May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
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…
This Saturday sees the 40th anniversary of one of Simple Minds’ most memorable early festival appearances in Europe, at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. By those who were there, it was a magical evening. As far as I am aware, Minds were not the headline act on the night. From what I can see of…
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This was the experience of a lifetime. Genuinely! I had been very hopeful that my entry for the competition to the Green Man festival would be successful. I noticed a mistake in the crossword as I was solving it, so I was hopeful that I would be savvy enough in providing what was the correct…
Sorry it’s been so quiet here, guys…but as I suspected, my connection to the Internet these past couple of days has been intermittent at best. The plan is to go home late this evening after seeing John Grant’s set…but that my change yet. We’ll see. But the festival has been great so far. Not seen…
Off to the Brecon Beacons…near Abergavenny…for four days – for the Green Man Festival. Won the tickets after all…might as well try and go to the thing. It’s an experience! Anyway…I think my time away will have me cut off from the Internet – for the most part – so things will be quiet here…
In other news – YES! I won a pair of weekend camping tickets to the Green Man Festival in the Brecon Beacons on Aug 16th-19th. I entered the comp because John Grant is on the bill and I am desperate to see him again. I didn’t know at the time I entered that he would…
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Today is “fly out to some remote, exotic location to see some amazing bands tomorrow” day…but I couldn’t be filled with a higher sense of dread. Also, it now comes on top of knowing my mum is in hospital. She is fine…but under observation, and will hopefully be going home today. But a health scare…
I had been made a bit world weary of Jim’s talk over the past few years of the “ever-changing” set list. Swapping one song over for another after a week or two in an otherwise unchanging and fixed list barely warrants that kind of bold statement. The two most recent examples I can give are…the…
Kinda thinking of it…I must admit. Have done since it was announced…deemed it “pie in the sky” but now have it in mind again. LOOK AT THIS PLACE! And…not just the drawcard of Minds…but Depeche Mode AND The Stranglers too! That setting, though…(the venue is to the bottom right of the foreground…by the marina.
Over the past few days, festival dates have been announced through Simple Minds’ various social media accounts…in particular Facebook and Twitter. So far there is one UK festival date and several German ones. Of course you can see all the dates and info at simpleminds.com The UK festival announced is Camp Bestival at the end…