Simple Minds is heading out on their biggest tour in nearly four decades, and you don’t want to miss it. The Scottish band will tour all May and June, and they are making sure to stop in Holmdel at ...

The enthusiasm of youth is a wonderful part of rock ‘n’ roll, and one of the things that makes the genre evergreen. But to have that passion after decades as a band, to be true believers in the powers ...

Don't you... forget about me. Ever since those lyrics rolled during the end credits of John Hughes' 1985 hit movie "The Breakfast Club," that Simple Minds song became ...

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 ...

Some 45 years or so after making their initial appearance during Britain’s post-punk era, Simple Minds mark their return courtesy of not one, but two new live albums, albeit each with a different ...

Five songs into their set, Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr smiled at the audience and said, after taking a deep breath, “We’re exhausted already!” He was kidding, of course, though it would be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Jim Kerr believes that "gesture music" allows Simple Minds to continue selling out arenas. The 66-year-old singer credits anthems such as Don't You (Forget About Me) and Alive and Kicking for enabling ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Jim Kerr of the Scottish rock group Simple Minds has a pretty simple view of life. "We're incredibly fortunate,'' said Kerr in a call to his home in Glasgow to talk about the band's ...