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The Duran Duran Timeline
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The band tour their latest album Future Past.

Date	Event
Jan 1	John posts his top nine images on Instagram, wishing everyone Happy New Year (Instagram).
Jan 3	The Duran Duran unofficial Proboards social forum celebrates it's 15th Birthday. (News).
Jan 3	John and Erol interviewed for Marvin. John mentions the Marshall Jefferson remix of Drug. "I was obsessed with Marshall Jefferson so we actually got [him] over to England. We were on the road, and the only way that we could get together was to rent a studio in Nottingham for one night after the show. All I really wanted was The House Music Anthem, Part 2. But of course, he wanted to make a Led Zeppelin 7." (DD News), (Source).
Jan 4	ACL announce televised coverage of the DD Moody Theatre event will be aired Jan 22nd on PBS. (News).
Jan 6	John is interviewed for de Volkskrant magazine in The Netherlands. He said "Erol Alkan turned out to be Coxon's neighbor and he immediately reacted so enthusiastically when we mentioned his name that we invited him. Graham always gave us really good energy in the studio. His input was essential, especially in the early stages of all the songs.” (Dutch).
Jan 7	Simon Le Bon reflects on the 'Future Past' for World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, interviewed by Stephen Kallao. He talks about the album and his 12 minute vocal warm-up. The host calls Anniversary 'a real banger'. Saffron Le Bon sings the chorus in Beautiful Lies. (Listen).
Jan 7	FP on the UK Albums Sales chart slips from 31 to 37. (Source).
Jan 7	A huge article is printed in Polish "Teraz Rock" magazine - on 16 pages! There is band history, an interview with Simon Le Bon, 3 musicians talk about how DD was an inspiration for them, and reviews of all albums. (Source), (Buy).
Jan 8	Simon and John perform Let's Dance at Mike Garson's 2nd annual A Bowie Celebration, 6pm PST. The event also featured Noel Gallagher, and Def Leppard's Joe Elliot. (News), ('Thank You' Poster), (Video).
Jan 9	A still from the Let's Dance video from last nights David Bowie concert is posted on twitter. (Twitter).
Jan 11	Nick and Wendy Bevan are interviewed for Flood Magazine about Astronomia. He said "Every single day when I go into the studio, I feel like I did when I was a little kid in the toy shop because there’s so many things to do in there. And I know by the end of the day something, somehow, will have happened." (Source).
Jan 12	Simon and Katy team up for the first Whooosh! radio show of 2022. Catch up on SiriusXM. (Twitter).
Jan 14	FP at #53 in the UK Albums Sales Chart, and has been on the sales chart for 12 consecutive weeks. (Source).
Jan 19	Attorney of law John A. Belcher of Pasadena California explains Duran Duran's song copyright issues, when the band tried to reclaim their copyrights several years ago. They would have been better suing in the U.S. (YouTube).
Jan 22	Duran Duran Austin City Limits-Live at the Moody Theatre. A 1 hour highlights show from ACL 2021 is broadcast on PBS, which was later made freely available online for one month. A very small interview follows, where they say they support each other and look more towards the future. (News), (Watch).
Jan 27	Design Week announce the results of their 2021 album cover competition, where Future Past came in second place behind a cover design of a swimming pool and a bear, and ahead of an image of the Singing Ringing Tree in Burnley Lancashire, by Andy Taylor connected band Thunder. (Source).
Jan 27	Anthony J Resta talks about Medazzaland and unreleased mixes in The D Side radio podcast. (Listen).
Jan 30	Future Past celebrates its 14th week in the UK Albums Sales Charts, the chart run: 2, 11, 20, 38, 53, 53, 29, 36, 38, 31, 37, 53, 61, 77. (Source), (Source).
Feb 1	Duran Duran connects trees to 100 people who ordered the “INVISIBLE” NFT collection (Dec 16th 2021). They receive a new NFT with cover art designed by Huxley, a photo of their tree planted in New Zealand, and it's name - also selected by Huxley. This idea was created by native New Zealander Michael Sly, who hopes the 'Digital Native' project will develop globally. Nick said "Connecting physical trees to the blockchain is a brand new way to create awareness through art and at the same time involve local communities to plant more trees, to benefit the environment." An interview with Michael is released on YouTube, with an instrumental version of Laughing Boy. (DD News), (YouTube).
Feb 2	Duran Duran is nominated to receive their entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The institution began taking nominations in 1986, and famously snub both The Monkeys and Duran Duran as 'boy bands of pop music', rather than essentially rock groups. This year, a special "fans' ballot" will also be included in the results. (DD News), (RRHOF DD Page), (Billboard News).
Feb 2	Rolling Stone confirms that if the band are inducted into the RRHOF, then this includes guitarist Andy Taylor, along with “Ordinary World”-era guitarist Warren Cuccurullo. Simon said “Just to make it onto the nominations list is an honor that I never expected to experience. This distinction is due in large part to the fact that we have an army of fans around the world who have unwaveringly supported us for the past four decades.” (Rolling Stone).
Feb 2	The New York Post gives some encouragement to Duran Duran's RRHOF campaign, saying "they deserve it". They concede however that Eminem will inevitably win (even though the hip-hopster never played a rock chord in his life). (Source).
Feb 3	Day 2 of the fan voting nominations of the RRHOF sees Pat Benatar in the lead. Duran Duran fight it out for second place with Dolly Parton; who squeezes marginally ahead.
Feb 3	Simon interviewed about the RRHOF nomination on Feedback on Sirius this morning. He indicated he wants to share the stage with Andy and Warren again. He also said there's a band meeting planned for today. (Source).
Feb 4	Day 3 of the RRHOF fan voting. DD are still in 3rd with 59K votes, now behind Eminem with 62K votes, and Pat Benatar with 65K votes.
Feb 5	Andy Taylor updates his social media details with the URL of the RRHOF voting page.
Feb 6	Day 5 of the RRHOF fan vote sees DD in 3rd place with 91K votes, closely fighting with Pat Benatar who has 92k voters. Eminem leads with 115K votes.
Feb 6	Andy Taylor posts his thoughts about the RRHOF nomination on Facebook, thanking the band, the fans and supporters, and being generally gobsmacked. (Facebook).
Feb 8	Laughing Boy is released as a single worldwide on iTunes after positive support from fans.
Feb 8	News of the new single hits the media. The Deluxe Edition tracks will be released Feb 11th. (Consequence), (Yahoo), (PlanetRadio).
Feb 8	Laughing Boy iTunes Chart: #46 UK, #52 Ireland, #69 Denmark, #69 Norway, #97 Spain. (Source).
Feb 9	Day 8 of the RRHOF fan vote. Duran are now in second place with 134K votes, Eminem has 154k, and Pat Benatar 124k.
Feb 10	Duran Duran Albums are subjectively ranked on Dead Good Music, Future Past isn't included. (Read).
