On Sunday December 18 fans around the world will be able to experience the band’s exclusive rooftop show, taped in Los Angeles, alongside previously unseen archival footage
and bonus interviews from the comfort of their home via a simple yet premium, high definition viewing experience through Veeps.com or the Veeps app on Apple TV, Roku, iOS, and Android
until January 2, 2023. (duranduran.veeps.com)
2022-12-16 | This Christmas Time
This Christmas Time features a number of rock legends, singers, actors, Founder Prof. Sir Chris Evans and Ambassador, Nina Lopes!
Ozzy Osbourne narrates a moving introduction to open the new track and Noddy Holder ends the song wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.
The song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and features guitarist Andy Taylor, of Duran Duran, who recently revealed his own battle with cancer, drummer Nick Mason, of Pink Floyd, lead vocalist
Casi Wyn, Nick Lloyd Webber on piano, Polly Wiltshire on viola and singer Reebz on vocal harmonies. Actress and singer Samantha Womack, who has also recently shared her cancer journey, provides backing
vocals, as does first time singer Nina Lopes, an Ambassador for The Cancer Awareness Trust. The song was produced and mixed by Matt Bond who also played bass guitar and Prof. Sir Chris Evans who also played
guitar. (thecancerplatform.com)
2022-12-15 | New Year's Eve
Duran Duran will be ringing in 2023 in New York’s Times Square. The band is set to perform live on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2023.
The new Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have been tapped to play a medley of their classic hits just before midnight, ahead of the ball drop. Other artists performing in Times
Square include New Edition, BTS’s J-Hope and Jax. (wdrv.com)
2022-12-14 | Adam Lambert
Pop-rock superstar Adam Lambert knows his way around a good cover. And on Tuesday (Dec. 13), the singer continued the trend with his latest ode to some ’80s rock icons.
Lambert unveiled his cover of Duran Duran‘s 1993 hit single “Ordinary World,” in which the American Idol alum slows the track down to create am almost eerie version of the grief-stricken original
track. Backed up by a smooth piano and some orchestral strings, Lambert carefully croons out the aching lyrics of the track, never going as far as emulating Simon Le Bon’s signature vocal, but
paying homage all the same. (billboard.com)
2022-12-08 | Warren Cuccurullo 66
2022-11-05 | A note from Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor, who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Duran Duran tonight in Los Angeles, was not able to attend the ceremonies due to illness. The band acknowledged his absence by reading portions of a letter that he drafted to commemorate the occasion.
Please find Andy's entire letter below.
Dear Simon, John, Roger, Nick, my fellow inductees and countrymen
I wanted to send a personal note to pass along my sincerest respect to you all for what’s been an amazing career, and to also share what has happened to me.
Firstly, can I say what an absolute honour it was to be nominated let alone be inducted into the RRHOF. There’s nothing that comes close to such recognition. I’m proud of everything we’ve achieved together and of the way you have continued. As a guitar player in a progressive band from the synth days of the early eighties, literally from the day I met Nick, John, Simon and Roger they truly valued the contribution of a rather noisy, versatile Northern brat. We all grew up on the same vinyl records and live gigs, from David Bowie to Roxy Music, The Sex Pistols and of course CHIC. I could go to all those places as a player and developed a hybrid guitar style that fitted this amazing concept OF A BAND…
I loved going into the studio and recording our material; nobody else sounded like us. We were ripe to absorb what was the art of analogue recording, but with some different kit, Nick's artful obsession with synth technology was something I'd never seen before and I was introduced to layers. Because we were instinctively the right fit, we evolved very quickly, writing RIO as our second album with the confidence our very early success with 'Girls On Film' and 'Planet Earth' inspired.
You can dream about what happened to us but to experience it, on one's own terms, as mates, was beyond incredible.
I would like to thank each of my brothers in this great band.
My family: my incredibly sane wife of 40 years - Tracey - my amazing children, Andy, Georgie, Bethy and Izzy, not forgetting my grandson Albie, who's probably online listening or on Fortnite!!!
The original believers: Paul and Michael Berrow, Dave Ambrose, Terry Slater, Rob Hallett.
