The relationship between Scottish new-wavers Simple Minds and the group’s biggest hit, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” has always been complicated, to say the least. The band initially turned the Steve ...

There was a common trajectory for the great new wave artists of the ’80s. With many of them having come out of punk in the ’70s, their beginnings were often more avant-garde than they might be given ...

Ahead of the first ever Simple Minds acoustic album, the band’s frontman picks five songs that have shaped him I could have picked an endless number of Neil Young ...

It is always interesting when bands fall in love. In May 2020, in a series of public thank-you notes collectively titled 60 Songs that Saved My Life, Bono wrote that the title track to Simple Minds’ ...

After becoming persuasive shorthand for empty stadium pomp, Simple Minds recently found themselves in the curious position of having to de-invent themselves. This reputational reboot has been both ...

For most Americans, the Scottish rock group Simple Minds will always be synonymous with their number one hit from 1985, “Don't You (Forget About Me),” from the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simple Minds' two-hour setlist on Friday at Acrisure Arena, celebrating the 40th anniversary of its album "Once Upon a Time" and ...