May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Almost one year ago to the day was, not only my last Simple Minds concert to date, but the last concertI I went to full stop. I had 13 other Simple Minds gigs to come – Paris, Bordeaux, Leeds, Dublin, Glasgow, Blenheim Palace, Taormina, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Aberdeen – then off to the holy grail gigs…
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Many happy returns, Mr Burchill – 61 years young, today!
A deliberate ‘typo’ on my part, that title… Most fans are talking about dates and wanting news…or if they’re not, they’re going on about how they miss how the band “really were”… “back then” when they (the fans, that is) were teens. Some are reminiscing about Street Fighting Years, which is all well and good…
Just been trying to keep myself entertained while being bailed up at home. Been doing bits every day. Jim. Charlie. Now Ged. I’d like to think I have good enough photos to make a piece for every member of the band, but think I’ll struggle for Berenice and Cherisse. They’re just too far back from…
After show two I hung around the stage to see if a setlist might be on offer. After about 10 minutes I decided to give up. But before leaving the venue I thought “I’ll go over to GG and say goodnight.” “How was it?”, he asked. “Amazing!”, I said. “Did you get to see both…
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With the escalating cases of Covid-19 and the Danish government advising the curbing of public gatherings of 1000+ people, it was looking unlikely that the Simple Minds gig in Copenhagen was going to go ahead. It was a concern to travel already. Both of us were well but who knows what others were like and…
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Currently. Obviously lots about Copenhagen to come. Also had planned a review on the Bryan Ferry gig that went nowhere and I have some Warm Digits news on the way. I’ll be adding posts and content to the site as soon as possible. In the meantime, here are a few of my favourite photos I…
Tonight the tour kicks off in Stavanger, Norway. For me personally, I still have a wait on my hands until Copenhagen. There is 11 more days to go. This is when the wait gets excruciating until it’s my turn…
And it usually escalates manifold as a tour is about to start. This feeling that I am utterly and truly “persona non grata”. That Jim can’t stand me, barely tolerates me and is actually dreading seeing me in the crowd. And I wonder why I am going to such lengths to show my love and…