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</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn org">Simple Minds</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">Simple Minds performing at the <a href="Isle_of_Wight_Festival" title="Isle of Wight Festival">Isle of Wight Festival</a> 2024. Left to right: Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Cherisse Osei</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Also known as</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Johnny & the Self-Abusers (1977)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">

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</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="Post-punk" title="Post-punk">Post-punk</a><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-1">[1]</a></li><li><a href="Art_rock" title="Art rock">art rock</a><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-1">[1]</a></li><li><a href="Arena_rock" title="Arena rock">arena rock</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></li><li><a href="Synth-pop" title="Synth-pop">synth-pop</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1977–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin</a></li><li><a href="Zoom_Records_(Scotland)" title="Zoom Records (Scotland)">Zoom</a></li><li><a href="Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista</a></li><li><a href="Sire_Records" title="Sire Records">Sire</a></li><li><a href="Chrysalis_Records" title="Chrysalis Records">Chrysalis</a></li><li><a href="Eagle_Rock_Entertainment" title="Eagle Rock Entertainment">Eagle</a></li><li><a href="A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M</a></li><li><a href="BMG_Rights_Management" title="BMG Rights Management">BMG</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoffs</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="Propaganda_(band)" title="Propaganda (band)">Propaganda</a></li><li><a href="Endgames_(band)" title="Endgames (band)">Endgames</a></li><li><a href="Ex-Simple_Minds" title="Ex-Simple Minds">Ex-Simple Minds</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">

<li><a href="Charlie_Burchill" title="Charlie Burchill">Charlie Burchill</a></li>

<li><a href="Ged_Grimes" title="Ged Grimes">Ged Grimes</a></li>

<li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Personnel">Sarah Brown</a></li>

<li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Personnel">Gordy Goudie</a></li>

<li><a href="Cherisse_Osei" title="Cherisse Osei">Cherisse Osei</a></li>

<li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Personnel">Erik Ljunggren</a></li></ul>

</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Past members</th><td class="infobox-data">See <a href="#Former_members">Former members</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.simpleminds.com/">www.simpleminds.com</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>

Simple Minds are a Scottish <a href="Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band formed in <a href="Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> in 1977 by Alan Cairnduff as Johnny & The Self-Abusers, with long-standing band members <a href="Jim_Kerr" title="Jim Kerr">Jim Kerr</a> (lead vocals) and <a href="Charlie_Burchill" title="Charlie Burchill">Charlie Burchill</a> (lead guitarist) joining shortly afterwards. In January 1978, they began performing as Simple Minds. They released their debut album <a href="Life_in_a_Day_(album)" title="Life in a Day (album)">Life in a Day</a> in 1979 to moderate commercial success. Subsequent album releases <a href="Real_to_Real_Cacophony" title="Real to Real Cacophony">Real to Real Cacophony</a> (1979) and <a href="Empires_and_Dance" title="Empires and Dance">Empires and Dance</a> (1980) achieved limited commercial success and, after signing to <a href="Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a>, they released their fourth album <a href="Sons_and_Fascination/Sister_Feelings_Call" title="Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call">Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call</a> (1981), which became their most successful studio album to that point. Kerr and Burchill are the two members who have been with the band nearly throughout its whole history, and the only current permanent members and songwriters. As of 2023, the other current members of the live and studio band are bassist <a href="Ged_Grimes" title="Ged Grimes">Ged Grimes</a>, drummer <a href="Cherisse_Osei" title="Cherisse Osei">Cherisse Osei</a>, backing singer Sarah Brown, guitarist and keyboardist Gordy Goudie and keyboardist Erik Ljunggren. Notable former members include keyboardist <a href="Mick_MacNeil" title="Mick MacNeil">Mick MacNeil</a>, bassists <a href="Derek_Forbes" title="Derek Forbes">Derek Forbes</a> and <a href="John_Giblin" title="John Giblin">John Giblin</a> and drummers <a href="Brian_McGee_(drummer)" title="Brian McGee (drummer)">Brian McGee</a> and <a href="Mel_Gaynor" title="Mel Gaynor">Mel Gaynor</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a>

In April 1982, they released "<a href="Promised_You_a_Miracle" title="Promised You a Miracle">Promised You a Miracle</a>" as the <a href="Lead_single" title="Lead single">lead single</a> from their fifth album <a href="New_Gold_Dream_(81/82/83/84)" title="New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)">New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)</a> (1982), with "<a href="Glittering_Prize" title="Glittering Prize">Glittering Prize</a>" released as the second single before the album's release. Both singles were a commercial success internationally, whilst the album gave the band their breakthrough in international markets, reaching the top ten of the albums charts in New Zealand, Australia, Sweden and the United Kingdom,<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> as well as reaching the US <a href="Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard 200</a>.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> The albums third and final single, "<a href="Someone_Somewhere_in_Summertime" title="Someone Somewhere in Summertime">Someone Somewhere in Summertime</a>", was released in November 1982 to moderate success. In late 1983, they released "<a href="Waterfront_(song)" title="Waterfront (song)">Waterfront</a>" as the lead single from their sixth album, <a href="Sparkle_in_the_Rain" title="Sparkle in the Rain">Sparkle in the Rain</a> (1984), which continued the bands commercial prominence, debuting at number one in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand. It was later certified Platinum by the <a href="British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">British Phonographic Industry</a> (BPI) for sales in excess of 300,000 copies.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a>

<a href="Once_Upon_a_Time_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Once Upon a Time (Simple Minds album)">Once Upon a Time</a> (1985) was released as their seventh album, and was supported by the commercially successful singles "<a href="Alive_and_Kicking_(song)" title="Alive and Kicking (song)">Alive and Kicking</a>", "<a href="Sanctify_Yourself" title="Sanctify Yourself">Sanctify Yourself</a>", "<a href="All_the_Things_She_Said_(Simple_Minds_song)" title="All the Things She Said (Simple Minds song)">All the Things She Said</a>" and "<a href="Ghostdancing" title="Ghostdancing">Ghostdancing</a>". During this period, they released "<a href="Don't_You_(Forget_About_Me)" title="Don't You (Forget About Me)">Don't You (Forget About Me)</a>" which became an international success, reaching number one on the US <a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>. Once Upon a Time reached number one in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands,<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> the top three in Canada and New Zealand,<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> and the top ten in the United States. It was certified 3x Platinum by the BPI for sales in excess of 900,000, and Gold by the <a href="Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> for sales in excess of 500,000.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Their chart dominance continued with releases <a href="Street_Fighting_Years" title="Street Fighting Years">Street Fighting Years</a> (1989) and its lead single "<a href="Belfast_Child" title="Belfast Child">Belfast Child</a>" which reached number one on the singles charts in the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom,<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> <a href="Real_Life_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Real Life (Simple Minds album)">Real Life</a> (1991) and <a href="Good_News_from_the_Next_World" title="Good News from the Next World">Good News from the Next World</a> (1995) before experiencing a commercial decline in the late 1990s. They returned to chart prominence during the 2000s and 2010s with albums including <a href="Graffiti_Soul" title="Graffiti Soul">Graffiti Soul</a> (2009), <a href="Walk_Between_Worlds" title="Walk Between Worlds">Walk Between Worlds</a> (2018) and <a href="Direction_of_the_Heart" title="Direction of the Heart">Direction of the Heart</a> (2022).

Recognised as the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s,<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> they were awarded the <a href="Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q Inspiration Award</a> in 2014 for their contribution to the music industry and an <a href="Ivor_Novello_Awards" title="Ivor Novello Awards">Ivor Novello Award</a> in 2016 for Outstanding Song Collection from the <a href="The_Ivors_Academy" title="The Ivors Academy">British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors</a> (BASCA).<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> Their other notable recognitions include nominations for both the <a href="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction">MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction</a> and <a href="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction">MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction</a> for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" in 1985, nomination for the <a href="Brit_Award_for_British_Group" title="Brit Award for British Group">Brit Award for British Group</a> in 1986 and for the <a href="American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Pop/Rock_Band/Duo/Group" title="American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group">American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group</a> in 1987.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> "Belfast Child" was nominated for the <a href="Brit_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Brit Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a> at the <a href="Brit_Awards_1990" title="Brit Awards 1990">Brit Awards 1990</a>.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years_(1977–1979)">Early years (1977–1979)</h3></div>

Simple Minds originated from the <a href="Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a> band Johnny & The Self-Abusers, formed in early 1977 on <a href="Glasgow#South_Side" title="Glasgow">Glasgow's South Side</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> as the brainchild of Alan Cairnduff. Cairnduff left the organisation of the band to John Milarky, suggesting that he enlist two strangers, singer and lyricist <a href="Jim_Kerr" title="Jim Kerr">Jim Kerr</a> and guitarist <a href="Charlie_Burchill" title="Charlie Burchill">Charlie Burchill</a>. Kerr and Burchill, who had been acquainted since age eight, roped in their school friends <a href="Brian_McGee_(drummer)" title="Brian McGee (drummer)">Brian McGee</a> and Tony Donald to play drums and bass respectively. Milarky served as singer, guitarist and saxophonist, and recruited his friend Allan McNeill to be the band's third guitarist. Kerr doubled on keyboards, and Burchill also played violin.<a href="#cite_note-sm-genesis-15">[15]</a>

On 11 April 1977, Johnny & The Self-Abusers held their first performance at the Doune Castle pub in Glasgow, following up two weeks later as the opening act for <a href="Generation_X_(band)" title="Generation X (band)">Generation X</a> in Edinburgh. They performed concerts in Glasgow over the ensuing summer, but a split developed in the band, with Milarky and McNeill forming one faction and the other consisting of Kerr, Donald, Burchill and McGee;<a href="#cite_note-sm-genesis-15">[15]</a> In November 1977, Johnny & The Self-Abusers released their only single, "Saints and Sinners", on <a href="Chiswick_Records" title="Chiswick Records">Chiswick Records</a> (which was dismissed as being "rank and file" in a Melody Maker review). The band split on the same day that the single was released, with Milarky and McNeill going on to form The Cuban Heels. Ditching the stage names and the overt punkiness, the remaining members continued together as Simple Minds (naming themselves after a <a href="David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> lyric from his song "<a href="Jean_Genie" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean Genie">Jean Genie</a>"),<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.com/-16">[16]</a> making their very first performance at Glasgow's Satellite City on 17 January 1978.<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.com_Act_Of_Love-17">[17]</a>

In January 1978, Simple Minds recruited Duncan Barnwell as a second guitarist (allowing for an optional two-guitar line-up while also enabling Burchill to play violin). Meanwhile, Kerr had abandoned keyboards to concentrate entirely on vocals. In March 1978, Kerr, Burchill, Donald, Barnwell and McGee were joined by the <a href="Isle_of_Barra" class="mw-redirect" title="Isle of Barra">Barra</a>-born keyboard player <a href="Mick_MacNeil" title="Mick MacNeil">Mick MacNeil</a>. The band got a residency at the Mars Bar in Glasgow and played various other venues in Scotland<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> and rapidly established a reputation as an exciting live act (usually performing in full makeup). Tony Donald quit in April 1978 and was replaced by Duncan Barnwell's friend Derek Forbes (formerly the bass player with The Subs). In May 1978 Simple Minds recorded their first <a href="Demo_(music)" title="Demo (music)">demo tape</a>, including "Chelsea Girl" and some other tracks that would appear on their debut album.<a href="#cite_note-DT-19">[19]</a> The group were turned down by record companies, but gained a management deal with Bruce Findlay, owner of the Bruce's Records chain of record shops and the <a href="Zoom_Records_(Scotland)" title="Zoom Records (Scotland)">Zoom Records</a> label.<a href="#cite_note-DT-19">[19]</a> Championed by his journalist friend Brian Hogg, Findlay was persuaded to sign Simple Minds to his Zoom label which had a licensing deal with <a href="Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a>.<a href="#cite_note-DT-19">[19]</a> In November 1978, Barnwell was ousted from the band.<a href="#cite_note-DT-19">[19]</a>