Feb 11	Future Past Deluxe Edition becomes available online to digitally download. (DD News).
Feb 11	Nine Future Past songs are released in 360 Reality Audio, exclusively for Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers.
Feb 13	Hungry Like the Wolf featured on Billions on TV broadcast by Showtime and Sky TV U.K. (YouTube).
Feb 14	Duran Duran surpass Eminem in the RRHOF fan vote to become Number 1; having amassed over two hundred and eighteen thousand votes each! (Source Ref.).
Feb 14	Amy Harber thanks Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, One Direction and BTS fans for helping to support Duran's bid for the RRHOF. (Tweet), (Reaction).
Feb 14	Karen Duran posts support for the DD RRHOF campaign on DuranAndBeyond, urging fans to keep up the pressure until April. (Source).
Feb 15	The band announce three consecutive nights at the Holywood Bowl, set amidst a huge firework display, scheduled for the evenings of 9-11th September 2022. (DD News), (News), (Tickets).
Feb 15	Yasmin is interviewed for MPowered Women, talking midlife, the importance of connection, and creating you own personal space. (Facebook).
Feb 16	Andy Taylor is 61 years old today. (Family Card), (Fan Card). He hosts a party that evening, with some photos taken by Giovanna Cantone, Roger's ex, who is good friends with Andy's wife. (Photos), (61 Candles Clip).
Feb 16	Roger Taylor is announced to take over Aston Villa FC Spotify this weekend (19-20th), and is interviewed about his favourite soccer team. He idolised the 1964-69 goal keeper Colin Withers, but was too short to enroll with the team, so became a drummer instead; - the safe pair of hands at the back of the band, in a similar role. (Read).
Feb 16	Duran Duran announced to headline El Festival Cruïlla 2022; which will take place at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain, July 6 to 9th. (DD News), (Read-Spanish).
Feb 16	Nick Rhodes and particle physicist Brian Cox (ex-keyboardist in the band D:Ream), talk existence, the scene of wonder, and time travel in Sing For Science Podcast. Nick describes tuning the sensitivity of pitch bends on the Jupiter-8 for SAP. Simon likes Chopin. Story about fans swarming around their limo seen in Sing Blue Silver, and being trapped for a long time. (Link), (Listen).
Feb 17	Simon is excited for the band's forthcoming gig at Caledonia Stadium in Inverness, Scotland, interviewed for the Sunday Mail's '7 Nights' magazine. (Read).
Feb 17	Simon and Yasmin attend Dame Joan Collins 88th Birthday party at London's Claridge's Hotel, joined by showbiz guests Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Ferguson, and Stephanie Beacham. (Daily Mail).
Feb 18	duranasty.com enters its 20th year.
Feb 19	Ultimate Classic Rock article on why DD should be inducted into the RRHOF. (Read).
Feb 21	ThirstyForNews reports on the intense fight between Duran and Eminem on the RRHOF fan votes; the artists having switched first places constantly since 14th of Feb. (Read).
Feb 22	Andy Taylor talks about the new Reef album which he produced, due in April. (Read).
Feb 22	PS22 Chorus sing Come Undone. PS22 Chorus is the Webby Award-winning public school group from Staten Island, NY, comprised of 65 ordinary 5th graders achieving the extraordinary, in harmony. (YouTube).
Feb 23	Duran Duran announced to headline Friday August 26th at the Wonderbus Music and Arts Festival, Columbus OH. (News), (News), (Youtube), (Website/Booking).
Feb 23	Post Magazine writes about the day DD matured, Hong Kong, Jan 2 1989. (Read).
Feb 24	WCSX Classic Rock Radio in Detroit hypes up a supposed feud between Eminem and Duran fans, posting quotes from disappointed Eminem devotees; who claim it was the support of Britney/Taylor/BTS fans who unfairly affected the numbers. (Read).
Feb 25	Duran Duran announced as one of the artists to perform at the 7 day The First Summer festival in Italy, Thursday June 23rd. (Website), (Dates), (News.IT), (Streetview), (Tickets).
Feb 27	A video from Eminem fans claims Duranies must be using multiple emails to boost their RRHOF votes, and urges his fans to do the same. (Youtube).
Feb 28	DuranAndBeyond responds to claims by Eminem fans from the 27th. Some individual members of both of the fandoms freely admit to using multiple e-mails to boost their votes, but little evidence exists of a mass campaign, and it is generally frowned upon in the Duran forums. (Article), (DD RRHOF Thread).
Mar 1	The results of the RRHOF fan votes after the first month are: Duran Duran 496K votes, Eminem 473K, and Pat Benatar with 292K.
Mar 1	The band share a fan-made Anniversary music video; created using Funko Pop figures and childrens' toys; during lockdown in 2020 by Los Angeles director Alisa Daglino. She said: "[When] I discovered that John Taylor had COVID, I realized that this could potentially end my dream to one day direct a music video for Duran Duran, so I made the dream happen for myself, [And to thank] Duran Duran for inspiring my career." (YouTube), (Article).
Mar 2	Simon is interviewed on the red carpet of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with Ivorian Doll. The host says DD were given a "Best Band in the UK Award" (when?). (DailyMotion). In another clip, he makes a joke about DD never having been given an NME award, and says the two Leicester O2 Academy shows are in "a tiny, tiny little venue." (YouTube).
Mar 3	News leaks of two warmup shows at the O2 Academy in Leicester will be in April. (Source).
Mar 3	The band announce a special one night show at The Aster Hotel, LA, Thursday 17th March. (Facebook).
Mar 4	The Red Hot Chili Peppers drop a line about Duran Duran and Joker on the Sand in their latest song Poster Child. It is their second reference to DD in a song, after "Nevermind". John Frusciante also worked with Duran on Paper Gods. (NME/Listen).
Mar 8	Digital Journal posts an article claiming DD have earned their RRHOF nomination for creating rock songs well into the 1990s, when Warren and then Andy played lead guitar. (Read).
Mar 9?	The band fly to California for press interviews and to warm up before the LA rooftop show next week.
Mar 10	John gives us a tour of his Not Broken, Unfinished painted artwork exhibition at the One Hour Ahead gallery in Aspen, Colorado; which runs from March 11 - April 10th. (Video Tour).
Mar 10	Simon interviewed for Spin Magazine in LA for a forthcoming article/podcast. (Source).
Mar 10	Simon interviewed for KOST 103.5 and chats with long-time fan Avril Lavigne. (Photo).
Mar 11	Simon on iHeartRadio's KOST 103.5 on Ellen K's morning show, 7am (WCT), 10am (ET). (U.S Link), (Simon Burps on Perrier).
Mar 12	Simon apparently visits Malibu Cross Creek Mall with Nick Wood. (Photo).
Mar 13	Simon interviewed for Hollywood Access, co-hosted by Mario Lopez and wife Courtney. (Photos).