The Producers: Colin Thurston, Alex Sadkin, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers - I've also really dug the work with Mark Ronson - I particularly admire 'All You Need Is Now’, that's a DD melody if ever I heard one.
Thanks also to Merck, Andrew and Wendy.
Now for the bad blood, well the good news is that there is none, just pure love and respect for everything we wrote, recorded and achieved together. What's the point? There's no stopping this 44-year thing called "Duran Duran”.
Now to the reason I'm not here:
Just over 4-years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. Many families have experienced the slow burn of this disease and of course we are no different; so I speak from the perspective of a family-man but with profound humility to the band, the greatest fans a group could have and this exceptional accolade.
I have the Rodgers and Edwards of doctors and medical treatment that until very recently allowed me to just rock on. Although my current condition is not immediately life threatening there is no cure. Recently I was doing okay after some very sophisticated life extending treatment, that was until a week or so ago when I suffered a setback, and despite the exceptional efforts of my team, I had to be honest in that both physically and mentally, I would be pushing my boundaries.
However, none of this needs to or should detract from what this band (with or without me) has achieved and sustained for 44 years. We've had a privileged life, we were a bit naughty but really nice, a bit shirty but very well dressed, a bit full of ourselves, because we had a lot to give, but as I’ve said many times, when you feel that collective, instinctive, kindred spirit of creativity mixed with ambition, armed with an über cool bunch of fans, well what could possibly go wrong?
I'm truly sorry and massively disappointed I couldn’t make it. Let there be no doubt I was stoked about the whole thing, even bought a new guitar with the essential whammy!
I'm so very proud of these four brothers; I'm amazed at their durability, and I'm overjoyed at accepting this award. I often doubted the day would come. I'm sure as hell glad I'm around to see the day.
Despite years of eligibility, 2022 was the first time Duran Duran were nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. And their fans turned out in droves. The New Romantics won the for the fans ballot by a landslide with nearly
934,000 votes — 250,000 more than the Number Two artist on the fan ballot, Eminem.
Induction by Robert Downey Jr.
Girls on Film
Hungry Like The Wolf
Ordinary World
Award Acceptance Speeches by 4 members
2022-11-02 | Set list - Highland
SET LIST - Yaamava' Theater, Highland, CA, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Lonely In Your Nightmare / Superfreak, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Planet Earth, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Psycho Killer, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-10-31 | Set list - Las Vegas
SET LIST - Wynn, Las Vegas, NV, USA: Night Boat, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, Paint It Black, Union Of The Snake, Love Voodoo, Ghost Town, Secret Oktober, Lonely In Your Nightmare, Superfreak, Supernature,
Planet Earth, Shadows On Your Side, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Spellbound + A View To A kill, Psycho Killer, Wild Boys.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-10-30 | Set list - Las Vegas
SET LIST - Wynn, Las Vegas, NV, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Planet Earth, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-10-27 | Simon Le Bon 64
2022-10-14 | Medazzaland (25th Anniversary)
It’s the name of a place, but not a physical place. More a state of mind. Medazzaland. It’s not insignificant that the title of Duran Duran’s ninth studio album,
released 25 years ago this week, is the name of such a place. More info on
dd.com.
CD: 1997 US (Capitol; CDP 7243 8 33876 2 5)
3:49 Medazzaland
4:40 Big Bang Generation
5:16 Electric Barbarella
4:16 Out Of My Mind
3:26 Who Do You Think You Are
2:25 Silva Halo
5:10 Be My Icon
4:16 Buried In The Sand
4:07 Michael You‘ve Got A Lot To Answer For
3:39 Midnight Sun
4:37 So Long Suicide
3:05 Undergoing Treatment
2022-09-20 | Record Store Day
Duran Duran – Live at Hammersmith ‘82; Limited Edition (4.500) on 2LP gold vinyl
In 1982, the band recorded and filmed one of their three London dates at Hammersmith Odeon. This gold double vinyl edition features live performances of Duran Duran hits – “Rio,” “Hungry Like The Wolf,” and “Girls on Film” -plus a
fan-favorite cover of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel’s “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me).”
This release is a Record Store Day US Exclusive release, available on November 25, 2022.
