Photo Credit Dean Chalkley 2024

SIMPLE MINDS

 ANNOUNCE FURTHER DETAILS OF HUGE SUMMER 2025 GLASGOW HOMECOMING SHOW

 PERFORMING ‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ IN ITS ENTIRETY – FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

 GLASGOW BELLAHOUSTON PARK

FRIDAY 27^th JUNE

 BAND’S BIGGEST UK HEADLINE SHOW SINCE 1991

 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW HERE

Simple Minds have announced further details of their biggest UK headline show since 1991 at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park on Friday 27^th June 2025, as part of Glasgow Summer Sessions.

The legendary Scottish band return to their hometown with a very special show, celebrating 40 years of their iconic and multi-million selling album ‘Once Upon A Time’. In addition to all the hits and fan favourites, Simple Minds have today confirmed that they will also be performing the 1985 No.1 album in it’s entireity for one night only.

Featuring some of the band’s biggest UK singles – “Alive And Kicking” (No.7), “Sanctify Yourself” (No.10), “All The Things She Said” (No.9) and “Ghost Dancing” (No.13) – ‘Once Upon A Time’ was the album that really blew things wide open for Simple Minds in the States, following the massive global success of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” (the theme to John Hughes’ 1985 movie ‘The Breakfast Club’) which had given them their first US No.1 weeks earlier.

As Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr says; “Simple Minds live in Glasgow, the city that made us, is always a glorious occasion for both band and fans. Live in Bellahouston Park is destined to be all of that and more… It cannot come soon enough!“

As previously announced, special guests Future Islands, KT Tunstall and Hamish Hawk complete an exceptional line-up for the day.

Following the huge ongoing success of their Global Tour, which kicked off in 2024 and is their largest since 1985, Simple Minds have been announcing new dates for 2025.  These include a tour of Latin America, followed by a run of UK & European summer outdoor shows with more dates across the world still to be announced.

Full list of shows announced so far:

29^th April           Santiago, Movistar Arena

1^st May             Buenos Aires, Movistar Arena

3^rd May             Rio de Janeiro, Qualistage

4^th May             São Paulo, Espaco Unimed

7^th May             Mexico City, Arena Ciudad de Mexico

27^th June          Glasgow Bellahouston Park (Glasgow Summer Sessions)

28^th June          Lincoln Castle (SOLD OUT)

29^th June          Southampton Summer Sessions

1^st July             Dublin Trinity Summer Series (SOLD OUT)

3^rd July             Bedford Summer Sessions

6^th July             Lytham St. Annes – Lytham Festival

7^th July             Halifax Live At Piece Hall (SOLD OUT)

8^th July             Derby Summer Sessions

11^th July            Mönchengladbach, Sparkassen Park

13^th July            St. Goarshausen, Loreley Open Air

15^th July            Arena di Verona, Italy

24^th July            Summer Festival Lucca, Italy

25^th July            Teatro Antico di Taormina, Italy

GLASGOW BELLAHOUSTON PARK TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW HERE

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OTHER SIMPLE MINDS SHOWS HERE

In addition, the band’s recent career spanning documentary film ‘Everything Is Possible’ is set to be aired on BBC Scotland on Tuesday December 10^th, and will also be immediately available nationwide via BBC iPlayer for fans to watch on demand.

Throughout the past twelve months Simple Minds have played to approximately one million people around the globe. Demand to see the band perform well-known hits including ‘Promised You a Miracle’, ‘Glittering Prize’, ‘Someone Somewhere in Summertime’,  ‘Waterfront’, ‘Alive and Kicking’, ‘All The Things She Said’, ‘Sanctify Yourself’, ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’, ‘Mandela Day’, ‘Belfast Child’ and ‘See The Lights’ has grown year on year, with the band consistently acclaimed as one of the best live outfits of their generation. Earlier this year, referring to one of their UK shows, The Guardian said, “Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill preside over an energetic set which thrills fans of their chart reign and their post-punk era.”

This year saw the band celebrate the 40 year anniversary of their UK No.1 album ‘Sparkle in the Rain’ which included iconic tracks such as ‘Waterfront,’ ‘Up on the Catwalk,’ ‘Speed Your Love To Me’ and ‘Book of Brilliant Things.’ To mark this milestone the band will issue a special edition 4CD box set with 36-page booklet, a transparent blue vinyl of the original album, and ‘Sparkle in the Rain’ limited edition T-shirts, all of which are released on Friday 22^nd November – available to purchase HERE. It’s also available as a blu-ray audio edition, exclusive to Superdeluxeedition, with new Dolby Atmos mixes by Bob Clearmountain, and is available to pre-order now HERE.

Having sold over 60 million albums, and had No.1 hits the world over, not only have Simple Minds become a must-see live act, they have rekindled the magic that made them a vital artistic force in their early days and are regularly referenced by a slew of younger artists. Their most recent and critically acclaimed album ‘Direction of the Heart’ reached No.4 in the UK album chart and was also Top 10 in multiple territories. Reviewing the album, MOJO magazine described the band’s energy as ‘undiminished’ whilst other critics praised the band’s endurance and consistent creativity.