Mar 14	Simon and John seen on the set of Carpool Karaoke with James Corden, chatting to this weeks guest Sandra Oh. (News).
Mar 14	Polly Parton sends a request to be pulled from the RRHOF, despite running in 4th in the top 5 fan votes list. The request was later denied by the Rock Hall, who said Country music was just another variant of Rhythm and Blues. (Dolly), (Response).
Mar 15	The band announce the summer dates for their American leg of the Future Past tour. (DD News).
Mar 15	Roger is a special guest on the Richard Blade show, on 1st Wave at 4pm & 7pm EST.
Mar 16	The band to appear on The Late Late Show with James Corden. James tells an SLB drug story. John mentions Dolly and the RRHOF saga. The band are very happy to be inducted. Nick tells the Molton Street story, Simon mentions his father not speaking to him until after TOTP. Simon sings Tonight United live over a backing track. (News), (James' SLB Drug Story) (Interview), (TU).
Mar 17	Simon interview on Access Hollywood airs. He says he gets a "frisson" of passion when he stands on the stage. Saffron and Tallulah are singers; Saffron has a degree in jazz singing, who is featured on the album in Beautiful Lies. He was 20 when he joined the band. (YouTube).
Mar 17	Duran Duran: Rooftop, The Aster Hotel, 1717 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA. ⓢ Thursday 17th, at 6pm. Filmed for a later TV production. (News), (Clip), (Full Instagram), (AVTAK.clip), (Not.clip), (CU.clip), (GIAU.clip), (PO), (OW), (OW.clip).
Mar 18	Simon is a special guest on ex-Take That' star Gary Barlow's podcast We Write The Songs. One of the first songs he wrote was age 17/18, the song Missing, based on a poem he read. His first band Bolleaux was named after a cake joke. "Dog Days" named after play by Webster called "The Duchess of Malfi". Simon can't bare to hear Ball of Confusion, and always skips that track on the album. (Listen).
Mar 19	Simon is the special guest on Rockonteurs, interviewed by Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt. Lots of stories from the past. Gary sleeping on Margaret's floor beside Nick. The band were inspired by Spandau Ballet. Paul Berrow was the Spielberg of early 80s pop videos. Simon mentions the RRHOF, and the possibility that both Warren and Andy will be on the stage. (News), (YouTube).
Mar 21	John interviewed by Zane Lowe for Apple Music. He says working with Graham, Erol and Giorgio was wonderful. They would love to have Graham back on stage with them at some point. (Facebook).
Mar 23	Roger gives an interview for Spin magazine. He said that producer Erol Alkan strove to create a live sound on the album, just like their early records. (Read).
Mar 23	Katy and Nick discuss their 2022 Oscar picks. They enjoyed The Power of the Dog and Drive My Car. (Read).
Mar 25	Simon makes a special news promo for the Dickies Arena show in Texas; he looks fantastic. (Facebook).
Mar 25	Simon calls in to The Mike & Carla Morning Show on KKLZ 96.3 in Las Vegas. He says working through the pandemic was good for the album, and made things easier by the end. He cant choose his favourite album. Never been to the Vegas venue before, looking forward to the Vagas shows in September. (Article/Video).
Mar 26	Nick tips Billie Eilish and several star actresses for Oscar winning success. (Read).
Mar 26	Foo Fighters 'Taylor' drummer Taylor Hawkins passes away of substance overdose. Tributes from many stars including Roger Taylor of Queen, and Roger Taylor of Duran. "He embodied the spirit of punk , coupled with amazing technique and ability. One of the last true ‘rock star’ drummers of our time ..I was truly honoured when I heard that [he was] in the audience at our last show in Vegas." (News), (Quote).
Mar28?	The band return to England?
Mar 29	Roger is interviewed for Next Avenue. He said "you've got to kind of look like you don't really want to be there. You're not going to really look at the audience. You've just got to focus on playing the drums." (Read).
Mar 29	Fabiana Torras reports that DD are getting ready to release a new single, All Of You. (News-SP).
Mar 29	Loudwire runs an article about DD Vs Eminem in the RRHOF fan vote. (Read).
Mar 31	John talks about his love of painting, and the exhibition currently being displayed at One Hour Ahead studio in Aspen, CO. (Read).
Mar 31	Results for the RRHOF fan nominations at the end of the second month: Duran Duran 741k, Eminem 606.5K, Pat Benatar 473.6K votes.
Apr 1	Simon chats with South Korean Duran Duran fan Steve Hatherly for TBS 103FM radio. Simon and Roger had previously appeared on the show before. Simon says the 'screaming girls' demographic was good for the band, and goes through some Christmas questions. He likes how Yasmin cooks Brussels Sprouts. People are polarised in their opinions, but want to get back together as a culture. (YouTube).
Apr 1	Anthony J. Resta begins a technical breakdown series about the songs be worked on, beginning with Electric Barbarella. (Podcast).
Apr 4	Duran Duran win a Loudwire fan vote "Does it Rock Your Hall" about the RRHOF. (Read).
Apr 7	Ex-Smash Hits editor David Hepworth talks about the heyday of the magazine, and compares todays social media frenzy to the pin-up poster days of Duran Duran. (Read).
Apr 7	Ronnie Wood's eldest son Jesse of Reef talks about Andy Taylor. He said: “Andy is such a great guitarist and it was so good to have him on the album so we could weave; which is what my dad and Keith are very good at in the Stones." (Read).
Apr 8	Simon chats to John Bishop and Tony Pitts on his podcast Three Little Words. Writing is a need to get it out of yourself, to get back to a feeling of freedom. He wont watch videos of himself. He uses a Michael Hutchence inspired writing technique of writing freestyle, then refining those lines into the final lyrics. Thoughts about Compassion and Entertainment. The (latest?) setlists include one quarter rare album cuts and B-sides. Fear is adrenalin mantra. (Apple Music), (Setlists clip).
Apr 8	Simon talks to Matt Pinfield on South LA's 95.5 KLOS radio show. He says the bands first show at the Rum Runner was two months after he joined, surrounded by Mirrorplex and potted plants. In a chat about concert setlists, the host offers Last Chance on the Stairway as a fan favourite. Every step they took was in the moment; music keeps you in the moment. (YouTube).
Apr 11	Simons interview on SPIN Magazine's Lipps Service with Scott Lipps airs. He mentioned stories from his punk days in 1976/77. The Berrow's didn't like him at first, but the band voted to let him stay. The band often start with no preconceived ideas, and just a metronome to find the beat. (Listen), (Article/Listen)
Apr12?	Simon records a show for BBC Radio 2, Sounds of the 80s, airs May 13th.
Apr 12	Polish rock band Chemia announce the release of a new album, produced by Andy Taylor. Due 29th April. (News).
Apr 15	Wet Leg - a group regularly plugged by Simon on Whooosh! - debut album reaches No.1 in the UK charts. (Article).
