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art rock, electronic, glam rock
Simple Minds
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A guest at Stadio, Portici on Wed, 10 Jun 1998
È stato il concerto più bello e sensazionale della mia infanzia peccato che non è stata fatta alcuna pubblicità per cui lo stadio era vuoto e l’ingresso gratuito. Simile Minds eccezionali hanno cantato lo stesso anche per soli pochi spettatori come me che ero ancora una bambina.
A guest at Cornwall Coliseum, St. Austell on Wed, 09 May 1984
First proper gig. Absolutely loved it!
A guest at Lotto Arena, Antwerp on Sun, 15 Nov 2015
Impressed with organisation.travel to and from the venue. Entry and exit well planned
Of course SM performance excellent. Would attend the venue again.Lloyd Simcoe was there at Bercy, Paris on Sun, 16 Feb 1986
First concert ever for me, and that was absolutely awesome. Jim Kerr in great form, at a time when "Alive & Kicking" was the hit single following "Don't You Forget About Me". Such a energic concert with a perfect line-up including the chorist. I've always wandered why this was not this show which had been chosen for the live album "In the city of light" (this was the Zenith show later that year in August which was).
Starting with "Waterfront" followed by "Speed Your Love To Me", the live rendition of each song was different from records, with Charlie Burchill playing great guitars. I recall the fantastic version of "Someone Somewhere In Summertime" and the fact that Jim Kerr was always talking to the audience.
This has been the event that change my regard to music, making it live, getting so good sensations while going to see live artists. At that time there was no internet, the piracy was on tapes, which awful sound mainly. The artist could live from their music, as everybody who wanted a proper recording actually bought the records. This is why concerts were cheap.First concert ever for me, and that was absolutely awesome. Jim Kerr in great form, at a time when "Alive & Kicking" was the hit single following "Don't You Forget About Me". Such a energy concert with a perfect line-up including the chorist. I've always wandered why this was not this show which had been chosen for the live album "In the city of light" (this was the Zenith show later that year in August which was).
Starting with "Waterfront" followed by "Speed Your Love To Me", the live renditions of each song was different from records, with Charlie Burchill great guitars. I recall the fantastic version of "Someone Somewhere In Summertime" and the fact that Jim Kerr was always talking to the audience.
This has been the event that change my regard to music, making it live, getting so good sensations while going to see live artists. At that time there was no internet, the piracy was on tapes, which awful sound mainly. The artist could live from their music, as everybody who wanted a proper recording actually bought the records. This is why concerts were cheap.gemmamipi was there at Sala Razzmatazz, Barcelona on Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Setlist:
1. I Travel
2. Thirty Frames a Second
3. Celebrate
4. Life in a Day
5. Hunter and the Hunted
6. Wasteland
7. This Fear of Gods
8. Love Song
9. Pleasantly Disturbed
10. Room
Encore:
11. The American
12. Calling Your Name
13. Sons and Fascination
14. 70 Cities as Love Brings the Fall
15. Changeling
16. Factory
17. Premonition
18. Scar
19. Promised You a Miracle
20. Someone Somewhere in Summertime
Encore 2:
21. Theme for Great Cities
22. Chelsea Girl
23. Someone
24. Glittering Prize
25. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)A guest at Regent Theatre, Ipswich on Mon, 04 May 2015
Awsome gig simple minds are back.2 sets to treat the crowd.a mixture of songs from all the back catalogue. Jim kerr promised much more to come in future if this concert is to go by long may they continue the band also has two very talented lady vocalist and musician which can only enhance futtute albums.big music indeed. !!!
Miss kiwi was there at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham on Sun, 03 May 2015
Absolutely fantastic show. X
A guest at Hexagon Theatre, Reading on Thu, 30 Apr 2015
A fantastic evening, venue is perfect and much more personal than the larger concert venues. Sound was amazing although from wher we were sitting the music drowned out Jim's voice on some of the tracks.
A guest at Hexagon Theatre, Reading on Thu, 30 Apr 2015
This was the best concert I have ever been to ( and I have been to 13 Simple Minds concerts now) They just get better and better. Jim was ill but it didn't notice- he was fantastic. Charlie's playing was out of this world. If I could have chosen the songs I would have picked exactly the ones they played. I was in the front row and the sound was perfect . Everything was perfect. The interaction that goes on between the fans and the band is amazing, especially Charlie and Andy ( but not saying it was any different with the others, just I was infront of Charlie and Andy. What a perfect perfect night ....can't wait till the 02 but will miss the intimacy .
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Upcoming 2026–2027 tour dates
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- DARKER WAVES 2026 festival in Huntington Beach, US
- RAC Arena in Perth, Australia
- Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena in Adelaide, Australia
- Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia
- Afterpay Arena in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
- Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia
- Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand
- TSB Arena in Wellington, New Zealand
- Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Movistar Arena in Madrid, Spain
- Ldlc Arena in DÉCINES CHARPIEU, France
- Accor Arena in Paris, France
- Le Galaxie Amnéville in Amneville, France
- Zénith De Nantes Métropole in Nantes, France
- Arkéa Arena in Floirac, France
- Unipol Forum in Assago, Italy
- Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy
- Olympiahalle München in Munich, Germany
- Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany
- Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway
- Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
- Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany
- LANXESS Arena in Cologne, Germany
- Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- The O2 in London, UK
- Co-op Live in Manchester, UK
- Utilita Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, UK
- Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, UK
- First Direct Bank Arena in Leeds, UK
- Utilita Arena Newcastle in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
- OVO Hydro in Glasgow, UK
- OVO Hydro in Glasgow, UK
- 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland
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Most played countries
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1 UK 579
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2 Germany 219
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3 France 121
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4 US 110
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5 Belgium 94
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6 Italy 94
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7 Netherlands 84
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8 Australia 62
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9 Spain 46
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10 Canada 41
Most played cities
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1 Glasgow, UK 96
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2 London, UK 78
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3 Merksem, Belgium 43
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4 Edinburgh, UK 41
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5 Rotterdam, Netherlands 35
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6 Birmingham, UK 32
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7 Paris, France 32
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8 Manchester, UK 24
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9 Amsterdam, Netherlands 23
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10 Hamburg, Germany 23
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A guest 100% at Lincoln Castle, Lincoln on Sat, 28 Jun 2025
Fantastic concert - great acoustics in the Castle grounds - loved the set list - been following Simple Minds for 45 years - the band line up were a great ensemble - audience mainly of a certain age ! - Birthday treat from my daughter who was also there (only 34 yrs old) - can't wait to see them again
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