"I have to say that it is a strange feeling to see some of your stuff up here, " the 45-year-old guitarist told Reuters news agency.

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It's a mind-set familiar to the 56-year-old singer, bass player and guitarist.

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At the Dome, he will perform Wave The Old World Goodbye from Simply Red's latest album Love And The Russian Winter, alongside the group's guitarist Mark James and saxophonist Ian Kirkham.

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