Apr 15	Ibiza Spotlight runs an article about the upcoming Ibiza show at Ushuaïa, calling for diehards to attend. (Read).
Apr 18	News of Nick and Roger's contribution to a new book from Roland/Bjooks, to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Due Summer. (News).
Apr 19	Announcement of the O2 Academy dates in Leicester; 21-22 May. (DD News), (Article).
Apr 20	Record Store Day is held, an event when all independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music.
Apr 24	Duran Duran reach 900,000 votes in the RRHOF fan nominations. (Article).
Apr 24	Nick chats with Kim Gordon about New York's trendy fashion venue Danceteria. (Read).
Apr 24	Dan Parent releases a special Archie inspired rendition of the famous Nagel Rio album cover. (News).
Apr 24	Duran Duran Worldwide chats with producer Ian Little. (Interview).
Apr 26	Roger Taylor is 62 years old today. (Birthday Thanks).
Apr 26	A special promotion video for Hyde Park is released. (Facebook).
Apr27?	The band fly to Ibiza
Apr ?	Andy Taylor is in London. "By the time we found out Duran were getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, We'd been discussing a couple of other projects. The Weekend our induction was announced, it turned out Duran were going to be in Ibiza. So of course, they were going: 'Hey, let's get together!' But I was in London, having cancer treatment and was unable to say anything to anyone. The one time Duran were in Ibiza is the one time I wasn't. They must have thought: 'Really, Andy?'." (source).
Apr 28	Nick announces a special art exhibition at Hangar in Ibiza, called Ghosts of Peonies. The exhibit runs from April 30th to May 1st during the 'Touch The Sunrise' event. The Peony photographs were taken over a period of three weeks during June 2021, in various states of decay. (DD.FB).
Apr 29	Reef album Shoot Me Your Ace, produced by Andy Taylor, is released. (News).
Apr 29	'Touch The Sunrise' weekend event in Ibiza. (News), (Tickets), (Brochure).
Apr 29	Duran Duran Ibiza Day 1: Come Undone.. Kick off your weekend at Destino with the welcome party with Erol Alkan (7pm-11:30pm)
Apr 29	JT and fans take snapshots of Ibiza's crystal waters, and sun-baked sands. (FaceBook).
Apr 29	The band interviewed by celeb DJ Pete Tong for Keynote IMS in Ibiza. (Walk In), (Full, 45mins), (SLB/NR), (Intro), (Endurance Question), (Erol Question), (Stage Photos), (Article).
Apr 29	Erol Alkan hosts a DJ set at Destino, where a few DD songs are played. (All Of You), (SAP).
Apr 29	Voting closes on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote nominations. Duran win with 934,880 (17.22%) fan votes. Second is Eminem with 684,237 (12.6%), third is Pat Benatar with 631,299 (11.62%) (Source).
Apr 30	Duran Duran Ibiza Day 2: Taste the Summer.. as Duran Duran take over the legendary Ibiza institution, Pacha, for a Roger Taylor DJ Set (7pm-11pm)
Apr 30	Images from John Taylor's art exhibition Runaway. (JT/NR), (Art).
Apr 30	Roger Taylor DJ's a special Duran Duran themed megamix at Pacha! (Warmup), (HLTW/Roger/SAP), (SAP/House Set/IFL), (Sunrise/MOW), (Club Mix), (GOF/WB), (GOF/WB), (HLTW), (Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale).
May 1	Duran Duran: Ushuaïa, Ibiza ⓢ Ibiza Day 3: Finish your weekend under the stars at Ushuaïa for Duran Duran's headline performance. It’s the Last Night in the City! 7pm-11pm, with special guest Pete Tong. Simon has laringitus but still gives it 100% during AVTAK. (Weekend Tickets)(Warmup, Greetings), (Highlights-50mins), (Not.), (Reflex), (CU), (OW), (PE), (AVTAK), (GOF), (SAP)
May 2?	The band fly to the South of France. (Source)
May 3	John interview with Sunday World is printed, from the week before. He says he is a 'morning person'. He never had a passport before the band got huge. He was lost in his 20's. Very happy that Dublin is going ahead. (Twitter), (Read).
May 3	Duran Duran: Private Show near Nice, France. ⓢ A private show, Simon's voice is still an issue. No further news. (CU), (Rio).
May 4	The band fly to Sicily.
May 4	Duran win an induction into the RRHOF. Simon said:"Here in the wild, beautiful world of Duran Duran, I think we’re all in a little bit of a daze about this. It’s one thing to be nominated – but a totally different thing altogether to be actually voted up for induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which is to my mind the closest thing you’ll ever get to a rock & roll knighthood. We owe a great debt of gratitude to all our fans, and everybody else who kept us in the number one slot for almost the entire duration." (News), (Article), (Article), (Band Thanks!), (Band Thanks), (Roger Thanks).
May 6	Simon chats to Rolling Stone about being nominated. He confirms both Andy and Warren are happy to attend the ceremony in November. (Read).
May ?	Duran Duran: Private Show somewhere in Sicily. ⓢ
May 7	Andy Taylor tweets that he is looking forward to the RRHOF night. (Twitter).
May 9	A photo Simon on the mixing desk in Ibiza is posted online. (Twitter).
May 10	Rio reaches the 40th Anniversary of its release. May 10th, 1981. (DD Article).
May 10	Nick and David Kershenbaum talk about Rio in three video clips, recorded recently in LA. (1), (2), (3).
May 11	Nick comments about the 40th anniversary of the Rio album. "Obviously with every new album we make, we always have to believe in it and feel we’ve gone in the right direction. But when we finished the Rio album, I looked around and I knew we’d done something special". (Tweet), (Article), (Article).
May 11	Roger interviewed by Renascença of Lisbon, Portugal, promoting the Rock in Rio event on June 25th. He says he almost changed his name to Roger Rogers. He was in the band for six months before they discovered the Taylor connection. The band had one week to write and record AVTAK. The Hysteria was intense. Time off turned into 15 years. (Facebook).
May 12	Neurotic Outsiders announce an expanded edition of their 1996 album, for release in June. (Article).
May 13	BBC Sounds of the 80's Rio 40 show with Gary Davis airs on BBC Radio 2, co-hosted by Simon. He said the RRHOF fan vote was really important, and kept the spotlight on the band. He was told DD would never be inducted in the HOF. John and Andy started rolling their jackets sleeves up; which lead to Miami Vice; and also started wearing the headbands. Huge knickers thrown on stage made the band laugh. Roger said My Own Way was inspired by Working Day and Night. Grace Jones went ballistic over a bill for champagne; threatening waiters at the point of a broken bottle. The band are hoping to get lots of bands on their summer tour. Simon has a life-size cut-out of Nick Rhodes in his library, which often looks out of the window as a security guard. (Listen).
