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Simple Minds announce new album Sacrosanct and tour with Gary Numan

Simple Minds have announced their new album Sacrosanct, arriving January 29, 2027.

BANG Premier · Sep 3

Patsy Kensit 'lost' herself during Liam Gallagher marriage

Patsy Kensit has reflected on her marriage to Liam Gallagher, and the moment his brother Noel asked why she'd put her career on hold.

BANG Premier · Aug 27

Simple Minds and Chaka Khan to headline star-studded Radio 2 festival

The Script, ABC, Blue and Cast are amongst the other acts appearing at the festival in Stirling

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Actress Patsy Kensit: We live in a very chauvinistic world

The Emmerdale and Holby City star also discussed how she has ‘really conquered empty nest syndrome’ now her children have grown up.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

“They explained about this movie called The Breakfast Club. They apparently had a song for us. We said: ‘No chance!’”: How Simple Minds went from punk to stadium rock, via an 80s Brat Pack classic

The epic story of Simple Minds, the Scottish rock band who conquered the world

Louder · Feb 2, 2025

“Bowie comes in wearing a black jumpsuit, holding a can of Heineken and a big bit of cheese”: Simple Minds on the night David Bowie and Iggy Pop invaded their studio

The pair roped in the Scottish rockers for some football-style chanting when they found themselves working in the studio next door

Louder · Dec 31, 2024

"We were just looking for a hit. And we heard the beginnings of a new kind of sound": Inspired by Australian pubs and riding a wave of optimism, Simple Minds made the album that sent them soaring

As the 80s dawned, Simple Minds were in crisis. But, believing that life was without limits, they recorded the album New Gold Dream and the dream became reality

Louder · Nov 21, 2024

Patsy Kensit reflects on failed marriages: 'You don't have to marry all of your boyfriends'

The British star is reportedly preparing to marry multi-million property tycoon Patric Cassidy

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2024

‘Don’t say: what if we did this reggae style?’ The huge yet humble lives of unofficial band members

From Manic Street Preachers to Simple Minds, few bands are complete without their full-time touring players. They discuss the peaks and practicalities of life on the sidelines

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024

"We’re thinking, why would we do someone else’s song? Why can’t you take one of our songs?": How Simple Minds' Don't You (Forget About Me) eventually became the perfect meeting of worlds – but two other stars turned it down first

They didn't want to record Keith Forsey's song, but it became a US No. 1 for the Glasgow band via The Breakfast Club and fan John Hughes

MusicRadar · Mar 18, 2024