Simple Minds biography

2003: Seen The Lights - A Visual History (DVD; release dates: 28 October 2003 in some parts of Europe, 1st November 2003 in Russia, 3rd November 2003 in UK & some other parts of Europe, 18 November 2003 in Canada; Virgin SMDVD 1) (this is the first-ever Simple Minds commercial (double) DVD, featuring over four hours and twenty minutes of archive footage; the first disc includes the majority of the band's promotional videos; the second disc is devoted to Verona, the band's first video originally released in 1990 in VHS format, upmixed here to 5.1 surround sound)

Personnel

Current line-up

Jim Kerr - lead vocals (1978-present)
Charlie Burchill - guitar, keyboards (1978-present)
Mel Gaynor - drums, percussion (1982-1991; 1997-1998; 2002-present)
Andy Gillespie - keyboards (2002-2005; 2007-present)
Ged Grimes - bass guitar (2010-present)

Former members

Mick MacNeil - composer, keyboards (1978-1990)
Derek Forbes - bass guitar (1978-1985; 1997-1998)
Brian McGee - drums (1978-1981)
Kenny Hyslop - drums (1981-1982)
Mike Ogletree - drums (1982)
John Giblin - bass guitar (1985-1989)
Eddy Duffy - bass guitar (1999-2010)

Former live and session musicians

Paul Wishart - saxophone - Empires and Dance Tour (1980)
Robin Clark - vocals - Once Upon a Time Tour (1985-1986)
Sue Hadjopoulos - percussion - Once Upon a Time Tour (1985-1986)
Lisa Germano - violin - Street Fighting Years Tour (1989)
Annie McCraig - vocals - Street Fighting Years Tour (1989)
Andy Duncan - percussion - Street Fighting Years Tour (1989)
Malcolm Foster - bass guitar (1989-1995)
Peter-John Vettese - keyboards (1990)
Mark Taylor - Keyboards (1991-1999; 2005-07)
Mark Schulman - drums - Good News from the Next World Tour (1994-1995)
Mark Kerr - drums (1999), guitar (2002)
Sarah Brown - vocals - Graffiti Soul Tour (2009)

References

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