SIMPLE Minds have announced a pair of Irish dates as part of their Global Tour 2024.
The 'home' leg of the Scottish pop veterans' tour will begin at Leeds First Direct Arena on March 15, and includes stops at Dublin's 3Arena on March 18 and the SSE Arena in Belfast on March 19 before culminating in a hometown concert at Glasgow’s The OVO Hydro on March 29.
Fellow Scots Del Amitri will be the opening act for all shows.
Simple Minds are thrilled to announce the UK & Irish leg of their 2024 Global Tour with special guests Del Amitri! More shows throughout the rest of the world will be announced soon.
— Simple Minds (@simplemindscom) September 4, 2023
Tickets will go on general sale at 9am BST on Friday, September 8th: https://t.co/MYznAYT3Ps pic.twitter.com/fiH6hv3DBb
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Having sold over 60 million albums, Simple Minds' most recent release, Direction of the Heart, reached number four in the UK album chart.
Frontman Jim Kerr says: “Concerts are the life blood of Simple Minds, it’s where we and our audience come alive and energised through music.
"Four decades on from when we first set out, this global tour will demonstrate that Simple Minds are still alive and kicking.”
Tickets for the Irish shows go on sale via ticketmaster.ie on Friday September 8 at 9am.
