Live in the City of Angels explained

Live in the City of Angels
Type:	live
Artist:	Simple Minds
Cover:	Simple Minds - Live in the City of Angels.png
Released:	4 October 2019
Recorded:	24 October 2018 8 November 2018
Venue:	Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles, California) Fillmore-Gleason Theatre (Miami Beach, Florida) (Glittering Prize only) various venues on tour during soundchecks and rehearsals (expanded edition only)
Genre:	Rock
Length:	130:31^[1] (standard edition) 206:18^[2] (expanded edition)
Prev Title:	Walk Between Worlds
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	Direction of the Heart
Next Year:	2022

Live in the City of Angels is the seventh (double) live album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in early October 2019 to document their largest ever North American tour.^{[3] [4]}

Overview

On 20 August 2019, Simple Minds announced the release on 4 October 2019 of Live in the City of Angels, their new live album capturing the band on their biggest ever (31-show) North American tour (24 September–11 November 2018), mostly recorded on 24 October 2018 at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California (i.e. the City of Angels). Twenty-four of the tracks were performed that night in Los Angeles, with only "Glittering Prize" being recorded on 8 November 2018 at the Fillmore-Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach. The bonus tracks available on the Deluxe CD and digital formats were recorded at various sound checks and rehearsals. The 40-song collection spans the band's 40-year career.^{[3] [5]}

The album title can be seen as a reference (and a nod) to their first (1987) live album, Live in the City of Light, which was mostly recorded in Paris, France (i.e. the City of Light).

Release

Live in the City of Angels was released on 4 October 2019 and made available on multiple formats: standard double CD, deluxe 4-CD album (4 CDs in a hardback book), 4-vinyl quadpack, digital downloads, and streaming services (plus a signed set list bundle). The standard CD and vinyl format features 25 songs while the Deluxe CD and digital formats feature 40 songs. Though the standard edition contains the whole concert in order (with Glittering Prize added in), it fades the audience out and back in between each song.

Track listing

Deluxe CD and digital bonus tracks

• "Let the Day Begin" is a cover of The Call's 1989 song, which Simple Minds first covered on Searching for the Lost Boys (2009) and then again on Big Music (2014).

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[6]	191
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[7]	43
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[8]	30

Notes and References

1. Web site: Live in the City of Angels. Amazon Germany.
2. Web site: Live in the City of Angels . Amazon Germany .
3. Web site: Release Info – 20 Aug, 2019 OUT NOW! Live In The City Of Angels . 20 August 2019 . www.simpleminds.com . 4 October 2019.
4. Web site: live in the city of angels : information . October 2019 . www.simpleminds.org . 4 October 2019.
5. Web site: LIVE IN THE CITY OF ANGELS, out 4th October, is the new album from Simple Minds capturing the band on their biggest ever North American tour. . 20 August 2019 . . 4 October 2019.
6. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 42, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 22 October 2019.
7. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 04.10.2019 al 10.10.2019). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 12 October 2019.
8. Web site: Top 100 Albumes – Semana 41: del 4.10.2019 al 10.10.2019. Productores de Música de España. Spanish. 16 October 2019.