simple minds

This new tour coincides with the 40th anniversary of their breakout hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)."

The featured song, "Don't You Forget About Me' was a feature not only in the film 'The Breakfast Club', but in Rocky 2, and TV shows including Family Guy, Scrubs, Psych, and 30 Rock.

Throughout music history, there have been stories of bands that recorded songs they never thought would be hits. "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds is one of those songs. The band had to be encouraged by their label, A&M, to record it after The Fixx, Billy Idol, and more had turned it down...