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New Gold Tour Tour 1982

It was an extensive tour from the start: warm up in the UK (Glasgow, Edinburgh and London) followed by Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada before returning to the UK. Plans for the Japanese visit were quickly shelved before the tour started, and the Canadian leg of the tour was marred by accidents and delays.

It all proved far too demanding for Mike Ogletree, who left immediately after the Canadian leg. Therefore the band quickly contacted Mel Gaynor who joined them for the remaining UK dates.

The second UK leg marked a significant ramp up in terms of merchandising and promotion. Whilst T-shirts and badges were for sale on previous tours, a tour programme appeared for the first time. And the single Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) was issued to remind everyone that Simple Minds were back and touring.

The band were clearly overflowing with ideas. Not only did many of the songs take on extended, rearranged forms, but new songs, such as Street Hassle, The Kick Inside Of Me and, as a triumphal conclusion, Waterfront all started to appear; all of which would appear on the next album Sparkle In The Rain.




The band's first tour programme; a 14 page booklet packed with pictures, biographies, discography and more. It was written by Adam Sweeting (who was writing the official biography of the band) and designed by Malcolm Garrett.





Total access pass for the entire tour.



AAA pass for the French leg.



AAA pass for the American dates.



Backstage pass for the Italian concerts.



And a slightly different version of the above.



The A&M tour jacket. With a red A&M logo on the front...



...and band logo and cross on the back.


 Finlandiatalo, Helsinki, Finland
September 3rd, 1982
Main Set: ... Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel ... / ... Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / The American / King Is White And In The Crowd...

Part of the gig was recorded and broadcast by the Finnish Broadcast Company (YLE). The tracks broadcast were: Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel, Glittering Prize, Someone Somewhere (In Summertime), Promised You A Miracle and The American.




Coasters, Edinburgh, UK
September 8th, 1982
Support: Hey Elastica!
Main Set: 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Hunter And The Hunted / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / Room




Coasters, Edinburgh, UK
September 9th, 1982
Support: Hey Elastica!
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / Room




Coasters, Edinburgh, UK
September 10th, 1982
Support: Hey Elastica!
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / Room




Lyceum, Sheffield, UK
September 11th, 1982
Support: Hey Elastica!
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Love Song / Room




Strand Lyceum, London, UK
September 12th, 1982
Support: Hey Elastica!
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song




Strand Lyceum, London, UK
September 13th, 1982
Support: Hey Elastica!
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / Room




Top Rank, Reading, UK
September 15th, 1982




Top Rank, Brighton, UK
September 17th, 1982
Main Set: 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / Room




A recording of an unspecified concert from September exists in Mick MacNeil's archive. Taken from the mixing desk, the quality ranges from fair to good (and the tape has been unfortunately slightly chewed in places). Additionally the concert was recorded on two tapes so I Travel was prematurely faded out and Celebrate quickly faded in. The recording features: 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall, Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel, Hunter And The Hunted, Glittering Prize, Someone Somewhere (In Summertime), Sweat In Bullet, Promised You A Miracle, King Is White And In The Crowd, I Travel, Celebrate, The American, Big Sleep, Love Song and Room.




Embassy Ballroom, Perth, Australia
September 27th, 1982




Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
September 29th, 1982




Latrobe University, Victoria, Australia
September 30th, 1982




The Venue, Melbourne, Australia
October 1st, 1982




Bombay Rock, Melbourne, Australia
October 2nd, 1982




Collendina Hotel, Geelong, Australia
October 3rd, 1982




Australian National University Union Bar, Canberra, Australia
October 5th, 1982
Support: Riptides
"There must have been 1500 – 2000 punters that night – the word was out by then. We waited at the back and the band let us in for free, they hopped out of the minibus, the tour manager who was a really nice woman gave us some towels to carry and we walked in with the band straight past security, into their backstage room, towel bearers, what a laugh!" - Jono




Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia
October 6th, 1982
Support: Riptides




Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia
October 7th, 1982
Support: Riptides




Cloudland Ballroom, Brisbane, Australia
October 9th, 1982
Support: Riptides




Playroom, Gold Coast, Australia
October 10th, 1982
Support: Riptides




Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney, Australia
October 12th, 1982
Main Set: Love Song / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Room




Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney, Australia
October 13th, 1982




Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney, Australia
October 14th, 1982
Main Set: Love Song / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Room




Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney, Australia
October 15th, 1982




Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney, Australia
October 16th, 1982




Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney, Australia
October 17th, 1982




Mainstreet, Auckland, New Zealand
October 18th, 1982




Mainstreet, Auckland, New Zealand
October 19th, 1982




Wellington, New Zealand
October 20th, 1982




Palmerston, New Zealand
October 21st, 1982




Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
October 24th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
October 25th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
October 26th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Edmonton, Canada
October 28th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Calgary, Canada
October 29th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Student Union Building, Regina, Sanatachewan, Canada
October 30th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Winnipeg, Canada
October 31st, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Guelph, Ottowa, Canada
November 2nd, 1982
Support: Visible Targets
Main Set: 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate ...




