09 Aug, 2010 Cyclical Things!
The gig in The "Fete de l'humanit'e" on September 11th in La Courneuve Paris is set to be special in that it will be the last Simple Minds...
News Items
23 Jul, 2010 I Travel, Corsica-Brazil!
Brazil is a place that I imagine most of us have either dreamed of visiting, or in on way or another would desire experiencing for ourselves. I recall...
21 Jul, 2010 Jim on BBC ‘One Show’
Jim will contribute to the BBC's flagship evening programme 'The One Show' on July 28th at 7.00pm UK time. The article is about protest songs and Jim discusses the...
15 Jul, 2010 URGENT! LOCATION CHANGE FOR SHOW
Due to TORNADO damage to the original venue the show at Ciney on Sunday 18th July 2010 will now take place at: WEX – MARCHE EN FAMENNE, RUE DES...
03 Jul, 2010 Can’t Stand The Heat!
In a world that seems increasingly obsessed by air brushed perfection, somebody recently asked out of frustration “When do you think we might hear a world beating band...
14 Jun, 2010 Revitalised Minds!
It’s been quite a shift in many ways for me going from touring with Lostboy! AKA to the recently begun summer shows with Simple Minds. Going from playing a...
28 May, 2010 Simple Minds Live on Radio
The Simple Minds set covered live at last years Isle of Wight Festival by Absolute Radio had a fantastic response from listeners. As a result of this it...
27 May, 2010 Watch Us Go!
There will be no such thing as having the luxury of time when Simple Minds gather in Troyes next week for the first of our summer dates. In...
18 May, 2010 Jim Kerr & Martha Wainright – Promises
Martha Wainwright and Jim Kerr have just recorded an original version of the iconic Simple Minds song 'Promised You a Miracle', to draw attention to the hundreds of...
26 Apr, 2010 Summertime Live
Although I am immersed in my Lostboy! AKA activities over the next month, I am also looking forward to the summer and the growing number of Simple Minds...
24 Apr, 2010 Jim And Charlie Fall Out!
Jim and Charlie have an argument and its caught on CCTV...
11 Apr, 2010 Will Ye No Come Back Again!
In the last journal posted I wrote about the effect of applause and what it can do to encourage all of us. This time it is a shorter...