Simple Minds

Rating 4 Stars Founding members of Simple Minds, Jim Kerr (vocals) and Charlie Burchill (guitar, keyboards), along with drummer Mel Gaynor, are the core of the Simple Minds band, which currently features Andy Gillespie on keyboards and Eddie Duffy on bass guitar. In support of their latest studio album Graffiti Soul, Simple Minds embarked on a new (European) tour called Graffiti Soul Tour on Tuesday, November 2009 in Vienna, Austria. The tour visited many western, eastern and northern European countries (including a leg in the UK & Ireland in December 2009) and ended December 2009 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Simple Minds are a rock band from Scotland, who had their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Simple Minds, from the south side of Glasgow, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s. Simple Minds have secured a string of successful hit singles, the best known being their number 1 worldwide hit single “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club and number 3 worldwide hit single “Alive and Kicking”. Current line-up Jim Kerr – Lead vocals Charlie Burchill – Guitar, keyboards Mel Gaynor – Drums, percussion (1982-91; 1997-98; 2002-present) Eddie Duffy – Bass guitar (1999-present) Andy Gillespie – Keyboards (2002-05; 2007-present) Former members: Brian McGee – Drums (1977-1981) Derek Forbes – Bass Guitar (1978-1985; 1997-1998) Mick MacNeil – Keyboards (1978-1989) John Giblin – Bass Guitar (1985-1988) Source and more information: Wikipedia