Simple Minds Live In Croke Park, Dublin Ireland 28/6/1986

[@danfango1333]

I was at Milton Keynes. As the sun went down Gary lineker scored against Maradona. It went dark, and the Waterfront bass started. This will stay with me for life. I'm 50.

[@trickytree38]

i was at milton keynes the week before, best concert ive ever seen even to this day.

[@KimPhilby203]

Was an epic gig....Jim, Charlie, ,Mick ,Mel Derek....

[@briankavo]

Was there and it was a fantastic gig.

[@frankryan3294]

Was there that day. Brilliant concert by a great band at the height of their pomp. Still going to their concerts thirty four years later. So disappointed they had to postpone their Dublin gig this year.

[@pierocambursano4880]

Was there. Storm started later in the evening.

[@smc4776]

Was there. Didn't even remember Lloyd Cole, never mind the storm ;-)

[@class66]

I remember the pelting of dr and the medics at Milton keynes.. A bit harsh.. I was 15... And that cheat maradona.. The 'hand' of a drug cheat..

[@Apaganplace]

Cant remember Strom at the gig 👀👀👀

[@jordanjordan9022]

Thunder and sheet lightning as they played Love Song/Dance to the Music medley right at the end if my memory serves me well. Great line up. Great concert. Great band.

[@frankryan3294]

@@smc4776 Line up that day: Blue in Heaven, In Tua Nua, Lloyd Cole & Comonitions, Waterboys & Simple Minds. Oh and yeah -one huge thunderstorm that night.

[@melissa0386]

I bc was to young for this everyone loves simple minds we’re i come from great band 🇮🇪❤️👍

[@okgo8315]

This is NOT S.Minds, its about a bloody photographer.

[@hugo2216]

He said 'Bono and the boys' eh?

[@davidboyce8683]

Now they resemble a girl band and a tribute act .

[@scobiemacd]

what's the fuck is he talking about with 'bono and the boys'

[@glenndouglas8822]

Bruce the manager lost them a lot of money not letting anybody film their UK gigs that summer.

[@ForGoodnessSake3G]

Maybe yes or perhaps Verona sold more when it was released because it was the first live concert video for them? To be honest though I'd have been filming it and flogging it to TV for a Christmas airing in 1986...It may have damaged sales of the hugely successful Live in the City of Light so perhaps releasing a film at the same time or shortly after that would have worked best. Shame no full length pro film of thec86/87 tour exists I certainly agree with that.

[@singing894]

Yeah he didn't really understand that side of the business. Things like merch and curating the visual side of the group was just not well thought through or executed.

[@brucefindlay]

​@@singing894really ?

[@singing894]

@brucefindlay Yes, that's my opinion. No offense intended. Simple Minds had no clear visual identify as a "brand" and if you look at their merch in relation to their peers, it was poorly designed and not widely available. I could go into any appropriate store in my city and buy any number of different Cure, Depeche, U2, REM etc, t-shirts, many with great, well integrated designs. I saw an SM shirt once ever prior to SFY. I bought it even though it was a naff shirt! SM videos were poorly done for the most part. The big exception is Don't You funnily enough, which is an excellent promo. Jim has said many times the band didn't really care about videos. Well, it showed! There was no fly-on-the-wall tour doc of the early days to build mythos. No in-studio footage capturing New Gold Dream in process. And there should have been, in my opinion!

[@brucefindlay]

@@singing894 oh dear...you really don't get it, do you. Maybe you're not a music fan, but if it's 'merchandising' that you turns you on, so be it. You have no idea how many t-shirts Simple Minds sold or didn't sell, but to suggest I 'lost them money' is laughable. Fortunately I was in love with the music business, not the fashion business. As it happens, Simple Minds fans talk about their music, their records, their gigs, you're obviously not a fan, but you're entitled to your opinion of how they were managed. Knowing, is another matter. Bye now.

[@ilikechocolatealot6355]

Ye kneoooooo. That’s all he says ffs.