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More Tour News – Simple Minds Summer 2025
An interesting set of venues with dates for the end of June and early July 2025. Had I still been living in Luton the Bedford venue would have felt literally just around the corner from me! The nearest they’d have ever played to my (as of back then) “home” town. As it is, from the…
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First SM Gig Announced For 2025
The rumours were coming in last night that the band were going to be announced in the line-up for the Lytham Festival next July. And lo, it was officially announced this morning that they’ll be on a double bill with fellow Scots, Texas on Sunday 6 July 2025 – almost a birthday gig for Herr…
RIP Kenny Hyslop
Sad news in the Simple Minds community today, with the news that Kenny Hyslop has sadly passed away. In recent months Kenny had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which he described as ‘the dreaded lurgy.’ An absolute drumming legend, playing for many, including Slik. His stint with Simple Minds may have been brief but was…
Waterfront By Design?
I’m sorry, but this quote that has been posted on the SM FB page given by Jim about the use of Waterfront as the 2024 tour opener? I just had to express my feelings on this. So, the quote went: ”Feeling we needed to begin each and every show with an bang, Waterfront was designed…
I WANT TO BE A GLASS OF MILK!
Research for the book takes me down endless rabbit holes. Today’s rabbit hole provided me with this unearthed visual treasure. It’s from a Dutch magazine called Joepie (I had never heard of it until today. I had only ever been aware of Oor and Humo prior to today) and OH MY WORD! LOOK AT HIM!!!!!…
The More I See, The More I Learn (Disillusionment Supreme)
Another vlog post, I’m afraid. Another rant. Another desire to vent, purge, and generally get things off my chest. Sorry (not sorry). It’s the least amount of time-eating communication I can offer right now.
It’s Not What You Want – But It’s All I Have To Offer Right Now
Yes! It’s one of those wretched vlog posts – sorry! I discuss the progress of the book, the Lyon gig, Lefsetz and ‘performance’ and Simple Minds being ‘your band.’
Happy Birthday, Jim
65 – Kicking and alive! A happy birthday today to Jim Kerr. May you have a good one.
So Much To Say – So Little Time To Say It
I had been thinking of it overnight while during the waking points of my endlessly fitful sleeps I have now (must be the menopause?). What I was thinking is ‘He’s due one of those waxing lyrical posts about his beloved Italia about now – it’s been a week since they’ve been there.’ And right on…
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