05 Mar, 2008 New Gold Dream 2008
Simple Minds will perform for the first time the entirety of their 1982 album ‘New Gold Dream’ featuring the hits ‘Promised You a Miracle’, ‘Glittering Prize’, and ‘Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime)’.
The second half of the concert will see the band perform some of their best known songs from their classic albums staring off with ‘Life in a Day’ (1979), ‘Reel To Reel Cacophony’ (1979), ‘Empires & Dance (1980), right up to their groundbreaking first album with Virgin, ‘Sons & Fascination (1980) featuring the hit ‘Love Song’ .
The band will also highlight songs from the album ‘Sparkle in the Rain’ (1984) that includes the hits ‘Waterfront’ and ‘Up On The Catwalk’, as well as the U.S. No.1 hit single ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’ (1985), plus the benchmark album ‘Once Upon A Time’ (1985) featuring the massive global anthem ‘Alive and Kicking’.
But that’s not all. The band will also perform songs like ‘Belfast Child’ from 1989’s ‘Street Fighting Years’ right up to 2005’s return-to-form album ‘Black & White 050505’ featuring the songs ‘Home’ and ‘Stranger’.