SIMPLE MINDS Announce Rare 2012 European Tour

SIMPLE MINDS

5 X 5 LIVE

Simple Minds to perform a never-before-played set dedicated solely to their highly acclaimed

and hugely influential early albums

Simple Minds are pleased to announce a very rare and exciting opportunity to see them perform material from their first five albums at four intimate UK venues, in February and March 2012. These landmark shows, lasting over two and half hours, will be part of a 16-date European tour beginning in Portugal on 14^th February with the first UK shows taking place at Birmingham Academy and in the band’s hometown of Glasgow, at Barrowland, on 24^th and 25^th February respectively, with the final two shows at London’s Roundhouse (3^rd 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 30^th 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.

5 X 5 LIVE, TOUR DATES:

February

14^th      Coliseum, Lisbon, Portugal

15^th      Riviera, Madrid, Spain

16^th      Razzamatazz, Barcelona, Spain

18^th      Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

19^th      Admiralpalast, Berlin, Germany

20^th      Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark

21^st      Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway

23^rd      Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium

24^th      Birmingham O2 Academy

25^th      Glasgow Barrowland

27^th      Casino De Paris, France

28^th      Alcatraz, Milan, Italy

29^th      Komplex 457, Zurich, Switzerland

March

2^nd        London Roundhouse 

3^rd        Manchester HMV Ritz

4^th        Olympia Theatre, Dublin

Tickets will go on sale at 9am on 25^th November. 

To coincide with 5x5 Live, on 13^th February, EMI Music will release the box set Simple Minds X5. The box will feature all five of the albums over six discs - with Sons and Fascination and Sister Feelings Calling as separate discs in a gatefold sleeve – as well as bonus material on each disc including rare and previously unavailable b-sides and remixes.

Catch the classic 'Don't You' below: