Today, Live Nation and leading live music and event promoter Cuffe & Taylor announce that Simple Minds will headline the highly anticipated return of TK Maxx Presents Derby Summer Sessions, taking place on Tuesday 08 July, at Markeaton Park.

Following the success of last year’s inaugural Derby Summer Sessions—which featured world-class headliners such as Madness, Tom Jones and Becky Hill.

Tickets will go on general sale on Friday, 04 October via smmrsessions.com / ticketmaster.co.uk.

Simple Minds are one of the UK’s most successful bands, with six No.1 albums and chart-topping success in countries around the world including Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand. Over a 40-year career, the band has explored a wide range of musical styles—from avant-garde and art-rock to stadium anthems—while remaining quintessentially Simple Minds. Famed for hits like the “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” and UK No.1 “Belfast Child,” Simple Minds has sold over 60 million records. The band has seen three studio albums ‘Sparkle In The Rain,’ ‘Once Upon A Time,’ and ‘Street Fighting Years’ hit No.1 in the UK, alongside live album ‘Live In The City Of Light’. A legendary live band, Simple Minds has headlined major stadiums worldwide, starred at Live Aid, and played iconic shows in honour of Nelson Mandela.

The iconic band will take to the stage at Southampton Summer Sessions and Bedford Summer Sessions too:

These shows mark the return of one the live event series following this summer’s hugely successful Summer Sessions across England and Wales, which featured world-class headliners such as Avril Lavigne, Bryan Adams, Sting, and Tom Jones across five locations in England and Wales.