From 1979 through until 1981, Simple Minds would continue as a quintet of Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes and McGee, operating as a tight-knit collective. Subsequent line-up changes would shrink and diminish this core band, with only founder members being considered to be full members of the creative and compositional team.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Initial_albums_(1979–1980)">Initial albums (1979–1980)</h3></div>

During late 1978 and early 1979, Simple Minds began rehearsing the set of Kerr/Burchill-written songs which appear on their debut album.<a href="#cite_note-DT-19">[19]</a> On 27 March 1979 the band made their first television appearance, performing the songs "Chelsea Girl" and "Life in a Day" on the BBC's <a href="The_Old_Grey_Whistle_Test" title="The Old Grey Whistle Test">The Old Grey Whistle Test</a>.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> The first Simple Minds album, <a href="Life_in_a_Day_(album)" title="Life in a Day (album)">Life in a Day</a>, was produced by <a href="John_Leckie" title="John Leckie">John Leckie</a> and released by Zoom Records in April 1979. The album's title track "Life in a Day" was released as Simple Minds' first single and reached No. 62 in the <a href="UK_singles_chart" title="UK singles chart">UK singles chart</a>, with the album reaching No. 30 in the <a href="UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> In April/May 1979 they made their first UK tour as supporting act for <a href="Magazine_(band)" title="Magazine (band)">Magazine</a>, who were a major influence on them at the time.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a>

In June 1979 "Chelsea Girl" was released as the second single from the album, failing to reach the chart, while the band continued to tour the UK on their own.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> In September 1979 Simple Minds recorded their next album, <a href="Real_to_Real_Cacophony" title="Real to Real Cacophony">Real to Real Cacophony</a> at <a href="Rockfield_Studios" title="Rockfield Studios">Rockfield Studios</a> with producer <a href="John_Leckie" title="John Leckie">John Leckie</a>. The songs were mostly conceived in the studio and was a significant departure from the pop tunes of Life in a Day.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> German <a href="Krautrock" title="Krautrock">Krautrock</a> was now the band's main influence, adopting a more experimental electronic sound that drew influences from the motorik, repetitive grooves of bands such as <a href="Neu!" title="Neu!">Neu!</a>, <a href="Kraftwerk" title="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a> and <a href="La_D%C3%BCsseldorf" title="La Düsseldorf">La Düsseldorf</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sa-23">[23]</a>

The band began their "Real to Real Cacophony Tour" in Germany and also made a short visit to New York in October 1979.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> Their performance of the songs "Premonition", "Factory" and "Changeling" at <a href="Hurrah_(nightclub)" title="Hurrah (nightclub)">Hurrah</a> was filmed for The Old Grey Whistle Test.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a>

Real to Real Cacophony was released in November 1979. While the band got little marketing support from their record company Arista, who didn't like the album, it received critical acclaim.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> The release was followed by their third UK tour of the year and a BBC session for <a href="John_Peel" title="John Peel">John Peel</a> in December.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> In January 1980 "Changeling" was released as the only single from Real to Real Cacophony, failing to make an impression on the charts.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> In March they supported <a href="Gary_Numan" title="Gary Numan">Gary Numan</a> on a couple of gigs, and continued their Real to Real Cacophony Tour until June 1980 with dates mainly in Germany, France and the Netherlands.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> In June 1980 Simple Minds entered the studio to record their next album, again with producer <a href="John_Leckie" title="John Leckie">John Leckie</a> at Rockfield Studios.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> The band again had a new approach to their music that differed from the previous album, this time aiming for a more repetitive, dance-orientated sound inspired by <a href="Disco_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Disco music">disco</a> music they had heard in nightclubs while touring Europe.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a>

<a href="Empires_and_Dance" title="Empires and Dance">Empires and Dance</a> was released in September 1980.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> Many of the tracks were minimal and featured a significant use of <a href="Music_sequencer" title="Music sequencer">sequencing</a>, further exploring their repetitive Krautrock-influences with electronic dance grooves.<a href="#cite_note-sa-23">[23]</a> McNeil's keyboards and Forbes' bass became the main melodic elements in the band's sound, with Burchill's heavily processed guitar becoming more of a textural element. With this album, Kerr began to experiment with non-narrative lyrics based on observations he had made as the band travelled across Europe on tour. While a modest commercial success, Empires and Dance received enthusiastic response in the British music press<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> Simple Minds had caught the attention of <a href="Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a>, who selected them as the opening act on several dates of his European tour starting in August 1980.<a href="#cite_note-Tour_1980-30">[30]</a> The tour as Gabriel's support act gave the band the opportunity to play at bigger venues.<a href="#cite_note-Tour_1980-30">[30]</a>

Empires and Dance peaked at no.41 on the UK Albums Chart and dropped out of the chart after three weeks.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> The band's manager Bruce Findlay later blamed Arista for poor handling of the album and it not being more commercially successful. Initially Arista only released 7,500 copies of the album.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> Furthermore, Arista did not release a single to promote the album. "I Travel" was not released as a single until October to promote the Empires and Dance tour. The single sold poorly and did not reach the UK chart, but the 12" version became popular in the US club scene and (based on import sales only) entered the <a href="Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> Disco Chart at no.80 in early 1981.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> "I Travel" was subsequently reissued twice in the UK, but again failed to reach the singles chart.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commercial_breakthrough_(1981–1983)">Commercial breakthrough (1981–1983)</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Signing_to_Virgin_Records">Signing to Virgin Records</h4></div>

In early 1981, Simple Minds' frustration with poor support and marketing by Arista made them threaten to split up rather than continue working with them. They were released from Arista and instead signed to <a href="Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> After the band had left the label, Arista decided to release "Celebrate" as the second single from Empires and Dance in February 1981 to promote the album, with the earlier single "Changeling" on the b-side to promote Real to Real Cacophony, but this single too sold poorly and failed to chart.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> The following year, Arista put out a compilation album, <a href="Celebration_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Celebration (Simple Minds album)">Celebration</a>, featuring tracks from the three previous albums which reached No. 45 on the UK albums chart.<a href="#cite_note-oc-35">[35]</a> Following their change of record company, the band demoed new songs and embarked on a club tour in the US and Canada.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a>

In May 1981, Simple Minds' first release on Virgin, the single "The American" reached No. 59 on the UK singles chart.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> The band recorded their next album with producer <a href="Steve_Hillage" title="Steve Hillage">Steve Hillage</a> and an abundance of new material under much time pressure.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> At the end of the recording sessions drummer Brian McGee decided to leave the band, citing exhaustion at Simple Minds' constant touring schedule,<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> and a desire for more time at home with family.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> In an interview shortly after, he also cited disappointment that he was not getting enough credit in the band. McGee joined Glasgow band <a href="Endgames_(band)" title="Endgames (band)">Endgames</a>,<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> and later <a href="Propaganda_(band)" title="Propaganda (band)">Propaganda</a>.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> In August, "<a href="Love_Song_(Simple_Minds_song)" title="Love Song (Simple Minds song)">Love Song</a>" was released and became their highest charting single to date, peaking at No. 47 on the UK singles chart<a href="#cite_note-oc-35">[35]</a> and an international hit, reaching the top 20 in Australia and Sweden, and no.38 in Canada.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a>

In September 1981, Virgin released the entirety of Simple Minds recent studio sessions on two albums: <a href="Sons_and_Fascination" class="mw-redirect" title="Sons and Fascination">Sons and Fascination</a> and <a href="Sister_Feelings_Call" class="mw-redirect" title="Sister Feelings Call">Sister Feelings Call</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> The latter album was initially included as a bonus disc with the first 10,000 vinyl copies of Sons and Fascination, but it was later re-issued as an album in its own right.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> (For the CD release, it was paired on a single disc with Sons and Fascination – at first with two tracks deleted, but in full on later issues). The album reached No. 11 on the UK albums chart,<a href="#cite_note-oc-35">[35]</a> and was subsequently placed as No. 18 on <a href="Sounds_(magazine)" title="Sounds (magazine)">Sounds</a> "Album of the Year"-chart.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> The next single "Sweat in Bullet" was a remixed version by <a href="Peter_Walsh_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Walsh (producer)">Peter Walsh</a> and included two songs recorded live at <a href="Hammersmith_Odeon" class="mw-redirect" title="Hammersmith Odeon">Hammersmith Odeon</a> in September.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> During this period, the band's visual aesthetic was established, masterminded by <a href="Malcolm_Garrett" title="Malcolm Garrett">Malcolm Garrett</a>'s graphic design company Assorted iMaGes. Characterised at first by hard, bold typography and photo-collage, Garrett's designs for the band later incorporated pop-religious iconography in clean, integrated package designs that befitted the band's idealised image as neo-romantic purveyors of European anthemic pop.

To replace McGee as drummer (although not as full band member), Simple Minds hired Kenny Hyslop (ex-<a href="Skids_(band)" title="Skids (band)">Skids</a>, <a href="Slik" title="Slik">Slik</a>, Zones) to play on the first leg of the Sons and Fascination tour, which included Simple Minds first visit to Australia, touring with <a href="Icehouse_(band)" title="Icehouse (band)">Icehouse</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> Hyslop also played on the studio recording of "<a href="Promised_You_a_Miracle" title="Promised You a Miracle">Promised You a Miracle</a>", a song originating in a riff from a tape of funk music Hyslop played on the tour bus, that would become the band's next single.<a href="#cite_note-pyam-42">[42]</a> Despite this contribution, Hyslop ultimately "didn't fit in" with the band or their management and was replaced for the second leg of the Sons and Fascination tour<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> by the <a href="Kilmarnock" title="Kilmarnock">Kilmarnock</a>-born percussionist <a href="Mike_Ogletree" title="Mike Ogletree">Mike Ogletree</a> (the former drummer for <a href="Caf%C3%A9_Jacques_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Café Jacques (band)">Café Jacques</a>) in early 1982.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_Gold_Dream_(81–82–83–84)">New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)</h4></div>

Simple Minds started working on their next album in an old farmhouse in <a href="Fife" title="Fife">Fife</a>. In February 1982 the songs "Promised You a Miracle" and "King is White and in the Crowd" were premiered on a BBC session for <a href="Kid_Jensen" class="mw-redirect" title="Kid Jensen">Kid Jensen</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> The band then moved to <a href="Townhouse_Studios" title="Townhouse Studios">Townhouse Studios</a> for recording sessions with producer <a href="Peter_Walsh_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Walsh (producer)">Peter Walsh</a>. The band told Walsh they wanted the album to represent their live sound, so Walsh decided to record it as a live studio album.<a href="#cite_note-ngd-45">[45]</a> Unsatisfied with Ogletree's drumming style, Walsh introduced them to a <a href="London" title="London">London</a>-born drummer called <a href="Mel_Gaynor" title="Mel Gaynor">Mel Gaynor</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> a 22-year-old session musician with plenty of experience from playing with funk-bands such as <a href="Beggar_and_Co" title="Beggar and Co">Beggar and Co</a> and <a href="Light_of_the_World_(band)" title="Light of the World (band)">Light of the World</a>,<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> who then played drums on the majority of the record, while Ogletree played drums on three tracks.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a>

"<a href="Promised_You_a_Miracle" title="Promised You a Miracle">Promised You a Miracle</a>" was released in April 1982 and became Simple Minds first Top 20 single in the UK, peaking at No. 13 and also reaching the Australian Top 10.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> The song earned the band performances on <a href="Top_of_the_Pops" title="Top of the Pops">Top of the Pops</a> and interviews in teen-orientated pop magazines.<a href="#cite_note-pyam-42">[42]</a> <a href="New_Gold_Dream_(81%E2%80%9382%E2%80%9383%E2%80%9384)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)">New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)</a> was released in September 1982. The album was a commercial breakthrough, spending 53 weeks on the <a href="UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>, peaking at No. 3 in October 1982.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> It generated charting singles including "<a href="Glittering_Prize" title="Glittering Prize">Glittering Prize</a>", which also reached the UK Top 20 and Australian Top 10.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> While some tracks ("<a href="Promised_You_a_Miracle" title="Promised You a Miracle">Promised You a Miracle</a>", "Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel") continued the formula perfected on Sons and Fascination, other tracks ("<a href="Someone_Somewhere_in_Summertime" title="Someone Somewhere in Summertime">Someone Somewhere in Summertime</a>", "<a href="Glittering_Prize" title="Glittering Prize">Glittering Prize</a>") were pure pop.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> Jazz keyboardist <a href="Herbie_Hancock" title="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a>, who recorded in the studio next door, performed a synth solo on the track "Hunter and the Hunted".<a href="#cite_note-ngd-45">[45]</a>

