Simple Minds
Rock band from Glasgow · formed 1977
- Shows on record
- 31
- Rooms played
- 31
- Cities
- 30
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- Jul 7, 2025The Piece Hall
About
Simple Minds is a band from Glasgow, formed in 1977, tagged art rock, big music, electronic by its sources. Shows on record run from 1978 to 2025, across 31 rooms in 30 cities.
- Simple Minds formed in 1977 — MusicBrainz
- Charlie Burchill: guitar, keyboard — MusicBrainz
- Jim Kerr: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- Ged Grimes: bass guitar — MusicBrainz
- Sarah Brown: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- Gordon Goudie: background vocals — MusicBrainz
- Cherisse Osei: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Berenice Scott: keyboard — MusicBrainz
- Tony Donald: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Brian McGee: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Duncan Barnwell: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Michael MacNeil: keyboard (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Derek Forbes: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Simple Minds has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1979–2027 — MusicBrainz
- Simple Minds is from Glasgow , Scotland — Wikipedia
- Simple Minds has 2 members: Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill — Wikipedia
- Simple Minds plays Post-punk — Wikipedia
- Simple Minds plays new wave — Wikipedia
- Simple Minds plays art rock — Wikipedia
- Simple Minds plays arena rock — Wikipedia
- Simple Minds plays synth-pop — Wikipedia
- Simple Minds has 2116349 listeners on Last.fm — Simple Minds on Last.fm
- Simple Minds has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — Simple Minds on Discogs
- Simple Minds has 26 followers on Genius — Simple Minds on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @simplemindscom — Simple Minds on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
31 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 19781 show
- 19801 show
- 20151 show
- 20181 show
- 202527 shows
Where they play
31 rooms in 30 citiesRooms played most
- Acrisure Arena · Palm Desert1 show
- Ball Arena · Denver1 show
- Bedford Park · Bedford1 show
- Bell Centre · Montreal1 show
- Bellahouston Park · Glasgow1 show
Cities played
- Glasgow2 shows
- Atlanta1 show
- Austin1 show
- Bedford1 show
- Chicago1 show
and 25 other cities
Releases
35 releases, 1979–2027Sacrosanct
2027 · Album
Beginner Boys
2026
Live In The City Of Diamonds
2025
Your Name In Lights
2024
Get It On
2023
New Gold Dream (Live From Paisley Abbey)
2023
Solstice Kiss
2023
Direction of the Heart
2022 · Album
Act Of Love
2022
Vision Thing
2022
First You Jump
2022
I Travel / Planet Zero
2022
Walk Between Worlds
2018 · Album
Acoustic
2016 · Album
Big Music
2014 · Album
Graffiti Soul
2009 · Album
Black & White 050505
2005 · Album
Cry
2002 · Album
Neon Lights
2001 · Album
Néapolis
1998 · Album
Good News From the Next World
1995 · Album
Real Life
1991 · Album
Themes, Volume 1: March 79 – April 82
1990 · Compilation
Street Fighting Years
1989 · Album
Once Upon a Time
1985 · Album
Sparkle in the Rain
1984 · Album
Celebration
1982 · Compilation
New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84)
1982 · Album
Sister Feelings Call
1981 · Album
Sons and Fascination
1981 · Album
Sons and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call
1981 · Compilation
Themes for Great Cities: Definitive Collection 79–81
1981 · Compilation
Empires and Dance
1980 · Album
Life in a Day
1979 · Album
Real to Real Cacophony
1979 · Album
Lineup
- Charlie Burchill · guitar, keyboard
- Jim Kerr · lead vocals
- Ged Grimes · bass guitar
- Sarah Brown · lead vocals
- Gordon Goudie · background vocals
- Cherisse Osei · drums (drum set)
- Berenice Scott · keyboard
Former
- Tony Donald · bass guitar
- Brian McGee · drums (drum set)
- Duncan Barnwell · guitar
- Michael MacNeil · keyboard
- Derek Forbes · bass guitar
- Kenny Hyslop · drums (drum set)
- Mike Ogletree · drums (drum set)
- Mel Gaynor · drums (drum set)
- Robin Clark · additional, lead vocals
- John Giblin · bass guitar
- Malcolm Foster · bass guitar
- Mark Taylor · keyboard
- Mark Schulman · drums (drum set)
- Jim McDermott · drums (drum set)
- Eddie Duffy · bass
- Mark Kerr · drums (drum set)
- Andy Gillespie · keyboard
- Catherine Anne Davies · background vocals
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Simple Minds on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Simple Minds on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Simple Minds on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.