May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
The tour begins on 16 May in Ridgefield, Washington and ends on 22 June at Noblesville, Indiana. There are a total of 24 dates at this time, including shows in Canada as well as across the United States. Check the Simple Minds website for all venues and ticket purchase details. On top of that, the…
I could be wrong, but for me the most telling clue is the date in US format, and the times being US timezone specific first, followed by GMT. I think this is a MAJOR hint that a North American tour announcement is imminent. So, it’s Good News From The Old World for North America. More…
I caught this interview this afternoon. This man is so lovely and so humble, I cannot wait for the gigs to come in a few weeks time. First I’ll be off to Aberdeen, then a couple of days later I’ll make my way down to The Toon (aka Newcastle), then it’ll be a patient wait…
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Well, I did wonder if I might have jumped the gun with doing a blog post about my favourite gigs of 2024 before all my gigs of 2024 had been complete. It was a self-fulfilling prophecy! Events leading up to it hadn’t been so great. My gig buddy for the show, Sue, had been dreaming…
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On a more positive note to the previous post, there was a lovely post (and longer, more detailed newsletter) from Hamish Hawk this morning requesting fans send in their proposals for a song for him and the band to cover for a future release. There is a form to fill out to place in your…
Well, perhaps I can just about begin to end the ceaseless ribbing I have been giving band management for their interpretation of what a “Global” tour actually is? Lol. The dates are limited, but at least the band are heading further south than Mexico this time with dates in Chile and Argentina and further dates…
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Someone at SMHQ has a very skewed idea of what a “global” tour is. So far for next summer there is…. Ooh, erm, ENGLAND. Oh, a date in Dublin. And, new to the list? Italy. Three shows. Wow! Well…I just feel ssssooo included! Where can I go to next to see them? From the place…
Why go to one Hamish Hawk gig, when you can go to two? Well, that was my reckoning after having seen Mr Hawk and his band in Manchester the night before the release of the new album, A Firmer Hand. The gig was performed earlier in the evening, which suits an old fart like me…
***WARNING: VLOG POST*** Here I am…making an effort… I’m just too busy to write out a post. I tried to be as short as I could with this and tried reigning in waffling on. I know some of you don’t like these and I appreciate that but I had to get this stuff off my…
Yes, I know! This blog is fast becoming less a Simple Minds blog and more a Hamish Hawk blog. Which makes me wonder what the collective noun for Hamish Hawk fans would be? Hawkers? Hames? HH’ers? ‘Hawkers’ has a good ring to me. But I digress. As some of you may be aware (if not,…