The band embarked on their extensive New Gold tour in September 1982, which included dates in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.<a href="#cite_note-NGT-49">[49]</a> Mike Ogletree played on the first leg of the tour, but was asked to leave the band in November 1982, later joining <a href="Fiction_Factory" title="Fiction Factory">Fiction Factory</a>.<a href="#cite_note-NGT-49">[49]</a> Mel Gaynor was recruited for the remaining dates<a href="#cite_note-NGT-49">[49]</a> and retained afterwards, eventually becoming the band's longest-standing drummer (and longest-standing member other than mainstays Burchill and Kerr) despite thrice leaving and returning in the following decades. The band's late 1982 UK dates included a show at City Hall in Newcastle that was recorded by Virgin and later included on the 2003 Seen the Lights DVD.<a href="#cite_note-NGT-49">[49]</a> On these dates the band was supported by <a href="China_Crisis" title="China Crisis">China Crisis</a>.<a href="#cite_note-NGT-49">[49]</a>

The second leg of the New Gold Dream tour started in March 1983 and included dates in Europe, USA and Canada. In July they performed at festivals such as <a href="Roskilde_Festival" title="Roskilde Festival">Roskilde Festival</a> in Denmark and <a href="Rock_Werchter" title="Rock Werchter">Rock Werchter</a> in Belgium.<a href="#cite_note-NGT-49">[49]</a> Prior to the tour the band had started working on their next album. In August the new song "<a href="Waterfront_(song)" title="Waterfront (song)">Waterfront</a>" was premiered in a live concert. In September the band recorded a BBC session for David Jensen, including "Waterfront" and the newly written "The Kick Inside of Me". In October their next album was recorded with producer <a href="Steve_Lillywhite" title="Steve Lillywhite">Steve Lillywhite</a> at <a href="Townhouse_Studios" title="Townhouse Studios">Townhouse Studios</a> in London. In November "Waterfront" was released as a single and the band embarked on their Sparkle in the Rain Tour. The opening show at Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow was filmed for the "Waterfront" video.<a href="#cite_note-sm-22">[22]</a> "Waterfront" became their most successful single to date; hitting No. 1 in New Zealand, No. 5 in Ireland, the Top 20 in Australia and Sweden, and No. 13 on the UK chart.<a href="#cite_note-oc-35">[35]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mainstream_success_and_political_activism_(1984–1987)">Mainstream success and political activism (1984–1987)</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sparke_in_the_Rain">Sparke in the Rain</h4></div>

<a href="Sparkle_in_the_Rain" title="Sparkle in the Rain">Sparkle in the Rain</a> was released in February 1984.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> It entered the UK albums chart at number one.<a href="#cite_note-oc-35">[35]</a> It was preceded by the single "<a href="Speed_Your_Love_to_Me" title="Speed Your Love to Me">Speed Your Love to Me</a>" which reached No.20 on the singles chart.<a href="#cite_note-oc-35">[35]</a> A third single from the album, "<a href="Up_on_the_Catwalk" title="Up on the Catwalk">Up on the Catwalk</a>", was subsequently released and also reached the Top 30 in the UK.<a href="#cite_note-oc-35">[35]</a> Sparkle in the Rain hit the top 20 in several other countries (including Canada, where it reached No. 13).<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> The band spent much of 1984 touring the world, including Australia, Europe, North America and Japan.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> In 1984, Jim Kerr married <a href="Chrissie_Hynde" title="Chrissie Hynde">Chrissie Hynde</a> of the <a href="Pretenders_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pretenders (band)">Pretenders</a> (who renamed herself Christine Kerr).<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> Simple Minds headlined a North American tour supported by <a href="China_Crisis" title="China Crisis">China Crisis</a> during the Canadian leg and supported the Pretenders in the US while Hynde was pregnant with Kerr's daughter. The marriage lasted until 1990.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="North_American_breakthrough">North American breakthrough</h4></div>

Despite the band's new-found popularity in the UK, Europe, Canada and Australia, Simple Minds remained essentially unknown in the US. The band's UK releases on Arista were not picked up by Arista USA who had 'right of first refusal' for their releases. The 1985 film <a href="The_Breakfast_Club" title="The Breakfast Club">The Breakfast Club</a> broke Simple Minds into the US market, when the band achieved their only No. 1 U.S. pop hit in April 1985 with the film's opening track, "<a href="Don't_You_(Forget_About_Me)" title="Don't You (Forget About Me)">Don't You (Forget About Me)</a>",<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> a song written by <a href="Keith_Forsey" title="Keith Forsey">Keith Forsey</a> and Steve Schiff;<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> which had previously been offered to <a href="Billy_Idol" title="Billy Idol">Billy Idol</a> and <a href="Bryan_Ferry" title="Bryan Ferry">Bryan Ferry</a> before Simple Minds agreed to record it. The song soon became a chart-topper in many other countries around the world.

At around this point, the camaraderie that had fuelled Simple Minds began to unravel, and over the next ten years the band's line-up underwent frequent changes. Jim Kerr subsequently recalled "We were knackered. We were desensitized. The band started to fracture. We were lads who had grown up together, we were meant to grow together, politically, spiritually and artistically. But we were getting tired with each other. There was an element of the chore creeping in. We were coasting and this whole other thing was a challenge."<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> The first casualty was bassist Derek Forbes, who was beginning to squabble with Kerr. Forbes began failing to turn up for rehearsals, and was dismissed. Forbes remained in touch with the band (and was soon reunited with another former Simple Minds bandmate, drummer Brian McGee, in <a href="Propaganda_(band)" title="Propaganda (band)">Propaganda</a>).

To replace Forbes, Simple Minds hired former <a href="Brand_X" title="Brand X">Brand X</a> bass player <a href="John_Giblin" title="John Giblin">John Giblin</a>, who owned the band's rehearsal space and was a session musician who had worked with <a href="Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> and <a href="Kate_Bush" title="Kate Bush">Kate Bush</a>. Giblin made his debut with Simple Minds at <a href="Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a> in <a href="Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, where the band performed "Don't You (Forget About Me)", a new track called "<a href="Ghost_Dancing_(Simple_Minds_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghost Dancing (Simple Minds song)">Ghost Dancing</a>" and "Promised You a Miracle".<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a>

During 1985, Simple Minds were in the studio with former <a href="Tom_Petty" title="Tom Petty">Tom Petty</a>/<a href="Stevie_Nicks" title="Stevie Nicks">Stevie Nicks</a> producer <a href="Jimmy_Iovine" title="Jimmy Iovine">Jimmy Iovine</a>. In November, <a href="Once_Upon_a_Time_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Once Upon a Time (Simple Minds album)">Once Upon a Time</a> was released;<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> former <a href="Chic_(band)" title="Chic (band)">Chic</a> singer <a href="Robin_Clark" title="Robin Clark">Robin Clark</a>, who performed call-and-response vocals with Kerr throughout the album (effectively becoming a second lead singer), and was heavily featured in Simple Minds music videos of the time. The record reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 10 in the US, despite the fact that their major-league breakthrough single "Don't You (Forget About Me)" was not included.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> Once Upon a Time went on to generate four worldwide hit singles: "Alive and Kicking", "Sanctify Yourself", "Ghost Dancing" and "All the Things She Said",<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> the last of which featured a music video directed by <a href="Zbigniew_Rybczy%C5%84ski" title="Zbigniew Rybczyński">Zbigniew Rybczyński</a> that used techniques developed in music videos for bands such as <a href="Pet_Shop_Boys" title="Pet Shop Boys">Pet Shop Boys</a> and <a href="Art_of_Noise" title="Art of Noise">Art of Noise</a>. The band also toured, with both Robin Clark and percussionist Sue Hadjopoulos added to the live line-up.

Because of Simple Minds' powerful stage presence and lyrics that were now beginning to adopt <a href="Christian_symbolism" title="Christian symbolism">Christian symbolism</a>, the band was criticised by some in the music press as a lesser version of <a href="U2" title="U2">U2</a>, despite the fact that both bands were now heading in different musical directions.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> The two groups were well-acquainted with one another, and <a href="Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a> joined Simple Minds on-stage at the <a href="Barrowlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Barrowlands">Barrowlands</a> in Glasgow in 1985 for a live version of "New Gold Dream". Bono also appeared on stage at Simple Minds Croke Park concert and sang "Sun City" during the "Love Song" medley. Derek Forbes also appeared on stage at the Croke Park concert and performed on several songs during the encore. To document their worldwide Once Upon a Time Tour, Simple Minds released the double-live set <a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Light" title="Live in the City of Light">Live in the City of Light</a> in May 1987,<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> which was recorded primarily over two nights in Paris in August 1986.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Continued_success_and_hiatus_(1988–1993)">Continued success and hiatus (1988–1993)</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bonnie_Wee_Studio">Bonnie Wee Studio</h4></div>

By 1988, Simple Minds had built their own recording premises — the Bonnie Wee Studio — in Scotland. Following the lengthy period of touring to support Once Upon a Time, the remaining core members (Kerr, Burchill and MacNeil) began new writing sessions in Scotland: Gaynor and Giblin pursued session work elsewhere while waiting to be called in. Initially the band began work on an instrumental project called Aurora Borealis (mostly written by Burchill and MacNeil). This project was then supplanted by an increase in the band's political activism, something which they had begun to stress in recent years (by giving all of the income from the "Ghostdancing" single to Amnesty International, and playing cover versions of Little Steven's "(Ain't Gonna Play) Sun City" on tour), inspired by <a href="Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> with whom they had toured in the early 1980s.

Simple Minds were the first band to sign up for <a href="Nelson_Mandela_70th_Birthday_Tribute" title="Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute">Mandela Day</a>, a concert held at <a href="Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>, London, as an expression of solidarity with the then-imprisoned <a href="Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> Bands involved were asked to produce a song especially for the event – Simple Minds were the only act which produced one. This was "<a href="Mandela_Day_(song)" title="Mandela Day (song)">Mandela Day</a>", which the band played live on the day (alongside cover versions of "Sun City" with Little Steven and a cover version of Peter Gabriel's "Biko" on which Gabriel himself took on lead vocals). "Mandela Day" was released on the Ballad of the Streets EP, which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart (the only time the band did so).<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Another EP track, "<a href="Belfast_Child" title="Belfast Child">Belfast Child</a>", was a rewrite of the <a href="Celtic_music" title="Celtic music">Celtic folk</a> song "<a href="She_Moved_Through_the_Fair" title="She Moved Through the Fair">She Moved Through the Fair</a>"<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> (which had been introduced to Kerr by John Giblin) with new lyrics written about the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland). The single was also an expression by Simple Minds of their support for the campaign for the release of <a href="Beirut" title="Beirut">Beirut</a>-held hostage <a href="Brian_Keenan_(writer)" title="Brian Keenan (writer)">Brian Keenan</a>, kidnapped by the <a href="Islamic_Jihad_Organization" title="Islamic Jihad Organization">Islamic Jihad</a>.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Street_Fighting_Years">Street Fighting Years</h4></div>

The next album <a href="Street_Fighting_Years" title="Street Fighting Years">Street Fighting Years</a> (produced by <a href="Trevor_Horn" title="Trevor Horn">Trevor Horn</a> and <a href="Stephen_Lipson" title="Stephen Lipson">Stephen Lipson</a>) moved away from the American soul and gospel influences of Once Upon a Time in favour of soundtrack atmospherics and a new incorporation of acoustic and folk music-related ingredients. The lyrics were also more directly political, covering topics including the <a href="Poll_tax_(Great_Britain)" title="Poll tax (Great Britain)">Poll Tax</a>, the <a href="Soweto" title="Soweto">Soweto</a> townships, the <a href="Berlin_Wall" title="Berlin Wall">Berlin Wall</a> and the stationing of nuclear submarines on the Scottish coast. The band underwent further line-up changes during the recording of Street Fighting Years.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> Mel Gaynor and John Giblin both contributed to the recording (and, in Giblin's case, to some of the writing) but both had left the band by the time of the album's release, by which time the band was officially listed as a trio of Kerr, Burchill and MacNeil. In a new development for the band, various bass guitar and drum tracks were performed by high-profile guesting session musicians. Gaynor's departure from the band was brief (he was rehired for the following tour).

