📊 Statistics
Dive into the numbers behind Simple Minds' live history
2,282
Shows Played
272
Songs in Database
24
Albums
52
Countries Visited
83
Tours
683
Cities
1337
Venues
50
Years Active
16.9
Avg Songs/Show
9,780
Avg Venue Capacity
13,017,287
Est. Total Audience
1
⬇️ Downloads
📁 Database Completion
Shows with setlist
1773 / 2282 (78%)
Shows with audio recording
1328 / 2282 (58%)
Shows with complete recording
945 / 2282 (41%)
Shows with video
47 / 2282 (2%)
🎭 Show Types
1917
🎸 Full Show
128
Gala
116
🎪 Festival
100
Support
12
🔒 Private Event
8
📺 TV Show
1
📻 Radio
📅 Shows by Year
📆 Shows by Decade
1970s
126
1980s
686
1990s
303
2000s
416
2010s
503
2020s
248
🌍 Shows by Country
England
375
Germany
310
USA
231
France
189
Scotland
172
Italy
139
Belgium
124
Australia
104
Netherlands
97
Spain
76
Canada
69
Switzerland
58
Denmark
45
Sweden
38
Ireland
34
New Zealand
25
Norway
24
Portugal
23
Wales
15
Austria
14
🏙️ Top 20 Cities
Based on full concerts and festivals only — excludes galas, TV shows, radio and private events.
London
78
Glasgow
76
Edinburgh
37
Paris
35
Birmingham
31
Hamburg
29
Brussel
26
Amsterdam
24
Berlin
24
Manchester
23
Dublin
23
Sydney
23
København
21
Melbourne
21
Toronto
20
Aberdeen
19
Roma
19
Stockholm
18
München
18
Newcastle
17
🏛️ 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
Hallenstadion (Zürich)
8
🎤 Top 25 Most Played Songs
Waterfront
1484×
Don't You (Forget About Me)
1452×
Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)
1438×
Alive And Kicking
1415×
Sanctify Yourself
1212×
New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
1058×
Love Song
1054×
See The Lights
990×
Promised You A Miracle
940×
Glittering Prize
849×
Book Of Brilliant Things
775×
Big Sleep
735×
The American
733×
Belfast Child
689×
All The Things She Said
596×
Once Upon A Time
594×
Let There Be Love
590×
Ghost Dancing
563×
Speed Your Love To Me
558×
I Travel
486×
She's A River
478×
Up On The Catwalk
455×
Mandela Day
396×
East At Easter
386×
Theme For Great Cities
363×
📌 68 songs in the database have never been played live (25%)
🎸 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
The V Tour
37
💎 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×
Beginner Boys
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×
Swimming Towards The Sun
2×
Mr. Silversmith
2×
Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
2×
Fire Fighter
2×
Tonight
2×
Lay Lady Lay
2×
New Warm Skin
2×
Rosemary's Baby
2×
Constantinople Line
3×
Sugar
3×
💎 33 songs have been played fewer than 5 times
🎵 Openers & Closers
🟢 Top 10 Opening Songs
1
Waterfront
369×
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
74×
10
Theme For Great Cities '90 Remix
69×
🔴 Top 10 Closing Songs
1
Alive And Kicking
517×
2
Sanctify Yourself
415×
3
Ghost Dancing
143×
4
Love Song
142×
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
33×
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
1,803,586 km
Total Distance Travelled
45× around the Earth
19,736 km
Longest Jump
Christchurch, New Zealand → Porto, Portugal
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 / 686 (53%)
1990s
181 / 303 (60%)
2000s
244 / 416 (59%)
2010s
331 / 503 (66%)
2020s
197 / 248 (79%)
🔊 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
140
Registered Members
1,584
"I Was There" Check-ins
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122 shows
Joakim Afzelius
111 shows
Poekie
107 shows
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94 shows
Patrik
52 shows
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50 shows
DJOS69
49 shows
Alain
47 shows
Lichtenstein
47 shows
Tony Weytens
47 shows