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Simple Minds announce new album Sacrosanct and tour with Gary Numan

Simple Minds have announced their new album Sacrosanct, arriving January 29, 2027.

BANG Premier · Sep 3

Don't you forget about me: Glasgow passes Games baton

Delta Goodrem shone on a saltire-shaped stage as Glasgow waved farewell to the Commonwealth Games in spectacular style by the banks of the River Clyde.

AAP · Aug 2

Commonwealth Games hailed ‘Alive and Kicking’ as Simple Minds close Glasgow 2026

The curtain has come down on the action.

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Who is the prog-powered creator of “revenge pop” targeting? “All those people who didn’t think I could do it. Isn’t that what all musicians are doing?”

Inspired by Kate Bush and a childhood of Yes, 10cc and ELO, her debut album contained dark humour – but no hint of stashed body parts

Louder · Nov 15, 2025

Jim Kerr credits 'gesture music' for Simple Minds longevity

Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr thinks anthems such as Don't You (Forget About Me) are responsible for the band's enduring appeal.

BANG Premier · Oct 22, 2025

‘The UK media undermines anything Scottish and assimilates it’, says Bobby Bluebell

THE quality, depth, range and sheer emotional power of the best contemporary Scottish songwriting has been under-recognised for years ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 6, 2025

“Obviously sounded like it should’ve been on there, but I guess we were a bit arrogant and stupid”: Charlie Burchill on his one regret from Simple Minds’ 1985 smash-hit album, Once Upon A Time

Eight tracks, all killer, no filler, but why did the Scottish rockers leave their biggest hit out?

MusicRadar · May 29, 2025

“Did the the label put pressure on us? Big time. I wish they had won, looking back. We often ask ourselves ‘what were we thinking?’” Simple Minds guitarist Charlie Burchill on the regrets and rewards of making their ’80s classic, Once Upon A Time

Riding high on The Breakfast Club success of Don't You (Forget About Me), Scottish rockers Simple Minds got into the studio with Jimmy Iovine and made one of the great albums of the '80s

Guitar World · May 27, 2025

“I liked Bad Company and Free. Those bands, like David Bowie and Roxy Music, were all pop. But their albums had deeper cuts. That’s what I hoped we could pull off”: Billy Duffy on the making of The Cult’s 1985 breakout album – and why Rain made him sweat

Led by the stunning She Sells Sanctuary, Love was the sound of a band experimenting at scale, finding the great enabler in producer Steve Brown, and it just so happens to be Duffy's favorite

Guitar World · May 23, 2025

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Simple Minds, Megadeth, the Cult and the class of 1985 – only in the new Guitar World

Also starring Jimmie Vaughan, GA-20, Kiki Wong, Dead Kennedys, the Smithereens' Jim Babjak, Cracker's Johnny Hickman, King Diamond, Third Man Hardware, Sue Foley's new GW column, Money for Nothing and more

Guitar World · Apr 15, 2025