Simple Minds have revealed plans for a major North American headlining tour this year, and they’re bringing along Soft Cell and Modern English for the entire run.
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Simple Minds will it the road with Soft Cell and Modern English beginning this spring, kicking off their joint dates on May 16 in Ridgefield, WA, and running through June 22 in Noblesville, IN, making stops in Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, New York, Toronto, and more along the way.
"Been a while but absence makes the heart grow fonder,” says Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr. “Simple Minds are ecstatic at the prospect of touring so extensively in the US and Canada this coming Spring.”
Simple Minds have also offered up a brand new single, “Your Name In Lights,” released to celebrate the BBC premiere of the acclaimed documentary, Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible, available to stream now exclusively in the U.K. on BBC iPlayer with North American broadcast dates to be unveiled soon.
“We’ve been on one hell of a journey,” Kerr continues. “I’m grateful for the career we’ve had, but I’m mad enough to think we can still hit new levels. This is what we do – write, record and play live. One of the things I’m most proud of is that people say to me, what Simple Minds are you talking about? The avant-garde, the art-rock, the pop, the ambient, the instrumental group, the political, the folk, the stadium band? To play all those different styles but at the same time be quintessentially Simple Minds is an amazing thing.” Guitarist Charlie Burchill adds, “The truth is we never fully wound down. There have been lots of different incarnations of Simple Minds, but we’ve always kept our identity. A legacy can be a burden if you allow it to be. For us, it’s been empowering.”
Tickets for the 2025 live dates will be available starting with presales beginning on Wednesday, January 29 at 10AM local time before the general on-sale starts on Friday, January 31 at 10AM local. Scroll below for a full list of scheduled dates.
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
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