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"When we first heard the live album I thought, What a great night! What dynamics! But is that it for us – rousing choruses and crashing drums? There didnae seem any room for subtlety, and we always seem at our best when we're not trying to be powerful, but there's an underlying power coming through."

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<div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Jim Kerr reflecting on Simple Minds' change of emphasis in the late 1980s (Q Magazine)<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a></cite></div>

</div>

Released in 1989, the album rose to No. 1 in the UK charts<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> and received a rare five-star review from <a href="Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a> magazine. It received a less positive review in Rolling Stone which criticised the band for what the reviewer considered to be political vacuity. "This Is Your Land" was chosen as the lead single for the U.S., and even with guest vocals from <a href="Lou_Reed" title="Lou Reed">Lou Reed</a>, the single failed to make a mark on the pop charts. Reunited with Mel Gaynor, Simple Minds hired Malcolm Foster (ex-<a href="Pretenders_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pretenders (band)">Pretenders</a>) as the new bass player, following a failed attempt to re-recruit Derek Forbes (who declined due to family reasons and a lack of affinity with the new music).<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> The live band was once again expanded by recruiting three additional touring members: Level 42 backing singer Annie McCaig, percussionist Andy Duncan and violinist <a href="Lisa_Germano" title="Lisa Germano">Lisa Germano</a>. Touring began in May 1989, and included the first and only time that the group headlined <a href="Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>,<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> where they were supported by fellow Scottish bands <a href="The_Silencers_(band)" title="The Silencers (band)">The Silencers</a>, <a href="Texas_(band)" title="Texas (band)">Texas</a> and <a href="Gun_(band)" title="Gun (band)">Gun</a>. In September, the concert in the Roman amphitheatre <a href="Verona_Arena" title="Verona Arena">Verona Arena</a> in Italy was recorded for the live video Verona, released by Virgin in 1990, and later included on the Seen the Lights DVD in 2003.

At the end of the Street Fighting Years tour, Simple Minds laid plans to go to Amsterdam to begin recording a new album. Just before the end of the tour, keyboardist Michael MacNeil announced to the band that he would not be joining them as he needed a break. MacNeil played his last concert with Simple Minds in Brisbane a week later. At the time, MacNeil's departure was put down to health concerns, but he had been gradually suffering disillusionment with the band's lifestyle and touring schedule (as well as what Kerr has referred to as "a number of animated quarrels".<a href="#cite_note-diary-60">[60]</a>) At around the same time, long-term manager Bruce Findlay was dismissed and over the next few years the band gradually altered to the point where it was a shifting set of musicians around the only remaining core members, Kerr and Burchill. In December 2009, Kerr retrospectively defended the changes in an online diary entry, although he said that MacNeil's departure had been a "colossal fracture". He also paid tribute to his former bandmate and said that MacNeil had been irreplaceable.<a href="#cite_note-diary-60">[60]</a>

Simple Minds continued to record, hiring keyboard players as and where required. The first of these was session keyboard player <a href="Peter-John_Vettese" title="Peter-John Vettese">Peter-John Vettese</a> who played live with the band at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Concert and on a short German tour. He was subsequently replaced in the live band by Mark Taylor.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Real_Life_and_hiatus">Real Life and hiatus</h4></div>

In 1991, Simple Minds returned with <a href="Real_Life_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Real Life (Simple Minds album)">Real Life</a>. The album's cover showed a trio of Kerr, Burchill and Gaynor and the writing credits for all songs was Kerr/Burchill.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> The album reached No. 2 in the UK, where it also spawned four Top 40 singles. In the US, "<a href="See_the_Lights" title="See the Lights">See the Lights</a>" was the band's last Top 40 pop single. The band toured to support the release, playing as a basic five-piece (Kerr, Burchill, Gaynor, Foster and Taylor) and cutting down on the extended arrangements of the last few large tours. Mel Gaynor left the band in 1992 to pursue session work and other projects, and for the next two years Simple Minds were on hiatus, releasing the compilation album <a href="Glittering_Prize_81/92" title="Glittering Prize 81/92">Glittering Prize 81/92</a> in 1992.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_from_hiatus_(1994–1999)">Return from hiatus (1994–1999)</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Good_News_from_the_Next_World">Good News from the Next World</h4></div>

Simple Minds returned to activity later in 1994. By now the band was officially a duo of Kerr and Burchill (with the latter taking on keyboards in the studio, as well as guitar). Hiring Keith Forsey (the writer of "Don't You (Forget About Me)") as producer, they began to put together an album which returned to the uplifting arena rock feel of their Once Upon a Time days. With Gaynor now out of the picture, the remaining instrumentation was covered by session musicians (although Malcolm Foster was included among the bass players used for recording). <a href="Good_News_from_the_Next_World" title="Good News from the Next World">Good News from the Next World</a> was released in 1995.<a href="#cite_note-Larkin-4">[4]</a> The album reached No. 2 in the UK and produced the Top 10 hit "<a href="She's_a_River" title="She's a River">She's a River</a>" and the Top 20 single "Hypnotised". The band toured to promote Good News from the Next World, with Malcolm Foster and Mark Taylor as touring bass and keyboard players and Mark Schulman (who had played on the album) on drums. This was Foster's last work with the band, and Schulman returned to session work at the end of the tour.

After being released from their contract with <a href="Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a>, Simple Minds made use of the skills of their original rhythm section, Derek Forbes and Brian McGee (returning after respective eleven- and fourteen-year absences). Although McGee was not involved beyond the rehearsal stage, Forbes formally rejoined Simple Minds in July 1996. The band then reunited with Mel Gaynor for a studio session in early 1997. Gaynor was reinstated as a full-time member for the European tour (which once again featured Mark Taylor on keyboards). After the tour, album recording sessions were interrupted by Kerr and Burchill's decision to play live (without Forbes, Taylor or Gaynor) as part of the Proms tour (a series of orchestral concerts featuring a mixture of light classical and pop music). The duo played versions of "Alive And Kicking", "Belfast Child" and "Don't You (Forget About Me)" backed by a full orchestra and were billed as Simple Minds.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chrysalis_Records_and_Néapolis">Chrysalis Records and Néapolis</h4></div>

The new album, <a href="N%C3%A9apolis_(album)" title="Néapolis (album)">Néapolis</a> featured Forbes playing bass guitar on all tracks, and Gaynor on one song, "War Babies". Other drum tracks were recorded by session players Michael Niggs and Jim McDermott, with additional percussion programming by <a href="Transglobal_Underground" title="Transglobal Underground">Transglobal Underground</a>/<a href="Furniture_(band)" title="Furniture (band)">Furniture</a> drummer Hamilton Lee. It was the only Simple Minds album released by <a href="Chrysalis_Records" title="Chrysalis Records">Chrysalis Records</a>, who refused to release the album in the U.S., citing lack of interest. The music video for "Glitterball", the album's lead single, was the first production of any kind to film at the <a href="Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao" title="Guggenheim Museum Bilbao">Guggenheim Museum</a> in <a href="Bilbao" title="Bilbao">Bilbao</a>, Spain. A European tour followed between March and July 1998, undermined by problems with ill-health and contractual fiascos (including a pull-out from the Fleadh Festival to be replaced by British <a href="Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band <a href="James_(band)" title="James (band)">James</a>).

As Simple Minds' main writing team, Kerr and Burchill had continued to demo and originate material by themselves. For the latest sessions they had shared studio space with a band called Sly Silver Sly who featured Jim Kerr's brother Mark (previously the drummer with <a href="Gun_(band)" title="Gun (band)">Gun</a>) and bass guitarist Eddie Duffy, and who were working with American songwriter Kevin Hunter. While in the studio, the two writing and recording projects (including the Hunter co-writes) merged to become the sessions for the next Simple Minds album, <a href="Silver_Box#Disc_5:_Our_Secrets_Are_the_Same" title="Silver Box">Our Secrets Are the Same</a>. Once again, Forbes and Gaynor found themselves out of the band: Mark Kerr became the new drummer and Eddie Duffy joined on bass guitar. The new-look Simple Minds made their début with a short set of greatest hits at the Scotland Rocks For Kosovo festival, with Mark Taylor returning on keyboards. The displaced Forbes and Gaynor, having apparently been told that the band was not appearing at the festival, formed a new band of their own to play the same concert.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_hiatus,_return_and_decline_(1999–2005)">Second hiatus, return and decline (1999–2005)</h3></div>

Having delivered <a href="Silver_Box#Disc_5:_Our_Secrets_Are_the_Same" title="Silver Box">Our Secrets Are the Same</a> to Chrysalis, Simple Minds then found themselves caught up in record company politics while Chrysalis, <a href="EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a> and other companies attempted to merge with each other. Originally due for release in late 1999, the album remained unreleased after the band mired themselves in lawsuits with Chrysalis. In 2000, the situation became even more complicated when Our Secrets Are the Same was leaked on the internet. Discouraged with their label's failure to resolve the problems, and with both momentum and potential album sales lost, the band once again went on hiatus. Eddie Duffy, Mark Taylor and Mark Kerr all moved on to other projects. Jim Kerr moved to Sicily and took up a part-time career as a hotelier, although both he and Burchill continued working together on various business interests and kept the idea of the band alive.

In 2001, Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill began working with <a href="Multi-instrumentalist" title="Multi-instrumentalist">multi-instrumentalist</a> Gordon Goudie (ex-<a href="The_Primevals_(band)" title="The Primevals (band)">Primevals</a>) on a new Simple Minds album to be called <a href="Cry_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Cry (Simple Minds album)">Cry</a>. Mark Kerr also contributed to the project (this time as an acoustic guitarist and Burchill's co-writer on several songs) while Kerr brought in various Italian musicians as collaborators, including Planet Funk and Punk Investigation. In parallel to Cry, Simple Minds also recorded an album of covers called <a href="Neon_Lights_(album)" title="Neon Lights (album)">Neon Lights</a>, featuring Simple Minds versions of songs from artists including <a href="Patti_Smith" title="Patti Smith">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="Roxy_Music" title="Roxy Music">Roxy Music</a> and <a href="Kraftwerk" title="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a>. Neon Lights was the first to be completed and released (later in 2001). In the video for the Neon Lights single "Dancing Barefoot", the band consisted of Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Gordon Goudie and Mark Kerr. A 2-CD compilation, <a href="The_Best_of_Simple_Minds" title="The Best of Simple Minds">The Best of Simple Minds</a>, was released soon afterwards.

<a href="Cry_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Cry (Simple Minds album)">Cry</a> was released in April 2002. Although the album did not sell in great numbers in the U.S., Simple Minds felt confident enough to mount a North American leg of their Floating World tour (named after the instrumental track which closes Cry), their first in seven years. With Goudie opting to remain studio bound (and Mark Kerr leaving the band again), Simple Minds once again recruited Mel Gaynor as tour drummer. The live band was completed by the returning Eddie Duffy on bass guitar and by new keyboard player/programmer Andy Gillespie (of SoundControl). On 28 October 2003, Capitol released Seen The Lights – A Visual History, the first-ever Simple Minds commercial (double) DVD, featuring over four hours and twenty minutes of archive footage. The first disc includes the majority of the band's promotional videos. The second disc is devoted to Verona, the band's first live home video release, which was originally released in VHS format in 1990. It was upmixed to 5.1 surround sound for the DVD, but otherwise remains the same as the original VHS copy.

