Simple Minds and Texas to perform at Halifax's Piece Hall

The latest announcement comes after global pop sensations, The Script, were named on the line-up for TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall in 2025.

Simple Minds will make their The Piece Hall debut on Monday, July 7, with hits like ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’, ‘Promised You a Miracle’, and ‘Glittering Prize’.

Meanwhile Texas will bring their popular show to the Piece Hall on Friday, July 25, after their critically acclaimed sold-out UK arena tour.

Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE DL, CEO of The Piece Hall Trust, said: “We are thrilled to be welcoming Simple Minds and Texas here to The Piece Hall.

Texas, left, and Simple Minds, right, have been announced as headline acts for Live at The Piece Hall in Halifax next summer (Image: The Piece Hall) “Simple Minds are one of the UK’s most beloved bands. Their incredible live shows are packed with anthems fans know and love. Likewise, Texas have produced hit after hit over the last four decades and remain a must-see live band.

“I cannot wait to see these iconic bands light up our incredible venue next summer."

How to get tickets 

Tickets for Live at the Piece Hall - including The Script, Simple Minds, and Texas - will go on sale at 9am on Friday, October 4, via The Piece Hall’s website and Ticketmaster.

The Script, pictured, are also headlining at The Piece Hall (Image: The Piece Hall)

Simple Minds

Simple Minds are one of the most successful bands to ever come from the UK, selling more than 60 million records worldwide and having number one singles on both sides of the Atlantic.

Demand to see them perform such iconic hits as Someone Somewhere in Summertime, Waterfront, Alive and Kicking, and Sanctify Yourself has grown year on year.

Part of the iconic soundtrack for John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club, the band is acclaimed as one of the best live bands of their generation.

Over the past decade the band – Jim Kerr (vocals), Charlie Burchill (guitars, keyboards), Gordy Goudie (acoustic guitar), Ged Grimes (bass), Cherisse Osei (drums), and Sarah Brown (vocals), and recent addition to the band Erik Ljunggren (keys) – have rekindled the magic that made them a vital artistic force in their early days.

The band’s 2015 album Big Music was described by MOJO magazine as “their best album in 30 years”.

Texas

Fronted by Sharleen Spiteri, Texas will showcase five decades of music from the worldwide classic ‘I Don’t Want A Lover’ to the modern-day hits of ‘Mr Haze’ and ‘Keep on Talking’.

With more than 40 million albums sold, their songs continue to resonate with fans across the world including the ever popular Say What You Want, Summer Son and Inner Smile.