Le Spectrum, Montreal, Canada
November 3rd, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Kitchener, Canada
November 4th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Toronto, Canada
November 5th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets




Toronto, Canada
November 6th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / Room




Toronto, Canada
November 7th, 1982
Support: Visible Targets
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / Room




Tiffany's, Glasgow, UK
November 18th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / In Trance As Mission / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Sweat In Bullet / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)




Tiffany's, Glasgow, UK
November 19th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: In Trance As Mission / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)




City Hall, Newcastle, UK
November 20th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: In Trance As Mission / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep
Encore: New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)
 Waterfront single Theme 8 Seen The Lights - A Visual History DVD Seen The Lights - Live In Verona DVD

The gig was filmed and recorded for Italian TV.

A complete copy of this gig appears in Mick MacNeil's archive. The quality is excellent (except for some hiss during the start of Love Song) and was taken directly from the mixing desk.

Virgin also have the complete gig in their vaults.




Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland
November 22nd, 1982
Support: China Crisis




St. Francis Xavier Hall, Dublin, Ireland
November 23rd, 1982
Support: China Crisis




University, Leeds, UK
November 27th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: In Trance As Mission / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
Encore: Love Song / Sweat In Bullet




Apollo, Manchester, UK
November 28th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Royal Court, Liverpool, UK
November 29th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Top Rank, Cardiff, UK
November 30th, 1982
Support: China Crisis




University, Exeter, UK
December 1st, 1982
Support: China Crisis




Apollo, Oxford, UK
December 2nd, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
 A complete copy of this gig appears in Mick MacNeil's archive. The quality is mostly excellent, although the mix isn't quite right for the first few tracks (the vocals and guitars dominate).




Dome, Brighton, UK
December 3rd, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / I Travel




Gaumont, Ipswich, UK
December 5th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




University, Norwich, UK
December 6th, 1982
Support: China Crisis




Strand Lyceum, London, UK
December 7th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / Promised You A Miracle / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song

This gig was recorded by Pete Walsh for Virgin. Nothing has been offically released yet.




Strand Lyceum, London, UK
December 8th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Sweat In Bullet / Promised You A Miracle / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Big Sleep / Love Song / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)

This gig was recorded by Pete Walsh for Virgin. Nothing has been offically released yet.




Kings Hall, Stoke, UK
December 9th, 1982
Support: China Crisis




Odeon, Birmingham, UK
December 10th, 1982
Support: China Crisis




De Montford Hall, Leicester, UK
December 12th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet




Locarno, Bristol, UK
December 14th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet
 Tickets cost £4.00




Lyceum, Sheffield, UK
December 15th, 1982
Support: China Crisis




Assembly Rooms, Derby, UK
December 16th, 1982
Support: China Crisis




Caird Hall, Dundee, UK
December 17th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song

A complete copy of this gig appears in Mick MacNeil's archive. The quality is pretty good throughout except for King Is White And In The Crowd which fades in and struggles with the recording levels.




Capital Theatre, Aberdeen, UK
December 18th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet

This concert also appears in Mick MacNeil's archive and is almost a perfect recording - except for the unfortunate fade-out during Someone Somewhere (In Summertime).




Playhouse, Edinburgh, UK
December 19th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet




Tiffany's, Glasgow, UK
December 20th, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song




Tiffany's, Glasgow, UK
December 21st, 1982
Support: China Crisis
Main Set: I Travel / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Celebrate / The American / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet
 All Kings Are White Bootleg LP Super Golden Radio Shows CD




Koninklijk La Carre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
March 1st, 1983
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet




Cirque Royale, Brussels, Belgium
March 2nd, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet




Cirque Royale, Brussels, Belgium
March 3rd, 1983




Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium
March 4th, 1983




De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
March 6th, 1983





Vereniging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
March 7th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet
 Dutch Daze CD




La Salle Mutualite, Paris, France
March 8th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Promised You A Miracle / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet
 Absolutely Live Bootleg LP




L'Espace, Rennes, France
March 9th, 1983




Salle Du Parc, Bordeaux, France
March 10th, 1983




Grande Odeon, Montpellier, France
March 11th, 1983




Palais D'Hiver, Lyon, France
March 12th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet




Palasport, Bologna, Italy
March 14th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep
Encore: New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet
 In Italia Bootleg LP Form Phallus Function Bootleg CD

A complete copy of this gig exists in Mick MacNeil's archive. Slightly flat (due to the volume auto-level struggling with the drums and bass) it is, however, a good solid recording of the concert.




