"A really good night, good crowd, fresh band, great weather, good feelings throughout as the sort built up nicely one song after the other. It felt like summer last night. It felt like some sort of party, some kind of celebration!" - Jim

Thanks to Stef for the photo and set-list.

Rock Festival, Esbjerg, Denmark
5th June, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking

Ghostdancing was the final track on the set-list but wasn't played.

"Sun is shining but still a chill breeze around the harbour where I have just walked. Not many around really, but that suits me fine and is preferable to walking through busy cities. People are nice here. You somehow notice people in small places. Humanity is still visible and it encourages to dwell on the things that really matter."

"The walk this afternoon was very pleasant even if I noticed that my legs surprisingly felt a little tired. Surprising until I consider that tonight will make it twelve shows in around fifteen days. I am not that tired though and will still give my best tonight." - Jim

Thanks to Stef and Thomas for the photos.

Transbordeur, Lyon, France
7th June, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Graffiti Soul / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria

"Never had anything other than good nights here, we thought that this was particularly good. The audience were well into right from the start and least to me it seems that the band has found had a freshness also. It is a great set with reinvigorated versions of This Is It, Someone Somewhere (In Summertime), Mandela Day and She's A River.The addition of three new songs on the horizon will make the set even fresher. Simple Minds are moving into the future." - Jim

Thanks to Philippe for the set-list and to Stef for the photos.

La Cooperative de Mai, Clermont-Ferrand, France
8th June, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / All The Things She Said / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Graffiti Soul / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria

"Even some of the French have not heard of this place, I however always look forward to playing here because the audiences are so responsive. Blistering gig leading on from last night's Lyon. Before the show I felt dead beat due to the fact it was the 14th show in about 18 days. Felt more than fine on stage though. Now a break for a few days. I probably need it!" - Jim

Thanks to Stef for the photos.

L'autre Canal, Nancy, France
14th June, 2010

Bataclan, Paris, France
18th June, 2010
Main Set: Stagefright / Fire Fighter / Waterfront / Stars Will Lead The Way / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Sons And Fascination / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria

"Music from three songs (hope) to debut in Paris all come from the brain, heart and soul of Charlie Burchill. Only a year since the release of other great works from Charlie such as Moscow Underground, This Is It, Stars Will Lead The Way. For three decades plus Charlie has been cranking out inspirational music. Absolutely amazing artist he is!" - Jim

"Due to a lack of time we played two new songs as opposed to three. Started the set with Stagefright and led into Fire Fighter, a very warm reaction came our way. Magic night. Songs from thirty years came across as new songs and brand new songs fitted right in with the true classics. Entire set seems timeless. Band played better than ever. No argument with this, only an idiot could disagree. Great audience. Big thanks!" - Jim

Concrete And Cherry Blossom appeared on the set-lists between Rockets and Alive And Kicking but was dropped due to lack of time.

Thanks to Stef for the photos.

Karama Circuit, Madrid, Spain
20th June, 2010
Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / This Is It / See The Lights / Moscow Underground / Real Life / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking

Thanks to David for the photos.

Starvern Festival, Stavern, Norway
9th July, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Sons And Fascination / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria

Thanks to Joakim and Stef for the set-list and Stef for the pictures.

Bergen Festival, Bergen, Norway
10th July, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria

Thanks to Joakim and Stef for the set-list and Joakim for the photos.

Area 47, City Square, Imst, Austria
16th July, 2010
Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River

This gig was initially planned as a support slot for a-Ha at Kalm Castle, Linz. Simple Minds were listed on a-Ha's official site and the event's official site and tickets were issued with Simple Minds as "special guests". However, the Simple Minds official site never confirmed.

Instead, the band played in the Area Dome at Area 47. A Harley and Blues festival was held next door on the same day, but the two events were separate.

Thanks to Otto for all the information and pictures.

Zelt-Musik Festival, Freiburg, Germany
17th July, 2010
Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Hypnotised / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River
Encore: Neon Lights / Home / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River - Dance To The Music

Wex, Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
18th July, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Hypnotised / In Trance As Mission / Real Life / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria

Home was on the set-list after Neon Lights but wasn't played.

This gig was originally scheduled for the Tempo Festival at Ciney. However, after a devastating storm in Belgium on the 14th July, the gig was moved to Wex.

Thanks to JohnnyBGood for the set-list.

Theatre de Verdure, Corsica, France
22nd July, 2010

Jean Deschamps Theatre, Carcassonne, France
24th July, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / Hypnotised / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River - Dance To The Music

Home was on the set-list after Rockets but wasn't played.

