The journey of Simple Minds started in the gritty punk clubs of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1977, continuing to small theaters and halls and then on to massive stadium-rock celebrations.

Along the way, it became one of the most commercially successful Scottish bands of the 1980s.

Forty-eight years on, the group headed back to Atlanta on its Alive & Kicking tour for an `80s-centric show — with able support from Soft Cell and Modern English — at Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park on June 7.

Light-years away from their debut as part of a cheeky punk outfit called Johnny and the Self-Abusers, Simple Minds founders Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill continue to create challenging yet accessible music together. After 19 studio albums and two prior live recordings, the release of the double-l

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