May 16	John says ‘We thought we were the kings of the world when we made Rio’ in Yorkshire Post article. (DD.com), (Article).
May 16	Duran Duran Seated Q&A at PRYZM, Kingston-upon-Thames, London. Two events, @ 6pm and 8pm. Postponed twice, sold out. Gary Kemp helped the band get a Brit award. Nick talks SAP and Sri Lanka. Medazzaland, JT said he had given his whole life to the band, and was terrified he was being left behind. NFTs. Working with Andy and Warren for RRHOF show will be challenging. Reportage 'should come out' by needs polishing. Duranthology in the works, a whole album's worth of songs from Astronaut sessions. (News/Tickets), (Session 1 - 1hr).
May 18	DD confirmed to appear at The Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert, London. 4th June. (DD News), (News).
May 20	Author Travis Elborough claims 'Without the Sex Pistols there’d be no Duran Duran', in a letter to The Financial Times. (Source).
May 20	Roger talks to The Lancashire Post about the Lytham event. He says his first holiday was at Blackpool age 6. He is no longer bored with flying since the end of lockdown. “[During lockdown] I wanted a complete change, so I bought this farm which had this lovely big wine cellar and put my drums in there and played most days,” says Taylor. “It had the most amazing sound because of the ambience of the room. When we came back after lockdown, I could still play, which some people were surprised by!”. (Source).
	Future Past Tour 2022 - European Leg
May 21	Duran Duran: The O2 Academy, Leicester UK. ⓢ Six albums cuts added to the set list. (News), (Tickets). (Newton/FTL), (AOY), (Reflex), (Tiger), (WHT), (OW clip), (PE), (PE), (HBTR), (GOF clip), (GOF), (Chauffeur), (Rio.clip), (Rio), (Chauffeur/SAP/Rio/Finale)
May 22	Duran Duran: The O2 Academy, Leicester UK. ⓢ Simon and John wear white jackets. (Newton/FTL), (AOT), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (Union/CU), (OW), (PE), (PE), (HBTR), (HBTR.clip),(PE/GOF), (GOF), (Chauffeur clip), , (HLTW), (HLTW), (SAP).
May 23	John talks to Spin Magazine about the RRHOF, recorded from a zoom meet Fri 6th May. He never saw DD as a Rock and Roll band. There is a long list of songs they want to include on the tour: such as Faster Than Light, Beautiful Lies. He has one of the silk-screened photos left from his Ibiza event; featuring the cover of the band’s very first demo tape and meeting Princess Diana; the others having been signed away. (Read).
May 23	John and Nick interviewed in The Guardian. John says developing Rio took a long time. The song doesn't sound crowded even though everyone plays like "Me!, Me!, Me!". Nick says the video was meant to be aspirational, as there were too many "moaning" songs in the UK charts. (Read).
May 26	Duran Duran: Jelling Music Festival, Mølvangvej, Denmark. ⓢ (News-Danish), (News).
May 27	Erol Alkan releases an extended slower tempo remix of All Of You. Vinyl release Oct 14. (DD.News)
May27?	Nick is interviewed on Swedish TV ahead of the show. He says seeing a David Bowie concert, age 10, made his mind up to be in a band. (source).
May 28	Duran Duran: Skansen, Djurgårdsslätten 49-51, Stockholm, Sweden ⓢ Saturday May 28th at 6pm. (News), (Tickets), (Event Trailer), (Full 1:30), (Full 1:25), (VN/WB), (WB), (Inv.), (AOY), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (Not.), (Union), (GIAU), (SLB Speech), (OW), (TU), (PE), (HBTR), (HLTW), (GOF/Accept.), (Chauffeur), (SAP), (Rio).
May 28	John says the RRHOF induction 'is a joke' because you cannot categorise a band like Duran. Several low-brow media venues report the misleading headline. (1), (2), (3).
May 29	Duran Duran: Sommerstemning Lillestrøm, Oslo Norway.ⓢ Sunday May 29 2022, at 6pm. (News), (Tickets), (Highlights 23mins), (VN/WB), (AVTAC)
Jun 2	Nick pays tribute to synth pioneer Dave Smith, the inventor of MIDI. "I am really sad to hear Dave Smith, synth guru and designer of the Prophet V has left our analogue world. He was a pioneer and never stopped looking for new ways forward in the synth universe. Nick, Helsinki June 2nd 2022" (DD.com), (Wiki).
Jun 2	Duran Duran In The Park Concert, Kaisaniemi Park, Helsinki, Finland. ⓢ (News), (Event Home), (Full 1:42), (Highlights 6mins), (VN/WB), (VN/WB/GOF), (Not./PO), (GOF), (Chauffeur), (Rio).
Jun 4	The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace, London. ⓢ (Event), (News), (Roger Photo), (Full Show), (Not./GOF), (GOF).
Jun 5	Nick talks to The Independent Newspaper about the Jubilee Party: “We’ve all grown up with the Queen in our lives since we were born and so she seems like a character in Britain that we all know a little bit. And I do think it is the most extraordinary achievement. Her dedication to the nation has been like no other and for 70 years, it’s breathtaking. So to be a little part of that is very special.” (Source).
Jun 8	Nick Rhodes is 60 years old today. In a personal message to fans, be mentions not feeling his age, and not being able to work out why. (YouTube).
Jun 11	Roger talks to Bolton News ahead of the Lytham show in July: “The interest in the band does surprise me sometimes,” he said. “I always think that it’s going to come to an end at some point. It still shocks me when people are so interested. There have been some far better bands than us who have long gone by the wayside. We played our first date back last year and the reaction was incredible, it was like hysteria out there, I could not believe it. When Rio came out there was so much competition to get heard, there were some really great bands around and perhaps now finally people have given us a little bit of credit.”
Jun 12	Duran Duran: St. Anne's Park, Dublin. ⓢ (Tickets) (VN/WB, (VN/WB), (WB), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (Not.), (Union), (CU), (CU), (GIAU), (OW), (OW), (OW), (PE.Intros), (PE.clip), (HBTR), (GOF/80s), (Chauffeur), (HLTW), (Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale).
Jun 13	HotPress gives a good report on the Dublin show. (Link).
Jun 13	Dominic Brown turns 50 years old. He writes a birthday message, expressing relief to be able to tour again, a list of his favourite shows this year, and a plug for his band ‘Uncovered, The Electric Rock Experience’ (formerly The Stand-Ins). (DD.com).
Jun 15	John talks to Scottish press ahead of their show in Inverness. “We just leapt at the chance to go to Inverness. Playing in Inverness is a very romantic idea and I hope we get the time to hang about there. My wife has never been to Scotland and is so excited. Inverness is going to be great as it is always a party when we play live. A party with feelings.” (Read).
Jun 15	Andy Taylor is featured in an article for Guitar Player, which also links to a 2021 film where he explains about his board and rig. (Source).
