Simple Minds are headlining at The Wyldes Cornwall in summer 2024
Global rock icons Simple Minds have announced an international tour in 2024, including a debut performance at atmospheric outdoor venue The Wyldes in the band’s first Cornish live performance since 1984. The news comes amidst a series of announcements for summer 2024 from The Wyldes, who’ve recently announced headline show dates for Jess Glynne, Anne-Marie and IDLES.
Simple Minds will be performing live in The Wyldes, Cornwall on Saturday 22 June, 2024.
Formed in the seventies, Simple Minds are one of the most successful bands ever to come from the UK, having sold over 60 million records worldwide, collected awards, and shot straight to the top of the music charts with their singles and albums.
With five UK number one albums under their belts, Simple Minds have received glittering acclaim for their work throughout their career, and in more recent years have seen a resurgence in popularity with audiences all over the world gathering in their thousands to see the band perform their well-known hits including ‘Promised You a Miracle’, ‘Glittering Prize’, ‘Someone Somewhere in Summertime’, ‘Waterfront’, ‘Alive and Kicking’, ‘Sanctify Yourself’ and ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’, with the group consistently regarded as one of the best live outfits of their generation. Referring to their 2022 Wembley Arena concert The Times said ‘back in fashion and on thrilling form.’
Vocalist Jim Kerr commented “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!”
Simple Minds have received universal critical acclaim for their recent albums, with MOJO Magazine describing their 2015 release ‘Big Music’ as ‘their best album in 30 years’. In 2018, Simple Minds performed on their largest US tour to date, and their 2022 release ‘Direction Of The Heart’ launched into the top of album charts in the UK and internationally. To top it all, the band have also been awarded a Q Awards Lifetime Achievement award for their music. The show will offer something for everyone, and is expected to sell quickly at Cornish outdoor venue The Wyldes.
The Wyldes said ‘This will be great fun for our audiences, who are always out in full support for music legends – Simple Minds definitely fit that bill, and we couldn’t be more excited to be able to add them to our hall of fame and to welcome the band to our main stage.’
Simple Minds will perform live in The Wyldes, Cornwall on Saturday 22 June, 2024.
Tickets are on sale now via: www.thewyldescornwall.com
About The Wyldes Cornwall
The Wyldes is a versatile and unique 10,000 capacity outdoor venue and events site in a wooded valley, close to the North Cornwall coast. Home to crowds of dedicated music fans, some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, a focus on values and community, and a warm Cornish welcome. Each summer The Wyldes host a series of hugely popular one night events featuring the biggest and best headline acts, an afternoon of top notch supporting artists, overnight camping and glamping, street food and a festival feel.
Tickets are on sale now via: www.thewyldescornwall.com
