North American Tour is set to be held from May 16, 2025 to June 22, 2025, in venues across mainland United States and Canada.

The 24-date outing launches in May 2024 Simple Minds Announce 2025 North American Tour with Soft Cell and Modern English

The tour falls on the 40th anniversary of the band's "Once Upon a Time" album. That same year, "The Breakfast Club" smash "Don't You (Forget About Me)" hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, where it spent one week at the top, bookended by Madonna's "Crazy for You" and Wham's "Everything She Wants."

The Scottish rock band, which was formed in 1977, performed as part of the 1985 Live Aid fundraising concert. The group’s most recent San Diego area performance concert was in 2018 at

For those ready to rock out this summer, you can check out Simple Minds when they come to Monmouth County in June. Known for hit songs such as “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” and “Alive And Kicking,” the 80s rock band will be headlining the PNC Bank Arts Center on June 11 for their “Alive & Kicking Tour.

Simple Minds has announced plans for a major North American headline tour – the legendary UK band’s biggest live run across the US and Canada in four decades.

Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Simple Minds shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Jan. 31. Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

The dates begin on May 16 at Ridgefield, Washington, and continue through June 22 in Noblesville, Indiana, with stops along the way in Chicago, Denver, Toronto, Phoenix, and the Houston and Los Angeles areas. Artist presales begin at 10AM local time on Wednesday, Jan. 29, follows by local presales on Thursday, Jan. 30 – also at 10AM local time.