SIMPLE MINDS - T.C. MATIC ~ Il Palaeur. Roma. Italia.

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***A snowy evening in Rome. ***

*** *Once Upon a Time* was the breakthrough album for Simple Minds; it achieved the band's highest sales figures and spawned several hits. ***

 🕖 Set Times:

🔴 7:00 pm — Doors Open
🔥 8:00 pm — T.C. Matic (BE)

🔥 9:00 pm — Simple Minds (UK)

 

Support Act: T.C. MATIC

 

~ ONCE UPON A TIME TOUR 1986 ~
 

(The Once Upon A Time Tour was the major international tour undertaken by the Scottish band Simple Minds between 1985 and 1986 to celebrate and promote their hit album *Once Upon A Time*. 31 October 1985 – 9 November 1986 ; World Tour)  

 

 Once Upon a Time is the seventh studio album by Scottish (from Glasgow) new wave alternative rock synth pop band Simple Minds, released on October 1985. Producer Jimmy Iovine - Bob Clearmountain. The album reached #1 in UK charts, and peaked at #10 on the US charts, spending five consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard and 16 weeks in the Top 20. This was the first album without founding member, bassist Derek Forbes, who left the band after recording "Don't You (Forget About Me)".

Yé Yé is the fourth studio album and the last by Belgian (from Ostende) post punk  new wave, blues, funk band T.C. Matic, released in 1985. Producer Howard James Gray for Consec.

  

SIMPLE MINDS (Band)

 Jim Kerr — lead vocals (1977-present)

Charlie Burchill — lead guitar, backing vocals (1977-present)
John Giblin– bass (1985-1989; died on May 14, 2023)
Mel Gaynor – drums, backing vocals 982–1991; 1997–1998; 2002–2016)
Mick MacNeil – keyboards, backing vocals (1978-1990)

Robin Clark — backing vocals

Sue Hadjapolis — percussion

 

 T.C. MATIC (Band)

 Arno Arnold Charles Ernest Hintjens — lead vocals (1970 -2022; died on April 23, 2022 
Paul Decouter (Couter) — guitar (1980-1986)
Jean-Marie Aerts — guitar (1980-1986; died on May 25, 2024))
Rudy Cloet — drums (1980-1986)
Serge Feys — keyboards (1980-1986)

Ferre Baelen — bass (1980-1986)

The Setlist

SIMPLE MINDS

Intro Audio Tape

 

Waterfront (Sparkle in the Rain – 1984)

Speed Your Love To Me (Sparkle in the Rain – 1984)

Up on the Catwalk (Sparkle in the Rain – 1984)

The Book Of Brilliant Things (Sparkle in the Rain – 1984)

Ghost Dancing (Once Upon A Time – 1985) 

Don't You (Forget About Me) (The Breakfast Club soundtrack – 1985)

Promised You A Miracle (New Gold Dream – 1982)

Once Upon A Time (Once Upon A Time – 1985)

Oh Jungleland (Once Upon A Time – 1985)

All The Things She Said (Once Upon A Time – 1985)

Street Hassle (Lou Reed cover - Street Hassle - 1978)

Alive And Kicking (Once Upon A Time – 1985)

Sanctify Yourself (Once Upon A Time – 1985)

East At Easter (Sparkle in the Rain – 1984)

 

Encore

 

Love Song (Sons and Fascination - 1981)

Sun City (Artists United Against Apartheid cover - 1985) (with a snippet of "Dance to the music" - Sly and the Family Stone cover - 1967)

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 Time Set: 1h47