But cavernous concrete halls? Not really, of course. But Simple Minds saw their chance and went for it. Rock music in the 80s was defined by scale as much as by anything else. It was the era of big ...

Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985. “It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, lead singer of the band, ...

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 ...

The triple bill on Saturday, June 21 at the Pine Knob Music Theatre was in some ways defined by one of Soft Cell’s songs — “Nostalgia Machine.” But rest assured that the old from all three bands ...

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 ...

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 ...

Simple Minds are on their way back to the Bay Area, set to thrill ‘80s music fans with a songbook that includes such gems as “Alive and Kicking,” “Sanctify Yourself,” “Waterfront” and — oh, yeah, — a ...

How could we forget about them? This week in 1985, Scotland's Simple Minds landed an indelible number-one on the wing of a smash that soundtracked the final scene of the era's seminal teen dramedy The ...

Kenny Hyslop, the drummer for Simple Minds and Slik, has passed away at the age of 73 after reportedly prolonged health issues. Midge Ure, who performed alongside Hyslop in Slik, confirmed the ...

They emerged in a spray of lights, imagery from their new “Live in the City of Diamonds” album, a tower behind them. Simple Minds hadn’t set foot in Phoenix since once upon a time, promoting the “Cry” ...