On 18 October 2004, Simple Minds released a five-CD compilation entitled <a href="Silver_Box" title="Silver Box">Silver Box</a>. This mostly comprised previously unreleased demos, radio and TV sessions and live recordings from 1979 to 1995, but also included the long-delayed <a href="Silver_Box#Disc_5:_Our_Secrets_Are_the_Same" title="Silver Box">Our Secrets Are the Same</a>. In July 2005, the band embarked on the "Intimate Tour", a series of low-key European and UK gigs at smaller venues which ended in December 2005. Andy Gillespie was unable to appear at all the gigs, and Mark Taylor returned to cover for him on several occasions. From this point onwards, the two alternated as Simple Minds' live keyboard player, depending on Gillespie's schedule with his other projects.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_prominence_(2005–2009)">Return to prominence (2005–2009)</h3></div>

With the Kerr/Burchill/Duffy/Gaynor lineup, Simple Minds released <a href="Black_%26_White_050505" title="Black & White 050505">Black & White 050505</a> (their fourteenth studio album), on 12 September 2005. The album's first single, "Home", received airplay on alternative rock radio stations in the US. It reached No. 37 in the UK and was not released in North America. The band spent 2006 touring throughout Europe, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand on the Black And White Tour (with Mark Taylor on keyboards).<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a>

2007 marked the band's 30th anniversary and saw the band embarked on a brief tour of Australia and New Zealand as guests of <a href="INXS" title="INXS">INXS</a>.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> The band continued to release audio and video <a href="Download" title="Download">download</a> "bundles" through their official website, featuring live music and several short documentary-style videos recorded during their 2006 tour in Edinburgh and <a href="Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a> (including the complete show on 16 February 2006 at the <a href="Ancienne_Belgique" title="Ancienne Belgique">Ancienne Belgique</a>, Brussels, Belgium as "Live Bundles" No. 1 to No. 5 and 6 tracks from the show on 28 August 2006 at the "<a href="T_on_the_Fringe" class="mw-redirect" title="T on the Fringe">T on the Fringe</a>" music festival, Edinburgh, as "Live Bundles" No. 6 & No. 7).

On 27 June 2008, Simple Minds played the 90th birthday tribute to <a href="Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> in London's Hyde Park.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> The band then undertook a short tour of the UK to celebrate their 30th anniversary. During these concerts, the band performed the entire <a href="New_Gold_Dream_(81%E2%80%9382%E2%80%9383%E2%80%9384)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)">New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)</a> album and songs from their other albums in a two-part concert performance.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill also played a number of concerts with <a href="Night_of_the_Proms" title="Night of the Proms">Night of the Proms</a> across Europe in spring, followed by further shows in late 2008.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a>

In June 2008, Kerr and Burchill briefly reunited with the full original band lineup for the first time in twenty-seven years, when meetings with Derek Forbes, Mick MacNeil and Brian McGee led to a studio rehearsal date.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> However, the reunion rapidly foundered over disagreements regarding control of the band and equal status for all members. Reverting to the Kerr/Burchill/Duffy/Gaynor lineup, Simple Minds released a new studio album entitled <a href="Graffiti_Soul" title="Graffiti Soul">Graffiti Soul</a> on 25 May 2009.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> On the November/December Graffiti Soul UK tour they were supported by <a href="Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark" title="Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark">Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark</a> as special guests.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> A new record label, W14/Universal label, had purchased the Sanctuary label in early 2009. Former Sanctuary Records A&R head John Williams (who had signed the band to Sanctuary) kept his position with the new label, and exercised the option to pick up the remaining Simple Minds albums owed as part of the previous deal.

In May 2009, Graffiti Soul's first single, "Rockets", was released as a <a href="Music_download" title="Music download">digital download</a> single only.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> On 31 May 2009, the album entered the UK Album chart at No. 10, becoming Simple Minds' first album in 14 years to enter the UK Top 10.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> The album also entered European Top 100 Album chart at No. 9. Interspersed with Simple Minds activity, Jim Kerr recorded and released his first solo album <a href="Lostboy!_AKA_Jim_Kerr" title="Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr">Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr</a> on 17 May 2010 under the name "Lostboy! AKA". Explaining the project name and ethos, he commented "I didn't want to start a new band. I like my band...and I didn't want a point blank Jim Kerr solo album either."<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> A Lostboy! AKA 10-date European tour followed from 18 to 31 May 2010.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Touring_(2010–2014)">Touring (2010–2014)</h3></div>

The band played a mini-concert on 2 October 2010 at the Cash For Kids Ball organised by Radio Clyde at the Hilton in Glasgow, and a full-length concert on 10 December 2010 at the Festhalle in <a href="Bern" title="Bern">Bern</a>.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> In early October 2010, a new line-up of Simple Minds - Burchill, Kerr, Gaynor, Gillespie with new bassist Ged Grimes (ex-<a href="Danny_Wilson_(band)" title="Danny Wilson (band)">Danny Wilson</a> and <a href="Deacon_Blue" title="Deacon Blue">Deacon Blue</a>) - completed four weeks at the Sphere Recording Studios in London during which four songs were recorded and mixed for a new compilation album to be called Greatest Hits + and for the new Simple Minds studio album. The sessions were produced by Andy Wright and engineered and mixed by Gavin Goldberg. The four songs recorded were an eight-minute-long version of "In Every Heaven" (originally recorded in 1982 during the New Gold Dream sessions) and three new compositions: "Stagefright", "On The Rooftop" and "Broken Glass Park". From 10 June to 3 July 2011, Simple Minds embarked on the Greatest Hits Forest tour, playing a series of seven dates in woodland locations of England, as part of Forestry Commission Live Music.

From 16 June to 28 August 2011, the Greatest Hits + tour visited European countries: the UK, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland, Gibraltar and Serbia mainly at summer festival venues.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> Simple Minds played several free concerts (on 4 July 2011 in Potsdam, Germany, on 4 July 2011 in Florence, Italy for the opening of Florence's Hard Rock Cafe, on 18 August in Belgrade, Serbia before 110,000 people and on 27 August in Bad Harzburg, Germany before 25,000 people). To coincide with the 2012 5X5 Live European tour, <a href="EMI_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="EMI Music">EMI Music</a> released on 20 February 2012 the X5 box set featuring the first five albums over six discs: Life in a Day, Real to Real Cacophony, Empires and Dance, Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call and New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) (with Sons and Fascination and Sister Feelings Call as separate discs in a gatefold sleeve as well as bonus material on each disc, including B-sides and remixes).<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> After a gig on 30 March 2012 at the Døgnvill Festival in <a href="Troms%C3%B8" title="Tromsø">Tromsø</a>, Norway, the band embarked on 23 June 2012 in <a href="Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a>, on a 25-date tour of European summer festivals which ended on 22 September 2012 in <a href="Germersheim" title="Germersheim">Germersheim</a>, Germany. In July they played at the <a href="T_in_the_Park" title="T in the Park">T in the Park</a> festival.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a>

On 21 April <a href="Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a> released the band's first record ever to be released exclusively for <a href="Record_Store_Day_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Record Store Day 2012">Record Store Day 2012</a>. The 12" single contained two remixes, "Theme For Great Cities" remixed by <a href="Moby" title="Moby">Moby</a> on side A and the 2012 remix of "I Travel" remixed by John Leckie (who produced the original version of the song in 1980) on side B. The 12" was limited to 1,000 copies worldwide, of which 100 copies were sold in Sister Ray Records in London, where Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill took part in a record-signing session.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> <a href="EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a> released on 19 November 2012 a double live album of the tour entitled <a href="5X5_Live_(live_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="5X5 Live (live album)">5X5 Live</a>.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> Simple Minds embarked in late 2012 on an eight-date Australia and New Zealand joint tour with American band <a href="Devo" title="Devo">Devo</a> and Australian band The Church starting on 29 November 2012 in Melbourne, and ending on 15 December 2012 in Auckland (the only show played in New Zealand).<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a>

On 25 March 2013 a new greatest-hits two- and three-disc collection entitled Celebrate: The Greatest Hits + was released on <a href="Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a>, including two new tracks, "Blood Diamonds" "Broken Glass Park"; the three-disc version also includes "Stagefright", a track which has never been available in CD format before, and unreleased single mixes of "Jeweller to the Stars" and "Space".<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> The North American version of the album contains only one disc.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> It was followed by a 30-date Greatest Hits + UK tour, which began with a concert in <a href="Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> on 25 March and ended in <a href="Ipswich" title="Ipswich">Ipswich</a> on 4 May 2013.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a>

In October 2013 they continued the Greatest Hits + tour in Brazil, United States and Canada,<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> followed by concerts in South Africa, Europe and the UK in November, including four arena shows in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London, with guests <a href="Ultravox" title="Ultravox">Ultravox</a> at all four concerts.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Big_Music_and_Acoustic_(2014–2017)">Big Music and Acoustic (2014–2017)</h3></div>

In November 2014 Simple Minds released their first studio album in five years entitled <a href="Big_Music_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Big Music (Simple Minds album)">Big Music</a>, which was followed by a Winter/Spring 2015 UK and European tour (from February to May 2015).<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> On 22 October 2014, Simple Minds were presented the <a href="Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a> Inspiration to Music award by <a href="Manic_Street_Preachers" title="Manic Street Preachers">Manic Street Preachers</a> frontman <a href="James_Dean_Bradfield" title="James Dean Bradfield">James Dean Bradfield</a> and saw the first public outing of new member <a href="The_Anchoress_(musician)" title="The Anchoress (musician)">Catherine AD</a> as part of the lineup. On 2 November 2014, Simple Minds introduced Big Music with a special acoustic session for Radio Clyde's The Billy Sloan Collection.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill co-hosted the show, choosing some of their favourite records – including Jet Boy by <a href="The_New_York_Dolls" class="mw-redirect" title="The New York Dolls">The New York Dolls</a>, <a href="The_Velvet_Underground" title="The Velvet Underground">The Velvet Underground</a>'s Sweet Jane and The Model by <a href="Kraftwerk" title="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a> – and playing acoustic versions of songs from Big Music, including "Honest Town" and "Let The Day Begin" and <a href="David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> cover "<a href="The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World_(song)" title="The Man Who Sold the World (song)">The Man Who Sold the World</a>".

In December 2014, Simple Minds recorded an acoustic session at <a href="Absolute_Radio" title="Absolute Radio">Absolute Radio</a> including live unplugged performances of "Honest Town", "Alive & Kicking", "Let The Day Begin", "<a href="Don't_You_(Forget_about_Me)" class="mw-redirect" title="Don't You (Forget about Me)">Don't You (Forget about Me)</a>" and <a href="David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> cover "The Man Who Sold the World". The band continued to tour throughout 2015.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> On 14 November 2015, the band self-released a 29-track double-CD live album entitled <a href="Live_%E2%80%93_Big_Music_Tour_2015_(Simple_Minds_live_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Live – Big Music Tour 2015 (Simple Minds live album)">Live – Big Music Tour 2015</a>. It was recorded during the 2015 Big Music live tour and contained a cross-section of the Simple Minds back catalogue.

