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Two Iconic Classic Rock Bands Join Forces For Epic Colorado Concert
80s rock legends Simple Minds and Modern English recently joined forces for an epic concert in Denver, Colorado on May 27. The two bands played together as part of Simple Minds' 'Alive and Kicking' tour, which stopped at Denver's Ball Arena. The members of both bands appeared to be in great spirits and were active during the performance, really getting their rock on. 80s synth duo Soft Cell — who are most famous for their 1981 cover of "Tainted Love" — is also part of the tour. Simple Minds, who are responsible for the hit song 'Don't You Forget About Me' from the 1985 film The Breakfast Club, consists of frontman Jim Kerr, 65, and guitarist Charlie Burchill, also 65, who are the two remaining original members of the band. Joining them on tour are a group of collaborators, including Gordy Goudie on guitar, Ged Grimes on bass, Cherisse Osei on drums, and Sarah Brown on backing vocals. Modern English, who put out the 1982 hit 'I Melt With You,' consists of vocalist Robbie Grey, guitarist Gary McDowell, bassist Mick Conroy, and keyboardist Stephen Walker, all original members of the band. They are joined by Gabriel Sullivan on guitar and Richard Chandler on drums. In the coming days, the tour will play several dates in Texas and then move on to other areas of the United States through late June, where the tour will close out at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. From there, Simple Minds heads to Europe, where they will play the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands through the end of July. As for Modern English, the band does not have any shows scheduled after the 'Alive and Kicking' tour just yet, at least not according to their official website. Simple Mind has released a whopping 21 studio albums since they were formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1977, as well as seven EPs. For their part, Modern English has eight studio albums to their name and an additional three EPs since their own formation in Essex in 1979. Two Iconic Classic Rock Bands Join Forces For Epic Colorado Concert first appeared on Parade on May 28, 2025
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center has cheap 2025 concert tickets: Prices, schedule
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. It's been a dreary spring. Overcast skies, rainy weekends and days where temps dip below 60 degrees have dominated weather forecasters' broadcasts the past few months. Still, we're holding out hope that things warm up the next couple weeks just in time for outdoor concert season. And that's especially true this year since Holmdel, NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center has such an impressive slate of performers scheduled this spring, summer and early fall. Advertisement Just a few of the artists we're most excited about on this year's lineup include country favorite Luke Bryan (May 30), recent Rock Hall of Fame inductee Dave Matthews Band (June 3), New Jersey native/hitmaker Halsey (June 6), '80s icons Simple Minds (June 11) and classic rock vets The Beach Boys (June 14). Counting Crows (June 28), Thomas Rhett (July 10), Styx (July 20), Big Time Rush (July 22) and Nelly (July 26) are just a few of the other biggies scheduled to swoop into the Garden State these next few months. Real talk though, we're most excited to 'Hold The Line' with Toto (July 25) and 'Listen To The Music' The Doobie Brothers play (Aug. 7). But wait! There's more! Advertisement After crunching the numbers, our team found 31 (!) concerts scheduled from May through September at the PNC Bank Arts Center. Better yet, some tickets are quite inexpensive. Based on our findings, some lawn seats are going for as low as $35 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other shows on the calendar have tickets starting anywhere from $39 to $118 including fees. Advertisement Now that's enough to brighten up a dreary spring. Want to go to a show or three? You're in the right place, thrifty New Yorker and New Jerseyan concertgoers. Our team has a complete list of all concerts, opening acts, show dates, start times and how much the cheapest tickets are for each show at PNC Bank Arts Center in 2025. Advertisement All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation PNC Bank Arts Center 2025 concert calendar Luke Bryan with George Birge, Avery Anna, Drake Milligan Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $118 including fees Dave Matthews Band Tuesday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $89 including fees Halsey with Alvvays and Sir Chloe Friday, June 6 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees Simple Minds with Modern English and Soft Cell Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $43 including fees Keith Urban with Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen, Karley Scott Collins Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $43 including fees The Beach Boys with Locash and John Stamos Saturday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $46 including fees Stick Figure with Stephen Marley and The Hip Abduction Friday, June 20 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $47 including fees Advertisement Juneteenth NJ Festival with Larry June, Mike, Honey BXBY, more Saturday, June 21 at 3 p.m. Ticket prices start at $41.45 including fees Counting Crows with The Gaslight Anthem Saturday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $43 including fees Thomas Rhett with Tucker Wetmore, Dasha Thursday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $62 including fees Kidz Bop Live! with Doggyland Saturday, July 12 at 6 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees Advertisement Styx with Kevin Cronin and Don Felder Sunday, July 20 at 6:45 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees Big Time Rush with Katelyn Tarver and Stephen