May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
While the Antipodes is going nuts for some band or other hailing from Glasgow, it was time for me to put my gladrags on (well, suitable garb, at least) and head to Glasgow’s East End to the iconic Barras for what promised to be a (if not THE) highlight of 2024 and watch the New…
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Yep! It’s official! My most played artist of 2023 was…no surprises here really if you’ve been taking note of the content on my blog for the past several months…. Mr Hamish Hawk! Well…who’d have thunk it? Top track of his for me was seemingly Bridget St John. It reveals a changing of the tide. For…
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With more to come one would assume for a ‘Global’ tour. Once more dates are locked in, I might think about releasing the word ‘global’ from its quotation marks. Seems like quite the 80s fest, doesn’t it? It’s quite the line-up, that’s for sure! If times were different, I might have even been able to…
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Forty two years ago yesterday, Simple Minds played a gig at the Musicians Club in Sydney to a lively and enthusiastic crowd. As one would imagine for a gig in the Australian summer, the venue was steamin’ like a sauna. The small auditorium filled with sweaty young things. Thanks to recent photographic sharing and memories…
These photos are AMAZING! Taken of the band during their inaugural tour of Australia in 1981. I just wanted to share these seeing as it’s Kerrsday and the colour photos feature mainly Jim on his own. The final two are my favourites. The colour one has such an atmosphere to it. They’re just stunning photos….
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This is a LONG review – not just of Catherine’s gig but of the following 24 hours we had in London. Music, art and food! Strap yourselves in!
Some shots of the Simple Minds gig at Cambridge on Tuesday night. Many more can be viewed by clicking on the link below. Simple Minds – Cambridge Corn Exchange
hanzcubed: Saw Simple Minds live in Plymouth!! WAS AMAZING 😀