Simple Minds has announced plans for a major North American headline tour – the legendary UK band’s biggest live run across the US and Canada in four decades. They are excited to share that the bands opening in support for the entire tour will be Soft Cell and Modern English.

The eagerly awaited tour coincides with the 40th anniversary of Simple Minds’ momentous 1985, a milestone year in their legendary career which saw them topping the world’s charts with their Billboard “Hot 100” #1 smash, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” and RIAA Gold-certified seventh studio album Once Upon A Time, not to mention their unforgettable set in front of 135,000 fans – and a TV audience of millions – on the American leg of 1985’s Live Aid. Today sees the digital premiere of a special new 9-track edition of Once Upon A Timefeaturing the addition of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” and updated Ruby Anniversary artwork. Physical versions and other anniversary reissues will follow later in the year. Simple Minds will be performing “Don’t You (Forget About Me) on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this Wednesday, January 29.

Dates get underway May 16 at Ridgefield, WA’s Cascades Amphitheater and then continue through June 22 finale at Noblesville, IN’s Ruoff Music Center. Highlights from the Live Nation produced run include shows at such famed arenas and amphitheaters as Seattle, WA’s Climate Pledge Arena (May 17), Inglewood, CA’s Kia Forum (May 22), Denver, CO’s Ball Arena (May 27), Woodlands, TX’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (May 31), Columbia, MD’s Merriweather Post Pavilion (June 10), Wantagh, NY’s Northwell at Jones Beach Theater (June 13), Mansfield, MA’s Xfinity Center (June 15), and Toronto, ON’s Budweiser Stage (June 18). Artist presales begin Wednesday, January 29 at 10:00 am (local). Local presales begin Thursday, January 30 at 10:00 am (local). All presales end Thursday, January 30 at 10:00 pm (local). General on-sales start Friday, January 31 at 10:00 am (local). For complete details and ticket availability, please visit www.simpleminds.com/tour.

Ice Nine Kills has unleashed news of their very special US Headline Tour, The Silver Scream-A-Thon . This unprecedented tour, produced by Live Nation, will offer fans a thrilling two-night experience in every city, that will see the band play both their hugely successful, seminal albumsThe Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood in full on respective evenings, along with a selection of deep cuts and fan favorites.

Ice Nine Kills has continued to create pop-culture defining moments with their fusion of heavy music and horror-inspired storytelling. Their latest single, “A Work of Art”(featuring System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian), was featured in 2024’s Terrifier 3, which became the highest-grossing unrated film of all time and a #1 box office hit. The single debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart and has already racked up over 15 million streams.

The Silver Scream-A-Thon tour promises an unmissable spectacle of music, terror, and theatricality. Inviting fans to step into the fully immersive, horror-fuelled universe of The Silver Scream , meticulously crafted by Ice Nine Kills over their last two chart- topping album releases. How many will make it out alive is yet to be determined. But for Psychos brave enough to take their chances, VIP packages and general on-sale will start on Friday, December 20th, 2024 at 10am local time , with pre-sales starting today. Head to IceNineKills.com for more info and prepare to meet your fate when The Silver Scream-A-Thon rolls up to a town near you!

Pre-sales will run throughout the week beginning with the Citi pre-sale beginning at 12pm ET/9am PT today (Tuesday, December 17th) from www.citientertainment.com, followed by the Ice Nine Kills Psychos Only pre-sale available only to premium members of the Psychos Only app beginning at 2pm ET/11am PT today (Tuesday, December 17th). Sign up for Psychos Only Premium membership and pre-sale access here.
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Today, GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter, Gracie Abrams, announces The Secret of Us Deluxe Tour which will kick off July 24th at TD Garden in Boston. On her Deluxe Tour, Gracie will be headlining the largest venues of her career, including iconic venues like New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Special guest Role Model will again join Gracie on all tour dates.

The Deluxe Tour announcement comes at an exciting time for Abrams who recently wrapped her headlining and sold-out The Secret of Us Tour, produced by Live Nation, this fall. The tour hit major cities across the U.S. Due to high demand, additional shows in Los Angeles, New York and Denver were added totaling to a three-night run at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, two nights in Denver and a three-night run at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Following her headlining tour this fall, Gracie rejoined Taylor Swift for the second North American leg of her Eras Tour as direct support.

For U.S. dates, fans can sign up now HERE to access the artist presale beginning on Thursday, December 12 at 10am local time. The general on sale for North America dates begins on Friday, December 13 at 10am local time at gracieabrams.com.

Fans can also purchase VIP Packages, which may include premium tickets, pre-show party, Polaroid photo op with keepsake, Team Gracie merch bundle including The Secret of Us scrapbook, The Secret of Us mini water bottle, branded disposable camera & more. VIP package contents vary based on offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

The Secret of Us Deluxe Tour run will follow Gracie’s European and Asian legs of the tour. Also produced by Live Nation, this run begins February 8 in Madrid and will stop in major European cities including Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich, Paris, London, and Dublin before wrapping up in Glasgow on March 12. In April, Abrams will head to Asia and bring the tour to major cities including Singapore, Seoul, Hong Kong, and more. See below for full routing.
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