Suddenly we were like, ‘This is great fun!'” Taylor says. “Having people come in, especially towards the end of a project when everybody’s a little bit tired [and] running out of ideas and patience, can be really inspiring.” Le Bon is proud to have championed Wet Leg from the off As well as a second collaboration with Warren Cuccurullo on ‘ Love Voudou’, Danse Macabre will feature newly recorded versions of ‘Nightboat’ and fan favorite ‘ Secret Oktober 31st’ (both featuring Andy Taylor on guitar). The song made its first appearance as b-side to the 7” single ‘Union of The Snake’ and is now, 40 years later, seeing its first ever physical release on a Duran Duran studio album.

Carnival • Decade: Greatest Hits • Greatest • Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran • Strange Behaviour • Singles Box Set 1981-1985 • Singles Box Set 1986-1995 • From Mediterranea With Love The film's villain, the evil Dr. Durand Durand (played by Milo O'Shea, reprising his role from Barbarella) has crash landed on Earth and is surprised and confused to find teenagers chanting his name. When he discovers that they are not chanting for him, but for an upstart pop group, he sets up shop beneath the concert arena and attempts to wreak havoc on the band that stole his name. Of course, he and his henchmen fail at every turn and Duran Duran continue to perform, seemingly unaware of the evil doctor's plans. The Utilita is also a short walk from Birmingham New Street, Moor Street, Snow Hill and Five Ways train stations. Alternatively, each railway station is only few minutes away by taxi. Bag policy

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A differently edited version of Arena (An Absurd Notion) called As the Lights Go Down, essentially just the music with the "plot elements" cut out, was released for broadcast only. While performing at a concert in Perth, Australia in 2012, the group announced that it would be their last show. Drummer Jon Farriss said: "Tonight is very likely to probably be the last show we ever do." A statement released also read: 'We understand that this must come as a blow to everybody, but all things must eventually come to an end. We have been performing as a band for 35 years, it's time to step away from the touring arena.' After performing ANNIVERSARY, Planet Earth, White Lines, The Reflex and Girls on Film, the crowd erupted with deafening cheers and rapturous applause, demanding an encore.

It feels like several lifetimes ago when Duran Duran became one of the most successful bands after their critically acclaimed Rio (1982). It would be unfair to write-off the beloved Birmingham outfit as merely “your dad’s favourite band”, however. Their recent concert at O2 Arena – part of a tour promoting both their 40th anniversary and their latest album, 2021’s Future Past – was an electrifying and visually enchanting show. There was so much fierceness in their collective soul. As they ended their concert with ‘Rio’ and ‘Save a Prayer’ – probably their most sensual hit, which, with a slightly re-imagined tempo, became the evening’s highlight – you felt they could simply go on forever. Their classy performance of the Bond song ‘A View to Kill’ reminded us of their significant contribution to British culture. Doors will open at 6pm and the first support act, Lia Lia, will take to the stage at 7.20pm. At 7.40pm, there will be a short interval before the second support act, Jake Shears, takes over at 7.55pm. Moroder’s approach was much calmer – and much quieter. “We had to behave ourselves!” Le Bon says. “And then this sort of unspoken agreement seemed to develop, which was: ‘Whatever Giorgio says, Giorgio gets.'”Duran Duran will perform at Birmingham's Utilita Arena tonight, Friday, May 5. It's one of only seven UK dates this spring. The full list of tour dates is as follows: As well as Warren Cuccurullo, the album includes more special collaborations with former Duran Duran band member Andy Taylor, producer, guitarist and composer Nile Rodgers, Victoria De Angelis of Måneskin, and producers Josh Blair and Mr Hudson. Dutch album certifications – Duran Duran – Arena" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 4 August 2018. Enter Arena in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1986 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen". Invisible, taken from their most recent album, Future Past, is great and, like much of the work on that album, has a very classic Duran, retro feel.

Andy Taylor originally joined Duran Duran in 1980, co-writing and playing guitar on their first three studio albums: Duran Duran (1981), Rio (1982), and Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), before leaving the group to pursue a solo career. 16 years later he returned for 2004’s Astronaut (2004), before parting company once again with the other four original members in 2006.I was so convinced that [Wet Leg] were the real thing, and particularly that ‘Chaise Longue’ was something very, very special,” he recalls. “The minute I heard it, I just knew that it was a hit. And so it doesn’t surprise me that they [went on to be] so successful. I feel kind of slightly vindicated.” What did Le Bon think was so special about ‘Chaise Longue’? “Well, the vocal delivery for starters,” he says. “You know, we live in a time when there’s a lot of artists doing spoken word stuff, so to do something that stands out and is decent and different is difficult.” Arena would be the only full-length live Duran Duran release until the 2003 Encore series of official bootleg recordings, taken from shows in Japan and the West Coast of the USA. The Wild Boys" single was issued with six separate covers in the UK - one featuring each individual band member and one of the band collectively.

Then we go and try some new music out, and after you've done that then maybe do something a bit esoteric and maybe take it down, take the tempo down, take the energy down, and have like a dark, more introspective part of the show. Also released during this period for the Arena multi-media event was the " Duran Duran Game - Into The Arena", a series of collectible cards, the tour documentary Sing Blue Silver and a book about the tour featuring photography by Denis O'Regan, also called Sing Blue Silver. Both the Sing Blue Silver documentary and the Arena film were reissued on DVD in 2004; the Arena DVD features The Making of Arena as an extra.Byran Adams has gone on to lead an incredibly successful career, producing huge hits such as '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You', 'Heaven' and, of course, 'Summer Of '69'. For years, the band held out against collaborations, mainly because Le Bon was acutely aware that “it’s always the vocal that gets shared”. But on ‘Future Past’ they enlisted guest artists as varied as Japanese punk band Chai, Swedish pop alchemist Tove Lo and UK drill rapper Ivorian Doll. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021 . Retrieved 30 July 2018.