Simple Minds - Waterfront

[@Jim-kb2if]

Ladies and Gentlemen you are now watching the Greatest live band ever to come out of Scotland and possibly the UK!!!

[@luismiguelgarronrevaliente51]

I'll take that. They blew the roof off at the 02 in London few days ago.

[@welshymogs69]

I'm 55 and still got a crush on Jim Kerr lol. Posters on my bedroom walls of Simple Minds. I seen them live in Cardiff. What a night to remeber 🫶

[@garyknight7378]

Steady eddie!! ,Big Country was a photo finish and as an English man i wanna kick Stuarts ass in the afterlife for checking out way too soon ❤❤❤

[@duncanpalmer3689]

Watch Big Country, Barrowlands.

[@bennyrobles9194]

NO. THE WORLD.!!!!

[@georgecallanan512]

One of the most under rated bands in the world. They are sensational!

[@davedavids9619]

Perhaps in the US, but in Europe they were B I G. In the 80's they were one of the big bands you simply had to see. Been to quite a few of their concerts.

[@joescott483]

Huge band in Europe stadium fillers. What’s not like about them

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Not here mate 😁 Liverpool UK

[@anthonydevitt3206]

@@davedavids9619 well said

[@frenchlad9441]

Under rated? I went to see them in March, the venue was completely full and every dad was screaming the lyrics and i was the only young adult lol

[@sttroy]

O.M.G THE SOUND IS HUGE !!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE

[@josemateos4519]

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[@jonbaker1697]

This truly is 'big beat' [ Not the late90s edm genre]

[@kwackerman733]

Oh the 80’s by far the best era of music

[@maussie76]

Yesssssssss

[@michellethomas1707]

Totally agree.. I’m probably didn’t appreciate simple minds at the time but omg I do now ❤

[@gafas_]

THIS just never gets old! Jumping up and down like a teenage lunatic again.

[@garytaylor6408]

This is the type of fantastic music coming out of Scotland in the 80s, so many great bands... Fan from your Celtic brothers in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@maurizioglazar9483]

My to. SM ever and forever Maurizio from Rijeka Croatia

[@mudderofgod7762]

The sensational Alex Harvey band is another favorite of mine along with Simple Minds.

[@jellebigge]

This song must be the best opener ever during a live concert.

[@jjhofstra5956]

unlikely

[@beerlover7460]

for sure

[@hannahraven5050]

Definitely!!!!!!

[@garyharper4188]

It so is. Saw them open with this at the NEC. The bass was making the whole floor jump up and down. Fantastic.

[@40ny]

You're right. They opened with this in Cork, Ireland in 1983 and the foundations shook.

[@annaneumann9197]

Criminally underrated one of the greatest bands ever , pure cosmos ...AURA *****

[@SGH-rt6ci]

It’s globally recognized band that toured the world in the 80’s. One of the best pop group of all time.

[@frasseh]

never was underrated !!!

[@idoliznuman8835]

Such a powerful song charlie's guitar riff Michael's epic keyboards love it !!!!!

[@xrpadoption3293]

One of the 10 best songs ever written. The rhythm is amazing.

[@vincentbrannelly8786]

its Mel Gaynor

[@Urban_Flux]

Big Dan... @@vincentbrannelly8786

[@daviddill5227]

Waterfront- truly one of the most emotional songs of my life. It is an all time favorite that I am so grateful to have on my playlist for 38 years now and counting.

[@barrystewart8056]

This band is a pure injection of life. They touch your soul and help you remember who you are . Real diamonds that will shine forever !

[@TheBobbymcd]

great comment

[@samanthacarter3655]

exactly:)))

[@VidLogiX]

saw them twice live, just incredible, great drummer and bass in the engine room driving this band on

[@NAB9717]

I do love your true comment Barry - "They touch your soul and help you remember who you are."

