Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985. “It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, lead singer of the band, ...

Consider 2025 a victory lap of sorts for Simple Minds. In 1985, the Scottish outfit played Live Aid in Philadelphia and released Once Upon a Time, the band’s seventh studio album and one that yielded ...

Mention Simple Minds to most music fans, and the first thing that most likely comes to mind is “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” The memorable song from the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club that went to No.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — "Don't You" want to see one of the world's most iconic Scottish rock bands perform this summer? The band Simple Minds recently announced its North American headline tour, featuring ...

After a sheepish apology from singer Jim Kerr, fans at Synovus Bank Amphitheater go back to enjoying the 1980s new wave band. Simple Minds played a 105-minute, 17-song set Saturday at Synovus Bank ...

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Simple Minds is coming to play Ball Arena on Tuesday, May 27 – a show that won’t be threatened by Nuggets playoff basketball. (Sorry, Katy Perry.) As part of the ...

Long Island has had a decadeslong love affair with new wave music. Local radio station WLIR/WDRE/92.7 FM served as the hub of the 1980s music genre whose time was brief but potent. This summer, three ...

When Simple Minds first heard “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” — their No. 1 single that would serve as the theme song and teenage anthem of the 1985 Brat Pack classic “The Breakfast Club” — it wasn’t ...

Simple Minds was riding high on the success of "Don't You (Forget About Me)" when the band performed at Live Aid in July 1985. John Atashian/Getty Images “It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, ...