2022-09-18 | Future Past - The Complete Edition
Duran Duran’s Future Past album from 2021 will be reissued in November as a double vinyl package, dubbed ‘The Complete Edition’. The new ‘Complete Edition’ offers all 16 tracks from the Japanese CD spread over two vinyl records. The
first LP is red while the second is green. The gatefold package features a new silver/grey version of the cover art and also includes two 12” x 12” art booklets. Future Past: The Complete Edition 2LP set will be issued on 25 November
2022. Pre-order here.
LP 1 (RED)
Side A
INVISIBLE
ALL OF YOU
GIVE IT ALL UP (feat. Tove Lo)
ANNIVERSARY
Side B
FUTURE PAST
VELVET NEWTON
BEAUTIFUL LIES
TONIGHT UNITED
LP 2 (GREEN)
Side C
WING
NOTHING LESS
LAUGHING BOY
HAMMERHEAD (feat. Ivorian Doll)
Side D
INVOCATION
MORE JOY! (feat. CHAI)
FIVE YEARS
FALLING (feat. Mike Garson)
2022-09-11 | Set list - Los Angeles
SET LIST - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Five Years, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-09-10 | Set list - Los Angeles
SET LIST - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Anniversary, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Five Years, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-09-09 | Set list - Los Angeles
SET LIST - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Five Years, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-09-07 | Set list - Phoenix
SET LIST - Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, Anniversary, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Union Of The Snake, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Beautiful Lies, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-09-04 | Set list - San Francisco
SET LIST - Chase Center, San Francisco, CA, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, All Of You, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Union Of The Snake, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-09-03 | Set list - Las Vegas
SET LIST - Wynn, Las Vegas, NV, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, Anniversary, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Union Of The Snake, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Beautiful Lies, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-09-01 | Set list - Las Vegas
SET LIST - Wynn, Las Vegas, NV, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, All Of You, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Union Of The Snake, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-08-30 | Set list - Ft. Worth
SET LIST - Dickies Arena, Ft. Worth, TX, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, All Of You, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Union Of The Snake, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-08-28 | Medazzaland 25
October 14, 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Duran Duran's ninth studio album, Medazzaland, and to celebrate, the album will officially be released on vinyl for the first time ever. This special anniversary package will be pressed on 180g neon pink vinyl and will include a 20 page booklet featuring exclusive artwork. (Info: dd.com)
2022-08-26 | Set list - Columbus
SET LIST - (Wonderbus Festival), Columbus, OH, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-08-25 | Set list - New York
SET LIST - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, Anniversary, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Union Of The Snake, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-08-23 | Set list - Columbia
SET LIST - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, Anniversary, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-08-22 | Set list - Toronto
SET LIST - Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON, Kanada: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, Anniversary, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-08-20 | Set list - Chicago
SET LIST - United Center, Chicago, IL, USA: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, Anniversary, Notorious, A View To A Kill, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Careless Memories, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-08-14 | All Of You 12"
Duran Duran have announced the limited 12” vinyl release of ‘ALL OF YOU’ (EROL ALKAN EXTENDED REWORK), out October 14th and available to pre-order via Phantasy Sound. Having co-produced Duran Duran’s acclaimed fifteenth studio album, ‘FUTURE PAST’, Erol Alkan returns to deliver a very special Extended Rework. Paying tribute to the band’s pioneering ‘Night Version’ remixes that tipped their earliest material towards the dance floor, this grandiose reimagining equally recalls Alkan’s beloved reworks from over the years. Phantasy is proud to release ‘ALL OF YOU’ (EROL ALKAN EXTENDED REWORK)’ (backed with an instrumental version) on a limited run of 12” vinyl, with an exclusive red vinyl edition of only 300, available only at Rough Trade stores. (Info: dd.com)
2022-08-10 | Appreciation Day
Hello all, it's Simon, your front man from Duran Duran.
It has been an incredible year (August-August) for the band . Landmarks include the release of FUTURE PAST and all the attendant successes: Our induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; our participation at the Jubilee concert
for the Queen; our incredible show at BST Hyde Park in London; being invited to perform at the opening ceremony at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham; and the video of the song TONIGHT UNITED, filmed at a special
concert we did on the rooftop of the Aster in Hollywood, CA. This track is part of “A Hollywood High, Duran Duran Live in Concert,” which will be released in cinemas in November, 2022.
