Real To Real Cacophony album
Real To Real Cacophony tour
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SIMPLE MINDS TOUR TO SOUNDS OF 'REAL TO REAL CACOPHONY' WHISTLE TEST FOLLOWS WHISTLE STOP US VISIT
On Friday 16th November Simple Minds appear at the University of Aberdeen in the opening concert of a
four week UK tour which climaxes in London with two concerts at the Marquee
on 13th and 14th December. A week into the tour, on Friday 23rd November, Simple Minds' second album
Real To Real Cacophony (SPART 1109) is released on Zoom Records
and is marketed and distributed through Arista Records.
Since completing their new album at Rockfield Studios with John Leckie again producing,
Simple Minds have been touring extensively abroad. Their first ever live appearance on foreign soil was in Berlin, followed
by six further sellout shows in Germany and Belgium.
During a planned rest period following these dates, Simple Minds were offered the chance to perform at New York's famed
Hurrah's club. Only one hour after US work permits were granted the group were airborne for the USA and the following day played
a midnight set at Hurrah's. Despite playing after the minimum of rehearsal and with mostly hired equipment - none of keyboardist
Mick MacNeil's instruments were the same as his regular set-up - the group turned in a
memorable set which immediately led to a booking the following night at New York's Trax club and the promise of a booking earlier next
year.
The Hurrah's concert was filmed and part of this film will be screened on BBC TV's Old Grey Whistle Test on Tuesday 27th
November.
Simple Minds were flying back to London within hours of coming off stage at Trax and after a dash from Heathrow to Harwich,
sailed to Scandinavia where they are now touring.
The UK dates are :-
NOVEMBER |
Friday 16th | ABERDEEN, University |
Saturday 17th | GLASGOW, Queen Margaret's Union |
Sunday 18th | ST. ANDREWS, University |
Monday 19th | EDINBURGH, Tiffany's |
Tuesday 20th | HULL, Tiffany |
Wednesday 21st | WOLVERHAMPTON, Poly |
Thursday 22nd | PORT TALBOT, Troubador |
Friday 23rd | BIRMINGHAM, Aston University |
Saturday 24th | NEWCASTLE, University |
Tuesday 27th | SHREWSBURY, Music Hall |
Friday 30th | LIVERPOOL, Erics |
DECEMBER |
Satuday 1st | MANCHESTER, Poly |
Sunday 2nd | LEEDS, Fforde Green Hotel |
Wednesday 5th | NORWICH, University of East Anglia |
Thursday 6th | SHEFFIELD, Limit Club |
Friday 7th | STAFFORD, North Staffs Poly |
Saturday 8th | NOTTINGHAM, Sandpiper |
Monday 10th | EXETER, University |
Wednesday 12th | KEELE, University |
Thursday 13th | LONDON, Marquee |
Friday 14th | LONDON, Marquee |
2nd November 1979
Many thanks to Martin for the scan
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