PREVIEW: Simply Red to play Utilita Arena Sheffield on 40th Anniversary Tour
and live on Freeview channel 276
The chart-topping Fairground hitmakers will perform at the venue on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
BUY TICKETS: Tickets go on general sale this Friday, April 12, 2024 at 10am - see www.utilitaarenasheffield.co.uk.
Due to huge public demand, Simply Red today announce they’re adding Sheffield to their 40th Anniversary tour, to celebrate the remarkable legacy of one of the UK’s most treasured bands.
All other tour dates are on sale now.
Few bands have enjoyed the success and longevity of Simply Red. With over 60 million albums sold worldwide, five UK #1 albums, 1.8 billion streams across streaming platforms worldwide, and over 1 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.
Simply Red will play the following headline shows in September & October 2025:
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 30th 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
Thu 9th London The O2
Fri 10th London The O2