All of these things make us feel much more important than we really are, but that's OK, it's an occupational hazard in this business.
Here's wishing you all a great August 10 and for us, it's great to be appreciated. Thank you. (Info dd.com).
2022-08-09 | Save A Prayer (40th Anniversary)
"SAVE A PRAYER" the 3rd single from the album 'Rio' was released 40 years ago ...
7“: 1982 UK (EMI; EMI5327)
5:25 Save A Prayer [single version]
3:58 Hold Back The Rain (remix)
12“: 1982 UK (EMI; 12EMI5327)
5:25 Save A Prayer [single version]
7:05 Hold Back The Rain (remix) [12“ remix]
Úspìchy v hitparádách:
UK #2
Ireland #2
New Zealand #35
2022-07-28 | Set list - Birmingham
SET LIST - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, UK: Save A Prayer, Planet Earth, Tonight United, Ordinary World. (All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-07-10 | Set list - BST Hyde Park
SET LIST - (BST Hyde Park), London, UK: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Pressure Off, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Hungry Like The Wolf, Friends Of Mine, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-07-08 | Set list - Festival Cruilla
SET LIST - (Festival Cruilla), Parc del Forum, Barcelona, Spain: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Pressure Off, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Hungry Like The Wolf, Ordinary World, Anniversary, Planet Earth, The Reflex, Careless Memories, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-07-05 | Set list - Halifax
SET LIST - The Piece Hall, Halifax, UK: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Friends Of Mine, Ordinary World, Anniversary, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Careless Memories, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-07-02 | Set list - Inverness
SET LIST - Caledonian Stadium, Inverness, Scotland, UK: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Hungry Like The Wolf, Friends Of Mine, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-07-01 | Set list - Lytham Festival
SET LIST - (The Lytham Festival), Lytham Saint Annes, UK: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Hungry Like The Wolf, Friends Of Mine, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-06-25 | Set list - Rock In Rio
SET LIST - (Rock In Rio Lisboa), Lisboa, Portugal: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Hungry Like The Wolf, Friends Of Mine, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-06-23 | Set list - Lido Di Camaiore
SET LIST - (La Prima Estate Festival), Lido Di Camaiore, Italy: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, The Reflex, Friends Of Mine, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, Hungry Like The Wolf, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-06-20 | John Taylor 62
2022-06-19 | Set list - Live Is Live
SET LIST - (Live Is Live), Zeebrugge Beach, Brugge, Belgium: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, The Reflex, Friends Of Mine, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, Hungry Like The Wolf, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-06-17 | Set list - Castle Howard
SET LIST - Castle Howard, Yorkshire, UK: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Anyone Out There, The Reflex, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, Hungry Like The Wolf, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-06-12 | Set list - Dublin
SET LIST - St Anne’s Park, Dublin, Ireland: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Anyone Out There, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, What Happens Tomorrow, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-06-08 | Nick Rhodes 60
2022-06-02 | Set list - Helsinki
SET LIST - (In The Park), Helsinki, Finland: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Pressure Off, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, What Happens Tomorrow, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, White Lines, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-05-29 | Set list - Sommerstemning
SET LIST - (Sommerstemning), Nova Spektrum, Lillestrom, Norway: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, Hungry Like The Wolf, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-05-28 | Set list - Stockholm
SET LIST - Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, Hungry Like The Wolf, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-05-26 | Set list - Jelling Musikfestival
SET LIST - (Jelling Musikfestival), Molvangvej, Denmark: Intro / Velvet Newton, The Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
Give It All Up, What Happens Tomorrow, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, The Reflex, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Save A Prayer, Rio.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-05-22 | Set list - Leicester 2
SET LIST - O2 Academy, Leicester, UK: Intro / Velvet Newton, Faster Than Light, Anyone Out There, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, Tiger Tiger, Come Undone,
What Happens Tomorrow, Ordinary World, Give It All Up, Planet Earth, Hold Back The Rain, Beautiful Lies, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur, Hungry Like The Wolf, Save A Prayer.
