LET'S TOUR - Simple Minds Somewhere in Summertime! New shows by Jim Kerr&Co.

Simple Minds are set to have a busy summer this year as the live dates continue to flood in! News of ticket pre-sales and a full list of confirmed dates are below.

Tickets for the following shows are about to go on sale. Please note that the Newcastle show will be similar to the recent 5x5 live shows and has a special ticket pre-sale for Members from 9.00am on Wed 28th March. This show will go on sale to the public on Friday so do get in there quickly as it may sell out fast.

8th July 2012 Sun, NEWCASTLE Academy, UK - 5x5 FULL SET - PRESALE TICKETS - Available from 9:00 (UK time) Wed 28th March

13th July 2012 Fri, SWEDEN Dalhalla nr BORLANGE - 5x5 FESTIVAL - Available from 09:00 (UK) Wed 28th March

26th July 2012 Thu, ITALY, MODENA, Piazza Grande - 5x5 + HITS - Available from 12:00 (Italian time) Thur 29th March

27th July 2012 Fri, ITALY, ROMA, Ippodromo Delle Capannelle - 5x5 + HITS - Available from 12:00 (Italian time) Thur 29th March

28th July 2012 Sat, ITALY, GRADO, Diga Nazario Sauro - 5x5 + HITS - Available from 12:00 (Italian time) Thur 29th March


All Shows Confirmed So Far

Here is a list of all confirmed Simple Minds dates so far this summer. More will follow. Click each link to see ticket details:

30th March 2012 Fri, Dognvill Festival, TROMSO, NO - 5x5 + HITS

23rd June 2012 Sat, Danube Island Festival, VIENNA, AUSTRIA, AT - 5x5 + HITS - FREE CONCERT!

29th June 2012 Fri, Main Square Festival, ARRAS, FR - 5x5 FESTIVAL

7th July 2012 Sat, T in the Park, Kinross, Scotland, UK - 5x5 FESTIVAL - SOLD OUT

8th July 2012 Sun, NEWCASTLE Academy, UK - 5x5 FULL SET - PRESALE TICKETS - Available from 9:00 (UK time) Wed 28th March

13th July 2012 Fri, SWEDEN Dalhalla nr BORLANGE - 5x5 FESTIVAL

11th July 2012 Thu, Train, AARHUS, DENMARK, DK - 5x5 FULL SET

15th July 2012 Sun, Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England, UK - 5x5 FESTIVAL

26th July 2012 Thu, ITALY, MODENA, Piazza Grande - 5x5 + HITS - Available from 12:00 (Italian time) Thur 29th March

27th July 2012 Fri, ITALY, ROMA, Ippodromo Delle Capannelle - 5x5 + HITS - Available from 12:00 (Italian time) Thur 29th March

28th July 2012 Sat, ITALY, GRADO, Diga Nazario Sauro - 5x5 + HITS - Available from 12:00 (Italian time) Thur 29th March

17th August 2012 Fri, Stadtpark, HAMBURG, GERMANY, DE - 5x5 FESTIVAL

19th August 2012 Sun, E-Werk, KOLN, GERMANY, DE - 5x5 FULL SET

21st August 2012 Tue, Tonahalle, MUNICH, GERMANY, DE - 5x5 FULL SET

22nd August 2012 Wed, Amphitheater, HANAU, GERMANY, DE - 5x5 FESTIVAL

23rd August 2012 Thu, Schlachthof, DRESDEN, GERMANY, DE - 5x5 FULL SET

25th August 2012 Sat, Brabant Open Air Festival, Eindhoven, Netherlands, NL - 5x5 FESTIVAL

LET'S TOUR - Simple Minds are alive and kicking again! Nuovo tour incentrato sul pokerissimo di album di esordio, quelli che hanno segnato un'epoca

(ANSA) - ROMA, 22 NOV - I Simple Minds hanno annunciato un breve e intenso tour in venue di dimensioni ridotte, dove proporranno solo del materiale dai loro primi cinque importantissimi album in due ore e mezza di show davvero da non perdere. Un tour che partira' dal Portogallo il 14 febbraio e che sbarchera' a Milano (all'Alcatraz) il 28 febbraio.

Simple Minds are pleased to announce a very rare and exciting opportunity to see them perform material from their first five albums at intimate venues, in February and March 2012. As a Member at Simpleminds.com you have access to these special tickets before general release on Friday 25th November. Read on to find out more! These landmark shows, lasting over two and half hours, will be part of a 16-date European tour beginning in Portugal on 14th February with the first UK shows taking place at Birmingham Academy and in the band's hometown of Glasgow, at Barrowlands, on 24th and 25th February respectively, with the final UK shows of the tour at London's Roundhouse (3rd March) and the Manchester Ritz the following evening. The band will exclusively play five songs from each of their first five albums - Life In A Day, Real To Real Cacophony, Empires and Dance, Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Calling and New Gold Dream (81, 82, 83, 84), which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year - which were released in a prolific period from 1979 to 1982. These five albums have had a massive cultural impact from the time of their release during the birth of the new wave electro scene in the late 1970s, through the dance revolution of the '80s and '90s, to the music of the Manic Street Preachers and the recent sound of The Horrors' Skying album, making them five of the most vital albums of the post-punk period and the last 35 years.

"This is the set that so many who appreciate Simple Minds have been begging us to play and finally this is that one-off chance to see it." Jim Kerr.