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| Jan 10 | David Bowie died, an artist who influenced Duran Duran and also had many other connections with the band. |
| Jan 10 | After the unexpected death of icon David Bowie on 10 January, Nick writes a heartfelt piece on Duranduran.com about what David meant to the band and how influential he was to their career. They also paid tribute to David in their 'Week in Review' that week, showing how his work helped shape them as a band. |
| Feb | As an Ambassador for the Blue Marine Foundation, a charity that works to provide awareness on ways people can come together to save our oceans, Simon sits for a Q&A to draw attention to the charity. |
| Feb | A new flexible smart phone, called ReFlex after the Duran Duran song, is in prototype and being shown at tech conferences. |
| Feb 16 | Andy Taylor is 55 years old today. |
| Feb 18 | duranasty.com enters its 14th year. |
| Feb 23 | Nick and Katy Krassner do their annual Oscar Kafe for the Duran Duran Fan Community, discussing their picks for the 88th Annual Academy Awards. A written transcript of their chat is posted on duranduran.com. |
| Feb 24 | Simon and model Suki Waterhouse present Adele with the Best British Single award for "Hello" at the 2016 BRIT Awards. |
| Mar 15 | Not Alone by Jilann with Mike Garson released, featuring John Taylor. |
| Mar 17 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Stroke Association Gala, Buckingham Palace, London, UK. ⓢ The event was hosted by the President of the charity, His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, and was thrown to celebrate the Stroke Associations Moving Forward Program. |
| class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | The PAPER GODS Tour continues... | |
| Mar 25 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: The Avalon Ballroom Theatre, Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. ⓢ |
| Mar 26 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: The Avalon Ballroom Theatre, Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. ⓢ |
| Mar 28 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Durham Performing Arts Center Durham, NC, USA. (with Shamir) ⓢ |
| Mar 30 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine FL, USA. (with Shamir) ⓢ |
| Apr 1 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Miami Open Concert Venue, Miami, FL, USA. ⓢ |
| Apr 2 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and Shamir) ⓢ |
| Apr 4 | Duran Duran are special guests on a taping of SiriusXM Radio's Town Hall. The band answer questions sent in my Listeners for over an hour. The chat is hosted by Mark Goodman. |
| Apr 5 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, PA, USA. (with Shamir) ⓢ |
| Apr 7 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and Shamir) ⓢ |
| Apr 8 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Verizon Center, Washington, DC, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and Shamir) ⓢ |
| Apr 11 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Bell Centre, Montreal, QE, Canada. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and Shamir) ⓢ |
| Apr 12 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and Smamir) ⓢ |
| Apr 15 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA. (with Bag Raiders and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Apr 16 | Record Store Day is held, an event when all independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. |
| Apr 16 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC, USA. (with Bag Raiders and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Apr 19 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: American Airlines Arena, Dallas, TX, USA. (with Bag Raiders and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Apr | Duran Duran are shocked by the untimely passing of Prince. They dedicate their 22 April show in Austin, TX to him and also posed thoughts on his artistry on their website. They continue to dedicate their song "Save A Prayer" to him over the course of several shows. |
| Apr 22 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Austin 360 Amphitheater, Austin, TX, USA. (with Bag Raiders and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Apr 23 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: The Cynthia Woods Mitchel Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA. (with Bag Raiders and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Apr 24 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA, USA. (with Bag Raiders and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Apr 26 | Roger Taylor is 56 years old today. |
| Apr 27 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: SunFest, West Palm Beach, FL, USA. ⓢ |
| Apr 29 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico. ⓢ |
| May 2 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Belasco, Los Angeles, CA, USA. ⓢ |
| May 28 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Common People, South Park, Oxford, UK. ⓢ |
| May 29 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Common People, Southampton Common, Southampton, UK. ⓢ |
| Jun 3 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Eden Project, St Blazey, UK. ⓢ |
| Jun 5 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Teatro Greco di Taormina, Taormina, Sicily. ⓢ |
| Jun 7 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Rock In Roma, Arena at Capannelle Ippodromo, Rome, Italy. ⓢ |
| Jun 8 | Nick Rhodes is 54 years old today. |
| Jun 8 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy. ⓢ |
| Jun 10 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Arena Ippodromo Visarno, Firenze, Italy. ⓢ |
| Jun 12 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Street Music Art, Assago Summer Arena, Milan, Italy. ⓢ |
| Jun 19 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: NorthSide, Aarhus, Denmark. ⓢ |
| Jun 20 | John Taylor is 56 years old today. |
| Jul 6 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 8 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, Chicago, IL, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 9 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, Chicago, IL, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 11 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 13 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 15 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Le Festival d'été de Québec, Québec City, QC, Canada. ⓢ |
