SURROUNDED BY SOUND - Simple Minds 'Once Upon a Time' & XTC 'Skylarking'
Fri 6 Nov 2026
7.00 pm - Doors, Bar, Food
7.30 pm - We press PLAY.
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SURROUNDED BY SOUND
Presents
Simple Minds and XTC
Odeon Richmond presents two classic albums in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 Surround Sound.
Simple Minds' 7th Studio album ‘Once Upon a Time’ was the album that catapulted the band into an international success and playing Arena sized venues.
The album followed Simple Minds' No 1 US hit ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ from the soundtrack to The Breakfast Club movie. The song was not included on ‘Once Upon a Time’ but the album’s own singles, ‘Alive and Kicking’, ‘Sanctify Yourself’, ‘All the Things She Said’ and ‘Ghostdancing’ all entered the charts and maintained the momentum making Simple Minds one of the biggest bands in the world in 1985.
The album was an early release in 5.1 Surround Sound on SACD and DVD-Audio back in 2003 with some very different mixes from the original album. Now 2026 the album, along with ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’, has been released on Blu-ray with brand new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and instrumental mixes by original co-producer Bob Clearmountain.
‘Skylarking’ was XTC’s ninth studio album, released in 1986 becoming their biggest selling album ever. Produced by legendary American musician and producer Todd Rundgren.
The album’s lead single ‘Grass’ was a minor hit as was the second single ‘The Meeting Place’ however the B side of ‘Grass’, ‘Dear God’ became a huge success on American College Radio and MTV. The album was re-released with ‘Dear God’ added to the track listing propelling ‘Skylarking’ up the charts and creating a wave of controversy.
‘Skylarking’ came off the back of XTC’s psychedelic side project ‘The Dukes of Stratosphear’ and this 1967 era soundscapes are perfectly immersive in this Dolby Atmos mix by master remixer Steven Wilson.
