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Simple Minds did not write Don’t You… Frontman Jim Kerr has described it as “a gift” that fell into their laps. Written by ...
Scottish rockers Simple Minds got into the studio with Jimmy Iovine and made one of the great albums of the '80s ...
Explore Long Island's deep connection with new wave music, featuring iconic bands like Simple Minds, The Cars and Wang Chung.
The Scottish rock band delivered a dynamic two-hour set on Friday night at Acrisure Arena, despite some empty seats.
And yet, that’s exactly what three members of Simple Minds managed to do when the Scottish rock band brought their “Alive & ...
All things considered, Once Upon A Time did all right for Simple Minds. Released in 1985, it topped the UK album charts, produced a string of hit singles and helped establish them in the US. Once Upon ...
The group is celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Once Upon a Time” — the album that, with massive help from “Don’t You ...
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 ...
Simple Minds is coming to play Ball Arena on Tuesday, May 27 — a show that won't be threatened by Nuggets playoff basketball.
Ahead of the Alive and Kicking Tour 2025, Jim Kerr tells why Simple Minds almost said no to the "The Breakfast Club" smash hit that defined them.
The success of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” paved the way for another Simple Minds hit, “Alive and Kicking,” from the group’s “Once Upon a Time” album, later in 1985. And “Don ...
When I am introduced to Charlie Burchill, Simple Minds’ guitarist ... “Every time we played, people would go crazy. I wish everybody could, even once, feel as we get to feel, even before ...