Simple Minds Ready for Rare U.S. Trek, Jim Kerr Says Band's in 'Tremendous Form' — billboard.com

“Eleven years? That’s an embarrassing gap.” So says Jim Kerr, lead singer and mainstay of Scotland’s Simple Minds of the group’s lengthy absence from North American shores. Following the March release of hits compilation "Celebrate," the band, which for the past couple of decades has revolved around Kerr, original guitarist Charlie Burchill and an ever-shifting lineup of backing musicians, aims to rectify that situation with a tour that kicked off in Los Angeles on Oct. 15.

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