| Jul 16 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Ottawa Bluesfest, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa, ON, Canada. ⓢ |
| Jul 17 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 19 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Apollo Theater, New York, NY, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 21 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: BB&T Pavilion, Camden, NJ, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 23 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MN, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 24 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 27 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: California Mid State Fair, Grandstand Arena, Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles, CA, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 29 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Jul 30 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, CA, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Aug 2 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Aug | "Eiffel Tower" is released, a song by Simon Le Bon and Nick Wood. |
| Aug | The Music Between Us: Concert Ads of Duran Duran is published, a limited edition book compiled and edited by Andrew (Durandy) Golub. |
| Aug 3 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Gila River Arena, Glendale, AZ, USA. (with Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) ⓢ |
| Aug 5 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Outside Lands, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, USA. ⓢ |
| Aug 10 | Duran Duran Appreciation Day. |
| Aug 10 | The band celebrate Duran Duran Appreciation Day by posting a video greeting, an excerpt of an interview with Nick taken from the latest Katy’s Kafe recorded just for DDAD and a free video download of the band performing "Planet Earth" from June's BBC Music Day in Cornwall. Tweets of "congratulation" came in from Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Tonight, The Ellen Show, Electronic Musician, Yahoo Music and more. |
| Aug 27 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst, Waterfront Park, Portland, OR, USA. ⓢ |
| Aug 28 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Pepsi Live, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada. ⓢ |
| Aug 30 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB, Canada. ⓢ |
| Sep 1 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Xfinity Arena, Everett, WA, USA. ⓢ |
| Sep 2 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, WA, USA. ⓢ |
| Sep 4 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Aspen, CO, USA. ⓢ |
| Sep 6 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio, TX, USA. ⓢ |
| Sep 7 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio, TX, USA. ⓢ |
| Sep 9 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Choctaw Grand Theater, Durant, OK, USA. ⓢ |
| Sep 10 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Choctaw Grand Theater, Durant, OK, USA. ⓢ |
| Sep 15 | Duran Duran celebrated the one-year anniversary of their album Paper Gods by releasing the video for "Last Night in the City".
The video, directed by Nick Egan and Snorri Bros, combines concert video and behind-the-scenes footage from The Paper Gods Tour's with overlays of New York streets, bright neon lights and the band's festive crowds. |
| Sep 27 | The nominees for the MTV EMA Awards are announced, with Duran Duran up for Best World Stage. The 2016 show is in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 6 November. Duran Duran performed at the 2015 EMA's and won the first ever Global ICON award presented. |
| Sep 22 | John Taylor participated in the Bass Player Live Clinic at SIR Studios in Los Angeles, CA. John is interviewed by Incubus bassist Ben Kenney followed by a signing for attendees. |
| Oct 27 | Simon Le Bon is 58 years old today. |
| Nov 10 | Duran Duran receive the Golden Note Award from ASCAP on at One Embankment. The ASCAP Golden Note Award is one of the top acknowled award that ASCAP bestows upon songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Said ASCAP President Paul Williams, "We are delighted to present this extremely unique and innovative group with the ASCAP Golden Note Award." |
| Nov 21 | The 30th anniversary of the release of the band's fourth album, Notorious, Simon, Nick, John, Roger and Nile Rodgers participate in an audio oral history on the recording of the album. |
| Nov | John and Roger participate in the charity single "No Rewind", which debuts on RollingStone.com on 22 November. The track, a collaboration with at-risk youth who are part of the Road Recovery program, record a dance-rock track, available as a donation-for-download. |
| Dec 5 | Paper Gods is released as a limited edition white vinyl album boxset, by The Vinyl Factory-Warner Bros. Records. |
| Dec 5 | Simon flies to Rome to film the inaugural episode of the new show Music, airing early January 2017 on Italy's Channel 5. He performed the song "In a Broken Dream". |
| Dec 8 | Warren Cuccurullo is 60 years old today. |
| Dec 8 | Nick posts a tribute on duranduran.com for guitarist Warren Cuccurullo on his 60th birthday. In addition to an overview of his career, Nick writes a song in his honour called "60 Bars". |
| Dec 15 | John attends the Mount Carmel Alcoholic Treatment Centre Christmas party with London Mayor Saddiq Khan and Ruth Allenby. |
| Dec 16 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Brian Cox and Robin Ince's Christmas Compendium of Reason, Eventim Apollo, London, UK. ⓢ |
| Dec 29 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: Moon Palace, Cancun, Mexico. ⓢ |
| Dec 31 | class="concert-{{{headliner}}}" style="text-align:left; padding: 10px; border-spacing: 5px; line-height:150%; border:1px solid gray;" | Duran Duran: The Theater at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, MD, USA. ⓢ |
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