Simple Minds
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New Theatre, Oxford, 2/5/2013
published: 25 /
5 /
2013
Nick Dent-Robinson watches Scottish rockers Simple Minds, who are now in their fourth decade, play an elative set a show at the New Theatre in Oxford
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This strong five-star performance by Simple Minds to a student-heavy audience at Oxford's New Theatre reaffirmed that music in the 1980s was not all bad!
With surprising energy and enthusiasm the stadium rockers took their fans on a welcome journey through their back catalogue - and for over two hours singer Jim Kerr never flagged, constantly working an eager crowd who sang along and clapped every step of the way.
Although the band opened with their latest single 'Broken Glass Park', they knew it was the old hits people were waiting for – and nobody left disappointed. 'Waterfront', 'All the Things She Said', 'Glittering Prize', 'Up on the Catwalk' and 'Promised You a Miracle' were all there, and the capacity crowd responded by singing their hearts out. “We love to hear you sing,” Kerr kept yelling at the packed venue – illuminated by some very 80's strobe lighting.
Drummer Mel Gaynor was impressive as ever...and, perhaps to stress his importance to the band's sound, he had been seated on a pedestal – well above the stage.
There were several encores including 'Sanctify Yourself', 'New Gold Dream' plus 'Alive and Kicking' – the latter number perhaps reaffirming that Simple Minds are still just that...performing so strongly in their fourth decade and sending home a capacity crowd (including many new generation fans) thoroughly elated.
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659 Posted By: NICK SWINNERTON, OXFORD on 24 Oct 2013 |
HAVING HEARD RELATIVELY NOTHING FROM THE BAND"SIMPLE MINDS" UNTIL NEW YEAR 2013 I WAS MORE THAN ELATED TO SEE THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE 2nd OF MAY DOWN @ THE NEW THEATRE , OXFORD FOR PROBABLY THE BEST NIGHT OUT I HAVE EVER HAD IN OXFORD.ALL THE SET LIST MADE ME ELATED AND SCREAMING FOR MORE AND HAMMERED INTO ME BY THE END-OF-THE FIRST HALF SET WHAT A FANTASTIC DRUMMER "MEL GAYNOR" STILL IS.I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE STAFF OF THE NEW THEATRE FOR ALL TEIR CO-OPERATION OF A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL NIGHT THERE AND I EVEN GOT A "LIVE @ BOURNEMOUTH CD AND CONCERT PROGRAM ON THE WAY OUT OF THE NEW THEATRE.CHEERS.NICK SWINNERTON,OXFORD ADDRESS.
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