1979[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
1980[]
Duran Duran as opening act for:
1981[]
Sweet
Duran Duran as opening act for:
- Additional notes:
- Sweet originally recorded "Love Is Like Oxygen", a track covered by Freebass.
- The Go-Go's featured Belinda Carlisle, who later recorded "Mad About You" with Andy Taylor performing guitar.
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
- Biddie & Eve ⓢ
- B-Movie ⓢ
- 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:
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
- Split Enz ⓢ
- New Egypt
- Glen Nelson
- Dwight Twilley ⓢ
- Tom Dozen
- The Church
- Le Mat
- The Bloomsbury Set ⓢ + more shows
- Tic n Toc
1983[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
- Prince Charles and 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
- White Animals
- Corvette
- Combo Audio
- The Kind
- Checquered Past ⓢ + more shows
- Billy Idol
- Payolas ⓢ + more shows
- Prince Charles and the City Beat Band ⓢ + more shows
Billy Idol
- 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:
- Additional notes:
- Duran Duran have recorded and performed various Bowie songs including "Boys Keep Swinging".
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
1988[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
1989[]
Thrashing Doves
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
1993[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
The Cranberries
- Los Vidrios ⓢ
- Valija Diplomatica ⓢ
- Blur ⓢ
- Terence Trent D'Arby ⓢ + more shows
- Plan B ⓢ + more shows
- The Cranberries ⓢ + more shows
- Dramarama
- Adam Ant ⓢ
- Village People ⓢ
1994[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
James
- Additional notes:
- World Service featured former Duran Duran member Andy Wickett.
1995[]
Chris Isaak
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
1997[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
1998[]
Rialto
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
1999[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
2000[]
The Vegastones
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
2001[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
Samsara
2003[]
Duran Duran as opening act for:
2004[]
Goldfrapp
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
2005[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
The Bravery
- The Departure ⓢ + more shows
- Kaylou ⓢ + more shows
- Lisa Stansfield ⓢ
- Velvet ⓢ
- James Blunt ⓢ
- Beck ⓢ
- Elisa ⓢ
- Stimulator ⓢ + more shows
- Dragonette ⓢ
2006[]
Directia 5
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
2007[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
2008[]
Your Vegas
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
- Your Vegas ⓢ + more shows
- The Duke Spirit ⓢ + more shows
- The Real People ⓢ
- Ira Losco ⓢ
- Tony Moore ⓢ
- Underdog ⓢ
- Emmanuel Horvilleur ⓢ
- Canal Magdalena ⓢ
- Los de Adentro ⓢ
- UltraChic ⓢ
- Mochuelo ⓢ
2009[]
Limousines
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
2011[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
2012[]
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
MNDR
- A Silent Express ⓢ + more shows
- The Tellers ⓢ
- Radio INK DJs ⓢ + more shows
- Cirse ⓢ + more shows
- Cartonnage ⓢ
- Olga Kouklaki ⓢ
- Nokaut ⓢ
- MNDR ⓢ + more shows
- Additional notes:
- MNDR later remixed "Beautiful Clothes", track released on TV Mania's Bored with Prozac and The Internet? album.
2015[]
Clean Bandit
Opening acts for Duran Duran:
- Clean Bandit ⓢ + more shows
- Chic featuring Nile Rodgers ⓢ + more shows
- Seal ⓢ + more shows
- Bloom Twins ⓢ + more shows
2016[]
Shamir