Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Kerr is on a Zoom call from Los Angeles a few days out from Simple Minds embarking on their biggest tour of the United States ...

The legendary singer helped define the sound of the 1980s and is still making new music nearly five decades after co-founding ...

Scottish performers Cammy Barnes, BEMZ and Sandi Thom also feature in the line-up at the OVO Hydro on 2 August.

Jim Kerr believes that "gesture music" allows Simple Minds to continue selling out arenas. The 66-year-old singer credits anthems such as Don't You (Forget About Me) and Alive and Kicking for enabling ...

When the Scottish band Simple Minds made their live debut on stage at the Satellite City club in the city center of Glasgow on January 17, 1978, it’s fair to wonder just how big the four teenagers in ...

Formed in 1977 by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, Simple Minds (hailing from Glasgow, Scotland) were previously known as Johnny And The Self Abusers. Under that name they released one single (Saints ...

Simple Minds' Alive and Kicking Tour 2025 is their largest in North America since 1986. Jim Kerr reveals the story behind "Don't You (Forget About Me)," the song of a generation 40 years ago. Here's ...