Editing Simple Minds (section)

===Rescheduled tour, ''Direction of the Heart'' and ''New Gold Dream – Live From Paisley Abbey'' (2022–2023)===
[[File:Festival du Bout du Monde 2022 - Simple Minds - 028.jpg|thumb|right|Lead singer Jim Kerr performing with the band, 2022]] 

The cancelled world tour was rescheduled to 2022 with over 80 dates across more than 20 countries in spring/summer 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.simpleminds.com/2020/02/28/40-years-of-hits-tour-2020/ |title=40 Years Of Hits Tour |date=28 February 2020 |publisher=simpleminds.com }}</ref> 

On 17 January 2022, Simple Minds released the single "Act of Love" to mark the anniversary of the band's first performance on 17 January 1978 at Glasgow's Satellite City. In a statement from the band, the track had ended up shelved in the process of recording Simple Minds' debut album, though it had a lasting life during various live performances. Kerr and other band members still enjoyed the demo recording so much that they vowed to officially release an alternate version eventually.<ref name="simpleminds.com Act Of Love">{{cite web |title=simpleminds.com > 14 Jan, 2022 Out Now – Act Of Love |url=https://www.simpleminds.com/2022/01/14/new-single-act-of-love/ |date= 14 January 2022 |website=simpleminds.com |accessdate= 20 January 2022}}</ref>

On 21 October 2022 the band released their studio album ''[[Direction of the Heart]]'' via [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]. The very same day, they released the lead single "Vision Thing" for free. [[COVID-19]] quarantine restrictions prevented Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, who both resided in [[Sicily]], from traveling to the UK, so the new album had been recorded in [[Hamburg]], with most tracks written, created and demoed in Sicily.<ref name="simpleminds.com Direction of the Heart release announcement">{{cite web |url=https://www.simpleminds.com/2022/06/14/new-album-direction-of-the-heart/ |title=Direction of the Heart – the new album from Simple Minds |date= 14 June 2022 |website=simpleminds.com |accessdate= 15 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="nme.com Direction of the Heart release announcement">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/simple-minds-announce-new-album-direction-of-the-heart-share-single-vision-thing-3247603 |title=Simple Minds announce new album 'Direction Of The Heart' and share single 'Vision Thing' (The follow-up to 2018's 'Walk Between Worlds' is out in October) (by Arusa Qureshi) |date= 14 June 2022 |website=nme.com |accessdate= 16 June 2022}}</ref> On 9 July 2022, Simple Minds released a lyric video for "Vision Thing" on YouTube.<ref name="youtube Simple Minds Vision Thing">{{cite web |url=https://youtube.com/watch?src=Linkfire&lId=4e233531-73c3-42ac-b54d-e101372f4dd5&cId=fb37ec4f-c8e9-4e3f-ac04-f165c53e7ef9&v=bFl8LK3eunk |title= Simple Minds - Vision Thing (Lyric Video) (4:39) |date= 9 July 2022 |via=YouTube |accessdate= 10 July 2022}}</ref> A fourth single from the album, "Solstice Kiss", released in October 2023, became a hit in the UK, reaching No. 2 on the [[UK Vinyl Singles Chart]] and entering the Top 40 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] for one week at No. 31.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/simple-minds-solstice-kiss/ |title=Simple Minds Solstice Kiss |publisher=Official Charts }}</ref> Former member [[John Giblin]] died on 14 May 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kate-bush-pays-tribute-to-bassist-john-giblin-who-has-died-aged-71-3444421 | title=Kate Bush pays tribute to bassist John Giblin, who has died aged 71 | website=[[NME]] | date=16 May 2023 }}</ref>

On 27 October 2023, Simple Minds released the live album ''New Gold Dream – Live From Paisley Abbey'', a recording of the one-off performance of their 1982 album ''[[New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)]]'' for [[Sky Group|Sky TV]]'s Greatest Albums Live series, held at [[Paisley Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New Gold Dream - Live From Paisley Abbey |url=https://www.simpleminds.com/2023/10/27/new-gold-dream-live-from-paisley-abbey-2/ |website=SIMPLEMINDS.COM |date=27 October 2023}}</ref> On 29 December 2023, Charlie Burchill announced that Erik Ljunggren would be joining the group on keyboards for the band's 2024 tour.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/simpleminds/posts/910030580486546 Simple Minds Facebook Page > post on 29 December 2023]</ref>