Simple Minds announces North American dates for the Alive & Kicking tour

Posted By: Staff
January 27, 2025 @ 10:45 am
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Courtesy of Live Nation/photo by: Anton Corbijn

Simple Minds is returning to North American for a new tour this spring.

The Alive & Kicking tour, featuring special guests Soft Cell and Modern English, will hit arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S. and Canada starting May 16 in Ridgefield, Washington, and wrapping June 22 in Noblesville, Indiana.

“Been a while but absence makes the heart grow fonder,” says frontman Jim Kerr. “Simple Minds are ecstatic at the prospect of touring so extensively in the US and Canada this coming Spring.”

A ticket presale launches Wednesday at 10 a.m. with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m.

The tour coincides with this year’s 40th anniversary of their hit studio album Once Upon a Time, which featured their #1 hit “(Don’t You) Forget About Me.” To mark the occasion the band released a ruby anniversary digital edition of the album on Monday, and will play “(Don’t You) Forget About Me” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday.

A complete list of dates can be found at simpleminds.com.