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Simple Minds

For the 40^th anniversary of their breakthrough hit album, “Once Upon a Time.” Simple Minds is launching a North American tour with Soft Cell and Modern English, called “Alive & Kicking.” It will hit Canadian and American cities this year. It’ll begin in Ridgefield, WA in May and will conclude in Noblesville, IN in June. It hit New York City in June at PNC Bank in Holmdel, NJ and Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY. Tickets go on January 31^st.

In addition, Simple Minds have also released a new remastered edition of “Once Upon a Time.”

Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)

Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking

Simple Minds – All The Things She Said

Simple Minds – Sanctify Yourself

Soft Cell – Tainted Love (Official Music Video)

Soft Cell – Memorabilia

Modern English – I Melt With You (Official Video)

Modern English – Hands Across The Sea (Official Music Video)

simple minds 2025 tour

 

Simple Minds / Soft Cell / Modern English – 2025 tour

 

May 16 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater

May 17 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

May 20 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion

May 22 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum

May 23 – Greater Palm Springs, CA – Palm Desert Acrisure Arena

May 24 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

May 25 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

May 27 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

May 30 – Austin, TX – Moody Center

May 31 – Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Jun 01 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Jun 04 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP

Jun 05 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino AMP

Jun 07 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank AMP, Chastain Park

Jun 10 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Jun 11 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

Jun 13 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater

Jun 14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center

Jun 15 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center

Jun 17 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell

Jun 18 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

Jun 20 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Jun 21 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

Jun 22 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center

SNL

Despite many rumors of musical acts being banned from Saturday Night Live, creator and producer Lorne Michaels claimed that in the fifty years of the show’s running, he had never banned any musical act from appearing on the show. This comes from a new documentary, “Ladies and Gentlemen – 50 years of SNL Music.” Which appeared on NBC on January 27^th, and is streaming now.

“I’ll read it sometimes in the Post, ‘So and so’s banned for life,’” Michaels said in the documentary. “We’ve never banned anyone. We’re way too crass and opportunistic. If something’s hot, we’re going to go for it and have it on.”

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced their first album in 14 years, called Arcadia. It will be out March 28^th from Down The Road Records. The themes for this album center around reflections of the past.

“The stories of the past are told in this music. It’s that whole idea of ‘in the good old days when times were bad,’ Alison said to Brooklyn Vegan. “There’s so much bravery and valor and loyalty and dreaming, of family and themes of human existence that were told in a certain way when our grandparents were alive. Someone asked me, ‘How do you sing these tragic tunes?’ I have to. It’s a calling. I feel privileged to be a messenger of somebody else’s story. And I want to hear what happened.”

In addition to the album, Alison Krauss and Union Station will be on their first tour in a decade starting in April, which will include two nights on NYC’s Beacon Theatre in September.

Alison Krauss and Union Station – Arcadia

Arcadia

Looks Like The End Of The Road (Jeremy Lister)

The Hangman (Viktor Krauss & Maurice Ogden)

The Wrong Way (Robert Lee Castleman & Dan Tyminski)

Granite Mills (Timothy Eriksen)

One Ray Of Shine (Sarah Siskind & Viktor Krauss)

Richmond On The James (Alison Krauss & G.T. Burgess)

North Side Gal (Jonathan David McPherson)

Forever (Robert Lee Castleman)

Snow (Bob Lucas)

There’s A Light Up Ahead (Jeremy Lister)

Alison Krauss & Union Station – 2025 Tour Dates

4/17 – The Louisville Palace – Louisville, KY*

4/18 – The Louisville Palace – Louisville, KY*

4/19 – Mershon Auditorium – Columbus, OH*

4/25 – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park – Atlanta, GA

4/26 – Live Oak Bank Pavilion – Wilmington, NC

4/27 – Koka Booth Amphitheatre – Cary, NC

4/29 – Bell Auditorium – Augusta, GA

4/30 – The Adderley Amphitheater – Tallahassee, FL

5/2 – The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL

5/3 – Brandon Amphitheater – Brandon, MS

5/4 – BJCC Concert Hall – Birmingham, AL

5/6 – Orpheum Theatre – Memphis, TN

5/12 – First Security Amphitheater – Little Rock, AR

5/13 – The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK

5/15 – Saint Louis Music Park – Maryland Heights, MO

5/16 – Walmart AMP – Rogers, AR

5/17 – Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, MO

5/29 – Smart Financial Centre – Sugar Land, TX

5/30 – Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX

5/31 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX

6/3 – PNC Pavilion – Cincinnati, OH

6/4 – Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater – Decatur, IL

6/6 – BMO Pavilion – Milwaukee, WI

6/7 – The Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL

6/8 – The Ledge – Waite Park, MN

6/10 – Vetter Stone Amphitheater – Mankato, MN

6/11 – Bayfront Festival Park – Duluth, MN

6/13 – McGrath Amphitheatre – Cedar Rapids, IA

6/14 – Denny Sanford Premier Center – Sioux Falls, SD

6/15 – The Astro Amphitheater – Omaha, NE

6/16 – Hartman Arena – Park City, KS

6/18 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO

6/19-6/22 – Telluride Bluegrass Festival – Telluride, CO

6/20 – Dillon Amphitheater – Dillon, CO

6/21 – Kit Carson Park – Taos, NM

7/11 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ

7/12 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA

7/13 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA

7/15 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA

7/16 – The Mountain Winery – Saratoga, CA

7/18 – Grand Theatre – Reno, NV

7/19 – Redding Civic Auditorium – Redding, CA

7/20 – Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR

7/22 – Wine Country Amphitheater – Walla Walla, WA

7/23 – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden – Boise, ID

7/26 – Theatre at the Brick – Bozeman, MT

7/27 – BECU Live at Northern Quest – Airway Heights, WA

7/29 – Grey Eagle Resort & Casino – Calgary, AB

7/31 – TCU Place – Saskatoon, SK

8/1 – Centennial Concert Hall – Winnipeg, MB

8/19 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON

8/21 – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN

8/22 – Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN

8/23 – The Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN

8/24 – The Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN

8/26 – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium – Chattanooga, TN

8/28 – The Dome – Virginia Beach, VA

8/29 – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront – Richmond, VA

8/30 – Earl Scruggs Music Festival – Mill Spring, NC

9/6 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre – Sterling Heights, MI

9/7 – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH

9/9 – Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA

9/10 – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark – Philadelphia, PA

9/12 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY

9/13 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY

9/16 – Veterans Memorial Auditorium – Providence, RI

9/17 – Leader Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA

9/19 – BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH

9/20 – The Green at Shelburne Museum – Shelburne, VT

9/21 – Artpark Mainstage Theater – Lewiston, NY

9/23 – Salem Civic Center – Salem, VA

9/24 – Credit One Stadium – Charleston, SC

9/26 – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL

9/27 – The BayCare Sound – Clearwater, FL

9/28 – Hard Rock Live – Hollywood, FL

 

*Special Guest TBD, all other dates featuring Special Guest Willie Watson