Kramer Glickman Tuesday, July 22 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees Parkway Drive with Killswitch Engage, I Prevail, Beartooth Thursday, July 24 at 3 p.m. Ticket prices start at $35 including fees Toto with Men at Work and Christopher Cross Friday, July 25 at 6:45 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees Advertisement Nelly with Ja Rule, Eve, Chingy, more Saturday, July 26 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $50 including fees Pantera with Amon Amarth and King Parrot Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $42 including fees Goo Goo Dolls with Dashboard Confessional Friday, Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $42 including fees The Offspring with Jimmy Eat World and New Found Glory Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees Advertisement Doobie Brothers with The Coral Reefer Band Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $45 including fees Little Big Town with Carly Pearce and Carter Faith Friday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees Volbeat with Halestorm and The Ghost Inside Sunday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $42 including fees Rob Thomas with A Great Big World Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $65 including fees Dierks Bentley with Zach Top and The Band Loula Friday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $42 including fees Steve Miller Band with The Rascals Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees Coheed and Cambria with Taking Back Sunday and Foxing Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $44 including fees James Taylor with Tiny Habits Saturday, Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $39 including fees Willie Nelson with Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee Saturday, Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $40 including fees Falling In Reverse with Slaughter To Prevail, Hollywood Undead, Point North Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $64 including fees Judas Priest with Alice Cooper and Corrosion of Conformity Friday, Sept. 26 at 6:45 p.m. Ticket prices start at $43 including fees Suicideboys with Bones, Night Lovell, Germ, Chetta Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $46.14 including fees (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Huge 2025 New Jersey concerts Who else is headed to New Jersey in the near future? Here are just five of our favorites you won't want to miss live these next few months. • The Weeknd (June 5-7) • Zach Bryan with Kings of Leon (July 18-20) • Jonas Brothers (Aug. 10) • The Who (Aug. 19) • System of a Down with Korn (Aug. 27-28) Need even more options? You just might be interested in checking out our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
Hindustan Times
22-05-2025
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- Hindustan Times
Generation Z Meets ‘The Breakfast Club'
Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez on the set of 'The Breakfast Club.' 'I can't believe they went without social media in the 1980s,' my student said. 'They get distance from the outside world.' She was referring to 'The Breakfast Club,' which I had just watched with my high-school freshmen. We had recently read 'The Odyssey' and I thought it might be fun to see a movie that also deals with identity and belonging. I hoped my students would see connections between 'The Breakfast Club' and 'The Odyssey' about the distance one gets and doesn't get from home. I was their age in 1985, the year the film came out. 'The Breakfast Club' is about five high-school students who bond during Saturday detention. Each represents an archetype—nerd, princess, jock, basket case and burnout—which makes their connection more poignant. The movie had a big effect on me. I envied the intimacy among the detention-shackled teens. My students were envious for different reasons. They were shocked that the characters went a whole day without social media or parents, and that they spoke candidly about sex and self-loathing—conversations unlikely to happen in school today. 'We're never unplugged,' one student said. 'Group texts, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok 24/7.' When I was in high school, my friends and I had space from our families during the school day, and from each other at home. Social media has blurred these lines, and it is costing our students. They're struggling more than ever with anxiety, depression and short attention spans. My students know their lives aren't like the movies, but they're living every moment on-screen. In 1985 I loved 'The Breakfast Club' so much that I skipped gym class to get a Saturday detention. I thought it would be like in the movie—deep conversations with characters played by Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and other stars. It wasn't. No one opened up about teenage angst. Someone shot a spitball. I hoped my father would drop me off and pick me up like the teens in the film, but he said no. I walked to and from school that day wondering if my life would ever be like the movies. After school the day we watched the film, my students rushed out with the other 4,000 teenagers. Some walked, took the bus, got a ride, rode their bikes or skateboards. I headed to the faculty parking lot overlooking our sports field. For a moment, it resembled the field that John Bender (Judd Nelson) crosses in the film. The grass was plush, the bleachers empty. I pictured him walking and raising his fist in that final scene to the Simple Minds song, 'Don't You (Forget About Me).' Yet as I sat in school traffic, I stared again. It didn't look like the field in the movie at all. The parking lot was too close, the bleachers a different scale; the grass needed watering. Some of my students whizzed past me. Real life might not be like the movies, but for a moment—wind in their hair, backpacks slung over shoulders, alongside friends—they looked like teens from any era. Perhaps the commute itself could provide space from the adult world, for while they were riding, they existed in a neutral space of aliveness—offline, untethered, neither in school nor home, neither bored nor plugged in. As I drove out of the parking lot, I was envious of their youth, and grateful for the distance. Ms. Shulman is a high-school teacher in Evanston, Ill. Get 360° coverage—from daily headlines to 100 year archives.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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1980s Rock Legends Celebrate 40-Year Anniversary of Iconic 'Cult Movie' Theme Song
