There was a common trajectory for the great new wave artists of the ’80s. With many of them having come out of punk in the ’70s, their beginnings were often more avant-garde than they might be given ...

“We just wanted to make the most glorious sounding thing we could.” “It’s gotta feel like old Simple Minds, but it’s also gotta feel like new Simple Minds.” Digital Trends rang across the Pond to ...

For most Americans, the Scottish rock group Simple Minds will always be synonymous with their number one hit from 1985, “Don't You (Forget About Me),” from the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club.

Five songs into their set, Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr smiled at the audience and said, after taking a deep breath, “We’re exhausted already!” He was kidding, of course, though it would be ...

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On June 1, the Toyota Music Factory in Irving buzzed with electricity as fans lined up for a night filled with the echoes of an iconic decade. The Alive & Kicking Tour 2025 promised a euphoric journey ...

Even with my never-ending obsession with music from the early '80s, it's a pretty rare opportunity when I get the chance to write anything about my favorites from that era. Last week, one of those ...

As one of the founding members of Simple Minds way back in 1977, guitarist Charlie Burchill seems to be working as hard as ever with no sign of the band slowing down. Despite residing in Italy for ...

Some 45 years or so after making their initial appearance during Britain’s post-punk era, Simple Minds mark their return courtesy of not one, but two new live albums, albeit each with a different ...

Simple Minds is coming to play Ball Arena on Tuesday, May 27 – a show that won’t be threatened by Nuggets playoff basketball. (Sorry, Katy Perry.) As part of the ...

Long Island has had a decadeslong love affair with new wave music. Local radio station WLIR/WDRE/92.7 FM served as the hub of the 1980s music genre whose time was brief but potent. This summer, three ...

Jim Kerr had forgotten all about it. The vocalist for Scottish rock band Simple Minds had only vaguely remembered when a somewhat inebriated guy had handed the band a cassette backstage after an Los ...