![]() Named after a lyric – 'So simple minded' to be exact – from David Bowie's seminal 1972 single The Jean Genie, Simple Minds evolved out of Johnny & the Self Abusers, the 'rank and file' punk group Kerr and Burchill had formed in 1977. ![]() They have topped the British charts half a dozen times, with the studio albums Sparkle In The Rain (1984), Once Upon A Time (1985) and Street Fighting Years as well as the Ballad Of The Streets EP (both 1989), the concert recording Live In The City Of Light (1987), and the compilation Glittering Prize 81/92, and returned to the UK Top Ten with Graffiti Soul, their most recent studio album, in 2009. They have provided memorable movie music for movies such as L'Affaire Farewell, The Informers, Elizabethtown and, of course, The Breakfast Club. They have been sampled by Nicky Minaj, David Guetta, Joey Negro and Freddy Bastone. They have influenced acts as diverse as the Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Moby and The Horrors. Simple Minds are sound scapers, sound-shapers, soundtrack makers, serial chart-toppers. ![]() Tickets are available from Thursday, September 19. Simple Minds is one of the most prolific and fast-evolving band of a generation that also included The Cure, the Psychedelic Furs and Joy Division/New Order. ![]() The band will revisit the many chapters of their storied 35 year career and more as part of the group's extensive Greatest Hits Live tour. On January 26 th the Palladium concert hall will host one of Britain's most successful bands - Simple Minds.
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