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graffiti soul tour 2009 special gold edition

Near the end of the Graffiti Soul tour, Concert Online announced they’d be packaging all the UK shows on one USB stick along with bonus material.

The Special Gold Edition comprised an 8GB gold USB stick housed in a special box which was decorated with gold lettering and a Claddagh. The gold stick simply featured "Simple Minds Live 2009" engraved along the side. This edition was limited to 222 copies.

When plugged into a computer, the software on the stick displayed the list of gigs, bonus material and bonus video material.

The Special Gold Edition could be ordered from www.simpleminds.concert-online.com.

Nothing on the Special Gold Edition was exclusive; all the material had been released on previous sticks. However, the Special Gold Edition brought it all together in one handy package.

The menu system allowed access to the concerts and bonus material, but the link to the video didn't work (and navigating through the stick's filing system revealed two bonus videos) and there was no access to the pictures. Therefore, it was necessary to open an explorer window to find everything on the stick.

The bonus audio material was the previously released soundchecks: Kiss And Fly, Rockin' In The Free World and Light Travels.

The bonus video material was Backstage: Live In Basel and the Downloads Teaser. Backstage: Live In Basel, produced by Concert Online, featured interviews with Jim (talking about preparing the tour, lucky charms, influences, live albums, performing, the best thing about touring and his plans after the tour), Charlie (discussing guitars), Mel (backstage rituals, influences and plans after the tour) and Eddie (backstage rituals - coiffuring and chocolate theft mainly - plus plans after the tour), all intercut with backstage footage.

The Downloads Teaser was not accessible via the menu system. It was the original teaser put together by the official site for the downloads of 2006.

The bonus pictures included shots from Munich, Venice (some of which appeared in the tour programme) and Brussels.

Concerts:
Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Date: 30th November, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Big Sleep / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Moscow Underground / All The Things SHe Said / See The Lights / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / The American / In Trance As Mission / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / I Travel / Graffiti Soul / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / She's A River

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Date: 2nd December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / All The Things She Said / Moscow Underground / See The Lights / Street Fighting Years / Sons And Fascination / The American / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / Let It All Come Down / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Alive And Kicking / Rockets / Ghostdancing - Gloria

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: MEN, Manchester, UK
Date: 3rd December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Book Of Brilliant Things / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / Let It All Come Down / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Alive And Kicking / Chelsea Girl / Rockets

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Date: 5th December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / I Travel / Sons And Fascination / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Alive And Kicking / Chelsea Girl / Rockets / Ghostdancing

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Date: 6th December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Book Of Brilliant Things / Big Sleep / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Chelsea Girl / Ghostdancing

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: Arena, Wembley, UK
Date: 7th December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Book Of Brilliant Things / Big Sleep / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / The American / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Date: 9th December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Book Of Brilliant Things / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / The American / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Chelsea Girl / Ghostdancing

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date: 10th December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Big Sleep / Life In A Day / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / The American / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Date: 11th December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Big Sleep / Life In A Day / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / The American / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Chelsea Girl / Ghostdancing

Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
Venue: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Date: 12th December, 2009
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Life In A Day / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / The American / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Somebody Up There Likes You / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Promised You A Miracle / Glittering Prize / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Chelsea Girl / Ghostdancing



Bonus Material:
Kiss And Fly [Soundcheck]
Rockin' In The Free World [Soundcheck]
Light Travels [Soundcheck]



Bonus Video:
Backstage In Basel
Downloads Teaser



High Resolution Photographs:
Five pictures From Munich
Fourteen pictures from Venice
Various mixed pictures from Brussels and other locations