Simple Minds announce further details of their huge summer 2025 homecoming Glasgow Bellahouston Park show

Simple Minds have announced further details of their biggest UK headline show since 1991 at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park on Friday 27^th June 2025, as part of Glasgow Summer Sessions.

The legendary Scottish band return to their hometown with a very special show, celebrating 40 years of their iconic and multi-million selling album ‘Once Upon A Time’. In addition to all the hits and fan favourites, Simple Minds have today confirmed that they will also be performing the 1985 No.1 album in it’s entireity for one night only.

Featuring some of the band’s biggest UK singles – “Alive And Kicking” (No.7), “Sanctify Yourself” (No.10), “All The Things She Said” (No.9) and “Ghost Dancing” (No.13) – ‘Once Upon A Time’ was the album that really blew things wide open for Simple Minds in the States, following the massive global success of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” (the theme to John Hughes’ 1985 movie ‘The Breakfast Club’) which had given them their first US No.1 weeks earlier.

As Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr says; “Simple Minds live in Glasgow, the city that made us, is always a glorious occasion for both band and fans. Live in Bellahouston Park is destined to be all of that and more… It cannot come soon enough!“

As previously announced, special guests Future Islands, KT Tunstall and Hamish Hawk complete an exceptional line-up for the day.

Following the huge ongoing success of their Global Tour, which kicked off in 2024 and is their largest since 1985, Simple Minds have been announcing new dates for 2025.  These include a tour of Latin America, followed by a run of UK & European summer outdoor shows with more dates across the world still to be announced.

Full list of shows announced so far:

29^th April         Santiago, Movistar Arena

1^st May             Buenos Aires, Movistar Arena

3^rd May             Rio de Janeiro, Qualistage

4^th May             São Paulo, Espaco Unimed

7^th May             Mexico City, Arena Ciudad de Mexico

27^th June       Glasgow Bellahouston Park (Glasgow Summer Sessions)

28^th June       Lincoln Castle (SOLD OUT)

29^th June        Southampton Summer Sessions

1^st July             Dublin Trinity Summer Series (SOLD OUT)

3^rd July            Bedford Summer Sessions

6^th July             Lytham St. Annes – Lytham Festival

7^th July             Halifax Live At Piece Hall (SOLD OUT)

8^th July             Derby Summer Sessions

11^th July            Mönchengladbach, Sparkassen Park

13^th July            St. Goarshausen, Loreley Open Air

15^th July            Arena di Verona, Italy

24^th July            Summer Festival Lucca, Italy

25^th July            Teatro Antico di Taormina, Italy

 GLASGOW BELLAHOUSTON PARK TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW HERE

 TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OTHER SIMPLE MINDS SHOWS HERE

In addition, the band’s recent career-spanning documentary film, Everything Is Possible, will be aired on BBC Scotland on Tuesday, December 10^th, and will also be immediately available nationwide via BBC iPlayer for fans to watch on demand.