[@poulainjacques1019]

​@TheGaben76 bisôusmonpetitcoeurd'AMour@2VM...toimoiππ🥰™😙©®🏧

[@rogeliogamboa7644]

what a band - what a singer - what a song - what a drumbeat : insane - these guys are legendary - they don't make music like this no more - the legend lives on - listening on hi-end IEM - music lover Philippines *

[@maurizioglazar9483]

SM ever and forever ☝️ Maurizio ,Rijeka Croatia

[@vincentbrannelly8786]

Gaynors treatment of a drum kit borders on abuse .

[@sallyellis7817]

What’s not to love about this song and this live performance? Jim Kerr is a fantastic frontman.

[@thedok6419]

Don't forget about Charlie.

[@vincentbrannelly8786]

Dont forget about Mel@@thedok6419

[@batphink2655]

@@thedok6419 No-one like him the counter melodies and textures he gets out his guitars are magical!

[@robertingham6777]

Haha 61 years old bouncing around the kitchen at 7 am sunday morning lovin it

[@charlesdoherty9879]

Brilliant, mate 👍

[@frankryan3294]

Was 26 when I first heard this live. I'm 60 now and bouncing around listening to this like I was 26 again. Love it!💙💙

[@weaverknowles]

You`re a youngster I`m 71 and bouncing

[@claytonpascoe480]

Thankyou for your responses. ❤️❤️❤️ at least 200 yrs old. But, who is counting?

[@hi-tech55]

Robert Ingham 60’s and 70’s are Young when you consider the choice of music we had. This has to be up there for me.

[@FrankyLecostaud]

One of the greateast band in the world.

[@annacortis318]

I grew up listening to fantastic bands and this track has to be the best goosebump starter , I can feel the hairs standing to attention , WOW , ❤❤❤ I'm 53 now and the feeling never goes away xxx 😊

[@jonzilkow7272]

Epic live band. Seen them 7 times live and the Minds never disappoint.

[@vincentbrannelly8786]

with Mel ?

[@jonzilkow7272]

6 with Mel. Amazing and talented drummer.

[@dirklyssens8936]

❤❤❤Saw them in Antwerp in the Sportpaleis 5.4.24. It was awesome. Jim Kerr en Co still got it. Greetings Dirk Belgium

[@Pantersokegem]

I was there too..just amazing...80s the best

[@Simon-kh2dd]

How good do you feel when they play this...Epic!

[@Eirene30]

One of the biggest bands ever walked the earth!! Pure crystal clear music!🙌Thank you Simple Minds for everything!!

[@krazystu1]

Mel Gaynor, best drummer in the world..

[@michaelrichardson2388]

the engine room

[@Reyne-fb7mj]

This song makes me feel good to be alive. Loved and addicted to this song since I first heard it on the radio at work in the 80s when it first came out. A masterpiece.

[@oliviercalmel2]

The flame always shines 30 years later

[@eiserneskreuz8972]

This band helped me through some tough times in the 80's...and now when i catch up with them its all smiles and sweet memories..thank you

[@autopilot0481]

The best years of my life listening to these great musicians during the 80's and they still sound the same. Class!

[@g.d.4436]

I hear ya....80's were an awesome time!!

[@roymeadows1708]

Best decade for music in my eyes...

[@mapremtoshu6123]

Ik heb ze gezien in83?84?in Rotterdam

[@rupendrashrestha9520]

@@roymeadows1708 80s produced the best music.

[@jeff-bg2fn]

Me too. Best years and so best music.

[@raultorresalonso4114]

Sigo amando a éste grupo.❤..de mis top, con ellos crecí..forever.

[@1966Depeche]

Charlie Burchill a legendary guitarist and musician !!! Effortless brilliance !!!!

[@oliverkind2158]

The best

[@jayubl4014]

Criminally underrated

[@MrJeepsters]

@@jayubl4014 C' est un guitariste hyper-technique. Mick Taylor, par exemple, appartient à la même catégorie.

[@xristoskabbadias3982]

Cod...i forgot that i loved this song...God...we all getting old...but our spirit is back then...

[@bennyrobles9194]

Just a legendary band of the best music decade ever. The Simple Minds.