On 7 April 2016, Simple Minds performed their first unplugged gig at the Zermatt Unplugged Festival in <a href="Zermatt" title="Zermatt">Zermatt</a>, <a href="Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, followed by a second unplugged show in <a href="Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Zürich">Zürich</a> on 29 October 2016, also at the Zermatt Unplugged Festival. This was the first concert to feature a secondary acoustic live-and-recording line-up of Simple Minds, with Jim Kerr and Sarah Brown on vocals, Burchill on acoustic guitar and accordion, Ged Grimes on bass, Gordy Goudie returning on acoustic guitar and harmonica and new recruit <a href="Cherisse_Osei" title="Cherisse Osei">Cherisse Osei</a> on percussion.<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.org_Simple_Minds_simple_minds_#50-89">[89]</a> In May 2016, they were given an Ivor Novello award where Kerr noted that: "we just wanted to be in a great band and take it round the world. We're very fortunate because we get recognition".<a href="#cite_note-:0-90">[90]</a>

In October 2016, the band embarked on a promotional tour of the acoustic material, including a live concert on 10 November 2016 at the <a href="Hackney_Empire" title="Hackney Empire">Hackney Empire</a>, London that was broadcast on BBC Radio 2.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> Simple Minds released <a href="Acoustic_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Acoustic (Simple Minds album)">Acoustic</a> which was recorded with the new line-up during Summer 2016<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.org_Simple_Minds_simple_minds_#50-89">[89]</a> and which featured acoustic re-recordings of songs spanning their career. On the lead single, 1982's "Promised You A Miracle", the band were joined by fellow Scot <a href="KT_Tunstall" title="KT Tunstall">KT Tunstall</a>. The two-disc vinyl version of the album was released on 25 November 2016, including three extra tracks: "Stand By Love", "Speed Your Love To Me" and "Light Travels".<a href="#cite_note-Simple_Minds_Official_website_Acoustic-92">[92]</a> In Spring 2017 they embarked on a two-month (47-date) Acoustic Live '17 UK & European tour.<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.com_Simple_Minds_Acoustic_Live_2017-93">[93]</a>

On 16 November 2016, Simple Minds were given the Forth Best Performance Award at the Radio Forth awards ceremony in Edinburgh.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Walk_Between_Worlds_and_line-up_changes_(2017–2019)">Walk Between Worlds and line-up changes (2017–2019)</h3></div>

Since September 2014, Simple Minds had been working on new material with the electric Kerr/Burchill/Grimes/Gaynor line-up (minus Andy Gillespie), including the songs "Fireball"<a href="#cite_note-95">[nb 1]</a> and "A Silent Kiss".<a href="#cite_note-96">[nb 2]</a>

On 15 November 2017, the new album title and track listing leaked on Amazon UK. Entitled <a href="Walk_Between_Worlds_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walk Between Worlds (album)">Walk Between Worlds</a>, the album features eight tracks while the Deluxe edition includes three bonus tracks (one live and two studio tracks). On 20 November 2017, a 20-second promo video was released on the band's Facebook page, promoting the album. The video featured a snippet of "Magic", the lead single, as performed by the six-person Acoustic line-up (now including <a href="The_Anchoress_(musician)" title="The Anchoress (musician)">Catherine AD</a>).<a href="#cite_note-97">[95]</a> Produced by Simple Minds, Wright and Goldberg, <a href="Walk_Between_Worlds_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walk Between Worlds (album)">Walk Between Worlds</a> was released on 2 February 2018 via <a href="BMG_Rights_Management" title="BMG Rights Management">BMG</a> and entered at No. 4 - their highest UK album chart position in over 23 years - and No. 2 on the Scottish albums charts, the album's highest chart position in all.

In Spring and Summer 2018, the band extensively toured Europe as part of the Walk Between Worlds tour, promoting the new album. Having performed on three tracks on the album, Cherisse Osei now became the band's full-time drummer, replacing Mel Gaynor; Catherine AD also joined the live band on additional guitar, vocals and keyboards. The band notably performed Walk Between Worlds in its entirety during the eight Spring concerts that occurred from 13 February at the <a href="Barrowland_Ballroom" title="Barrowland Ballroom">Barrowland Ballroom</a>, <a href="Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, UK to 22 February 2018 in <a href="Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>, <a href="Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. After a unique show in <a href="Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a> on 20 September 2018, the band extensively toured North America (now minus Catherine AD) from 24 September in <a href="Bethlehem%2C_Pennsylvania" title="Bethlehem, Pennsylvania">Bethlehem</a>, <a href="Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> up to 11 November 2018 in <a href="Orlando%2C_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> as part of the Walk Between Worlds tour.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_in_the_City_of_Angels_and_cancelled_tour_(2019–2022)">Live in the City of Angels and cancelled tour (2019–2022)</h3></div>

In 2019, Simple Minds released <a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Angels" title="Live in the City of Angels">Live in the City of Angels</a>, a snapshot from the band's 2018 North American tour, their biggest ever to date. The live album was made available on multiple formats; the standard CD and vinyl versions feature 25 songs, mostly recorded on 24 October 2018 at the <a href="Orpheum_Theatre_(Los_Angeles)" title="Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)">Orpheum Theatre</a>, whereas the Deluxe CD and digital formats contain an additional 15 tracks recorded during sound checks and rehearsals, yielding a 40-song collection to mark the band's 40-year career.<a href="#cite_note-facebook_Live_In_The_City_Of_Angels-98">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.com_Live_In_The_City_Of_Angels-99">[97]</a>

In 2019, Simple Minds also released a new compilation album entitled 40: The Best Of 1979-2019, a retrospective of the band's 40-year long recording career. It includes as a new track the band's cover of "<a href="From_Scotland_with_Love#Track_listing" title="From Scotland with Love">For One Night Only</a>" by <a href="King_Creosote" title="King Creosote">King Creosote</a>.<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.com_40_The_Best_Of_1979-2019-100">[98]</a>

The first Europe & UK (Winter–Spring) leg of the 40 Years Of Hits world tour 2020 kicked off on 28 February 2020 in Stavanger, Norway but was interrupted with the cancellation of the show due to take place on 11 March 2020 in Herning, <a href="Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> and the cancellation of the rest of the tour due to the <a href="COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">coronavirus pandemic</a>.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rescheduled_tour_and_Direction_of_the_Heart_(2022–present)">Rescheduled tour and Direction of the Heart (2022–present)</h3></div>

The cancelled world tour was rescheduled to 2022 with over 80 dates across more than 20 countries in spring/summer 2022.<a href="#cite_note-101">[99]</a> On 17 January 2022, Simple Minds released the single "Act of Love" to mark the anniversary of the band's first performance on 17 January 1978 at Glasgow's Satellite City. In a statement from the band, the track had ended up shelved in the process of recording Simple Minds' debut album, though it had a lasting life during various live performances. Kerr and other band members still enjoyed the demo recording so much that they vowed to officially release an alternate version eventually.<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.com_Act_Of_Love-17">[17]</a>

On 21 October 2022, the band released their studio album <a href="Direction_of_the_Heart" title="Direction of the Heart">Direction of the Heart</a> via <a href="BMG_Rights_Management" title="BMG Rights Management">BMG</a>. The very same day, they released the lead single "Vision Thing" for free. <a href="COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> quarantine restrictions prevented Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, who both resided in <a href="Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a>, from traveling to the UK, so the new album had been recorded in <a href="Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a>, with most tracks written, created and demoed in Sicily.<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.com_Direction_of_the_Heart_release_announcement-102">[100]</a><a href="#cite_note-nme.com_Direction_of_the_Heart_release_announcement-103">[101]</a> On 9 July 2022, Simple Minds released a lyric video for "Vision Thing" on YouTube.<a href="#cite_note-youtube_Simple_Minds_Vision_Thing-104">[102]</a> A fourth single from the album, "Solstice Kiss", released in October 2023, became a hit in the UK, reaching No. 2 on the <a href="UK_Vinyl_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Vinyl Singles Chart">UK Vinyl Singles Chart</a> and entering the Top 40 on the <a href="UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a> for one week at No. 31.<a href="#cite_note-105">[103]</a> Former member <a href="John_Giblin" title="John Giblin">John Giblin</a> died on 14 May 2023.<a href="#cite_note-106">[104]</a>

On 27 October 2023, Simple Minds released the live album New Gold Dream – Live From Paisley Abbey, a recording of the one-off performance of their 1982 album <a href="New_Gold_Dream_(81%E2%80%9382%E2%80%9383%E2%80%9384)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)">New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)</a> for <a href="Sky_Group" title="Sky Group">Sky TV</a>'s Greatest Albums Live series, held at <a href="Paisley_Abbey" title="Paisley Abbey">Paisley Abbey</a>.<a href="#cite_note-107">[105]</a> On 29 December 2023, Charlie Burchill announced that Erik Ljunggren would be joining the group on keyboards for the band's 2024 tour.<a href="#cite_note-108">[106]</a> On 10 December 2024, Simple Minds released a brand new single entitled "Your Name in Lights" also featured on the soundtrack of the career-spanning documentary Simple Minds: Everything is Possible, directed by Joss Crowley, also available the same day to stream and download on <a href="BBC_iPlayer" title="BBC iPlayer">BBC iPlayer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-109">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-110">[108]</a><a href="#cite_note-111">[109]</a> On 21 February 2025, Simple Minds announced the upccoming release on 25 April 2025 on multiple formats<a href="#cite_note-112">[nb 3]</a> of Live in The City of Diamonds, a new live album recorded at a sold out <a href="Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a>'s <a href="Ziggo_Dome" title="Ziggo Dome">Ziggo Dome</a> on 6 April 2024<a href="#cite_note-113">[nb 4]</a> that completes the triptych of the "Live in The City" series dating back to 1987<a href="#cite_note-114">[nb 5]</a>.<a href="#cite_note-simpleminds.com_Live_in_The_City_of_Diamonds-115">[110]</a><a href="#cite_note-facebook_new_album_Live_in_The_City_of_Diamonds-116">[111]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Artistry">Artistry</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influences">Influences</h3></div>

Lead singer of the band <a href="Manic_Street_Preachers" title="Manic Street Preachers">Manic Street Preachers</a>, <a href="James_Dean_Bradfield" title="James Dean Bradfield">James Dean Bradfield</a>, cited the bands <a href="Empires_and_Dance" title="Empires and Dance">Empires and Dance</a> album as a "massive influence" in his music, saying that the album was "like learning a new language; it’s a nuclear reactor of musical orchestration from five working-class Glasgow boys".<a href="#cite_note-‘A_nuclear_reactor_of_music’:_the_story_of_Simple_Minds’_classic_album_Empires_and_Dance-117">[112]</a> Additionally, the band have been said to have played an influence on fellow Scottish rock band <a href="Primal_Scream" title="Primal Scream">Primal Scream</a>.<a href="#cite_note-118">[113]</a> The bands name was derived from the <a href="David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> song "The Jean Genie", in which they cite Bowie as an influence on their musical sound.<a href="#cite_note-119">[114]</a> During their early career, Jim Kerr cites <a href="Bryan_Ferry" title="Bryan Ferry">Bryan Ferry</a> as a major influence on the band.<a href="#cite_note-120">[115]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Style">Style</h3></div>

Early in their career, Simple Minds musical genres ranged from <a href="Post-punk" title="Post-punk">post-punk</a>, <a href="New_wave_music" title="New wave music">new wave</a>, <a href="Art_rock" title="Art rock">art rock</a> and <a href="Synth-pop" title="Synth-pop">synth-pop</a>.<a href="#cite_note-121">[116]</a><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell_2023-122">[117]</a><a href="#cite_note-Breihan_2020-123">[118]</a> <a href="The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a> described their Empires and Dance album as a "Mitteleuropean psychodrama", whilst lead singer Jim Kerr described the album as a "travelogue with spiky dance music".<a href="#cite_note-‘A_nuclear_reactor_of_music’:_the_story_of_Simple_Minds’_classic_album_Empires_and_Dance-117">[112]</a> By the release of their fourth album <a href="New_Gold_Dream_(81/82/83/84)" title="New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)">New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)</a> in 1982, their musical style had switched to <a href="New_pop" title="New pop">new pop</a>,<a href="#cite_note-124">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-125">[120]</a> whilst still incorporating styles of new wave<a href="#cite_note-Heller-Nicholas_2016-126">[121]</a>

art pop<a href="#cite_note-AllMusic1-127">[122]</a>

and synth-pop.<a href="#cite_note-128">[123]</a> During Simple Minds' early-to-mid-1980s period, Burchill's guitar had a distinctive and atmospheric sound. Making heavy use of <a href="Effects_pedal" class="mw-redirect" title="Effects pedal">effects</a> such as <a href="Delay_(audio_effect)" title="Delay (audio effect)">delay</a> and <a href="Chorus_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Chorus effect">chorus</a>, his playing often provided subtle textures behind the band's more drum- and bass-propelled songs. This style was most apparent on 1982's New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84).<a href="#cite_note-RS_NGDRev-129">[124]</a> From 1983's album <a href="Sparkle_in_the_Rain" title="Sparkle in the Rain">Sparkle in the Rain</a> onwards the group evolved a different style, bringing Burchill's playing more into the foreground.<a href="#cite_note-130">[125]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concert_tours">Concert tours</h2></div>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div>

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<li><a href="Real_to_Real_Cacophony" title="Real to Real Cacophony">Real to Real Cacophony</a> (1979)</li>

