Hucknall replaces Stewart in Faces

Mick Hucknall has joined the The Faces as a replacement for Rod Stewart.

Formed in 1969 after the dissolution of the Small Faces, the Stewart-fronted group split in 1975. The band played a one-off date last year with various vocalists, including Hucknall.

The reformed group, with Hucknall as lead singer and ex-Sex Pistol bassist Glen Matlock replacing the late Ronnie Lane, will play the first Vintage At Goodwood festival on August 13 before touring in January.

Guitarist Ronnie Wood told BBC News of early rehearsals: "Mick Hucknall was singing all the parts that Rod would sing back in the '70s, and he just had the electricity in his voice like no time had gone by and it was the same outfit."

Of a future reunion with Stewart, Wood added: "We haven't ruled Rod out. It's just that his schedule is so busy... We haven't got time to wait around for that, the music is hot and Mick Hucknall is singing hot so we're ready to go."

Hucknall's own band Simply Red will split at the end of the year following a farewell tour