Jun 15	Duran Duran: Private performance in Berlin, Germany. Wednesday June 15 at the Malzfabrik. (source) ⓢ
Jun 17	Duran Duran: Castle Howard Grounds, York, North Yorkshire, England. ⓢ (Booking) (Highlights 46mins), (VN), (WB), (WB), (AOT), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (CU), (Reflex), (Reflex/OW), (PE), (PE), (HLTW/GOF), (Chauffeur), (SAP), (Rio/Finale).
Jun 18	Duran Duran come in at No.1 again! in a list printed by The Independent newspaper of The 15 Worst albums by classic bands. With Thank You. (Source).
Jun 19	Birmingham is named Best UK City For Music, beating Merseybeat and Madchester, for bands such as DD, UB40, and Black Sabbath. (Read).
Jun 19	John gives fans a glimpse of Bruges, Belgium, while exploring before the Zeebrugge show on the beach tonight. He thanks fans ahead of his birthday tomorrow. A big smile as a horse-drawn carriage arrives for him. (Instagram).
Jun 19	Duran Duran: Live Is Live, On the Beach, Zeebrugge, Belgium. ⓢ (News-dutch), (Info), (Tickets),
Jun 20	John Taylor is 62 years old today.
Jun 20	Photos from the Live Is Live event published in Front View Magazine. (Images).
Jun 23	Nick and John are interviewed by Vulture.com. They are very fond of the song Sound of Thunder. Nick never liked My Own Way. (Read).
Jun 23	Duran Duran: The First Summer, Parco Bussola Domani, Camaiore, Lucca, Italy. ⓢ Simon messes up the intro and first line of Notorious. (Website), (Streetview), (Tickets). (VN), (VN/WB), (VN/TWB), (AVTAK), (Not. Speech), (Not.), (Not.), (Union), (CU), (Ref.), (FOM), (OW Speech), (OW), (PE), (HBTR), (HLTW), (GOF), (Chauffeur), (Chauffeur), (Chauffeur), (SAP), (SAP), (Rio/Finale).
Jun 24	A local italian news reports about the Lucca show. (YouTube).
Jun 25	Nick and John interviewed before their show in Portugal. Nick got a drawing of a Birmingham bus, and a bottle of wine of his birthday. "The Parallel Mothers" would be a good name for the band if they started today. John thinks "The Son of Bond" will be the next Bond movie title. (YouTube).
Jun 25	Duran Duran: Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal. ⓢ The band headline the main stage on Saturday 25th June. (Website/Tickets), (Tickets), (Full 1:37), (Half 42mins), (VN/WB), (SAP).
Jun 26	Glam Magazine posts a short review and images of Duran's Rock In Rio event. "The band even had the opportunity to get out of line with a more classic, by recovering one of Nick Rhodes' favorite themes, “White Lines” or the timeless, but vibrant, and never-single, “Hold Back the Rain”. (Link).
Jun27?	DD get a 12 page feature in men's fashion magazine The Rake International Edition 81. James Marsden on the cover. Most of the pics are of rare early vintage, and the article describes DDs enDURANce over the years. (Cover), (1), (2), (3).
Jun 30	Simon chats to Steve Wright on one of the final Steve Wright in the Afternoon shows on BBC Radio 2 around 3pm. He is excited about the Lytham show, as he has never been to Blackpool. The band once flew around Blackpool tower in a light aircraft, coming back from Scotland, which made Roger afraid. They plug Tonight United, the 4th single from Future Past. (Listen).
Jul 1	Duran Duran: Lytham Festival, Lancashire UK. ⓢ Headlining the main stage on Friday July 1st, at 5pm. Tickets on sale mid Sept 2021. (Tickets), (VN/WB), (AOY), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (Not. clip), (CU), (HLTW), (FOM), (OW), (OW), (PE), (HBTR), (Reflex), (SAP), (SAP), (Rio), (Rio/Finale).
Jul 2	The Press give positive feedback for Lytham (Blackpool Gazette), (Yahoo).
Jul 2	Duran Duran: The Caledonian Stadium, Inverness, Scotland. ⓢ (News/Booking), (Highlights 50mins), (VN/WB), (WB), (WB), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (Not.clip), (Not.clip), (Union), (CU), (CU), (HLTW), (FOM), (OW), (OW), (WL.clip), (WL.clip), (GOF), (Accept), (SAP).
Jul 5	Duran Duran: The Piece Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. 6-11pm (with EEVAH) ⓢ (News), (Event Home), (Highlights 55mins), (VN), (VN/WB), (WB), (AOY), (AVTAK clip), (Not.), (CU clip), (GIAU),(FOM), (FOM clip), (OW clip), (OW), (Anni), (PE), (HBTR), (Reflex), (WL), (CM), (CM), (GOF/Accept), (SAP), (Rio/Finale).
Jul 8	inews interviews John and Roger, where they reflect on their first Smash Hits cover (featuring Nick and Roger), and the pressures of stardom. (Read).
Jul 8	Duran Duran: El Festival Cruïlla 2022; at the Parc del Fòrum, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Spain. Friday July 8th. ⓢ (News), (Tickets), (Highlights 33mins), (VN/WB), (VN/WB), (HLTW.clip), (HLTW.clip), (AVTAK.clip),(AVTAK), (SLB CU.clip), (CU), (OW), (OW), (GOF.clip), (SAP), SAP), (Rio.1), (Rio.2), (Rio.3), (Finale).
Jul 10	All On The Board honours Duran Duran with a display inside Hyde Park Corner tube station for people coming through the station to see Duran Duran at BST Hyde Park. (Tweet).
Jul 10	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: BST Hyde Park, London. ⓢ (Official Promo), (Highlights 20mins), (VN/WB), (AOY), (AVTAK), (AVTAK.clip), (Union/Not.), (Not.), (PO),(CU), (GIAU), (HLTW), (FOM), (FOM), (FOM), (OW), (TU.clip), (PE), (HBTR), (HBTR), (Reflex), (Reflex), (WL), (GOF/Accept), (GOF/Accept), (GOF/Accept), (SAP), (SAP), (Rio/Finale), (Finale).
Jul 11	Some great reviews for Hyde Park (Metro), (Pioneer), (Upcoming).
Jul 14	Roger takes a 'Day Off', and posts a photo of him in a pool-side bar. (Tweet).
Jul 20	Announcement that DD will headline the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, on Thurs 28th July. (Tweet). The event will be broadcast on BBC1. Simon and Roger commented to the Daily Mail newspaper that they were honoured and proud be headlining the event. (Daily Mail).
Jul 28	Duran Duran: Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, England. Four song set; SAP, PE, TU, OW - ending with an epic firework display, and broadcast live on the BBC. (B.T.S.1),(BBC), (Fancam), (Backstage), (B.T.S.2).
Jul 31	Author Emma Reed talks about growing up in Birmingham, trying to discern DD lyrics, and phoning the Rum Runner. (Read).
