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Simple Minds Record Store Day News! - As part of their Record Store Day festivities legendary Soho record shop Sister Ray will be welcoming Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill of Simple Minds for an in-store signing. Read More

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Simple Minds, Roundhouse, review

Mar 08, 2012

Opening with I Travel, a colossus of avant-garde euro-disco off Empires and…

Simple Minds, Roundhouse, London, review

Mar 05, 2012

Jim Kerr, the vocalist and frontman and Charlie Birchall, the guitarist, the…

Simple Minds - Roundhouse, London

Mar 05, 2012

By the mid eighties Scottish band Simple Minds were at the top of their game…

Simple Minds' Greatest Flicks

Feb 28, 2012

Currently touring their "5x5" shows, showcasing their first five albums, and…

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Simple Minds Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Newmarket	Newmarket Racecourse	Fri	Jun 21 / 13	Find Tickets
Bilston	The Robin Wolverhampton	Fri	Sep 06 / 13	Find Tickets
Glasgow	The Hydro	Wed	Nov 27 / 13	Find Tickets
Manchester	Manchester Arena	Thu	Nov 28 / 13	Find Tickets
Birmingham	NIA Academy	Fri	Nov 29 / 13	Find Tickets
London	O2 Arena - London	Sat	Nov 30 / 13	Find Tickets

Simple Minds Biography

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Simple Minds are a British rock band formed in 1977. They achieved commercial success in the early 1980s and, despite various personnel changes, continue to record and tour. The band scored a string of hit singles, and are perhaps best known for their 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (UK #7, US #1), from the soundtrack of the John Hughes film ''The Breakfast Club''. Their other more prominent hits include "Alive and Kicking" (UK #7, US #3) and "Belfast Child" (UK #1). In 1986, the band was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. The core of the band is the two remaining founder members – Jim Kerr (vocals, songwriting) and Charlie Burchill (guitars, keyboards after 1990, other instruments, songwriting) – and drummer Mel Gaynor (who first joined the band in 1982). The other current band members are Andy Gillespie (keyboards) and Ged Grimes (bass guitar). Former members include bass guitarist Derek Forbes and keyboard player Michael MacNeil.

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