<li><a href="Empires_and_Dance" title="Empires and Dance">Empires and Dance</a> (1980)</li>

<li><a href="Sons_and_Fascination/Sister_Feelings_Call" title="Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call">Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call</a> (1981)</li>

<li><a href="New_Gold_Dream_(81/82/83/84)" title="New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)">New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)</a> (1982)</li>

<li><a href="Sparkle_in_the_Rain" title="Sparkle in the Rain">Sparkle in the Rain</a> (1984)</li>

<li><a href="Street_Fighting_Years" title="Street Fighting Years">Street Fighting Years</a> (1989)</li>

<li><a href="Good_News_from_the_Next_World" title="Good News from the Next World">Good News from the Next World</a> (1995)</li>

<li><a href="N%C3%A9apolis_(album)" title="Néapolis (album)">Néapolis</a> (1998)</li>

<li><a href="Silver_Box#Disc_5:_Our_Secrets_Are_the_Same" title="Silver Box">Our Secrets Are the Same</a> (1999/2004)</li>

<li><a href="Neon_Lights_(album)" title="Neon Lights (album)">Neon Lights</a> (2001)</li>

<li><a href="Black_%26_White_050505" title="Black & White 050505">Black & White 050505</a> (2005)</li>

<li><a href="Graffiti_Soul" title="Graffiti Soul">Graffiti Soul</a> (2009)</li>

<li><a href="Big_Music_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Big Music (Simple Minds album)">Big Music</a> (2014)</li>

<li><a href="Acoustic_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Acoustic (Simple Minds album)">Acoustic</a> (2016)</li>

<li><a href="Walk_Between_Worlds_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walk Between Worlds (album)">Walk Between Worlds</a> (2018)</li>

<li><a href="Direction_of_the_Heart" title="Direction of the Heart">Direction of the Heart</a> (2022)</li></ul>

</div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_videography">Selected videography</h2></div>

The release dates are the original ones and the formats mentioned are the most recent versions officially available (not necessarily the original release formats).

<ul><li>1990: Verona (VHS; May 1990; Virgin Music Video VVD 610) (in 2003, this video was remixed in 5:1 surround sound and released as part of the Seen The Lights – A Visual History double DVD set)</li>

<li>1992: Glittering Prize 81/92 (VHS; October 1992; Virgin Music Video VVD 1103)</li>

<li>2003: Seen The Lights – A Visual History (DVD; release dates: 28 October 2003 in some parts of Europe, 1 November 2003 in Russia, 3 November 2003 in UK and some other parts of Europe, 18 November 2003 in Canada; Virgin SMDVD 1) (this is the first-ever Simple Minds commercial (double) DVD, featuring over four hours and twenty minutes of archived footage; the first disc includes the majority of the band's promotional videos; the second disc is devoted to Verona, the band's first video originally released in 1990 in VHS format, up-mixed here to 5.1 surround sound)</li>

<li>2014: Celebrate – Live at the SSE Hydro Glasgow (limited edition Deluxe DVD book set; release date: June 2014; including four discs: one 21-track DVD of the entire concert filmed and recorded on 27 November 2013 at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow, UK; one DVD of exclusive interview footage and photo gallery; two fully mixed audio CDs of the entire concert + a bound book featuring specially-written notes and exclusive live photos from the Celebrate tour + photographic print individually autographed by the band)<a href="#cite_note-www.discogs.com_Simple_Minds_Celebrate_Live_At_The_SSE_Hydro_Glasgow-131">[126]</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2></div>

<th>Awards</th>

<th>Category</th>

<th>Result</th>

<th>Ref.

</th></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="2">1985

</td>

<td rowspan="2"><a href="MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">"<a href="Don't_You_(Forget_About_Me)" title="Don't You (Forget About Me)">Don't You (Forget About Me)</a>"

</td>

<td>Best Art Direction

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Best Direction

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="5">1986

</td>

<td><a href="American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="4">Themselves

</td>

<td>Favorite Pop/Rock Video Band/Duo/Group

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards">Brit Awards</a>

</td>

<td>Best British Group

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Pollstar" title="Pollstar">Pollstar</a> Concert Industry Awards

</td>

<td>Next Major Arena Headliner

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Smash_Hits_Poll_Winners_Party" title="Smash Hits Poll Winners Party">Smash Hits Poll Winners Party</a>

</td>

<td>Best Group

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="2"><a href="ASCAP_Pop_Music_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="ASCAP Pop Music Awards">ASCAP Pop Music Awards</a>

</td>

<td>"<a href="Don't_You_(Forget_About_Me)" title="Don't You (Forget About Me)">Don't You (Forget About Me)</a>"

</td>

<td rowspan="2">Most Performed Songs

</td>

<td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1987

</td>

<td>"<a href="Alive_and_Kicking_(song)" title="Alive and Kicking (song)">Alive and Kicking</a>"

</td>

<td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1989

</td>

<td><a href="Music_%26_Media" title="Music & Media">Music & Media Year-End Awards</a>

</td>

<td>Themselves

</td>

<td>Group of the Year

</td>

<td style="background:#CDE; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-draw">2nd place

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1990

</td>

<td><a href="Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards">Brit Awards</a>

</td>

<td>"<a href="Belfast_Child" title="Belfast Child">Belfast Child</a>"

</td>

<td>Best British Single

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1991

</td>

<td rowspan="2"><a href="Q_Awards" title="Q Awards">Q Awards</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="3">Themselves

</td>

<td>Best Live Act

</td>

<td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>2014

</td>

<td>Q Inspiration Award

</td>

<td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>2016

</td>

<td><a href="Ivor_Novello_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivor Novello Award">Ivor Novello Award</a>

</td>

<td>Outstanding Song Collection

</td>

<td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>2018

</td>

<td><a href="Best_Art_Vinyl" title="Best Art Vinyl">Best Art Vinyl</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Walk_Between_Worlds_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walk Between Worlds (album)">Walk Between Worlds</a>

</td>

<td>Best Art Vinyl

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="2">2019

</td>

<td rowspan="2"><a href="Classic_Pop_(magazine)" title="Classic Pop (magazine)">Classic Pop Readers' Awards</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">Themselves

</td>

<td>Group of the Year

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Live Act of the Year

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_members">Current members</h3></div>

<th width="75">Image

</th>

<th width="140">Name

</th>

<th width="90">Years active

</th>

<th width="160">Instruments

</th>

<th>Release contributions

</th></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">1977–present

</td>

<td>lead vocals

</td>

<td rowspan="2"><a href="Simple_Minds_discography" title="Simple Minds discography">all releases</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Charlie_Burchill" title="Charlie Burchill">Charlie Burchill</a>

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>electric & acoustic guitars</li><li>violin</li><li>saxophone</li><li>keyboards</li><li>occasional backing vocals</li></ul></div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Ged_Grimes" title="Ged Grimes">Ged Grimes</a>

</td>

<td>2010–present

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>bass guitar</li><li>backing vocals</li></ul></div>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">all releases from <a href="Big_Music_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Big Music (Simple Minds album)">Big Music</a> (2014) onwards

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td>Sarah Brown

</td>

<td>2017–present (live member 2009–2017)

</td>

<td>backing vocals

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td>Gordy Goudie

</td>

<td>2017–present (session member 2001–2017)

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>additional guitar</li><li>keyboards</li><li>harmonica</li><li>tambourine</li><li>maracas</li><li>backing vocals</li><li>dancing</li></ul></div>

</td>

<ul><li><a href="Neon_Lights_(album)" title="Neon Lights (album)">Neon Lights</a> (2001)</li>

<li><a href="Graffiti_Soul" title="Graffiti Soul">Graffiti Soul</a> (2009)</li>

<li><a href="Acoustic_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Acoustic (Simple Minds album)">Acoustic</a> (2016)</li>

<li><a href="Acoustic_in_Concert" title="Acoustic in Concert">Acoustic in Concert</a> (2017)</li>

<li><a href="Walk_Between_Worlds_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walk Between Worlds (album)">Walk Between Worlds</a> (2018)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Cherisse_Osei" title="Cherisse Osei">Cherisse Osei</a>

</td>

<td>2017–present

</td>

<td>drums

</td>

<td>all releases from Acoustic in Concert (2017) onwards

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_members">Former members</h3></div>

<th width="75">Image

</th>

<th width="140">Name

</th>

<th width="90">Years active

</th>

<th width="160">Instruments

</th>

<th>Release contributions

</th></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td><a href="Brian_McGee_(drummer)" title="Brian McGee (drummer)">Brian McGee</a>

</td>

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>drums</li><li>backing vocals</li></ul></div>

</td>

<ul><li>all releases from <a href="Life_in_a_Day_(album)" title="Life in a Day (album)">Life in a Day</a> (1979) to <a href="Themes_for_Great_Cities_79/81" title="Themes for Great Cities 79/81">Themes for Great Cities 79/81</a> (1981)</li>

<li><a href="Celebration_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Celebration (Simple Minds album)">Celebration</a> (1982)</li>

<li><a href="Silver_Box" title="Silver Box">Silver Box</a> (2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Tony Donald

</td>

<td>1977–1978

</td>

<td>bass

</td>

<td rowspan="4">none

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>John Milarky

</td>

<td rowspan="2">1977

</td>

<td>lead guitar

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Allan McNeill

</td>

<td rowspan="2">rhythm guitar

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Duncan Barnwell

</td>

<td>1978

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td><a href="Mick_MacNeil" title="Mick MacNeil">Mick MacNeil</a>

</td>

<td>1978–1990

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>composer</li><li>keyboards</li><li>piano</li><li>synthesizers</li><li>accordion</li><li>backing vocals</li></ul></div>

</td>

<ul><li>all releases from Life in a Day (1979) to <a href="Street_Fighting_Years" title="Street Fighting Years">Street Fighting Years</a> (1989)</li>

<li>Silver Box (2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Derek_Forbes" title="Derek Forbes">Derek Forbes</a>

</td>

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>bass guitar</li><li>backing vocals</li></ul></div>

</td>

<ul><li>all releases from Life in a Day (1979) to <a href="Sparkle_in_the_Rain" title="Sparkle in the Rain">Sparkle in the Rain</a> (1984)</li>

<li><a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Light" title="Live in the City of Light">Live in the City of Light</a> (1987)</li>

<li><a href="N%C3%A9apolis_(album)" title="Néapolis (album)">Néapolis</a> (1998)</li>

<li>Silver Box (2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td><a href="Kenny_Hyslop" title="Kenny Hyslop">Kenny Hyslop</a>

</td>

<td>1981–1982 (died 2024)

</td>

<td>drums

</td>

<ul><li><a href="New_Gold_Dream_(81%E2%80%9382%E2%80%9383%E2%80%9384)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)">New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)</a> (1982)</li>

<li>Silver Box (2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Mike_Ogletree" title="Mike Ogletree">Mike Ogletree</a>

</td>

<td>1982

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>drums</li><li>percussion</li></ul></div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Mel_Gaynor" title="Mel Gaynor">Mel Gaynor</a>

</td>

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>drums</li><li>percussion</li><li>backing vocals</li></ul></div>

</td>

<ul><li>all releases from New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982) to <a href="Real_Life_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Real Life (Simple Minds album)">Real Life</a> (1991)</li>

<li>Néapolis (1998)</li>

<li>Silver Box (2004)</li>

<li><a href="Black_%26_White_050505" title="Black & White 050505">Black & White 050505</a> (2005)</li>

<li><a href="Graffiti_Soul" title="Graffiti Soul">Graffiti Soul</a> (2009)</li>

<li><a href="Big_Music_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Big Music (Simple Minds album)">Big Music</a> (2014)</li>

<li><a href="Walk_Between_Worlds_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walk Between Worlds (album)">Walk Between Worlds</a> (2018)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="John_Giblin" title="John Giblin">John Giblin</a>

</td>

<td>1985–1989 (died 2023)

</td>

<td rowspan="2">bass guitar

</td>

<li><a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Light" title="Live in the City of Light">Live in the City of Light</a> (1987)</li>

<li><a href="Street_Fighting_Years" title="Street Fighting Years">Street Fighting Years</a> (1989)</li>

