Originally released in February 1984, Sparkle In The Rain was Simple Minds’ sixth studio album and, following 1982’s crossover album New Gold Dream, the one to cement their commercial success. It gave them their first […]
Last night at the New York Festivals International Radio Awards in New York City, ‘Jim Kerr on Jim Morrison’ was awarded the Gold Medal for Best Documentary in the Culture & The Arts category. The […]
On 22 December, Paramount+ UK will premiere Everything Is Possible, a new documentary film telling the inspirational story of Simple Minds, a group of working-class kids growing up in post-industrial Glasgow who dared to dream. […]
In episode #154 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Simple Minds bass guitar legend Derek Forbes to discuss his new autobiography, A Very Simple Mind: On Tour. Derek Forbes is known for those […]
Simple Minds bass guitar legend Derek Forbes will release his autobiography A Very Simple Mind: On Tour, Published by McNidder & Grace on 9 November 2023. Derek Forbes is known for those iconic spine-rattling bass […]
‘New Gold Dream – Live From Paisley Abbey’ finds Simple Minds at the very top of their game. Reminding people why, after 45 years, they are still such a revered band and why New Gold […]
Following the huge success of 2022’s rapturously received 40 Years Of Hits Tour – and the recent announcement of Australian and New Zealand tour dates for early next year – today, 4th September, Simple Minds […]
In 2022 we all got back to normal and enjoyed live music and the fantastic albums released this year. So it’s that time of year again when the XS Noize writers have sat down and […]
Forty years after their seminal New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) album, Simple Minds are back with their 18th studio LP, Direction of the Heart. Incredibly, the former classic was the culmination of a period that saw […]
In episode #106 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Simple Minds guitar maestro Charlie Burchill to talk about their 18th studio album – Direction of the Heart, released on 21 October. […]
Silent Running, who recently released the critically acclaimed album ‘Follow the Light’, have announced a gig at Belfast’s premier music venue ‘The Limelight’ on March 3rd, 2023. The Northern Irish band are marking their 40th […]
Following its first play this morning on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 show, today Simple Minds release new single, ‘First You Jump’, the second track to be taken from the band’s eighteenth studio album, Direction […]
Today Simple Minds release the video for ‘Vision Thing’, the first track to be taken from the band’s eighteenth studio album Direction Of The Heart. ‘Vision Thing’ is a euphoric song – all pounding drums, […]
Opening the night was Belfast’s own; Silent Running. It is incredible these guys supported Simple Minds during the ‘Sparkle In The Rain’ tour back in 1984. Scottish rock titans Simple Minds made their long-awaited return […]
The last time Silent Running shared the stage with Simple Minds was in 1984, when the Belfast band toured the UK and Ireland with Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and co. to promote their debut album […]
This morning BBC Radio 2 announced that Simple Minds will be headlining the first night of Radio 2’s 30,000-capacity Live In Leeds concert on Saturday 17th September. Following this news, BMG release ‘Vision Thing’, the […]
The much delayed 40 Years of Hits tour by Simple Minds finally arrived in Brighton last night. As the name suggested, we knew that we were about to hear the best of the band’s fruitful […]
Simple Minds have announced they will perform a special outdoor show in the grounds of English Heritage’s Audley End House & Gardens in Saffron Walden, Essex, as part of this summer’s Heritage Live concert series. […]
Today, cinch Presents Edinburgh Summer Sessions announce a special second show with Simple Minds to take place on Saturday 13th August at Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh where all profits will go to UNICEF for children […]
In episode #63 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr. Formed in the seventies Simple Minds have become one of the most successful bands ever to come […]