One of the great live bands, Simple Minds, has announced a UK tour which will see them performing at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on Friday 10th April 2015.
The tour comes just a few months after the band releases their latest album, Big Music, their first album of new material in five years (set for release on 3rd November). Big Music is set to be Simple Minds’ 16th album and on the same date they will also be releasing their first single from the album, Honest Town, a travelogue through Jim Kerr’s childhood on Glasgow’s South Side.
The tour will see Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill joined by Mel Gaynor, Andy Gillespie, Ged Grimes, Sarah Brown and Catherine AD.
The full tour listing:-
27th March 2015 – Grimsby Auditorium
28th March 2015 – Llandudno Venue Cymru Arena
30th March 2015 – Stoke Victoria Hall
31st March 2015 – Leicester De Montfort Hall
2nd April 2015 – Liverpool Empire Theatre
3rd April 2015 – Blackpool Opera House
4th April 2015 – Bridlington Spa
6th April 2015 – Newcastle City Hall
7th April 2015 – Edinburgh Usher Hall
8th April 2015 – Perth Concert Hall
10th April 2015 – Manchester O2 Apollo
11th April 2015 – Birmingham O2 Academy
12th April 2015 – Sheffield City Hall
14th April 2015 – Brighton Dome
15th April 2015 – Portsmouth Guildhall
17th April 2015 – Plymouth Pavilions
18th April 2015 – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
19th April 2015 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
21st April 2015 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
22nd April 2015 – Norwich The Nick Rayns Lcr Uea
24th April 2015 – Margate Winter Gardens
25th April 2015 – Southend Cliff Pavilion
26th April 2015 – Oxford New Theatre
28th April 2015 – Guildford G Live
29th April 2015 – Bristol Colston Hall
30th April 2015 – Reading Hexagon
2nd May 2015 – Swindon Oasis
3rd May 2015 – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
4th May 2015 – Ipswich Regent
Tickets for Simple Minds performing at the Manchester O2 Apollo on 10th April 2015 go on sale at 9am on Friday 26th September.
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