When I am introduced to Charlie Burchill, Simple Minds’ guitarist, the first thing he asks me is, “Where are you from?” It’s a complicated question for me to answer, but it doesn’t surprise me that he ...

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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 ...

Jim Kerr knew he and Charlie Burchill were on to something in 1978. First forming Johnny & The Self-Abusers and playing shows in and around Glasgow throughout 1977, and releasing a single before ...

Consider 2025 a victory lap of sorts for Simple Minds. In 1985, the Scottish outfit played Live Aid in Philadelphia and released Once Upon a Time, the band’s seventh studio album and one that yielded ...

Simple Minds is heading out on a headlining North American tour with fellow '80s favorites Modern English and Soft Cell. See a complete list of cities and dates below. "Been a while but absence makes ...

Simple Minds are embarking on their biggest North American tour in four decades. And they are bringing along some very cool company for the ride. Simple Minds will be accompanied on this road show by ...

As a decade, overall, the ’80s kinda sucked. I remember; I was there. Its music, though, is sacrosanct. My generation is now vintage enough for tours featuring bands of our youth as they crisscross ...

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Ahead of a U.S. tour, and 40 years after the song hit No. 1, frontman Jim Kerr talks to THR about the band’s legacy and the power of Pasadena’s Cruel World festival. By Lori Majewski If you purchase ...