Simple Minds live in concert.
ON TOUR

Simple Minds

127
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

79
%
Based on 
127
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
80
%
Based on 
14
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 127 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Simple Minds is rated as an impressive live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Simple Minds concert reviews describe live shows and performances as grandiose, energetic, powerful, and poignant.

ON TOUR

College Park, Dublin, Ireland (July 1); The Piece Hall, Halifax, United Kingdom (July 7)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

Eyes To The Sky Live in Irvington, New Jersey, 27th May 1984 - FM Broadcast (2024)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Glasgow, United Kingdom (1977 - present)
Bio
Simple Minds is a Scottish pop and rock band that achieved its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-80s to the early 90s, still playing to a massive fan-following today. The group, from the South Side of Glasgow, has produced a set of critically acclaimed albums in the early 80s.
Has Performed With
Ultravox, The Stranglers, The Pretenders, The B-52s, The Anchoress, OMD, KT Tunstall, Del Amitri

Critic Concert Reviews

QRO Magazine

July 23, 2024
%
Summer is hot and humid in Barcelona, the perfect combination to celebrate music like Simple Minds in a setting like the Royal Gardens in the context of the Nits...

Music-News.com (UK)

June 26, 2024
80
%
On a cool summer evening, we found ourselves at The Wyldes in Bude, ready to immerse in the sonic journey promised by Simple Minds. This picturesque countryside venue, with its natural beauty and excellent acoustics, set the stage for a night filled with musical nostalgia and rock grandeur.

Backseat Mafia

April 7, 2024
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Simple Minds brings new energy to the 02 arena with a hits laden nostalgic tour date. Back in 2020, the band was 10 days into a world tour when the rest of the tour dates were cancelled because of Covid, and now the band is back in full force.

Leftlion (UK)

March 30, 2024
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I’ve been listening to Scottish stadium giants Simple Minds since the late 80s – admittedly only because my older sister played their songs on repeat – along with the likes of stablemates Texas and The Proclaimers. Fast forward 35 years and Simple Minds are still packing out arenas as they blaze a trail across the UK

RockShot Magazine (UK)

March 27, 2024
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Simple Minds’ Global Tour Touches Down In Cardiff

UK Music Reviews (UK)

March 25, 2024
%
Simple Minds were back at the Motorpoint Arena on Sunday night as part of their Global Tour and they managed to sell out what promised to be a night of pure nostalgia.

Birmingham Live (UK)

March 23, 2024
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The 90s guitar riff and keyboard melody resonate throughout the arena and have many people standing in appreciation, something that does not wane during their concise ten song set.

Past critic reviews published in

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA), The Telegraph (UK), The Music (Australia), The 13th Floor (New Zealand), Brighton Source (UK) and more

Image Credit

Stefan Brending [CC BY-SA-3.0] via Wikimedia Commons