A singer best known for fronting an 80s pop band has been filmed stopping a show to berate an audience member.

Mick Hucknall rose to fame as the frontman of Simply Red, which formed in 1985 and has released 13 studio albums over the years.

The group has sold over 50 million albums, have won two Brit Awards, and have been nominated for three Grammys.

 

Although they broke up in 2010, they came back together five years later.

They are currently on a world tour to mark their 40th anniversary and played two shows at The O2 in London in recent days.

However, the singer was left enraged after a disruptive fan started drowning out his performance – with Mick pausing the show to speak his mind.

” Story from Jam Press (Hucknall Vs Fan) Pictured: Video grab - Mick Hucknall tells a fan to ?shut it? after they interrupted his performance during Simply Red?s 40th anniversary tour at the OVO Arena Wembley. VIDEO: Seeing red! Mick Hucknall berates fan telling them to 'shut it' after interrupting him during gig Mick Hucknall berated a fan after they were accused of interrupting his performance telling him to ?shut it.? The Simply Red star also told the member of the audience to put a ?sock in it? during the rant mid performance. Fan Fay Marinho captured the angry outburst during the band's 40th anniversary tour. The outburst from the 65-year-old was applauded by other gig-goers who cheered the star on. The footage was captured by the 38-year-old at the OVO arena Wembley, on Saturday (11 Oct). In the clip Hucknall can be heard shouting ?Shut it? whilst pointing to a person in the crowd. The singer then shouted: ?Sock in it. ?I?m sick of hearing it.? He then turned to the rest of the audience to apologise for the outburst. Hucknall continued: ?I?m sorry about that but you know, I can?t concentrate - he?s yelling so loud. ?You?ve come to hear me sing, not him, with the greatest respect.? Fay, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, revealed that the member was shouting the lyrics to the next song. ?Mick was talking about the next song that he was going to sing, the guy in the crowd was shouting along the lines of that song,? Fay told NeedToKnow. ?This distracted Mick and he was struggling to concentrate on what he wanted to share about the story and therefore became upset very quickly. ?I think it was just a very excited member of the public who was happy to see him live, they were in the front row so had clearly paid a lot of money to see him. ?I?m sure this really ruined that person's night, imagine paying all that money to see him to get embarrassed by him in the crowd for being excited. ?I think Mick was great on his show but should have some patience with the people who pay to support him and could have handled that situation better and made more of a respectful joke out of the situation.? ENDS EDITOR?S NOTE: Video Usage Licence:(EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained an exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None.
Simply Red front man Mick Hucknall has stopped a show to berate a fan (Picture: Jam Press/ @faybay878)

“Story from Jam Press (Hucknall Vs Fan) Pictured: Video grab - Mick Hucknall tells a fan to ?shut it? after they interrupted his performance during Simply Red?s 40th anniversary tour at the OVO Arena Wembley. VIDEO: Seeing red! Mick Hucknall berates fan telling them to 'shut it' after interrupting him during gig Mick Hucknall berated a fan after they were accused of interrupting his performance telling him to ?shut it.? The Simply Red star also told the member of the audience to put a ?sock in it? during the rant mid performance. Fan Fay Marinho captured the angry outburst during the band's 40th anniversary tour. The outburst from the 65-year-old was applauded by other gig-goers who cheered the star on. The footage was captured by the 38-year-old at the OVO arena Wembley, on Saturday (11 Oct). In the clip Hucknall can be heard shouting ?Shut it? whilst pointing to a person in the crowd. The singer then shouted: ?Sock in it. ?I?m sick of hearing it.? He then turned to the rest of the audience to apologise for the outburst. Hucknall continued: ?I?m sorry about that but you know, I can?t concentrate - he?s yelling so loud. ?You?ve come to hear me sing, not him, with the greatest respect.? Fay, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, revealed that the member was shouting the lyrics to the next song. ?Mick was talking about the next song that he was going to sing, the guy in the crowd was shouting along the lines of that song,? Fay told NeedToKnow. ?This distracted Mick and he was struggling to concentrate on what he wanted to share about the story and therefore became upset very quickly. ?I think it was just a very excited member of the public who was happy to see him live, they were in the front row so had clearly paid a lot of money to see him. ?I?m sure this really ruined that person's night, imagine paying all that money to see him to get embarrassed by him in the crowd for being excited. ?I think Mick was great on his show but should have some patience with the people who pay to support him and could have handled that situation better and made more of a respectful joke out of the situation.? ENDS EDITOR?S NOTE: Video Usage Licence:(EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained an exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None.
He told the disruptive audience member to ‘shut it’ (Picture: Jam Press/ @faybay878)
In a video captured by someone else in the crowd, he could be heard saying ‘shut it’ while pointing at someone in front of him.

The 65-year-old then shouted: ‘Sock in it! I’m sick of hearing it!’

Addressing the rest of the audience, he went on to apologise for his outburst.

‘I’m sorry about that but you know, I can’t concentrate – he’s yelling so loud.

‘You’ve come to hear me sing, not him, with the greatest respect.’

The fan who recorded the moment also explained more about what unfolded.

‘Mick was talking about the next song that he was going to sing, the guy in the crowd was shouting along the lines of that song,’ they shared.

‘This distracted Mick and he was struggling to concentrate on what he wanted to share about the story and therefore became upset very quickly.

‘I think it was just a very excited member of the public who was happy to see him live. They were in the front row so had clearly paid a lot of money to see him. I’m sure this really ruined that person’s night.’

“THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 2087 -- Pictured: Mick Hucknall of musical guest Simply Red performs on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 -- (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
He later apologised to other fans at the London gig (Picture: Todd Owyoung/ NBC via Getty Images)


They continued, as per The Sun: ‘Imagine paying all that money to see him, to get embarrassed by him in the crowd for being excited.

‘I think Mick was great on his show but should have some patience with the people who pay to support him.

‘[He] could have handled that situation better and made more of a respectful joke out of the situation.’

Despite the run-in, the band didn’t let it get to them and posted a message to fans after the show.

‘London, you were fantastic 💫 Thank you to everyone who came out to see Simply Red at @theo2london and @ovoarena! #SimplyRed40,’ they posted on Instagram.

At the height of his fame, it was estimated that Mick slept with over 1,000 women – allegedly including Martine McCutcheon, Helena Christensen, Melanie Sykes, Steffi Graf and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

‘When I had the fame, it went crazy. Between 1985-1987, I would sleep with about three women a day, every day. I never said no,’ he once told The Guardian.

‘This was what I wanted from being a pop star. I was living the dream, and my only regret is that I hurt some really good girls.’

However, the self-confessed womaniser said that since settling down he ‘doesn’t miss’ his days of wild partying.

” English singer Mick Hucknall performs on the set of a Simply Red video shoot in London, September 1985. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Simply Red was formed in 1985 (Picture: Michael Putland/ Getty Images)
He’s been married to Gabriella Wesberry since 2010. They shared daughter, Romy True, 18.

‘I am a father and a ­husband [now]. And I’m still having a good time. Very, very different, yeah, but I love it,’ he told The Sun on Sunday.

‘Those days are long gone. I don’t miss them. I’m in a much happier place now than I’ve ever been in my life.’