Simple Minds have been around since time immemorial or so it seems – the bar tonight, chock-a-block with competition winners who apparently hadn’t seen the band for 20 years (or similar), echoed with stories of the invention of the wheel and how things had improved...
The new Album released today. Details below: Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. Engineers : Arjen Mensigna & Michiel Hoogenboezem. Mixed By Bob Clearmountain @ MixThis Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted By Brandon Duncan. Mastered By Bob Ludwig. 01. Stay Visible (5.17) Words: Kerr. Music: Coad. 02. Home (4.26) Words: Kerr. Music: Burchill...
Black & White 050505 - A Return to Form One of Scotland's most successful bands, they defined a generation, have scored over twenty Top 20 hits in a career spanning nearly three decades. They have sold over thirty million records, had five Number 1 albums, a...
Simple Minds performed exclusively for Clyde 1 at the renowned King Tut's in Glasgow, especially for 200 lucky Radio Clyde winners. They played tracks from their new album, Black & White 050505 and rocked the crowd with classics like Alive & Kicking, Don't You Forget...
Home Single Out Tomorrow. Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. 5" CD Single. 01. Home (Radio Edit) (4.05) Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. Engineers : Arjen Mensigna & Michiel Hoogenboezem. Mixed By Bob Clearmountain @ MixThis Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted By Brandon Duncan. Mastered By Bob Ludwig. Original version on...
Regarding the recently announced Simple Minds concert dates, guitarist Charlie Burchill has explained the thinking behind the choice of venues. Speaking from Germany this week, Charlie said: “ In support of Black & White 050505 we have decided to try and build things up from...
"We wanted to make an album once again that was full of dramatic and atmospheric pop music", says the band's front-man and founder Kerr. "We felt that we needed an album that proved as much to ourselves as anyone else, that the big beating heart of...
Simple Minds front man Jim Kerr is to make a TV appearance on the Breakfast Show on BBC1 between 6.15am & 9.00am on September 02 2005. Plus a clip from the new video for the forthcoming single Home taken from the new album Black &...
Simple Minds release a 1 track Digital single through Apple iTunes. Details below: Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. 01. Too Much Television (4.15) Words & Music By Sean Kelly. Produced By Jez Coad & Simple Minds. Engineers : Arjen Mensigna & Michiel Hoogenboezem. Mixed By Bob Clearmountain @ MixThis Studios,...
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a concert staged on 11 June 1988 at Wembley Stadium, London with Simple Minds a key component from its inception. The band wrote and debuted the song 'Mandela Day' especially for the event....
The album 'Once Upon A Time' went to number 1 in the UK on this date and the band were at the beginning of a major world tour that would see them play to stadiums in many countries and would last well over a year....
On 13 July 1985, Simple Minds played Live Aid in Philadelphia, where the band performed "Don't You (Forget About Me)", "Promised You a Miracle" and debuted a brand new track called "Ghost Dancing". ...
