Glasgow's Simple Minds had their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band, from the city's South Side, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s, and later went on to produce some politically inspired and critically praised work.

Simple Minds have secured a string of successful hit singles, the best known being its number one worldwide anthemic single 'Don't You (Forget About Me)', included on the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie 'The Breakfast Club'.

Founding members Jim Kerr (vocals) and Charlie Burchill (guitar), along with drummer Mel Gaynor, are the core of the band, which currently features Mark Taylor or Andy Gillespie on keyboards and Eddie Duffy on bass guitar.

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