<li>Silver Box (2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Eddie Duffy

</td>

<td>1999–2010

</td>

<ul><li><a href="Silver_Box#Disc_5:_Our_Secrets_Are_the_Same" title="Silver Box">Our Secrets Are the Same</a> (1999/2004)</li>

<li><a href="Black_%26_White_050505" title="Black & White 050505">Black & White 050505</a> (2005)</li>

<li><a href="Graffiti_Soul" title="Graffiti Soul">Graffiti Soul</a> (2009)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Andy Gillespie

</td>

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>keyboards</li><li>backing vocals</li></ul></div>

</td>

<ul><li><a href="Graffiti_Soul" title="Graffiti Soul">Graffiti Soul</a> (2009)</li>

<li>Big Music (2014)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="The_Anchoress_(musician)" title="The Anchoress (musician)">Catherine AD</a>

</td>

<td>2014–2018

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>keyboards</li><li>backing and occasional lead vocals</li></ul></div>

</td>

<ul><li>Acoustic in Concert (2017)</li>

<li>Walk Between Worlds (2018)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_and_session_musicians">Live and session musicians</h3></div>

<th width="75">Image

</th>

<th width="140">Name

</th>

<th width="90">Years active

</th>

<th width="160">Instruments

</th>

<th>Release contributions

</th></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Paul Wishart

</td>

<td>1980

</td>

<td>saxophone

</td>

<td>Empires and Dance tour

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td><a href="Robin_Clark" title="Robin Clark">Robin Clark</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">1985–1986

</td>

<td>vocals

</td>

<ul><li>Once Upon a Time album and tour</li>

<li>Live in the City of Light (1987)</li>

<li>Silver Box (2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Sue_Hadjopoulos" title="Sue Hadjopoulos">Sue Hadjopoulos</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">percussion

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Andy Duncan

</td>

<td rowspan="3">1989

</td>

<ul><li>Street Fighting Years tour</li>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Lisa_Germano" title="Lisa Germano">Lisa Germano</a>

</td>

<td>violin

</td>

<ul><li>Street Fighting Years tour</li>

<li>Live in the City of Light (1987)</li>

<li>Street Fighting Years (1989)</li>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Annie McCaig

</td>

<td>vocals

</td>

<td>Street Fighting Years tour

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td><a href="Malcolm_Foster" title="Malcolm Foster">Malcolm Foster</a>

</td>

<td>1989–1995

</td>

<td>bass guitar

</td>

<li><a href="Good_News_from_the_Next_World" title="Good News from the Next World">Good News from the Next World</a> (1995)</li>

<li>Silver Box (2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td><a href="Peter-John_Vettese" title="Peter-John Vettese">Peter-John Vettese</a>

</td>

<td>1990

</td>

<td rowspan="2">keyboards

</td>

<li>Walk Between Worlds (2018)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Mark Taylor

</td>

</td>

<td>Silver Box (2004)

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Timothy Scott Bennett

</td>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">drums

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="Mark_Schulman" title="Mark Schulman">Mark Schulman</a>

</td>

<td>1994–1995

</td>

<ul><li>Good News from the Next World album and tour</li>

<li>Silver Box (2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

<td>Mark Kerr

</td>

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>drums (1999)</li><li>guitar (2002)</li></ul></div>

</td>

<li>Our Secrets Are the Same (1999/2004)</li></ul>

</div>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td>Berenice Scott

</td>

<td>2020–2023

</td>

<td><div class="hlist"><ul><li>keyboards</li><li>backing vocals</li></ul></div>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">none

</td></tr>

<tr>

</div>

</td>

<td><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Ljunggren" class="extiw external" title="no:Erik Ljunggren">Erik Ljunggren</a>

</td>

<td>2023–present

</td>

<td>keyboards

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Timeline">Timeline</h4></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div>

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<li id="cite_note-95"><a href="#cite_ref-95">^</a> About working on the next album, Jim Kerr said in January 2015 during The Real McCoy radio show: "There's this song I'm very excited about – that you introduced to me, a guy called Steve Eddie, a song called "Fireball" – God, I've had that for seven or eight years and I played that this last month and I just know that its time has come."

</li>

<li id="cite_note-96"><a href="#cite_ref-96">^</a> About working on the next album, Jim Kerr said on 4 January 2016: "Back to work: Began yesterday and it's all good! Working on a Charlie Burchill tune called "A Silent Kiss". Kind of dark, very romantic, related in style to both "Liaison" and "Bittersweet" from <a href="Big_Music_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Big Music (Simple Minds album)">Big Music</a>. Some songs you seemingly have to dig very deep to create. Others seem like they just want to jump out of you - somehow already fully formed. Some come easy, some more elusive. This one feels great already."

</li>

<li id="cite_note-112"><a href="#cite_ref-112">^</a> 24-track 2CD media book with 24 pages of exclusive photos and tour notes written by Jim Kerr, 18-track double black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, exclusive 18-track double clear/glitter vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, digital download and streaming.

</li>

<li id="cite_note-113"><a href="#cite_ref-113">^</a> ... to an audience of 17.000 people.

</li>

<li id="cite_note-114"><a href="#cite_ref-114">^</a> ... the other two being <a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Light" title="Live in the City of Light">Live in the City of Light</a> (1987) and <a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Angels" title="Live in the City of Angels">Live in the City of Angels</a> (2019).

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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<li><a href="Charlie_Burchill" title="Charlie Burchill">Charlie Burchill</a></li>

<li><a href="Ged_Grimes" title="Ged Grimes">Ged Grimes</a></li>

<li>Sarah Brown</li>

<li>Gordy Goudie</li>

<li><a href="Cherisse_Osei" title="Cherisse Osei">Cherisse Osei</a></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Brian_McGee_(drummer)" title="Brian McGee (drummer)">Brian McGee</a></li>

<li><a href="Mick_MacNeil" title="Mick MacNeil">Mick MacNeil</a></li>

<li><a href="Derek_Forbes" title="Derek Forbes">Derek Forbes</a></li>

<li><a href="Kenny_Hyslop" title="Kenny Hyslop">Kenny Hyslop</a></li>

<li><a href="Mike_Ogletree" title="Mike Ogletree">Mike Ogletree</a></li>

<li><a href="John_Giblin" title="John Giblin">John Giblin</a></li>

<li><a href="Mel_Gaynor" title="Mel Gaynor">Mel Gaynor</a></li>

<li><a href="The_Anchoress_(musician)" title="The Anchoress (musician)">Catherine AD</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Real_to_Real_Cacophony" title="Real to Real Cacophony">Real to Real Cacophony</a></li>

<li><a href="Empires_and_Dance" title="Empires and Dance">Empires and Dance</a></li>

<li><a href="Sons_and_Fascination/Sister_Feelings_Call" title="Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call">Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call</a></li>

<li><a href="New_Gold_Dream_(81%E2%80%9382%E2%80%9383%E2%80%9384)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)">New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)</a></li>

<li><a href="Sparkle_in_the_Rain" title="Sparkle in the Rain">Sparkle in the Rain</a></li>

<li><a href="Street_Fighting_Years" title="Street Fighting Years">Street Fighting Years</a></li>

<li><a href="Good_News_from_the_Next_World" title="Good News from the Next World">Good News from the Next World</a></li>

<li><a href="N%C3%A9apolis_(album)" title="Néapolis (album)">Néapolis</a></li>

<li><a href="Silver_Box" title="Silver Box">Our Secrets Are the Same</a></li>

<li><a href="Neon_Lights_(album)" title="Neon Lights (album)">Neon Lights</a></li>

<li><a href="Black_%26_White_050505" title="Black & White 050505">Black & White 050505</a></li>

<li><a href="Graffiti_Soul" title="Graffiti Soul">Graffiti Soul</a></li>

<li><a href="Big_Music_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Big Music (Simple Minds album)">Big Music</a></li>

<li><a href="Acoustic_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Acoustic (Simple Minds album)">Acoustic</a></li>

<li><a href="Walk_Between_Worlds" title="Walk Between Worlds">Walk Between Worlds</a></li>

<li><a href="Direction_of_the_Heart" title="Direction of the Heart">Direction of the Heart</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Light" title="Live in the City of Light">Live in the City of Light</a></li>

<li><a href="Sunday_Express_%E2%80%93_Live_(Volumes_1_%26_2)" title="Sunday Express – Live (Volumes 1 & 2)">Sunday Express – Live (Volumes 1 & 2)</a></li>

<li><a href="Acoustic_in_Concert" title="Acoustic in Concert">Acoustic in Concert</a></li>

<li><a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Angels" title="Live in the City of Angels">Live in the City of Angels</a></li>

<li><a href="Live_in_the_City_of_Diamonds" class="mw-redirect" title="Live in the City of Diamonds">Live in the City of Diamonds</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Themes_for_Great_Cities_79/81" title="Themes for Great Cities 79/81">Themes for Great Cities 79/81</a></li>

<li><a href="Celebration_(Simple_Minds_album)" title="Celebration (Simple Minds album)">Celebration</a></li>

<li><a href="Glittering_Prize_81/92" title="Glittering Prize 81/92">Glittering Prize 81/92</a></li>

<li><a href="The_Promised" title="The Promised">The Promised</a></li>

<li><a href="The_Best_of_Simple_Minds" title="The Best of Simple Minds">The Best of Simple Minds</a></li>

<li><a href="Early_Gold" title="Early Gold">Early Gold</a></li>

<li><a href="Silver_Box" title="Silver Box">Silver Box</a></li>

<li><a href="Celebrate%3A_The_Greatest_Hits" title="Celebrate: The Greatest Hits">Celebrate: The Greatest Hits</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li>"<a href="Promised_You_a_Miracle" title="Promised You a Miracle">Promised You a Miracle</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Glittering_Prize" title="Glittering Prize">Glittering Prize</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Someone_Somewhere_in_Summertime" title="Someone Somewhere in Summertime">Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Waterfront_(song)" title="Waterfront (song)">Waterfront</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Speed_Your_Love_to_Me" title="Speed Your Love to Me">Speed Your Love to Me</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Up_on_the_Catwalk" title="Up on the Catwalk">Up on the Catwalk</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Don't_You_(Forget_About_Me)" title="Don't You (Forget About Me)">Don't You (Forget About Me)</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Alive_and_Kicking_(song)" title="Alive and Kicking (song)">Alive and Kicking</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Sanctify_Yourself" title="Sanctify Yourself">Sanctify Yourself</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="All_the_Things_She_Said_(Simple_Minds_song)" title="All the Things She Said (Simple Minds song)">All the Things She Said</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Ghostdancing" title="Ghostdancing">Ghostdancing</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Belfast_Child" title="Belfast Child">Belfast Child</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Let_There_Be_Love_(Simple_Minds_song)" title="Let There Be Love (Simple Minds song)">Let There Be Love</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="See_the_Lights" title="See the Lights">See the Lights</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Stand_by_Love" title="Stand by Love">Stand by Love</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="She's_a_River" title="She's a River">She's a River</a>"</li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Mandela_Day_(song)" title="Mandela Day (song)">"Mandela Day" (US)</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Themes series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Themes_%E2%80%93_Volume_1%3A_March_79%E2%80%93April_82" title="Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82">Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82</a></li>

<li><a href="Themes_%E2%80%93_Volume_2%3A_August_82%E2%80%93April_85" title="Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85">Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85</a></li>

<li><a href="Themes_%E2%80%93_Volume_3%3A_September_85%E2%80%93June_87" title="Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87">Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87</a></li>

<li><a href="Themes_%E2%80%93_Volume_4%3A_February_89%E2%80%93May_90" title="Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90">Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90</a></li>

<li><a href="Themes_%E2%80%93_Volume_5%3A_March_91%E2%80%93September_92" title="Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92">Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Simple_Minds_discography" title="Simple Minds discography">Discography</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_Simple_Minds_concert_tours" title="List of Simple Minds concert tours">Concert tours</a></li>

<li><a href="Lostboy!_AKA_Jim_Kerr" title="Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr">Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr</a></li>

<li><a href="Ex-Simple_Minds" title="Ex-Simple Minds">Ex-Simple Minds</a></li></ul>

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