(All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-05-21 | Set list - Leicester
SET LIST - O2 Academy, Leicester, UK: Intro / Velvet Newton, Faster Than Light, Anyone Out There, Invisible, All Of You, A View To A Kill, Notorious, The Reflex, Tiger Tiger, Union Of The Snake, Come Undone,
What Happens Tomorrow, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth, Beautiful Lies, Hold Back The Rain, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur (Short), Save A Prayer,
Rio. (All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-05-19 | Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Queen, Diana Ross and Elton John have been announced for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert. The star-studded event, which takes place at Buckingham Palace on June 4, also includes
Duran Duran, Craig David, Eurovision singer Sam Ryder, Ella Eyre, Elbow, Alicia Keys, Hans Zimmer, Mabel, Jax Jones, Celeste, Andrea Bocelli, Sigala and Nile Rodgers. (Info: nme.com)
2022-05-12 | Out Of My Mind (25th Anniversary)
"OUT OF MY MIND", the 1st single from the album 'Medazzaland' was released 25 years ago... excellent review from duranasty.com.
CD5: 1997 UK (Virgin; VSCDX1639) [CD 1 of 2; cardboard ps]
3:46 Out Of My Mind (perfecto radio edit)
5:51 Out Of My Mind (perfecto mix)
5:47 Out Of My Mind (perfecto instrumental)
6:41 Out Of My Mind (perfecto dub 1)
CD5: 1997 UK (Virgin; VSCDT1639) [CD 2 of 2]
4:15 Out Of My Mind (album version)
2:24 Silva Halo
4:06 Sinner or Saint
4:25 Out Of My Mind (electric remix)
12“: 1997 UK (Virgin; VST 1639)
5:51 Out Of My Mind (perfecto mix)
5:47 Out Of My Mind (perfecto instrumental)
6:41 Out Of My Mind (perfecto dub 1)
6:25 Out Of My Mind (perfecto dub 2)
In the charts:
UK #21
Italy #8
2022-05-10 | Rio (40th Anniversary)
Best ever album of Duran Duran "RIO" was released 40 years ago ...
LP: 1982 UK (EMI; EMC3411)
CS: 1982 UK (EMI; TC EMC3411)
5:39 Rio
4:51 My Own Way
3:52 Lonely In Your Nightmare
3:40 Hungry Like The Wolf
3:59 Hold Back The Rain
5:31 New Religion
4:18 Last Chance On The Stairway
5:33 Save A Prayer
5:12 The Chauffeur
In the charts:
UK #2
Sweden #9
Norway #13
2022-05-10 | RIO 40
Rio — which celebrates its 40th anniversary this week, just days after Duran Duran celebrated their long-overdue induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — was never about style over substance. The album, impeccably produced by Bowie/Iggy engineer Colin Thurston, still holds up, from the primal pop of the jungle-love breakthrough single “Hungry Like the Wolf,” to the wistful, whistling one-night-stand ballad “Save a Prayer,” to the harrowing, noir-ish, David Lynch-approved outro “The Chauffeur.”
“Obviously with every new album we make, we always have to believe in it and feel we’ve gone in the right direction. But when we finished the Rio album, I looked around and I knew we’d done something special,” recalls Duran Duran keyboardist and co-founder Nick Rhodes. “I didn’t know what on earth would happen to it, whether it would be a hit or a flop or whatever, but I knew when I was listening to it: ‘Yep, this has got really strong songs on it, and this one just feels right.’”
For bubblegum-card-carrying members of the original MTV generation, Rio will forever be inextricably linked with sherbet-colored music video scenes of sexy yachting adventures and champagne-fueled, grownup good times. Despite being from the gray and decidedly unexotic West Midlands city of Birmingham, England, with Rio, Duran Duran were selling a jet-setting, island-hopping fantasy.
“I think it was just the times, really,” Taylor tells Yahoo. “We took a lot of criticism for that aspirational aspect. This was in the wake of the punk-rock thing, and Thatcher. But from a creative point of view, we would have to go in a different direction — we couldn’t go down the road the Sex Pistols had been down, or the Clash had been down. We had to find our own mood and our own lane.