Aug 3	John is interviewed by Irish music producer John Kearns. They mention Velvet Newton, Winter Marches On, None of the Above, AYNIN and Laughing Boy. Simon came in to sing Laughing Boy too late to make the album, although the song had been on the shelf for about a year. (Tweet), (YouTube).
Aug 6	As part of the Commonwealth Games programming, UK BBC 2 airs 'Sounds Of Birmingham' at 8pm - a 50 year lookback at Brummie bands at the BBC; featuring the first re-airing of HLTW from the Oxford Road Show from the 4th of March 1983 & a shorter/edited repeat of 'Duran Duran: Radio 2 In Concert' at 9pm, recorded December 2021.
Aug 7	Yasmin interviewed for the Express newspaper, talking about their 10 bedroom home, Elmwood. (Read).
Aug 8	Rum Runner Celebration - Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, England. As part of the closing ceremony, there's 2½ minute segment celebrating the Rum Runner club - the first part (with HLTW playing) is a mock-up of the mirror tiled interior with a cast of dancers in New Romantic type garb - whilst the second part (with GOF playing) is an open-air dance routine led by transgender model Talulah-Eve. Both the official & Longines (official sponsor) event programmes also include mentions of the club.
Aug 10	Duran Duran Appreciation Day. The band announce footage from the LA Rooftop show will be used to make a concert movie A Hollywood High. (DD.News).
Aug 13	An article about Ibiza is printed in the London Evening Standard ""The party strip is in the south,” says Ben Pundole, creative director of the Beach Caves at luxury resort Six Senses Ibiza, where he lets on Duran Duran have been recording." (Read).
Aug14?	The band fly to America. (Source).
Aug 18	Short interview with Simon and Nile printed in the Minnesota Star Tribune ahead of their show tomorrow. DD are described as "Tinted hair with headbands, sport jackets over expensive T shirts and lots of eye makeup." (Read).
Aug 19	The Future Past Tour - North American Leg
Aug 19	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Treasure Island Amphitheater – Welch, MN. cancelled; due to a storm. (Facebook), (Photos), (Behind The Scenes).
Aug 20	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: United Center – Chicago, IL. ⓢ (Promo), (B.T.S), (1st 30mins), (2nd 30mins), (2nd 30mins), (VN/WB), (VN/WB), (HLTW), (HTLW), (Inv.), (Anni.clip), (Not.), (AVTAK), (CU), (GIAU), (FOM), (CM), (CM.clip), (OW), (PE), (PE/Band Intros), (HBTR), (HBTR), (Reflex), (Reflex), (GOF), (SAP), (SAP), (SAP), (Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale).
Aug 22	Simon talks to Kyle Meredith for Consequence Podcasts about FP, and the RRHOF: “We’ve talked about very little else, to be honest with you. We’re hoping to get performances from Warren Cuccurullo, and Andy Taylor with the band. Maybe Nile will join us; I don’t know. We’re looking at a very big celebrity to do the induction. I can’t say any more about it. But it is very, very exciting! I’m looking forward to it now.” (Article), (YouTube).
Aug 22	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON. ⓢ (B.T.S), (VN/WB), (VN/WB), (HLTW), (Inv.), (Not.), (Not.), (AVTAK), (FOM1), (FOM2), (CM), (OW), (OW), (OW), (CU), (TU), (PE), (Reflex), (Reflex), (WL), (GOF/Accept), (SAP), (Rio), (Rio/Finale).
Aug 23	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Merriweather Post Pavilion – Washington, DC.ⓢ (B.T.S.). (VN/WB), (WB/HLTW/Inv.), (HLTW), (Anni.), (Not.), (Not./AVTAK/CU/GIAU), (GIAU), (CM), (FOM/CM/OW), (OW), (PE), (HBTR), (PE/HBTR/Reflex), (Reflex), (GOF/Accept), (SAP/Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale).
Aug 24	Mandarine Montgomery posts a story for Australian Photography about photographing DD, and the 2013 calendar. (Read).
Aug 25	Velvet Rebel hosts a Duran DJ set at Stonewall in Greenwich Village NY. 3-6pm. (Source).
Aug 25	Amazon Prime's The Grand Tour advertises a Scandinavian Special to the tune of The Wild Boys. (Trailer).
Aug 25	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY. ⓢ The lights go off briefly after Notorious. (B.T.S), (Full 1:54), (VN/WB), (VN/WB/HLTW), (Anni/Not.), (Not.), (Not.), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (CU), (Union), (Union/FOM/CM), (OW), (TU), (HBTR), (Reflex), (HBTR/Reflex/WL/GOF), (WL), (WL), (WL), (GOF/Accept), (GOF/Accept), (GOF/Accept), (SAP), (SAP), (SAP), (SAP/Rio), (Rio/Finale).
Aug 26	itunes releases Medazzaland b-side Ball and Chain as a downloadable single. (Source).
Aug 26	Duran Duran: Wonderbus Festival, The Lawn at CAS, Columbus, OH. ⓢ (Website/Tickets), (B.T.S),
Aug 30	The band announce two new dates at the Wynn Encore Theatre: Oct 30, and their first Halloween themed event Oct 31. (DD.News). Guests are encouraged to attending in costume, within acceptable rules and regs. (DD.com/Rules)
Aug 30	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX. ⓢ (B.T.S).
Aug 31	A great review of the Fort Worth show (The Dallas Observer).
Sep 1	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Wynn Encore Theatre – Las Vegas, NV. ⓢ (B.T.S).
Sep 2	Whooosh! moves to Sirius XMs The Spectrum, channel 28. (News).
Sep 3	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Wynn Encore Theatre – Las Vegas, NV. ⓢ (BL), (BL)
Sep 4	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Chase Center – San Francisco, CA. ⓢ (B.T.S), (Highlights 50mins), (WB), (HLTW), (AVTAK), (CU), (CU), (FOM), (FOM), (OW), (OW), (PE), (Reflex), (Reflex/WL), (GOF), (SAP), (Rio.clip), (Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale).
Sep 5	Great reviews of the Chase Center show: (Riff Magazine), (Music in SF), (Martinez Tribune).
Sep 7	Duran Duran, Nile Rogers and Chic: Footprint Center – Phoenix, AZ. ⓢ
Sep 8	UK's Queen Elizabeth II passes away. The band played at her Platinum Jubilee, 4th June 2022, and a look-alike was featured in the video for Anniversary. Nick wrote a message on behalf of the band. (News), (Band post).
Sep 9	Duran Duran: The Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA. 8pm. ⓢ Five Years is played live. Simon pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II before SAP. Nile plays Notorious. A firework display is seen during Rio. (Tickets), (Dedication Screens), (VN/WB), (VN/WB), (AVTAK), (Not.), (CU), (GIAU), (OW), (PE), (WL), (GOF/Accept), (FY), (FY), (FY), (SAP), (Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale).
