Simple Minds have announced the Alive & Kicking Tour, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of their breakthrough album Once Upon a Time and hits cities in the US and Canada this spring. Joining them on all dates will be Soft Cell and Modern English, and things kick off May 16 in Ridgefield, WA and wrap up June 22 in Noblesville, IN. All dates are listed below.
The tour hits the NYC area on June 11 at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ and June 13 at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, January 31 at 10 AM local time.
Simple Minds have also announced a new remastered edition of Once Upon a Time which includes the hits “Alive and Kicking,” “Sanctify Yourself” and “All the Things She Said She Said,” and now also includes “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from The Breakfast Club soundtrack. “Hindsight is a glorious thing!” says frontman Jim Kerr. “40 years on and it now feels right for Simple Minds to have ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ included in this classy new nine track edition of Once Upon A Time.” They’ll perform that song live on Jimmy Kimmel Live on January 29 and the new version of the album is streaming now.
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