“I suppose we were criticized for selling people a dream. I remember when Heaven 17 put out their album The Luxury Gap, [critics] said, ‘Well, a luxury gap — that’s what Duran Duran sell, this fantasy to people who can’t afford it!’ But I never really thought about it like that,” Taylor continues. “To me, I liked music and art when there was something a little untouchable about it, something exotic, something erotic. I think those are the kinds of artists that I’ve been drawn to, that we’ve been drawn to. We were naturally going to do that.”
“I really don’t think I would have done anything different, in any way,” Taylor insists. “I don’t regret it at all. I mean, I don’t know how we would have developed as musicians if that had never been a part of our story, but I do know that that thing we had gave us power, and it enabled us to work in the way in which we wanted to work. I mean, if we hadn’t had the teenage girl fans, then we might have had no career past the mid-’80s, you know?”
Part of Rio’s appeal for female fans was undoubtedly its pro-woman imagery. Along with the above-mentioned Nagel cover, the band’s bold music video castings — the sassy Bond heroine who captured Roger in a fishing net in “Rio,” the tigress who tussled with Le Bon in “Hungry Like the Wolf” — always depicted strong, self-assured women, almost like Nagel ladies sprung to life. This was a welcome contrast from the usual video vixens that starred other exploitative clips of the era. “No, the women were manipulating us! You know, in ‘Rio’ or ‘Hungry Like the Wolf,’ we’re chasing them. They’re the ones with the power. They’re on the pedestal — as it should be,” grins Taylor.
“I think we were lucky to have connected with [director] Russell Mulcahy, and I think Russell was very cinematic in his vision,” says Taylor. “He’d be looking at Apocalypse Now, at Raiders of the Lost Ark, and he was like, ‘Yeah, I can do that. We can do that with your three-minute epics. How much can we get out of these things? Let’s get out of the studio. We’re going to make these mini-blockbuster videos that take people to another place, a place they’ve never been to, and it’s going to be exotic and dangerous and sexy.’”
“I am very grateful that our timing — our accidental timing — with the advent of music video was so fortuitous,” says Rhodes. “If we’d been five years later, I think the exciting bit was already over; if we’d been five years earlier, we would have been usurped by newer, younger bands. It just happened that we were at the right place at the right time.” (Info: yahoo.com)
2022-05-04 | Hungry Like The Wolf (40th Anniversary)
"HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF" the 2nd single from the album 'Rio' was released 40 years ago ...
7“: 1982 UK (EMI; EMI5295)
3:27 Hungry Like The Wolf [single version]
4:11 Careless Memories (Live Version)
12“: 1982 UK (EMI; 12EMI5295)
5:14 Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version)
4:11 Careless Memories (Live Version)
In the charts:
UK #5
Ireland #4
Holland #50
Australia #5
New Zealend #4
USA #3
2022-05-04 | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Today, the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame announced that Duran Duran will be inducted this fall, joining a long list of ground-breaking global icons before them. The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is to take place on November 5 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Frontman Simon Le Bon said: “Here in the wild, beautiful world of Duran Duran, I think we're all in a little bit of a daze about this. It's one thing to be nominated - but a totally different thing altogether to be actually voted up for induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which is to my mind the closest thing you'll ever get to a rock & roll knighthood. This truly is a special and most valued kind of recognition for our lifetime's dedication to new music.
We owe a great debt of gratitude to all our fans, and everybody else who kept us in the number one slot for almost the entire duration of the RockHall 2022 Public Vote. We are humbled and truly elated by the depth of your support, and wish to share this momentous day for Duran Duran with all of you.”
Bassist John Taylor added: “It’s quite an honor for Duran Duran to be elected into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and not one we ever expected. We have never thought of ourselves as a Rock n’ Roll band, more of an 'ongoing Art Project', however, I feel a profound sense of gratitude for the acknowledgement this award represents.
