Birmingham NIA: 7 July 2008

Birmingham NIA: 7 July 2008
unofficial live album
Venue	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, UK
Recorded	7 July 2008
Released	2008
Label	Unknown Label
Format	2xCD
Length	22 tracks
Genre	Pop
Producer	Duran Duran
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Birmingham NIA: 7 July 2008 is an unofficial Duran Duran live album, recorded during The Red Carpet Massacre Tour at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK on 7 July 2008.

About the album

The album is a recording of Duran Duran's performance at the National Indoor Arena, a 12,700 seat city center venue that opened in 1991. Located very near the site of the former Rum Runner nightclub, this was Duran Duran's first ever show at the National Indoor Arena.

The two hour show was dedicated to the memory of Roger Bates, the father of keyboard player Nick Rhodes. Roger died suddenly the previous month at the age of 69.

Huge paparazzi style flash bulbs adorned the stage as the band opened with tracks from their latest album Red Carpet Massacre, with Simon Le Bon even standing on his own piece of red carpet.

The show continued with songs from the 1980s including "Save A Prayer", "Girls on Film" and "Hungry Like the Wolf", played especially for Rhodes' father.

During the show John Taylor spoke to the audience and said “You may have been at the NIA before and not heard songs written on this very street, but tonight you will hear many." “The Rum Runner is now a fitness suite at the Hyatt Hotel, but that place was very good to us. We should have been on the barricades when it came down.”

Simon Le Bon added “We are Duran Duran, a local outfit, here to make you party. It felt like the band were back in the Rum Runner after all."

Midway through the show Duran Duran swapped jeans, shirts and ties for smart black shiny suits and synthesizers for a Kraftwerk style electro section, before returning to their normal instruments to close the show with "The Wild Boys" and "Rio".

The Duke Spirit were the opening act.

Tickets for the event cost around £40.00.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "The Valley"
2. "Red Carpet Massacre"
3. "Nite-Runner"
4. "Hungry Like the Wolf"
5. "Planet Earth"
6. "Falling Down"
7. "Come Undone"
8. "Skin Divers"
9. "The Reflex"
10. "Save A Prayer"
11. "A View to a Kill"

CD 2

1. "Last Chance On The Stairway" (Eletro Set)
2. "All She Wants Is" (Eletro Set)
3. "Warm Leatherette" (Eletro Set)
4. "I Don't Want Your Love" (Eletro Set)
5. "Skin Trade" (Eletro Set)
6. "Tempted" (Eletro Set)
7. "Notorious"
8. "Girls on Film"
9. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
10. "The Wild Boys"
11. "Rio"

Personnel

Duran Duran are:

• Simon Le Bon - vocals
• John Taylor - bass guitar
• Nick Rhodes - keyboards
• Roger Taylor - drums

With:

• Dominic Brown - guitar
• Anna Ross - backing vocals
• Simon Willescroft - saxophone

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See also

• Duran Duran - 2008 Bootleg CDs
• 2008 - 7 July: Birmingham (UK)