📊 Statistics
Dive into the numbers behind Simple Minds' live history
2,242
Shows Played
264
Songs in Database
23
Albums
52
Countries Visited
82
Tours
683
Cities
1328
Venues
49
Years Active
16.9
Avg Songs/Show
9,648
Avg Venue Capacity
12,493,682
Est. Total Audience
📁 Database Completion
Shows with setlist
1769 / 2242 (79%)
Shows with audio recording
1327 / 2242 (59%)
Shows with complete recording
930 / 2242 (41%)
Shows with video
40 / 2242 (2%)
🎭 Show Types
1881
🎸 Full Show
127
Gala
114
🎪 Festival
100
Support
12
🔒 Private Event
7
📺 TV Show
1
📻 Radio
📅 Shows by Year
📆 Shows by Decade
1970s
126
1980s
685
1990s
303
2000s
416
2010s
503
2020s
209
🌍 Shows by Country
England
369
Germany
306
USA
230
France
184
Scotland
168
Italy
137
Belgium
124
Australia
99
Netherlands
95
Spain
75
Canada
69
Switzerland
57
Denmark
44
Sweden
37
Ireland
33
Norway
23
New Zealand
22
Portugal
21
Wales
15
Austria
14
🏙️ Top 20 Cities
Based on full concerts and festivals only — excludes galas, TV shows, radio and private events.
London
77
Glasgow
74
Edinburgh
37
Paris
34
Birmingham
30
Hamburg
28
Brussel
26
Berlin
23
Amsterdam
22
Manchester
22
Dublin
22
Sydney
22
København
20
Toronto
20
Melbourne
20
Aberdeen
19
Roma
19
Stockholm
17
München
17
Newcastle
16
🏛️ Top 15 Venues
Based on full concerts and festivals only — excludes galas, TV shows, radio and private events.
Barrowland Ballroom (Glasgow)
17
Resorts World Arena (Birmingham)
16
OVO Arena Wembley (London)
14
Forest National (Brussel)
11
Lyceum Theatre (London)
11
Eventim Apollo (London)
11
Nite Club (Edinburgh)
10
Rock Werchter (Werchter)
9
Le Zénith de Paris (Paris)
9
Rotterdam Ahoy (Rotterdam)
9
Massey Hall (Toronto)
9
Tiffany's (Glasgow)
9
AFAS Live (Amsterdam)
8
Alsterdorfer Sporthalle (Hamburg)
8
SEC Centre (Glasgow)
8
🎤 Top 25 Most Played Songs
Waterfront
1481×
Don't You (Forget About Me)
1449×
Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)
1435×
Alive And Kicking
1411×
Sanctify Yourself
1209×
New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
1058×
Love Song
1050×
See The Lights
989×
Promised You A Miracle
937×
Glittering Prize
848×
Book Of Brilliant Things
774×
Big Sleep
735×
The American
733×
Belfast Child
688×
All The Things She Said
595×
Once Upon A Time
593×
Let There Be Love
590×
Ghost Dancing
562×
Speed Your Love To Me
556×
I Travel
485×
She's A River
478×
Up On The Catwalk
454×
Mandela Day
397×
East At Easter
383×
Theme For Great Cities
363×
📌 61 songs in the database have never been played live (23%)
🎸 Shows by Tour
Once Upon A Time
149
Tour Du Monde
146
New Gold Tour
129
Good News From The Next World Tour
115
Black And White Tour 2006
100
40 Years Of Hits European Tour
91
Real Life Tour
85
Street Fighting Years Tour
74
Real To Real Cacophony Tour
73
The Floating World Tour
72
Global Tour 2024
67
Big Music European Tour 2015
59
Life In A Day Tour
58
Alive & Kicking Tour 2003
58
Empires And Dance Tour 1980
52
Acoustic Live 2017
48
Sons And Fascination Tour 1981
47
Night Of The Proms 2002
41
Neapolis Tour
38
30 Years Live European Tour
35
💎 Rarities — Songs Played Fewer Than 5 Times
Kaleidoscope
1×
20th Century Promised Land
1×
Careful In Career
1×
When Two Worlds Collide
1×
My Life
1×
European Son
1×
Gloria
1×
Bring On The Dancing Horses
1×
Rockin' In The Free World
1×
Whiskey In The Jar
1×
Angel Underneath My Skin
1×
Summertime Blues
1×
Death By Chocolate
1×
Garden Of Hate
1×
Special View
1×
Saints and Sinners
1×
Caught In A Dream
1×
You Better Watch Out
1×
Doo-Be-Doo
1×
Tonight
2×
Swimming Towards The Sun
2×
Mr. Silversmith
2×
Lay Lady Lay
2×
Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
2×
Fire Fighter
2×
New Warm Skin
2×
Rosemary's Baby
2×
Constantinople Line
3×
Sugar
3×
Karma To This Rain
3×
💎 32 songs have been played fewer than 5 times
🎵 Openers & Closers
🟢 Top 10 Opening Songs
1
Waterfront
368×
2
New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
128×
3
The Signal And The Noise
83×
4
Stay Visible
81×
5
She's A River
80×
6
Act Of Love
80×
7
Broken Glass Park
78×
8
Theme For Great Cities
74×
9
Alive And Kicking
73×
10
Theme For Great Cities '90 Remix
69×
🔴 Top 10 Closing Songs
1
Alive And Kicking
517×
2
Sanctify Yourself
414×
3
Ghost Dancing
143×
4
Love Song
139×
5
Don't You (Forget About Me)
131×
6
New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
122×
7
Belfast Child
51×
8
Theme For Great Cities '90 Remix
46×
9
Room
32×
10
Sweat In Bullet
27×
🏆 Setlist Records
12 songs
Longest Encore
03 Nov 2003
29 songs
Longest Setlist
07 Feb 2015
1 songs
Shortest Setlist
30 Sep 2005
🗺️ Concert World Map
✈️ Geography
1,772,874 km
Total Distance Travelled
44.2× around the Earth
19,476 km
Longest Jump
Vilar de Mouros, Portugal → Taupō, New Zealand
8
Countries Visited Only Once
Slovakia, Russia, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Hungary, Gibraltar, Latvia, Montenegro
⏱️ Timeline Records
1,137 days
Longest Break
Oct 1991 → Dec 1994
54 shows
Longest Consecutive Run
30 Jan 2006 → 16 Apr 2006
🎧 Recording Coverage by Decade
1970s
13 / 126 (10%)
1980s
362 / 685 (53%)
1990s
181 / 303 (60%)
2000s
244 / 416 (59%)
2010s
330 / 503 (66%)
2020s
197 / 209 (94%)
🔊 Soundchecks & Meet & Greets
1
Documented Soundchecks
1
Meet & Greets
1
With Recording
6
Unique Songs Played
🏆 Most Played in Soundchecks
🏛️ Venue Records
150,000
Largest Venue
Nürburgring, Nürburg
14 Jun 1986
14 Jun 1986
98
Smallest Venue
Rock50, Sijsele
25 Jun 2022
25 Jun 2022
👥 Community
16
Registered Members
593
"I Was There" Check-ins
🏅 Top Concert-Goers
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121 shows
Joakim Afzelius
111 shows
Poekie
106 shows
Alain
47 shows
Lichtenstein
47 shows
Tony Weytens
47 shows
Simplymindless
39 shows
cliftony77
28 shows
Bert242
14 shows
GhostDancer
11 shows