Simple Minds, November 1979

"The modern ambiance"

In hindsight, it’s very easy to show off about all the huge bands you saw before they were big. Of course, they weren’t necessarily that good when they were starting out, and I seem to have been in two minds about this one. The gig was On This Day (almost), on 30th November 1979, their second appearance at Eric’s that year.

It’s funny to remember that “k…