in 1985.

Led by the vocalist Mick Hucknall, the band released their debut studio album, Picture Book, in the same year.

Men and Women was released in 1987, A New Flame in 1989, Stars in 1991, Life in 1995, Blue in 1998, Love and the Russian Winter in 1999, Home in 2003, Simplified in 2005, and Stay in 2007.

Simply Red disbanded in 2010, but the band was reformed in 2015 for the 30th anniversary European tour, the Big Love Tour 2015.

A new album, Big Love, was released in 2015. The band’s twelfth studio album, Blue Eyed Soul, was released in November 2019.

Time, the thirteenth studio album of the band, was released in May 2023.

The current lineup of the band consists of Mick Hucknall (lead vocals), Ian Kirkham (saxophone, keyboards), Steve Lewinson (bass), Kenji Suzuki (guitars), Kevin Robinson (trumpet), Dave Clayton (keyboards), and Roman Roth (drums, backing vocals).

Over time, Simply Red had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.

The band received the award for Best British Group at the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, and three Grammy Award nominations in 1987 and 1990.

To date, the band sold over 50 million albums worldwide.

NELSON MANDELA FORUM

Nelson Mandela Forum, formerly known as Palazzetto dello Sport and Palasport, is an indoor sports arena located in Piazza Enrico Berlinguer, in Florence.

Inaugurated in 1985, the arena was dedicated to Nelson Mandela in 2004.

The closest bus stop is Fanti Cialdini, located about 220 meters away, in Via Manfredo Fanti, on the bus Lines 10 and 82.