Support acts

1979
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Vision Collision
 * The Detectives

1980
Duran Duran as opening act for:
 * Fashion
 * Hazel O'Connor

1981
Duran Duran as opening act for:
 * Sweet
 * The Go-Gos
 * Additional notes:
 * Sweet originally recorded "Love Is Like Oxygen", a track covered by Freebass.
 * The Go-Gos featured Belinda Carlisle, who later recorded "Mad About You" with Andy Taylor performing guitar.

Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Biddie & Eve ⓢ
 * B Movie & DJ ⓢ
 * Animal Magnet ⓢ
 * Ton Lebbink ⓢ
 * Quiet Room
 * The Bootlegs
 * Our Daughter's Wedding
 * John Cooper Clarke ⓢ
 * Talk Talk ⓢ + more shows
 * Additional notes:
 * Talk Talk were produced by Colin Thurston, who also produced Duran Duran's first two albums.

1982
Duran Duran as opening act for:
 * Blondie ⓢ + more shows
 * Additional notes:
 * Blondie later recorded "Studio 54", a song written and produced by TV Mania.

Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Split Enz ⓢ
 * New Egypt
 * Glen Nelson
 * Dwight Twilley ⓢ
 * Tom Dozen
 * The Church
 * Le Mat
 * Bloomsbury Set ⓢ + more shows
 * Tic n Toc

1983
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Prince Charles & The City Beat Band ⓢ
 * Robert Palmer ⓢ
 * The Little Heroes
 * Australian Crawl ⓢ + more shows
 * 16 Tambourines
 * Additional notes:
 * Robert Palmer later became a member of The Power Station and recorded solo tracks with Andy Taylor.

1984
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Images In Vogue
 * Dogs on Fire
 * Z Rocks
 * The White Animals
 * Corvette
 * Combo Audio
 * The Kind
 * Checquered Past ⓢ + more shows
 * Billy Idol
 * The Payolas ⓢ + more shows
 * Prince Charles and The City Beat Band ⓢ + more shows
 * Night
 * A New Personality
 * The Swinging Richards
 * Book of Love
 * The Rescue
 * The Blades
 * The Contractions
 * Trio
 * Additional notes:
 * Chequered Past featured Michael Des Barres and members of Blondie.
 * Billy Idol later performed with Neurotic Outsiders during the Hollywood's Burning show.

1987
Duran Duran as opening act for:
 * David Bowie
 * Additional notes:
 * Duran Duran have recorded and performed various Bowie songs including "Boys Keep Swinging".

Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * John Adams ⓢ + more shows
 * Erasure ⓢ + more shows

1988
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * J.J. Slick ⓢ + more shows

1989
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * The Pursuit of Happiness ⓢ + more shows
 * Thrashing Doves ⓢ + more shows

1993
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Michael Barabas ⓢ + more shows
 * The Streaks ⓢ + more shows
 * Los Vidrios ⓢ
 * Valija Diplomatica ⓢ
 * Blur ⓢ
 * Terence Trent D'Arby ⓢ + more shows
 * Plan B ⓢ + more shows
 * The Cranberries ⓢ + more shows
 * Dramarama
 * Adam Ant ⓢ
 * The Village People ⓢ

1994
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * James ⓢ + more shows
 * RuPaul
 * World Service ⓢ + more shows
 * K-Passa ⓢ
 * Paris Working ⓢ
 * Additional notes:
 * World Service featured former Duran Duran member Andy Wickett.

1995
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Planet Waves
 * Deep Blue Something ⓢ
 * Chris Isaak ⓢ

1997
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Al's Not Well ⓢ + more shows

1998
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Rialto ⓢ + more shows

1999
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Erin Evermore ⓢ + more shows
 * Thunderbugs ⓢ

2000
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Tsar ⓢ + more shows
 * Johnny Favourite
 * The Motels ⓢ
 * The Vegastones ⓢ + more shows

2001
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Joseph Graye ⓢ + more shows
 * Flare ⓢ
 * Samsara ⓢ + more shows
 * TabuTek ⓢ

2003
Duran Duran as opening act for:
 * Robbie Williams ⓢ + more shows

2004
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Goldfrapp ⓢ + more shows
 * Scissor Sisters ⓢ + more shows

2005
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
 * Ima Robot ⓢ + more shows
 * The Bravery ⓢ
 * Daniel Bedingfield ⓢ
 * The Departure ⓢ + more shows
 * Kaylou ⓢ + more shows
 * Lisa Stansfield ⓢ
 * Velvet ⓢ
 * James Blunt ⓢ
 * Beck ⓢ
 * Elisa ⓢ
 * Stimulator ⓢ + more shows
 * Dragonette ⓢ

2006
Opening acts for Duran Duran: PAGE IN PROGRESS
 * Sistas ⓢ
 * Myslovitz ⓢ
 * Directia 5 ⓢ