We are thrilled to see some of our contemporaries joining us this year, Annie and Dave in particular, and would like to thank each and every one of you who took the time to register and vote for us. The overwhelming support that allowed us to win the people’s vote has been incredible. We look forward to performing at the Gala in Los Angeles!” (Info: dd.com)
2022-05-01 | Set list - Ibiza
SET LIST - Ibiza, Spain: Intro / Velvet Newton, Invisible, All Of You, Notorious, The Reflex, Give It All Up, Union Of The Snake, Tiger Tiger, Come Undone, Ordinary World, Tonight United, Planet Earth,
Beautiful Lies, A View To A Kill, Sunrise, Girls On Film / Acceptable In The 80s + The Chauffeur (Short), Save A Prayer, Hungry Like The Wolf, Rio. (All live shows and set lists are here.)
2022-04-28 | John Taylor: Runaway
John Taylor presents Runaway, a new exhibition at HANGAR8289, Ibiza as part of Three-day ‘Touch the Sunrise’ Immersive Experience (April 30-May 1).
The works featured in Runaway explore the artist’s experience of time, space, and high emotion through the mining of his own past—while simultaneously reflecting on the effects of global upheaval and trauma.
Runaway at HANGAR8289, shown in association with the Aspen-based gallery One Hour Ahead, will mark the first time Taylor’s new visual artworks have been shown outside of America.
(Info dd.com).
2022-04-28 | Ghosts Of Peonies
"When the flowers began to fade, I was drawn to how deeply strange and beautiful they looked."
Nick Rhodes’ exhibition ‘Ghosts of Peonies’ features 88 images, 40 of flowers and 48 small prints of corroded copper. The Peony photographs were taken over a period of three weeks during June 2021. They are all views of the same
flower arrangement in different stages of decay.
The photographs are all printed in limited, signed editions. The 20 pieces printed on corroded copper are all unique. The Exhibit takes place from 30 April - 1 May during Duran Duran: Touch the Sunrise.
(Info dd.com).
2022-04-26 | Roger Taylor 62
2022-03-21 | Live 2022
March 17, 2022 - The Aster Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA set list
May 1, 2022 - Ibiza, Spain [new date]
May 26, 2022 - (Jelling Musikfestival), Molvangvej, Denmark
May 28, 2022 - Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden
May 29, 2022 - (Sommerstemning), Nova Spektrum, Lillestrom, Norway
June 2, 2022 - (In The Park), Helsinki, Finland (with Nile Rodgers & Chic)
June 12, 2022 - St Anne’s Park, Dublin, Ireland [new date]
June 17, 2022 - Castle Howard, Yorkshire, UK
June 19, 2022 - (Live Is Live), Zeebrugge Beach, Brugge, Belgium
June 23, 2022 - (La Prima Estate Festival), Lido Di Camaiore, Italy
June 25, 2022 - (Rock In Rio Lisboa), Lisboa, Portugal [new date]
July 1, 2022 - (The Lytham Festival), Lytham Saint Annes, UK [new date]
July 2, 2022 - Caledonian Stadium, Inverness, Scotland, UK
July 5, 2022 - The Piece Hall, Halifax, UK
July 8, 2022 - (Festival Cruilla), Parc del Forum, Barcelona, Spain
July 10, 2022 - (BST Hyde Park), London, UK [new date]
August 19, 2022 - Treasure Island Amphitheater, Minneapolis, MN USA
August 20, 2022 - United Center, Chicago, IL, USA
August 22, 2022 - Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON, Canada
August 23, 2022 - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA
August 25, 2022 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
August 26, 2022 - (Wonderbus Festival), Columbus, OH, USA
August 30, 2022 - Dickies Arena, Ft. Worth, TX, USA
September 1, 2022 - Wynn, Las Vegas, NV, USA
September 3, 2022 - Wynn, Las Vegas, NV, USA
September 4, 2022 - Chase Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
September 7, 2022 - Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
September 9, 2022 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
September 10, 2022 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
September 11, 2022 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2022-03-21 | Duran Duran set to play the Piece Hall, Halifax
Duran Duran are heading to West Yorkshire this summer for what promises to be an unforgettable night featuring their greatest hits.
The band have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, scored 18 American hit singles and 21 UK Top 20 tunes – cementing them as one of the most successful and influential bands of all time.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday, March 25 via ticketmaster.ie.
