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Simple Minds Former Drummer Kenny Hyslop Dies At Age 73
Kenny Hyslop, drummer for Simple Minds in 1981 and 1982, has died from prostate cancer at the age of 73.
Tagged as:80s, Kenny Hyslop, Midge Ure, new wave, rock, Simple Minds, UK
Jim Kerr of Simple Minds Wins Award for Jim Morrison Documentary
This week at the New York Festivals International Radio Awards in NYC ‘Jim Kerr on Jim Morrison’ was awarded the Gold Medal for Best Documentary in the Culture & The Arts category.
Tagged as:80s, alternative, Jim Kerr, rock, Simple Minds, UK
Simple Minds To Play Last Show In Perth
All good things come to an end and in Simple Minds case their last Australian show is tonight (21 February 2024) in Perth.
Tagged as:80s, 90s, pop, Red Hot Summer, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK
Simple Minds Are Alive and Kicking for Red Hot Summer 2024 Series Two
You can’t refer to Simple Minds as a “heritage act” or “veteran performers” because this band packs more power into a show than many artists half their age. This was one impressive Red Hot Summer performance.
Tagged as:80s, 90s, Australia, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Simple Minds, UK
Simple Minds Australian Hits By The Chart Positions
With Simple Minds heading to Australia in 2024 for the Red Hot Summer tour, here is a list of all of their Top 100 charted hits in Australia since 1981 (and there have been many).
Tagged as:80s, alternative, Australian Tour, Icehouse, Red Hot Summer, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK
Icehouse and Simple Minds To Reunite For Red Hot Summer 2024 Tour
Red Hot Summer will recreate the historic 1981 touring line-up with Icehouse and Simple Minds together again on the same bill.
Tagged as:Australia, Bachelor Girl, Daryl Braithwaite, Duane mcDonald, Icehouse, music festival, Noiseworks, Red Hot Summer, Regional Touring, rock live music, Simple Minds
Australian Simple Minds and OMD Dates Rescheduled For 2021
by Announcement
Roundhouse Entertainment and Frontier Touring wish to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Federal and State Government directives. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021.
Tagged as:80s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Eurogliders, Frontier Touring, music festival, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, rock, Simple Minds
Coronavirus Splits Simple Minds Show Into Two In Denmark
Simple Minds have split their upcoming shows in Denmark to abide by Denmark’s new “no gathering of crowds more than 1000” rule.
Tagged as:00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, alternative, post, punk, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK
Simple Minds, Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark, Eurogliders to play A Day On The Green
The first A Day On The Green for the summer of 2020 has been announced. Simple Minds will tour to mark their 40th anniversary. In fact, its 40+ all around with Australia’s Eurogliders also clocking up 40 years since they formed in 2020 and Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark will also mark 40 years since the release of their debut album in 1980.
Tagged as:00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, electronica, Eurogliders, Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark, pop, Simple Minds, UK
New Music Releases For 2 February 2018
by Gavin Ryan
Major new titles coming this week from: Justin Timberlake, Long Distance Calling, Shannon Noll, Simple Minds, Tim Hart, Newton Faulkner and the Ministry of Sound 2018 Annual.
Tagged as:Australia, Justin Timberlake, Long Distance Calling, music industry, music releases, new music, Newton Faulkner, Shannon Noll, Simple Minds, Tim Hart
Simple Minds To Tour US For First Time In A Decade
It has been more than ten years since Simple Minds set foot on North American shores for the purpose of a tour. That drought comes to an end starting October 15 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.
Tagged as:1980s, 2010s, Andy Gillespie, Charlie Burchill, Ged Grimes, Jim Kerr, Mel Gaynor, rock, Simple Minds, U.K.
Molly Ringwald To Perform At Melbourne Recital Centre
Molly Ringwald will move from the big screen to the concert stage when she performs at the Melbourne Recital Centre later this month.
Tagged as:10s, jazz, John Hughes, Melbourne Recital Centre, Molly Ringwald, Simple Minds, USA
Virgin Records Celebrate 40 Years With A Series Of Events
2013 is the 40th anniversary of Virgin Records, the revolutionary British record label launched by Richard Branson in 1973. To mark the event there will be a series of events taking place this autumn celebrating the label’s rich history and ability to ‘disrupt the status quo’.
Tagged as:1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Boy George, Culture Club, Daft Punk, Devo, Emeli SAnde, Laura Marling, magazine, Massive Attack, Mike Oldfield, PiL, pop, punk, Richard Branson, rock, Simple Minds, Soul II Soul, Spice Girls, Swedish House Mafia, The Chemical Brothers, The Verve, U.K., Virgin Records, XTC
Depeche Mode Just Behind Justin Timberlake On U.K. Midweek Chart
There are still a couple of days left, but the midweek chart for British Album sales, as published by the Official Charts Company, has Depeche Mode’s new album, Delta Machine, just 4,000 copies behind Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience which is in its second week of release.
Tagged as:David Bowie, Depeche Mode, electro, Eric Clapton, Iron Maiden, Justin Timberlake, Midweek Charts, pop, rock, Simple Minds, U.K., U.S.A.