Simple Minds are embarking on their biggest North American tour in four decades.
And they are bringing along some very cool company for the ride.
Simple Minds will be accompanied on this road show by fellow ’80s new wave/modern rock champs Soft Cell and Modern English.
The trek hits the Bay Area on May 20 for a show at Toyota Pavilion at Concord. There is also a SoCal date on May 22 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood.
Simple Minds tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Jan. 31, www.simpleminds.com/tour. There is artist presale that begins at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 and a local presale that starts at 10 a.m. Jan. 30.
“Been a while but absence makes the heart grow fonder,” says Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr. “Simple Minds are ecstatic at the prospect of touring so extensively in the US and Canada this coming Spring.”
The tour marks the 40th anniversary of Simple Minds’ biggest year — 1985 — which saw them top the charts with the “Breakfast Club” smash “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” release the hit album “Once Upon a Time” and perform in front of tens of thousands of fans (as well as millions of TV viewers) during the landmark Live Aid concerts.
A digital version of a new 9-track edition of “Once Upon a Time” — with the addition of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” — is now available to stream/download (https://simpleminds.ffm.to/onceuponatime), with physical versions set to follow later in the year.
Simple Minds will also be performing “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Jan. 29.
SIMPLE MINDS – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2025
MAY
16 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater
17 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
20 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord
22 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
23 – Greater Palm Springs, CA – Acrisure Arena
24 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
25 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
27 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
30 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
31 – Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
JUNE
1 – Irving, TX – The Pavillion at Toyota Music Factory
4 – Rogers, AR – The Walmart AMP
5 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
10 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
11 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
13 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
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14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center
15 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
17 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
18 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
20 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
21 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
22 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