More info thetelegraphandargus.co.uk.
2022-03-20 | Private rooftop concert in Hollywood
During a private rooftop concert in Hollywood this week, Duran Duran lit up the Capitol Records building in blue and yellow – the colours of the Ukrainian flag – and dedicated their 1992 song ‘Ordinary World’ to
the people of Ukraine.
The band performed to an intimate crowd of 250 – mostly friends, family and industry professionals – on the rooftop of the Aster nightclub on Thursday (March 17). Capitol Tower is in clear eyeshot of the Aster,
and with Duran Duran having previously been signed to Capitol Records, it made a perfect backdrop for their message of solidarity with Ukraine.
In a statement shared alongside a clip of the performance, bassist John Taylor said: “We are appealing to our fans in Russia to have an open heart and to support peace. We are all hoping you can get
back to an ‘Ordinary World’.” More info nme.com.
2022-03-18 | The Late Late Show
Duran Duran brought their upbeat new song “Tonight United” to the Late Late Show with James Corden. “This song is about the world coming together over music,” said Simon Le Bon as Nick Rhodes, wearing
a conspicuous blue-and-yellow suit in honor of Ukraine, ramped up the synths.
The new song, from the band’s new album Future Past, is a reminder of how good these New Wave stalwarts are at updating their sound without letting go of the dance-pop energy we love them for.
More info dd.com.
2022-02-16 | Andy Taylor 61
2022-02-15 | Hollywood Bowl
HOLLYWOOD BOWL DATES
09/09 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
09/10 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
09/11 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
In celebration of their spectacular four-decade career and the Bowl’s centennial, internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum, award-winning legends Duran Duran will headline an exciting three-day weekend, when they will be
joined by special guests to celebrate their rich and colorful career. Performing songs from their most recent critically-acclaimed studio album, FUTURE PAST, together with all the hits, this event will mark a new and exciting
chapter for the band.
Recently nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Duran Duran enlisted some of the most exciting names in music on FUTURE PAST, delivering yet another genre-spanning piece of work that once again sets them
apart from the pack. Featuring Swedish hitmaker Tove Lo and British Queen of Drill Ivorian Doll, as well as to Blur’s Graham Coxon and Japanese all-girl punk band CHAI, songs from the new album fit seamlessly with classics
such as “Rio,” “Ordinary World,” and “Hungry Like the Wolf.” (Info: hollywoodbowl.com)
2022-01-22 | Austin City Limits
Duran Duran Austin City Limits - Live at the Moody Theatre. A 1 hour highlights show from ACL 2021 is broadcast on PBS, which was later made freely available online for one month. A very small
interview follows, where they say they support each other and look more towards the future. (Info: dd.com)
2022-01-11 | Astronomia
Nick and Wendy Bevan are interviewed for Flood Magazine about Astronomia. He said "Every single day when I go into the studio, I feel like I did when I was a little kid in the toy shop
because there’s so many things to do in there. And I know by the end of the day something, somehow, will have happened."
More on floodmagazine.com.
2022-01-08 | A Bowie Celebration
Simon and John perform Let's Dance at Mike Garson's 2nd annual A Bowie Celebration, 6pm PST. The event also featured Noel Gallagher, and Def Leppard's Joe Elliot.
2022-01-06 | De Volkskrant magazine
John is interviewed for de Volkskrant magazine in The Netherlands. He said "Erol Alkan turned out to be Coxon's neighbor and he immediately reacted so enthusiastically when we mentioned his
name that we invited him. Graham always gave us really good energy in the studio. His input was essential, especially in the early stages of all the songs.”
(Info: volkskrant.nl)
2022-01-03 | Interview
John Taylor can smile the smile of someone who’s satisfied with what he did get. The Duran Duran bass player is reflecting upon the decision to record the band’s superb 15th album, FUTURE PAST with a man
better known for rocking the turntables than riding the faders. The roll call of collaborators on FUTURE PAST also includes an indie guitar hero, an Italian disco composer, a legendary Bowie sideman
and an entity which doesn’t actually exist (we’ll get to that). The most significant, however, is the long-haired Londoner joining John for a chat...
More on dd.com