[@christopherlockett2148]

Real music, real musicians, fantastic crowds who appreciated great music. I grew up in the eighties with the pleasure of endless great music from Bands that have stood the test of time to this day. Bill Murray please help me. 🙏

[@craigplatt3954]

One of the best tracks i have listened to live crystal clear magic track never grow tired of listening to it

[@hannahraven5050]

Hell fire,best live version of Waterfront I've ever listened to.... goosebumps galore 🤣

[@1Skippycat]

Saw them in Manchester last night, they opened with this, an amazing concert.

[@catherineprior8319]

This performance is so good you could be forgiven for thinking it was a CD! Truly impressive!!

[@krazystu1]

Jim Kerr , best lyricist/ poet in Britain . Amazing!

[@davidpatterson7934]

i am getting old. i remember when they were young. it still rocks!

[@chriskiebel9046]

Awesome ❤

[@Dave-Red]

Some time it's simply impossible to turn the volume up loud enough, and this is one them.

[@michalpaikea]

That's what you get for being a deaf cont.!!!

[@jameshblack]

Yes agree on that one get the big BIG speakers plugged in top volume

[@kpc5]

Get some Sony headfones with megabase, does it for me?

[@mallefixx562]

einer der geilsten Stücke aus meiner Jugend....danke

[@MrLespaul2000]

Fucking HUGE sound, fucking great song, fucking great band.

[@davidforshaw4810]

Dead rite sir! 👍🎶🗝☯️

[@brettcurtis5710]

Got it in one.....! Fucking All Right!

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[@roccosullivan5912]

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[@FreddieFreethinking]

One Of The Greatest Live Songs In Music History.

[@berryvaniersel5306]

My computer expoloded!! What a wall of sound...love it

[@rodolfogramaccini8414]

Beautiful POST 💎 INCREDIBLES VIBES💥💥

[@suspensiondude]

Possibly the most under rated band of the 80s and 90s!

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Not here mate

[@TheJimboe11]

@@anthonydevitt3206 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 well said mate

[@isylium1110]

yes

[@EuphroseneLabon]

Not by me :^D

[@philhaywood68]

Yeah 80s everything after is two middle aged men trying to reproduce what made them great Mick mcneil was the heart and soul of simple minds

[@schmici83]

What a perfect opening for a show!!! Great moves, great music to dance

[@aussieguy261]

Great Moves ? He looks like one of those UK Holiday Camp Instructors ( Welcome to Tommy's Holiday Camp) but I still like the Music I guess he just cannot help getting older... just like me.

[@antonpaco]

the atmospheres of this song are amazing.

[@tumanakomanuel120]

Kia ora from AOTEAROA, New Zealand - I remember Simple Minds performing here in NZ at a Concert called "Sweetwaters" back in the 80s and listening to WATERFRONT then...Powerful, Mesmerising.....Amazing Song and SM performance...as a young man of 18ish.. jamming out to this Song, Simple Minds....fast forward to 2020...and COVID is on our "doorsteps" I now reflect that WATERFRONT was a song about struggle, people, families, lives AND it is also a Song about Hope, Faith....and UNITY to get thru the struggles and challenges LIFE..."Get in get out of the Rain...!!!" So BIG Arohanui..."Much Love from us Simple Minds fans in Aotearoa, New Zealand!!

[@Timberwulf2]

I travelled from Timaru to go to Sweetwaters ...Truely an amazing experiance

[@AlexAlcyone]

That's how you start a concert!!!! Atmosphere like the home team winning the cup... and they deserve every bit of it. amazing..

[@grahamtaylor3093]

Jim had all the moves, everyone copied, no one came close. Simple Minds, simply legend.

[@gaetanodigirolamo78]

Grandi.. quanti ricordi... giovedì sono a Pescara....ci siamo

[@davidlloyd6340]

Saw these guys in the 80's, the gig kicked off with this track. Blew me away, the power in Wembley Arena, also had the honor of meeting the band when they stayed in the hotel I worked at and they gave me a signed LP! Top guys.