Teatro Del Lido, Ostia, Italy
March 15th, 1983
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song
 Art Appeal Bootleg LP




Rolling Stone, Milan, Italy
March 17th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song




Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
March 20th, 1983




Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
March 21st, 1983




Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
March 23rd, 1983
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / Love Song / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Metropol, Berlin, Germany
March 24th, 1983
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / Love Song / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Saga, Copenhagen, Denmark
March 25th, 1983




Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
March 26th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet




Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
March 27th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet




Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway
March 28th, 1983
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song




Konserthuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
March 29th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song




Eagles Hippodrome, Seattle, USA
April 8th, 1983




Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, USA
April 12th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song




Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, USA
April 13th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Beverley Theatre, Los Angeles, USA
April 15th, 1983




Perkins Palace, Pasadena, USA
April 16th, 1983




Fox Theatre, San Diego, USA
April 17th, 1983




Tower Theatre, Houston, USA
April 22nd, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / Love Song / Glittering Prize / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Sweat In Bullet




Ritchies Club, New Orleans, USA
April 27th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / Love Song / Glittering Prize / King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Ontario Theatre, Washington, USA
May 2nd, 1983
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / I Travel / Glittering Prize / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song
Perfect Reception Bootleg CD




Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, USA
May 5th, 1983




The Metro, Chicago, USA
May 6th, 1983




Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
May 10th, 1983




Le Paladium, Montreal, Canada
May 11th, 1983
Simple Minds were the first act to play at this venue according to this press release.




The Ritz, New York, USA
May 15th, 1983




A recording of concert recorded in Dallas exists in Mick MacNeil's archive. Taken from the mixing desk, the quality ranges from fairly good to good. The recording features: Glittering Prize, King Is White And In The Crowd, I Travel, Celerate, The American, Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel, Hunter And The Hunted, Someone Somewhere (In Summertime), Big Sleep and a rare coupling of New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) - Glory.

It's possible that Promised You A Miracle was played but is missing from this recording.




Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, The Netherlands
May 23rd, 1983
Main Set: Love Song - Glory / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / The American / Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
 This gig was recorded and broadcast.




Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 24th, 1983




Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
July 1st, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / Premonition / Sweat In Bullet / The American / Glittering Prize / King Is White And In The Crowd / Thirty Frames A Second / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / Street Hassle / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Torhout Festival, Torhout, Belgium
July 2nd, 1983
Main Set: Premonition / Sweat In Bullet / The American / Glittering Prize / King Is White And In The Crowd / Thirty Frames A Second / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / Street Hassle / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium
July 3rd, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / Premonition / The American / Glittering Prize / King Is White And In The Crowd / Thirty Frames A Second / Promised You A Miracle / Hunter And The Hunted / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / Street Hassle / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) - Take Me To The River
 A complete copy of this gig appears in Mick MacNeil's archive. The quality is fairly good boarding on good. Despite being a soundboard recording, it suffers from volume and distortion (especially at low frequencies).




Teatro Tenda, Rome, Italy
July 6th, 1983
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / I Travel / Celebrate / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Love Song




Tursport, Taranto, Italy
July 7th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / The American / Premonition / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Street Hassle

Thanks to Francesco for the ticket scan.

Taranto in Southern Italy wasn't on the rock circuit in the early 1980s, so Simple Minds' appearance prompted in a major spread in a local paper. This was later documented in the book 80, New Sound, New Wave

Thanks to Francesco for the information. Image © Marcello Nitti - Giuseppe Basile, Geophonie 2007




Palasport, Turin, Italy
July 8th, 1983




Palasport, Bologna, Italy
July 10th, 1983
Main Set: Somebody Up There Likes You [Intro] / Love Song / Sweat In Bullet / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / The American / Premonition / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Street Hassle / I Travel / Love Song / The Kick Inside Of Me




Palasport, Messina, Italy
July 11th, 1983
Main Set: Love Song / Sweat In Bullet / Glittering Prize / The American / Premonition / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Street Hassle




Teatro Del Lido, Ostia, Italy
July 13th, 1983
Main Set: King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / The American / Premonition / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Street Hassle / I Travel / Celebrate




Elixir Festival, Toulouse, France
July 15th, 1983




Elixir Festival, Guehenno, France
July 16th, 1983
Main Set: Love Song / Sweat In Bullet / King Is White And In The Crowd / Glittering Prize / The American / Premonition / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)




Comiskey Park, Illinos, USA
July 23rd, 1983
Supporting: The Police
With: Joan Kett, A Flock Of Seagulls and The Fixx




Market Square Arena, Indianopolis, USA
July 25th, 1983
Supporting: The Police




Olympic Amphitheatre, Montreal, Canada
August 3rd, 1983
Supporting: The Police
It isn't known if Simple Minds played this gig, although it was mentioned in press release.




Pheonix Park, Dublin, Ireland
August 14th, 1983
Supporting: U2
With: Eurythmics and Steel Pulse
Main Set: Waterfront / Sweat In Bullet / Glittering Prize / The American / Premonition / Hunter And The Hunted / Promised You A Miracle / Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) / Big Sleep / New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / Street Hassle / I Travel / Love Song / The Kick Inside Of Me


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