Everything Is Possible, the critically acclaimed feature-length documentary telling the extraordinary story of Simple Minds, will air on BBC Two this Saturday, followed by a broadcast of the band’s 2016 concert at London’s Hackney Empire. Tune in at 10pm GMT or catch up on BBC iPlayer.

"For some people, the world ends at the bottom of your street. For others, it begins there. For Charlie and me, it was always the latter." Watch Jim and Charlie's full interview with Virgin Radio UK here: bit.ly/VirginRadioO... #OurSecretsAreTheSame

Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr, photographed by Guido Harari 📸 This photo appears on the exclusive subscriber cover of the November issue of Classic Pop magazine and inside the #OnceUponATime40 5CD box set booklet. Available now: simpleminds.ffm.to/onceuponatim...

Forty years ago this week, Simple Minds made their debut on Saturday Night Live, performing 'Alive and Kicking' and 'Sanctify Yourself'. They were introduced by Madonna, who was hosting the show for the very first time. #OnceUponATime40

'Our Secrets Are The Same' is a Rough Trade Book of the Year! Thanks to Rough Trade and congratulations to Jim, Charlie, and @graemethomson.bsky.social.

The 40th Anniversary vinyl of Once Upon A Time is out now 🔴 simpleminds.ffm.to/onceuponatim... #OnceUponATime40

From the streets of Toryglen to the same street in Taormina, Sicily. Watch Jim and Charlie talk about their new memoir 'Our Secrets Are The Same' on Virgin Radio UK. bit.ly/VirginRadioO... #OurSecretsAreTheSame

The 40th Anniversary 5CD boxset of 'Once Upon A Time' is out now 💿 simpleminds.ffm.to/onceuponatim... #OnceUponATime40

Jim and Charlie joined Christine Lampard on Lorraine earlier this month to talk all about their new memoir 'Our Secrets Are The Same'. Watch the full interview: bit.ly/LorraineOSATS #OurSecretsAreTheSame

"Producer Jimmy Iovine always felt that, apart from being a rock band, Simple Minds also posessed a soulfulness that demanded to be heard. Through this desire to explore another side of our creativity, Sanctify Yourself was written." - Jim simpleminds.ffm.to/onceuponatim... #OnceUponATime40

The 40th Anniversary Editions of ‘Once Upon A Time’ are available now on Limited Edition Ruby Red Vinyl and a 5CD Box Set including B-sides, rarities, extended mixes and the ‘Live In The City Of Light’ concert. simpleminds.ffm.to/onceuponatim... #OnceUponATime40

A very limited number of last-minute tickets have just been released for Jim & Charlie’s special In Conversation show at Glasgow Citizens Theatre this Sunday 19 October. citz.co.uk/whats-on/sim...

Part 2 of the #OurSecretsAreTheSame official playlist is now live on Spotify. Curated by co-author @graemethomson.bsky.social, this second half of the playlist features key Simple Minds songs explored throughout the book. Listen here: sptfy.in/z6bt

#OnceUponATime40 arrives this Friday! Pre-order: simpleminds.lnk.to/OUAT

To celebrate the release of 'Our Secrets Are The Same', co-author @graemethomson.bsky.social has curated a two-part official playlist to guide readers through the book. Listen here: sptfy.in/z6bt #OurSecretsAreTheSame

'Our Secrets Are The Same’, by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill with Graeme Thomson, is published today. Thanks to everyone who has already picked up a copy! Available now in hardback and e-book at the link below: www.simpleminds.com/our-secrets-... #OurSecretsAreTheSame

40 years ago this week, Simple Minds released 'Alive and Kicking'. Pre-order the anniversary editions of 'Once Upon A Time' here: simpleminds.lnk.to/OUAT #OnceUponATime40

Our Secrets Are The Same’, the long-awaited joint memoir from Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, arrives this week! The first chapter will be shared exclusively with the Simple Minds mailing list very soon. Sign up now to receive it when it’s released: www.simpleminds.com/newsletter/

Jim and Charlie will celebrate the publication of their joint memoir 'Our Secrets Are The Same' with two special events in Scotland next month. Tickets are on sale now: Glasgow: bit.ly/GlasgowOSATS Edinburgh: bit.ly/EdinburghOSATS #OurSecretsAreTheSame

Our Secrets Are The Same - Everything in Its Right Place “Very early on, somebody takes a photograph of Simple Minds playing at the Mars Bar. I focus in on Charlie. Everything is in the right place. The collar up. The star badge. The Flying V. The face. The hair.

Our Secrets Are The Same - We Travel “By the time Jim and I had started the band – or perhaps more accurately, by the time we were thinking of ourselves as a band – our sensibility was almost completely European.

Our Secrets Are The Same - The Young Ones "Easter 1977. The Doune Castle, Shawlands, Glasgow. Usually when a band plays its first gig the audience consists of three men, two friends and a reluctant dog. Our first gig as Johnny and the Self Abusers is rammed.

45 years ago today, Simple Minds released their third studio album 'Empires and Dance'.

