Simple Minds 30th Anniversary Tour
03/07/2008
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(PR) Simple Minds will take a break from the preparations of their new album to celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a series of six rare UK concerts during November and December. The concerts celebrates 30 glorious years dating back to the first time Simple Minds played their very first concert on January 17th at the Satellite City Club in Glasgow, as the support act to Steel Pulse. Simple Minds will perform for the first time the entirety of their multi-million selling 1982 album 'New Gold Dream' featuring the hits Promised You a Miracle, Glittering Prize, and Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime).The second half of the concert will see the band perform some of their best known songs from their classic albums staring off with 'Life in a Day' (1979), 'Reel To Reel Cacophony' (1979), 'Empires & Dance' (1980), right up to their groundbreaking first album with Virgin, 'Sons & Fascination' (1980) featuring the hit Love Song, plus songs from the album 'Sparkle in the Rain' (1984) that includes the hits Waterfront and Up On The Catwalk, as well as the U.S. No.1 hit single Don't You (Forget About Me) (1985). The band will also perform songs from the album Once Upon A Time' (1985) featuring the massive global anthem Alive and Kicking. But that's not all. The band will also perform songs like Belfast Child from 1989's 'Street Fighting Years' right up to 2005's return-to-form album 'Black & White 050505' featuring the songs Home and Stranger. Thurs Nov 27th - Manchester MEN Arena Fri Nov 28th - Birmingham NEC Sat Nov 29th - London Wembley Arena Mon Dec 1st - Sheffield Arena Tuesday Tue Dec 2nd - Cardiff Arena Thurs Dec 4th - Glasgow SECC
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