Thanks to Stef for the set-list and picture.

Festival Des Voix Du Gaou, France
27th July, 2010

Thanks to Pascal for the pictures.

La Venaria, Torino, Italy
28th July, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Real Life / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / She's A River / Alive And Kicking
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River - Dance To The Music

Thanks to Mary F and Guido for the set-list and Paola and Francesco for the photographs.

Arenal Sound, Burriana, Spain
30th July, 2010

Roseto Degli Abruzzi, Italy
2nd August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Hypnotised / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Alive And Kicking / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Rockets / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River - Dance To The Music

Thanks to Francesco and David for the set-list and David for the pictures.

Piazza Duomo, Spilimbergo, Italy
3rd August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / Rockets / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Sons And Fascination / In Trance As Mission / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Alive And Kicking / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Ghostdancing - Gloria

Thanks to Mary F and Damitri for the set-list and Paola for the photos.

Non Solo Rock Festival, Padova, Italy
6th August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Hypnotised / Alive And Kicking / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Rockets / Ghostdancing

Ghostdancing was interrupted near the end when the PA broke down so the band took it as their cue to leave the stage.

Thanks to Paola for the photos and Paola, Guido and Anne for the set-list.

Das Festival, Switzerland
7th August, 2010

Corseo Domenico Morea, Conversano, Bari, Italy
10th August, 2010
Support: Velvet
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Hypnotised / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Alive And Kicking / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Ghostdancing

The gig took place in the town's square (with the ancient castle as the backdrop). The gig was part of the summer festival organzized by the local town council called "A Corte d'Estate".

Many thanks to Lele and Enrico for the set-list and Enrico for the photographs.

Parc of the Castle, Schwetzingen, Germany
13th August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Hypnotised / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Alive And Kicking / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River - Dance To The Music

Many thanks to Sebastien for the set-list and the photographs.

3K**, Sao Paulo, Brazil
17th August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Big Sleep / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Hypnotised / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Alive And Kicking / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Let There Be Love / Rockets / Ghostdancing - Gloria

2K, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
19th August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / Hypnotised / Big Sleep / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Let There Be Love / Rockets / Alive And Kicking

See The Lights was interrupted when the security tried to remove standing fans at the front of the stage (as it was a seated venue). Jim told security to leave them alone.

Many thanks to Carlos for the set-list and Aline for the photographs.

Nilson Nelson, Brasillia, Brazil
21st August, 2010

Teatro Do Bourbon Country, Porto Alegre, Brazil
22nd August, 2010

Zeltfestival Ruhr, Bochum, Germany
27th August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Hypnotised / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Alive And Kicking / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River - Dance To The Music

Many thanks to René for the photographs.

Go Planet, Enschede, The Netherlands
28th August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Hypnotised / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River - Dance To The Music

This gig was originally a support slot at the LOTS Festival, Walibi World, Biddinghuizen in The Netherlands.

Many thanks to Paul van Haeff and Rob Foekens for the photographs.

Polo Rocks, Juchen, Germany
29th August, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Hypnotised / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Don't You (Forget About Me) / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Neon Lights / Rockets / Alive And Kicking / Ghostdancing - Gloria - Take Me To The River - Dance To The Music

This was Eddie Duffy's last concert with Simple Minds.

La Fête de L'Huma, La Courneuve, Paris, France
11th September, 2010
Main Set: Theme For Great Cities / Sanctify Yourself / Stars Will Lead The Way / Waterfront / See The Lights / This Is It / Mandela Day / Moscow Underground / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Once Upon A Time / One Step Closer / Alive And Kicking
Encore: Ghostdancing - Gloria
"Heading to Paris for the last gig of this tour. To be honest with Simple Minds there is no "last gig" as such. It just means the last gig before a break that inevitably leads to the next move forward and onwards into the future. Changes are always happening though and that will be apparent when we walk on stage in Paris. Nothing... in this world is permanent and change can be painful too. We call those kind of changes growing pains. It is all part of what we do!" - Jim

Simple Minds played to their largest French audience to date (numbering over 80,000). The gig was also broadcast simulataneously in excellent quality on France Bleu 107.1 although it only started mid-way through Waterfront.

However, the concert will go down in Simple Minds' history as being Ged Grimes' first Simple Minds gig, stepping into the breach after Eddie Duffy suddenly left the week before.

Thanks to Olix and Stef for the set-list.

Thanks to DJCM for the photos.