Simple Minds (UK) in Zurich

Simple Minds have announced a tour of the UK and Europe to mark their 40th anniversary.

The Scottish band’s ’40 Years Of Hits Tour’ kicks off at Zetlitz in Stavanger, Norway on February 8, 2020 and wraps up at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro on April 25, 2020.

To mark the occasion further, the band released a greatest hits compilation album in November 2019 titled "40: The Best Of – 1979-2019". The album includes a mix of old favourites and newer material including a new cover of King Creosote’s ‘For One Night Only’.

Frontman Jim Kerr said of the news: “Simple Minds are different now. We’re not a stock rock band, but we haven’t changed our line-up to be cool. We’ve done it because it’s great to have so many amazing players on board. 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.”

Guitarist Charlie Burchill added: “The perception that we’re now gathering pace is down to our attitude to playing live. 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.”

When: Wed 25 March 2020, doors at 18:00, concert from 20:00

Where: Hallenstadion Zürich, Wallisellenstrasse 45, 8050 Zürich

Tickets are CHF 81.- to 141.-.

Promoter: ABC Production AG