When I say '80s movies, you probably think The Breakfast Club. The film is a staple of pop culture, defining the coming of age genre, as well as a decade of '80s movies. It's maintained its relevance through 40 years of existence, through its iconic characters, moments, and one incredibly famous song. Irish band Simple Minds released "Don't You (Forget About Me)" in 1985 to accompany the film it appears in, where it reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been an incredible smash hit, giving the band enough success for a lifetime. Recently, on their TikTok, Simple Minds celebrated some exciting news. Forty years of the song, and it is still just as catchy as ever. Fans took to the comments to share their support and memories with this great song. "Timeless classic. 🔥" "Love this song, so glad I got to see you guys play live right here on the Gold Coast last year. 👏👏" "I was 18, please, bring me beck. Still in love Jim Kerr." Time hasn't weathered the legacy of this classic track, just like the film its attached to. We certainly won't be forgetting anytime soon. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬
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18-05-2025
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How Simple Minds' Gen X Anthem, 'Don't You (Forget About Me),' Almost Didn't Come to Be
How could we forget about them? This week in 1985, Scotland's Simple Minds landed an indelible number-one on the wing of a smash that soundtracked the final scene of the era's seminal teen dramedy The Breakfast Club. Also providing big boosts: the second British Invasion, MTV, Live Aid, and charismatic frontman Jim Kerr's high-profile marriage to The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde. Four decades on, the band embarks on its Alive and Kicking Tour of North America this weekend and find themselves the subjects of a new documentary premiering in theaters next month. Kerr talks to THR about the 'wonderful' 2024 festival gig that paved the way to this year's 24-date trek, how he celebrated the ascension of 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' to the top of the U.S. pops, and why this Scot decided to make his forever home in Sicily. More from The Hollywood Reporter Sean "Diddy" Combs' Ex Cassie Ventura Tells Court She Doesn't Hate Him Despite Decade of Abuse 'Bono: Stories of Surrender' Review: Andrew Dominik's Apple TV+ Doc Aims Loving Spotlight on the Music and the Man Bruce Springsteen Biopic 'Deliver Me From Nowhere' Sets October Release You're days away from the start of the tour, which features guests Modern English and Soft Cell, and arrives at Los Angeles' KIA Forum May 22. Simple Minds don't tour the U.S. as often as a lot of your peers do. What made you want to headline a tour this year? Jim Kerr: Exactly a year tomorrow, we came over for one show in Pasadena: the Cruel World festival. We were putting a toe in the water, seeing how that would go, and we were blown away by the reaction we received. And we weren't the only ones, because, within days, Live Nation were talking about giving us the chance to come back and play in America. There's been a huge imbalance in terms of the touring that Simple Minds have done through the years elsewhere and in the U.S., and we couldn't have been happier to get the chance again. So here we are. I was at Cruel World. You played during a glorious sunset! And the crowd's reaction was rapturous. You sound like you were surprised by that — were you? That's right. I know we have great fans here, and people who know the band usually really love the band. But there was something in the air, and we sensed it before we went on. When we looked out there, there was already a much bigger crowd than we expected. And when we went on, like 14 minutes later, it felt like, Oh, God, are we in Europe here?! Because it was more the kind of situation we're used to [over there]. You're humble in saying all of this, but 40 years ago this July will be the anniversary of Live Aid. Bob Dylan played that day in Philadelphia, as did a reunited Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. But Simple Minds got one of the biggest reactions from JFK Stadium — you personally held the crowd in the palm of your hand that day, even though the band was still quite new to the American audience. One of the things from day one — don't ask me where we got the balls — was we wanted to be a great live band. What does that mean? It doesn't mean you just can play well or sing well; it's much more visceral than that. When you play, something happens — you transcend. We dreamed that we would be able to do that, and within a few years of playing, wherever we went, we were able to get audiences in the palm of our hands. Now I don't want to tempt fate here, but that's been the story of our life, playing live. It's a two-way thing, of course. There are some acts you go see, you listen and you watch, and that's cool. But then there's some acts that [close the gap] between the audience and themselves — this embrace goes on. Simple Minds are one of the bands that seem to be able to get that going. I've no hesitation saying [it], because it's a different art. Playing a festival, it's not your gig. You're one of many, and there's so many outside factors. You don't know what the weather's going to be, you