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Simple Minds
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 17 September. Following this news,…
Making Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
Critical acclaim is one thing, but what Simple Minds really desired in 1982 was a hit record. With their fifth studio album, New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), they finally got it,…
Simple Minds announce new Edinburgh tour date
cinch Presents Edinburgh Summer Sessions have announced a special second show with Simple Minds to take place on Saturday 13 August at Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, where all profits will…
Simple Minds Superfan – Larelle Read
When did you first become a Superfan of Simple Minds and why do you like them? I knew of them for many years but only became a superfan in 2014,…
Classic Pop Issue 62 is on sale now
In Classic Pop Issue 62, we speak to Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill about the madness of Street Fighting Years and how they’re planning to return to their…
UMC to release new Simple Minds boxset of ‘Street Fighting Years’
Street Fighting Years was the band’s fourth number one album in the UK and featured their first UK number one single, Belfast Child… On 6 March, UMC will release a box…
Issue 58 of Classic Pop is on sale now
In the latest issue, we have an exclusive interview with synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark as they celebrate 40 years of marrying art with pop. Elsewhere, we welcome…
Andy Wright Interview: Orchestral Manoeuvres
Andy Wright started his career as a synth and drum machine programmer in the 80s, and is now both Simply Red and Simple Minds’ regular producer. There was simply only…
Issue 48 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy of Issue 48 in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue…
Review: Simple Minds Grandslam ’18, Coventry live
Wham, bam… It’s Grandslam, as two much-loved Scottish acts and a great pretender from America are sent to Coventry – one for the very first time… Delving back into Simple…