Simple Minds - Waterfront Mandela 70th Wembley 1988

[nahim55]

thank god for wirless technology

[Fenellaribena]

I was there and remember it like it was yesterday. I can still remember how they announced "Tina Turner" - it turned out to be Lenny Henry in drag! We knew there was going to be a special guest and a short time later they announced Michael Jackson. I personally left the floor by about two feet and was screaming. Yep, it was Lenny again........

[alive555]

that drummer made simple minds the tough sound. they needed. inho the best drummer ever.

[alive555]

mel hittin very hard !!

[Sparkelintherain]

Thanks for posting Happy. To bad the sound is mono.. : ( Have this on video somewhere still.. Any mp3 downloads..?

[p262shp]

(Nigelxman) your comment stinks. bono is big headed and all mouth. jim kerr isn't seen both u2 and simplemind loads of times now and simpleminds are a far far better live band than u2 could ever be allways came out a simpleminds gig on a high on diffrence is simplminds never get the recognition they deserve

[BillyIsATwat23]

@p262shp

Agreed, at least Simple Minds don't hide 2 additional guitarists and a keyboard player in booths under the stage in a pathetically arrogant attempt to fool silly people into thinking "Wow it sounds like the edge is playing all 3 guitar lines at the same time! I wonder how he does that?"

Addressing Nigelxman:

U2 have 3 great songs "Miss Sarajevo", "One" and "Stuck In a Moment"

Simple Minds have many more.

[Nigelxman]

And Jim Kerr could only hope to have written as many great songs as Bono.:-) Sorry but it's true. :-)  If you're Scottish I apologize. Now go and get on with your life.

[musicfunkydude]

Bono could only dream of being as cool as Jim Kerr, what a frontman he's the shit no mistake!

[hbrewin1]

Thia band are amazing - I was there - I was only 14yrs old!

[hbrewin1]

I was there - only 14 yrs old at the time - amazing. i was a massive SM fan - went to see them last year again - still got it!

[hbrewin1]

hmmm

[jonoboyle]

there too. was another world then...

[jakeyT3004]

I was a 15yr old obsessed with this band when this concert was shown all over the world! I waited and waited for SM to come on and when they did they rocked with this! Then all of a sudden there came a break for the bloody news right in the middle of their set. I was livid! Anyone else remember that? i even remember that Moira Stewart was the news reader!!! I have since seen the bit i missed and it was an awesome rendition of Sanctify Yourself!

[puacino]

Great song! Great performance!

[Debs007girl]

Wembley was rocking then...I was there

[sovietkong]

no doubt: best band ever

[Happy30th]

THANKS for All your comments, I have had a great read. It would be wrong to delete this video now.

I only posted these videos because I could not find them on Youtube, and maybe someone else was looking too.

Click the video for widescreen.

[RichieNewcastle]

I was at Wembley for this concert and remember it well. Infact still got whole televised event on video. Going to see Simple Minds on 3/12/08 at Newcastle Metro Arena wehey!!!!!!!!

[Debs007girl]

Where did you get a copy of the televised event? I was there too & would love to see the whole concert again.I still have the programme & T shirt

[timnlol]

Saw them in 88 at Wembley Arena. 3 hour show. Brilliant

[cosmu2]

in this gig SIMPLE MINDS has been what U2 has been in the live aid!!

great band of 80's with U2!

ps they are still a great band!!very underrated!

[giussyfarina]

best-band-ever

AND STILL TODAY

"lemme see your hands"

[spikelive]

simply..unreachable live version!!charlie guitar's and mick keyboard doesn't work almost for the entire performance!but ..anyway a stunning live version!

this is simply...EPIC!!!

[grizzadams2110]

What a day. I was there, I was 15 years old and it was my first concert. Still gives me goosebumps

[ilpicchiatello]

best band ever................

[brucerisk]

proudest day of my time with The Minds............what a day!

[robinestienne]

i remember this simple minds set like it was yesterday. what a song to open to. it was like u2 at live aid all over again.fantastic!!!

[cadburyenglishman]

Between The Edge and Charlie, I must take Charlie! Between Mullen & Gaynor, I must take Gaynor!! Between Bono & Kerr, I must take Kerr!!! Mick is on a plane all his own!!!! Somehow, Simple Mind's have a sound with great depth and soundscapes which no other band could quite match. Though, Mick said..."I recall U2, and suddenly they went into high gear..." Yet the art of the Mind's is still unsurpassed in its adrenaline and euphoria inducing elements.

[spikelive]

one by one each "element" of simple minds(in my opinion,j'm 40,and j play guitar and piano)is better than u2's elemant!!by the way j'm a great U2 fan...but there's no match between mel gaynor and larry mullen jr. or derek forbes,malcom foster and adam clayton...mick is simply a genius!jim-bono tied ,charlie -edge tied!simple minds(with Muse)are the best live band j've ever seen!!they were(are) really an underetimate band!! ciao cheers from italy..j apologize 4 my english!!

[gezburnz]

@cadburyenglishman altough technically simple minds are better musicians, u2 are a far superior band- in every aspect. And history will show that u2 surpassed simple minds- this was acheived by a far, far bigger fan base and masterpiece albums such as "the joshua tree" "achtung baby" and "all that you cant leave behind". Personally i love the "pop" album which shows just how diverse and experimental u2 can be and still are. Dont get me wrong, i love simple minds aswell. Amazing band also.

[sweetassugar69]

@gezburnz new gold dream,sons and facination, street fighting years, sparkle in the rain more than matches the albums u just mentioned of u2's ! ok fair enough u2 are a behemoth of a band but musically simple minds are far superior i really do think you need to listen to the simple minds albums i just mentioned to see how diverse the minds were ! i think you will find that simple minds were doing (pop) 15 years before u2 ever thought of it and without the help of eno and flood the dj lol

[spikelive]

i'm goin to move on up to the waterfront!!

great great great!best simple minds song!!

cheers from italy

[cadburyenglishman]

Happy 30th! Thanks mate for sharing this great rendition of this video! Full Colour and clean as a whistle!!!