Text: Adam Sweeting
Design: Malcolm Garrett
Photographs: Jamie Morgan, Janette Beckman, Peter Anderson, Lenny Love, George Golfie, Sheila Rock, Malcolm Garrett and Adam Sweeting.
Colour. 14 pages.

Available during the second UK leg of the New Gold Tour (November 1982), the first Simple Minds tour programme was a colourful, informative affair. After Jim's handwritten introduction, Adam Sweeting packed the 14 page brochure with a band history, biographies of the four main players, thoughts and talk. Malcolm Garrett added the illustrations and pictures; alongside his iconic New Gold Dream graphic artwork were pictures from the Sons And Fascation Tour and the first leg of the New Gold Tour (including candid pictures of the group larking around through to the wrecked remains of tour lorries).

Some of Sweeting's text was taken from his forthcoming, and yet untitled, Simple Minds book.

A large number were produced so it's still relatively common today.

Text: Adam Sweeting
Design: Malcolm Garrett
Photographs: Kersten Stelten, Jamie Morgan and Herbie Yamaguchie.
Colour. 20 pages.

Although repeating the formula of its predesessor, and was designed and written by the same people, this tour programme was a much glossier and sturdier production. Adam Sweeting's text was edited excerpts from the forthing, now titled, Mission In Motion: Inside Simple Minds and Malcolm Garrett filled the rest with previously unpublished photo shoots, live shots and the brash artwork from the Sparkle In The Rain album.

A large number were produced so it's still relatively common today.

Design: Masahiko Araki
Photographs: Peter Ashworth, Adrian Boot, Jamie Morgan, Ilpo Musto and Herbie Yamaguchi.
Colour. 24 pages.

Prepared for the Japanese leg of the Tour De Monde by UDO Artists, this 24 page programme featured the usual studio photography of the band along with loads of previously unpublished black and white live shots. There was also a brief biography (although it's all in Japanese). It's also the same size as an LP, so was obviously designed to be filed away with your copy of Sparkle In The Rain.

Only a small number were produced making this programme extremely collectable.

Simple Minds, like the other artists featured at the JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, were represented in the glossy programme by a simple one page photograph. The snap was probably taken during the Sparkle In The Rain tour and features Mick, Jim and Mel on stage.

Copies of this programme are still easy to come by, but ensure it's the JFK Stadium version and not the Wembley Stadium one.

Concept, Photography And Design: Anton Corbijn
Coordination And Design: Neil Storey/ARDVRECK
Layout: Steven Lawrance/Channel One
Typesetting: Wendy Inglis
Simple Minds logo: Mick Haggerty
Colour. 32 pages.

This programme was simply a showcase of Anton's Corbijn's photo sessions with the Simple Minds around New York and New York state. The majority of the programme's pages comprised black and white shots of the various members of the band against rural or urban backdrops.

It was intended to be sold during the 1985 dates of the tour (as it only featured the tour dates for November and December) but copies were still on offer during the first UK dates.

They printed huge numbers and given its durable glossy cover, mint copies are still plentiful today.

Concept Photography: Anton Corbijn
Design: Anton Corbijn/Vicky Mockett
Coordination And Design: Neil Storey/ARDVRECK
Layout: Steven Lawrance/Channel One
Typesetting: Wendy Inglis
Simple Minds Logo: Mick Haggerty
Colour. 40 pages.

Sold during the second half of the Once Upon A Time tour, this programme included more shots of the band around New York State, several concerts shots from an early performance, and pictures of the supporting musicians (such as Robin Clarke and Sue Hadjopoulos).

Apart from some lyrics, there were absolutely no text (not even a list of tour dates). It was essentially an art book.

They printed huge numbers and given its durable glossy cover, mint copies are still plentiful today.

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