Join Jim and Charlie at the @britishlibrary on Tuesday 21st October as they mark the release of their joint memoir 'Our Secrets Are The Same' in a special evening in conversation with broadcaster, journalist and campaigner Mariella Frostrup. tinyurl.com/SimpleMindsBL

To mark the release of their joint memoir Our Secrets Are The Same, Jim and Charlie will be appearing at a series of special book events and signings in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh this October. Sign up for first access to tickets: www.simpleminds.com/newsletter/ Photo by Thorsten Samesch

This week in 1981, Simple Minds released the double album Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call, which featured the single 'Love Song', performed here on Countdown.

A summer night in Bedford, July 2025 📹 Which track had you singing the loudest? Footage by Trent Barboza

Less than a month to go until the release of 'Our Secrets Are The Same’, the long-awaited joint memoir by Simple Minds’ founding members and lifelong friends Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill. Available to pre-order now in hardback and e-book: www.simpleminds.com/our-secrets-... #OurSecretsAreTheSame

📍 Loreley, 2025 Explore the full tour gallery on the Simple Minds website: simpleminds.com/category/all-media/galleries/ Photos by @toddevision.bsky.social

We’ve loved seeing you all repping Simple Minds on the road this year! Share your favourite merch looks with us 📸 Check out the full 2025 tour range, available now in the official store: store.simpleminds.com

"Control yourself, love is all you need." Sanctify Yourself - Live in Verona, 1989. #OnceUponATime40

"Dublin, you were absolutely fabulous! It’s always a joy playing in Ireland." - Cherisse Osei 📹 Simple Minds live at Trinity College last month. Footage by Trent Barboza

Thank you to everyone who shared their fantastic photos from Simple Minds’ Global Tour this year! Some of the best moments from the summer are now live in a new tour gallery on the band's official website. www.simpleminds.com/category/all... 📸 Thorsten Samesch

Our Secrets Are The Same is the new memoir by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, telling not just the story of two rock stars, but of lifelong friends who never forgot where they came from—fulfilling a teenage dream to form a world-class live band and take their music around the globe.

Simple Minds onstage for 'Glittering Prize' in Newcastle 1982 as part of the band's extensive New Gold Tour.

Taken from 'Our Secrets Are The Same', the new memoir by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill. Available to pre-order now in hardback and e-book: www.simpleminds.com/our-secrets-... #OurSecretsAreTheSame

Featuring the original album, B-sides, rarities, extended mixes, and the full Live in the City of Light concert over two discs, the Once Upon A Time 40th Anniversary 5CD box set arrives on October 17th. simpleminds.lnk.to/OUAT #OnceUponATime40

"This is our Glasgow anthem." - Charlie on Waterfront. Filmed during the Big Music UK Tour, 2015.

Thank you to fans old and new for helping create so many unforgettable moments during Simple Minds’ 2025 Global Tour. What were your favourite memories from the shows? Footage by Trent Barboza

"Cities, buildings falling down. Satellites come crashing down" #OnceUponATime40 What is your favourite track from 'Once Upon A Time?' 📹 Verona, 1989

Simple Minds have been blown away by the love and support throughout the 2025 Global Tour. To every single person who joined them along the way, thank you. Footage by Trent Barboza

Thanks to all our fans who together helped create so many unforgettable moments during this world tour. Difficult to imagine that it's suddenly all over... But things are 'never all over' with Simple Minds. We'll see you in 2027! Jim & Charlie Image: James Monkman

Forty years ago this month, Simple Minds filmed the 'Alive & Kicking' video with award-winning filmmaker Zbigniew Rybczynski at North South Lake in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York. #OnceUponATime40

LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST! Only a few more days to go before Simple Minds arrive in Taormina, Sicily, to play what will be the last shows of their most extensive world tour to date. Before that there is still tonight's show in TOULON, followed by LUCCA tomorrow night.

Verona has held a special place in the heart of Simple Minds since our very first performance here. There’s a unique magic in this city, its beauty and history never fail to inspire us.

Thanks for all the incredible responses to the newly remastered 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' video. Watch here: bit.ly/DYFAMRemaster

Tonight, Simple Minds perform in Verona! Here's Jim in the city back in 1989 during the Street Fighting Years tour. See Simple Minds live in 2025: www.simpleminds.com/tour/

40 years ago today, Simple Minds took the stage at the historic Live Aid concert, performing their global hit 'Don't You (Forget About Me)'. To mark the anniversary, the official music video has been newly remastered and is available to watch now: bit.ly/DYFAMRemaster #LiveAid40

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Don't You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds are thrilled to announce that the official music video has been fully remastered and is now available to watch in stunning 4K. Watch now: bit.ly/DYFAMRemaster

This weekend marks 40 years since Live Aid, the legendary 1985 concert that brought the world together to fight famine in Ethiopia. Simple Minds played in Philadelphia, introduced by Jack Nicholson, in front of nearly 2 billion TV viewers in over 150 countries. #LiveAid40