The classic 80s Scottish pop rock band Simple Minds will be back on the road in 2020 to play all their classics. The band will perform in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
The band is formed by Jim Kerr (Lead vocals), Charlie Burchill (Guitar), Ged Grimes (Bass), Sarah Brown (Backing vocals), Gordy Goudie (Guitar) and Cherisse Osei (Drums).
All Simple Minds 2020 tour dates
February
- 28 Zetlitz (Konserthus) – Stavanger – Norway
- 29 Sat Forum – Bergen – Norway
March
- 1 Sun Sentrum Scene – Oslo – Norway
- 2 Mon Sentrum Scene – Oslo – Norway
- 4 Wed Partille Arena – Gothenburg – Sweden
- 6 Fri Annexet – Stockholm – Sweden
- 7 Sat Annexet – Stockholm – Sweden
- 8 Sun Live Concert Hall – Malmo – Sweden
- 10 Tue Store Vega – Copenhagen – Denmark
- 11 Wed Concert Hall – Herning – Denmark
- 14 Sat Halle Münsterland – Münster – Germany
- 15 Sun Palladium – Cologne – Germany
- 16 Mon Sporthalle – Hamburg – Germany
- 18 Wed Swiss Life Hall – Hannover – Germany
- 19 Thu Columbiahalle – Berlin – Germany
- 20 Fri Thuringenhalle – Erfurt – Germany
- 21 Sat MHP Arena – Ludwigsburg – Germany
- 23 Mon Stadthalle – Offenbach – Germany
- 24 Tue Heinrich Lades Halle – Erlangen – Germany
- 25 Wed Hallenstadion – Zurich – Switzerland
- 27 Fri Sparkassen Halle – Aurich – Germany
- 28 Sat Pier 2 – Bremen – Germany
- 29 Sun Ringlokschuppen – Bielefeld – Germany
- 31 Tue Musikklub – Freiburg – Germany
April
- 1 Wed Oberschwabenhalle – Ravensburg – Germany
- 2 Thu Saarlandhalle – Saarbrücken – Germany
- 4 Sat La Seine Musicale – Paris – France
- 6 Mon Arkea Arena – Bordeaux – France
- 7 Tue Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon – France
- 8 Wed Zenith Arena – Lille – France
- 10 Fri Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam – Netherlands
- 11 Sat Sportpaleis – Antwerp – Belgium
- 14 Tue Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff – UK
- 15 Wed International Centre – Bournemouth – UK
- 17 Fri SSE Arena Wembley – London – UK
- 18 Sat First Direct Arena – Leeds – UK
- 20 Mon Brighton Centre – Brighton – UK
- 22 Wed 3 Arena – Dublin – Ireland
- 24 Fri Birmingham Resorts World Arena – UK
- 25 Sat SSE Hydro – Glasgow – UK
June
- 25 Thu WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain
- 28 Sun Retro C Trop Fest, Tilloloy, France
- 29 Mon Rockhal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
July
- 3 Fri Festival Blues Passions, Cognac, France
- 4 Sat Les Eurockeennes, Belfort, France
- 9 Thu Festival Les Deferlantes, Argelès-sur-Mer, France
- 11 Sat Pistoia Blues, Pistoia, Italy
- 15 Wed Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy
- 18 Sat Teatro Antico di Taormina, Italy
August
- 4 Tue Arena di Verona, Italy
- 8 Sat Théatre Antique d’Orange, France
- 13 Thu P&J Live, Aberdeen, UK
- 14 Fri Bonus Arena, Hull, UK
- 15 Sat Utilita Arena, Newcastle, UK
- 21 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, UK
- 22 Sat M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, UK
- 26 Thu Kings Park, Botanic Garden, Perth, Australia
- 28 Sat Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley, Australia
December
- 1 Tue Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia
- 3 Thu First State Super Theatre, Sydney, Australia
- 5 Sat Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley, Australia
- 6 Sun Sirromet Wines, Brisbane, Australia
- 9 Wed Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand
- 11 Fri TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, New Zealand
- 12 Sat Villa Maria, Auckland, New Zealand
Possible Simple Minds setlist
- The Signal and the Noise
- Waterfront
- Once Upon a Time
- Let There Be Love
- Up on the Catwalk
- Glittering Prize
- Promised You a Miracle
- The American
- Hunter and the Hunted
- Stand by Love
- Dirty Old Town (Ewan MacColl cover) (Lead Vocals by Sarah Brown)
- Theme for Great Cities
- She’s a River
- Walk Between Worlds
- Honest Town
- Someone Somewhere in Summertime
- See the Lights
- All the Things She Said
- Dolphins
- Don’t You (Forget About Me)
- New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
- Book of Brilliant Things (Lead Vocals by Sarah Brown)
- Alive and Kicking
- Sanctify Yourself
They are the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s. Also they achieved five UK Albums chart number one albums and have sold more than 60 million albums. Despite various personnel changes, they continue to record and tour.