[@mjr2828]

You lucky bar steward 👍

[@simonhadenough2267]

If that was 1989 I saw them then, fantastic!!!

[@johnjohnstone8612]

they are great guys - seen them nearly every sunday night in the mars bar in glasgow in the 70s - me and another 35 people !!!!!!

[@davidlloyd6340]

@@johnjohnstone8612 lucky boy!!!!

[@AlexAlcyone]

@@johnjohnstone8612 wow.. did you get instincts of how massive they were going to be?

[@fredsmink1625]

The best ever heard and seen!! So in love with this!! Tears!!😂❤

[@andredejongh1411]

Been a fan of the Simple Minds all my Life. Waterfront is so powerfull, every time a listen to that song I get teared up and it's giving me energy. Great musicians, Mel Gaynor slamming those drums, Charlie letting his guitar sing and Jim with his aura. ❤

[@paulc3035]

Saw them at Wembley Stadium in summer of ‘89, absolutely breathtaking. They’re still masters of live performances. All absolute legends.

[@tonykendall305]

so many great bands have come from the uk, simple minds is one of them, brilliant,

[@PaulOshea-s4b]

A Global Sound , Building , Exploding !! 🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿phenomenal ! Simple Minds - been listening all my life, only gets better and more relevant .

[@danielsjeff]

this is so, so good.

[@sylviaconlon5428]

This time last year Easter 2022,,,, I saw this fabulous fantastic band in Cardiff that year flew by so fast ❤❤❤❤❤

[@allanmiller6897]

Best version of this old classic and front of there home crowd of Glasgow.

[@gogoyubari366]

Their not there.

[@stevogeezer]

@@gogoyubari366 let it go bud

[@detomasso5872]

@@gogoyubari366 They are

[@allanfletcher1357]

Yes at barrowland the whole place bouncing

[@headclic]

I was 21 when i discovered them, now i'm 58 and it's still the kick!!! Timeless band with a remarkable signature sound that's never boring.

[@richardjohnson1331]

Brilliant band one of the greatest ever

[@christhompson9819]

First saw Simple Minds in Dusseldorf in 85 and 15 times since. Had tickets for their 2020 concerts in Birmingham and Nottingham now postponed until 2021. Every time I hear this with the thumping opening bass and then Charlies guitar whining I'm transported to another level. Greatest ever rock anthem for me.

[@andredejongh1411]

The Power of this epic song! Mel killing them drums, Charlie singing his guitar and Jim with his one of kind voice and moves, let alone his aura back in the day. I love him ❤

[@pennybaxter4]

Remember seeing simple minds at the Milton Keynes bowl and the round house in Camden “ I still get goose bumps now “ the best of the 80s 🙌🏻

[@batphink2655]

These guys are LEGENDS! Few bands can make me feel like I'm floating above the concert hall (I quite drugs decades ago) The Minds music is just SO good and extremely powerful. I think Charlies and Jamie West Oram of The Fixx are the 2 BEST 'Texturalist type guitar players ever! Mel is a monster drummer!

[@debbienobbs3958]

When you hear that guitar riff, then drums………. Fantastic!!🎼🎶🎶

[@annieleitch2402]

This has to be one Scotland s best Simple Minds line up ..Jim Kerr vocals Charlie Burchill lead guitar Derek Forbes bass guitar Mel Gaynor drums and Mick McNeil on keyboards

[@muhammudghulaamyaseen865]

Not one of but Scotlands best. Simple as that

[@thorin4510]

Annie Leitch think it was Malcolm McNeill but fully agree with your line up. Loved them in the 80s and have dragged the kids to over last decade.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

@@muhammudghulaamyaseen865 The Associates are Scotland's greatest ever band. Simple minds are third after The Cocteau Twins.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

@@muhammudghulaamyaseen865 Oh, and The Skids probably its most underrated.