don't know if you're going on during the magic hour or not. But we're really strong at festivals. We can just put everything to the side and get on with it and and sweep the audience up. And we'll certainly be looking to do a lot more of that in the the weeks ahead, starting next weekend, when we start the tour [May 16th at Cascades Amphitheatre in Ridgefield, Washington]. Speaking of the weekend: Sunday is the 40th anniversary of 'Don't You Forget About Me' going to number one in the U.S.. Do you remember where you were on May 18, 1985? I do, because it's not every day you get both a telegram and a fax saying, 'Your song's number one on the Billboard chart.' I was in the south of France for my sins. We knew were going to work with Jimmy Iovine and Bob Clearmountain; we had a lot of the music down, but Iovine was really pushing for me to commit to the lyrics, and I was lagging behind. So I went to Southern France on my own, and I was just sitting on the rocks there with my Sony Walkman, writing the words to what became 'Alive and Kicking,' when phone calls came to the hotel: Looks like it's going to be number one — get ready for this.' When it happened, I thought, I gotta open a bottle of champagne, because I knew it's not going to be something that happens all the time. Now, I'm a very unusual specimen, as I'm a Scotsman who doesn't drink alcohol. Don't let the impression I was a goody goody; everything else I was up for, but alcohol just never suited me. However, that night, I went down to the bar in the hotel, where there no one there except the barman and me. I said, What's the best champagne you've got? He said, Oh, I got this.' I said, 'Open it.' He said, 'Who for?' I said, 'Me and you, and whoever else comes through the door.' And the first however-many people who came in got a glass to celebrate. There's a number one song every week, but 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' is a Generation X anthem. I feel 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' is to the '80s what 'Smells Like Team Spirit' is to the '90s. It was a huge hit in all around the world. Even now, radio stations will get in touch and say, 'We just had our poll of the best song of the '80s, and we've lost count of how many times 'Don't You' was mentioned,' which is remarkable, considering the amount of great songs from that decade. I guess the thing is, not only did we have the song, but it's from a movie that's also so iconic to not only that generation but subsequent generations, with Judd Nelson punching his fist in the air at the end. It's rather thrilling that we've got a song that's viewed that way, albeit, when it was first brought to us, we were a bit reluctant and wary. Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth! A big part of the reluctance was the approach. It didn't come from the record company. [The songwriter] Keith Forsey came backstage one night and — how can I say this? — he was a little inebriated. We didn't know who he was. There's always someone backstage saying they want to work with you, and stuffing a cassette in your pocket, and you think, who's this guy? And that cassette remained in someone's pocket for about a month, and we didn't get in touch with them. Then, when the record company got in touch, we had this song 'Alive and Kicking, and we thought, Hey, if you want to work with us, you work with this. And they were saying, 'No, that won't work with the script,' which, of course, absolutely made sense. But you know, the attitude turned on a dame once we spoke to John Hughes, and Keith came over and was a lot more coherent. What did you think of the song when Forsey first played you the demo? There was nothing wrong with it; just sounded a bit generic. We thought, let's go in [to the studio] for a few hours; nothing ventured, nothing gained. And it was a few hours, no more. Yet here we are all this time later talking about it. Tell me about the new documentary, , which premieres in U.S. theaters on June 13th. You'll see a pattern here, as we were reluctant to do that as well. We just thought, how do you do make it in any way unique? But there is a great humility about it that I don't often see in rock documentaries. And the director, Joss Cowley — despite us thinking this young kid will never capture the safe case of the times he did. He also captured monochrome Glasgow in the '70s and '80s, where we came out of, dreaming big. And he captured all of that. And then, you know, it, it in a condensed way. It gives the story of the bands, the ups, the downs, the sideways and stuff. And by the end, we had to put our hands up and say, 'Really good job.' Simple Minds is Scottish, but you live in Sicily now. How did that come to be? Don't ask me how my mom and dad scraped together the money, but they did, and we went there on this school trip when I was wasn't quite 14. Getting off the plane in Italy, I realized the world was in color because, being brought up in Glasgow, which I loved, it's just a different world. I immediately envisioned myself living there in the years to come. Don't ask me how I would have done that or anything, because no one I knew did things like that. As it turns out, Italy was one of the first countries that really embraced Simple Minds. But the one place no band went was Sicily, because the mafia was going to steal your equipment and you wouldn't get paid. But we went and had the time of our life, and I started going back frequently place called Taormina, where The White Lotus was filmed. It's a stunning place, and the history is incredible: Roman, Greek. By the end of the 90s, when Simple Minds were less busy than we would like to have been, I thought, I'm going to go there and spend about a year. I'll be in my Hemingway phase: I'll get the language, I'll fish for swordfish. I got the language; I didn't get get swordfish, but that was it. Ever since then, it's been home to me. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
