2024 06 18 Simple Minds Big Sleep Scarborough Open Air Theatre

[@daverobson4967]

What a night, absolute class

[@deschwah4]

Wouldn’t be seen dead seeing SM in the 80s but love their early stuff and too good an opportunity to see them in Scarborough .. they are still one of the best live bands in the world and I think basically down to Ged emulating Derek on bass but more Cherisse on drums. She’s probably the best around and it was a privilege to be there and see them perform. And as for the Hey Hey Hey Hey…. ❤❤

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

This is a crap tribute band at best! Desperate Dan on guitar & Kerr hasn't been able to sing in 15yrs! No one emulates Forbes except Forbes! You're obviously tone deaf & need to get out more! I saw SM multiple times from 70's to late 80's & this is dross in comparison.😂

[@mikecosby3816]

They were excellent .. as were Del Amitri. SM brought the punch. Haven't seen them for years but they seem to have regained their energy and vitality.

[@maximus2811]

Cra£

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

Poor tribute band!😂 Original line up when Kerr could sing & Burchill concentrated on guitar instead of botox & hair dye would blow this drivel out of the water.😂

[@hauntological]

What's with the unnecessary vitriol? Burchill's appearance has literally nothing to do with his playing. Few people were (self-admittedly) more image-conscious than Kerr in the early days - tonnes of eyeliner and black hair dye. Kerr's voice has barely changed, he rarely sang anything to warrant him having to get to many high notes, concentrating more on spoken verse instead. When they released Life in a Day and Real to Real Cacophony in 1979, Kerr was 20 years old. He's now 65. Give the guy a break. While they certainly have changed line-ups after over 40 years, to say that they sound like a poor tribute band is plainly ridiculous.

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

@@hauntological when was your first SM gig?? I imagine you've seen them many times. I first saw them supporting Magazine, Big Country & up until 85 when Kerr went far up his own backside & Desperate Dan followed suit. If you think his voice hasn't changed then you must be tone deaf. This is a money making tribute band & not a particularly good one.

[@hauntological]

@@hughzapretti-boyden9187 I have indeed seen them many times, the earlier gigs being: Leeds Uni (also with Magazine/Human League), May 1979 Sheffield Poly. October 1980 Wakefield Unity Hall, November 1980 Sheffield Lyceum, September 1982 Sheffield Lyceum, December 1982 Leeds Uni, March 1984 Life got in the way, so it was a few years later until I saw them again. By the mid '80s seeing other bands became a priority for me to see, as I decided that I'd done S.M to death by then. Having worked in the music industry myself for many years, my hearing has become slightly impaired with age, but I can assure you, I'm by no means tone deaf. For clarity, I didn't say Kerr's voice hasn't changed, I said it has barely changed, all things considered. After singing for 40+ years, no one's voice stays the same (Robert Smith probably being an exception to that rule). I still think SM are a great live band, they deliver the goods and for anyone believing that ANY band can/should sound like they did 40 years ago, they're kidding themselves. And passing comment on someone's musical merit based on their appearance / decision to have Botox is just sad, frankly.