Simply Red Returns for 30th Year Tour Celebration

The group - which will see a number of long-serving bandmates returning to the line-up - will play a series of 14 UK dates as part of the tour.

Hucknall called time on the group - whose hits include Holding Back The Years and Money's Too Tight To Mention - with a finale concert at the O2 Arena in London in December 2010.

They return to the same venue to round off the UK leg of their shows, almost five years to the day.

The band will include sax player Ian Kirkham - who spent 24 years in the line-up - and other long time personnel such as guitarist Kenji Suzuki and bass player Steve Lewinson.

Hucknall said: "I like an anniversary, and this is a big one. It feels like the right time."

The tour kicks off with two nights at the Brighton Centre on 28 and 29 November 2015, and winds up with a pair of shows at the O2 on 17 and 18 December.

TOUR DATES:

20 Oct 2015 Sparekassen Fyn ArenaOdense, Denmark
24 Oct 2015 TorwarWarsaw, Poland
26 Oct 2015 Forum KarlinPrague, Czech Republic
27 Oct 2015 StadthalleVienna, Austria
29 Oct 2015 OlympiahalleMunich, Germany
30 Oct 2015 SchleyerhalleStut­tgart, Germany
31 Oct 2015 FesthalleFrank­furt, Germany
2 Nov 2015O2 WorldHam­burg, Germany
3 Nov 2015O2 WorldBer­lin, Germany
4 Nov 2015TUI ArenaHan­nover, Germany
6 Nov 2015 WestfalenhalleDortmund, Germany
7 Nov 2015 ArenaLeipzig, Germany
8 Nov 2015 Lanxess ArenaCologne, Germany
10 Nov 2015 SAP ArenaMan­nheim, Germany
11 Nov 2015 St JakobshalleBasel, Switzerland
12 Nov 2015 Arena GenevaGeneva, Switzerland
14 Nov 2015 PalaottomaticaRome, Italy
15 Nov 2015 ForumMilan, Italy
17 Nov 2015 ZenithParis, France
18 Nov 2015 SportpaleisAnt­werp, Belgium
20 Nov 2015 Ziggo DomeAms­ter­dam, Netherlands
28 Nov 2015 Brighton CentreBrighton, UK
29 Nov 2015 Brighton CentreBrighton, UK
1 Dec 2015 Dublin 3ArenaDub­lin, Ireland
2 Dec 2015 Belfast OdysseyBel­fast, Northern Ireland
4 Dec 2015 Newcastle Metro Radio ArenaNew­castle, UK
5 Dec 2015 SSE Hydro ArenaGlas­gow, UK
6 Dec 2015 Aberdeen AECC Ge Oil & Gas ArenaAber­deen, UK
8 Dec 2015 Leeds First Direct ArenaLeeds, UK
9 Dec 2015 Nottingham Capital FM ArenaNot­ting­ham, UK
11 Dec 2015 Liverpool Echo ArenaLiv­er­pool, UK
12 Dec 2015 Manchester ArenaManchester, UK
13 Dec 2015 LG ArenaBirm­ing­ham, UK
17 Dec 2015 O2 ArenaLon­don, UK
18 Dec 2015 O2 ArenaLon­don, UK