[@padraigsisk4057]

Was listening to Fanfare from The Skids and definitely one of the most underatted bands. Sparkle in the rain a classic album and also Steeltown from Big country

[@vincentpsychsa-existential]

Can we stop and listen to this guitaring here!!! WOW WOW WOW and Ker is sublime.

[@vincentpsychsa-existential]

Charlie Burchill - cofounder

[@garytomas5411]

One of the greatest bands ever live

[@TheMaarrk]

Best live band Ive ever seen

[@MartynLeadbeater]

Epic band live, those were the days in the 80s

[@yvesstoeckel193]

Un talent fantastique, c'est merveilleux 😘💓😍❤️🤩😍

[@ianbywater8996]

We've seen them 3 times, absolutely brilliant, this is my favourite track

[@PaulOshea-s4b]

Music to my life ! Simple Minds . So grateful for all you do ! Never to be repeated ! Simply Brilliant ! We are listening to living legends ! Appreciate all old and new

[@thewhale247]

This absolutely ROCKS!!! Simple Minds - my childhood heros and still going strong!

[@HolySmokeOfficial]

Huge inspiration!

[@jungleperry]

my favorite song by simple minds. i saw them live at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles it was my favorite concert I ever went to and I been to the very best of the best, Rush. the stage presence of Jim Kerr back then was quite interesting to me. I couldn't not look. They opened the concert with this song. it's always been my favorite.

[@newwavedaveultimate80s98]

You open with that and then what??!! So good. 42 years ago and still holds up, almost better than ever.

[@rogeliogamboa7644]

wow : that bass guitar, just wow - thumping beat, hits yr' heart strings - and the drummer - what a rock band - legends - Philippines *

[@mikamusic9139]

Oh how I do love to jam along to that on my Gretsch White Falcon thru a JC120

[@vincenthewlett4329]

i tingled all over when this started ...brilliant

[@carmineprisco4691]

Bravissimi ed eccezionali....Li seguo dagli anni 80. Grande band....

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Brilliant Performance!

[@jadelemonade9237]

I saw this song live in the dark, in the pouring rain. It was unbelievable. Greatest band I've ever seen live.

[@gerlindehanne7525]

Brings back memories (Rock Torhout), incredible sound quality !

[@Motorracingrob]

One of the greatest band in the world...nothing else to add ❤

[@mikeibby69]

Been my ringtone for over 15 years. Classic. It was even the start tune of a Welsh sports programme years ago.

[@sunshinedrenchy]

Breathlessly good.

[@DigitallyFiltered]

A masterpiece

[@juanpablofernandez1573]

Energizante desde ARGENTINA!!!!!

[@markcdodd]

This just cements my opinion that the music from the 80’s ‘simply’ cannot be beat. All the best ‘minds’ agree!

[@grahamliddell8446]

Absoutely brilliant

[@MotneNielsen]

Best live band EVER!!!! ......... pure energy!

[@brianjohnston4117]

They loved each other . You can feel the chemistry . . Bothwonderful artists .

[@davebond4924]

In a word Epic

[@TerryJohnson-yt6fw]

Thank God I saw Simple Minds live when they came to the US in the 80s it was awesome 👌 👏 👍

[@johnfreshney2618]

Will i ever get tired of seeing this magnificent band live ,,,,erm absolutely never

[@paulrichards4049]

what a brill performance bass and drums sound epic, one of the best... these can still pull it off !!!!

[@lucianoRN69]

Uma das minhas bandas favoritas... Dancei muito ao som do SM nos anos 80/90 aqui no Brasil!

[@maurizioglazar9483]

My to SM ever and forever ☝️ Maurizio from Rijeks Croatia

[@BearDaxRush]

The raw sound of this and the light show its above spectacular

[@liamwilson42]

This song makes the hair on my neck stand up.As a boy growing up by the River this song does it all for me.Absolute Brilliance

[@ricknesar1627]

totally agree buddy! - from Stockholm, Sweden!

[@jamesfleming4133]

Just absolute class, nothing to compare with this nowadays 💚