14 May, 2008 Deacon Blue
To add further excitement to Simple Minds' highly anticipated 30th Anniversary tour, the band has just confirmed 'Deacon Blue' as very special guests. Deacon Blue will perform at...
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06 May, 2008 Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela !
There are birthday parties and then there are birthday parties, nevertheless no matter how grand or how intimate I have always felt that it is nice to get...
06 May, 2008 46664 Show Honouring Nelson Mandela
46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90 A Gathering of 46,664 Great Friends and Supporters London, Hyde Park, June 27, 2008 Presale tickets at www.46664.com Tickets on public sale Friday 9 May...
21 Apr, 2008 Nelson Mandela Hyde Park Concert
A recent documentary about Nelson Mandela's years on Robben island prison reminded me yet again of just how extraordinarily brave all of those who fought for change in...
25 Mar, 2008 The Light Poured Out Of Them
I am often asked what are the definitive highlights throughout the years in Simple Minds, and well of course there are so many that instantly come to mind....
14 Mar, 2008 Night of The Proms Line Up
Night of The Proms Line Up Sinéad O’Connor will join Jim & Charlie at this year’s shows of Night of the Proms in Antwerp, Belgium and in Rotterdam and...
06 Mar, 2008 CELEBRATE
In the end it was inevitable that we would not let the year ghost by without playing live. How could we? It is after all the year that marks...
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,...
11 Jan, 2008 Somethings Never Change
For me the past year was one of those non years where we did not get to shout and bawl or make our noise anywhere to the extent...
09 Nov, 2007 New label for Simple Minds / Night of The Proms
The next set of new recordings from Simple Minds will be released through the newly formed W14/Universal label. Having purchased the Sanctuary label earlier this year W14/Universal automatically...
26 Oct, 2007 November ’77
November '77. It was precisely that month when our six month lark as Johnny And The Self Abusers finally came to a crashing and chaotic end following one...
13 Sep, 2007 Looking Back on Mandela Day
What satisfaction it brought just a couple of weeks ago when Nelson Mandela visited the centre of London to witness the unveiling of a proud statue commissioned in...