Sep 10	Rolling Stone and others comment on Simons's touching tribute to Queen ERII at the Hollywood Bowl last night. (Read), (Read).
Sep 10	Retro Pop Magazine posts an article about the new X2 Vinyl Complete Edition of Future Past, due Nov 25th. (Read).
Sep 10	Duran Duran: The Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA. 8pm. ⓢ Nile Rodgers plays during Notorious. A firework display during Rio.(Tickets),(SAP), (Rio/Finale)
Sep 11	Duran Duran: The Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA. 7:30pm. ⓢ Nile Rodgers plays during Notorious. A firework display during Rio. (Tickets), (WB/HTLW), (Inv.), (AVTAK), (Not&Nile.), (Not.), (CU), (CU/GIAU/FOM), (FOM), (CM), (CM), (OW), (TU/PE/Ref/WL), (PE), (Reflex), (WL), (GOF/Accept), (FY), (SAP), (SAP), (Rio/Finale), (Rio/Finale).
Sep 17	Far Out magazine writes an article about Johns bass line on Rio (song). (Read).
Sep 17	Denis O'Regan talks about his new book: Careless Memories in the Daily Star, with some rare photos. (Read).
Sep 20	Bass Player UK magazine #425 puts John in 2nd place for Rio on a '100 greatest bass players of all time' list. John Decon won with his cover of Chic's Good Times on Another One Bites the Dust. (source).
Sep 22	Uncovered perform at The Bedford Pub, London.(Source).
Sep 22?	Nick sees the Cirque du Soleil 'O' show at The Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas. (Source).
Sep 24	John is a special guest on Nile Rodgers own Deep Hidden Meaning Radio Show on Apple Music at 10pm PDT. (News), (Link).
Sep 24	Uncovered perform at The Brentham Club, Ealing, London.
Sep 27	Duran Duran are 5th in a list of the Top 100 Best Songs of 1982 according to Rolling Stone, who claim music videos accidentally made stars out of New Romantic provocateurs like Duran Duran. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five won the list with The Message.
Sep 28	Robbie Williams pays tribute to The Chauffeur and Ordinary World with John Kearns ahead of the bands induction into the RRHOF. Robbie toured with the band in 2003, and worked with Stephen Duffy. (FB), (720p), (Stephen Duffy).
Sep 28	Roxy Music 50 years tour plays The Kia Forum, Los Angeles, attended by John. (Source).
Oct 4	Milton Nascimento's farewell “One Final Music Session” Tour plays The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA. (Sold out). (Event).
Oct 5	Eon Productions release the documentary The Sound of 007; featuring John and Simon, talking about how the idea started. They were glad not to get "A Quantum of Solace". John says John Barry was "a d*ck". (News/Interview).
Oct 5	DD at #1 again, this time in the Billboard Hot 100 James Bond Songs list. AVTAK was the only Bond theme to ever reach No.1 in America, on two seprate charts. (Billboard).
Oct 6	Milton Nascimento's farewell “One Final Music Session” Tour plays The Town Hall, Manhatten, NY. (Event).
Oct 9	Milton Nascimento's farewell “One Final Music Session” Tour plays The Berklee Performance Center, Boston (Sold Out). (Event).
Oct 11	Variety magazine interviews John and Nick about A Hollywood High. (Read).
Oct 14	Medazzaland celebrates it's 25th Anniversary, and is re-issued on CD, x2 LP and Pink Vinyl. Taking Pre-orders. (Buy), (Buy), (Trailer).
Oct 14	Erol Alkan releases the special extended slower tempo remix of All Of You on vinyl. (DD.News)
Oct 14	A new video for Ball and Chain is released on social media. (Watch).
Oct 14	Life Magazine publishes an exclusive 80 page, 1980's focussed profile entitled Duran Duran: New Wave Trailblazers. Features exclusive never seen photos and 2022 interviews. (Buy/Look Inside).
Oct 14	Carsten Windhorst, an official DD photographer, announces two new DD films. The second new documentary Medazzaland 25: Undergoing Treatment; will feature interviews from producers, and people around that project. (Trailer).
Oct 16	Milton Nascimento's farewell “One Final Music Session” Tour plays The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA. (Tickets).
Oct 20	Uncovered perform at The Bedford Pub, London, with special guest Simon Le Bon. He sings Let's Dance, OW, HLTW and Jean Genie. (DD.news), (Event), (Photos).
Oct 21	An article asking for questions for Nick appears on The Guardian online website. (Read).
Oct 22	John unboxes the Anniversary Edition of Future Past from his home in LA. He mentiones lots of tour dates to come next year. (YouTube).
Oct 26	The band appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live. They perform Notorious, GIAU and CM. Invisible is played live, and Simon is interviewed about Live Aid. (News), (Inv.), (Simon), (Not./GIAU/CM)
Oct 27	Simon Le Bon is 64 years old today. He posts an audio message online where he sings "Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder (YouTube).
Oct 27	The members of Duran Duran attend a special premiere for the film A Hollywood High at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This is the first time the long-standing Oscars venue has hosted a music film of this nature. (source).
Oct 27	In a special 30min interview at the premier, Simon gets upset when a fan says Hungry Like 'A' Wolf. Reportage a possibility. A joke about a vibrating bed while on tour in America (82?). (Interview 28mins), (FaceBook).
Oct 28	Andy Taylor releases a new single Man's a Wolf To Man. (Article), (YouTube).
Oct 29	Nick talks to Salon.com about the 25th Anniversary of Medazzaland. 'Micheal' with like a postcard of their time in France 94/95, which took on a different meaning after he died. Simon sang a 1-take demo which was used. Kurt Kobain and grunge was a big influence. Electric Barbarella was really a song about loneliness. "I'd started to look at the modern world and thought, "Wow. So people really are moving into this future ahead where their best friends could well end up being dolls or robots." Many demos and rough songs to be released on Medz SE next year. (Read).
Oct 29	Dominic Brown performs Into Future Past at The Virgin Hotel, Las Vegas. With DD DJ set from Velvet Rebel. (News), (Event/Tickets).
Oct 30	Duran Duran: Wynn Encore Theatre – Las Vegas, NV. ⓢ The crowd sing Happy Birthday to Simon before SAP. (Clips 18mins), (VN/WB), (HLTW), (AVTAK), (Not.), (CU), (CU), (GIAU), (FOM), (CM), (OW), (PE), (Ref.), (WL Clip), (GOF/Accept), (Happy Birthday/SAP), (SAP), (Rio/Finale).
Oct 31	Duran Duran: Wynn Encore Theatre – Las Vegas, NV ⓢ Announced as their "first ever halloween themed performance". The band and stage are decorated with halloween themes, and the setlist is vastly different. (Nightboat), (Nightboat), (HLTW), (Inv.), (Paint It Black), (Paint It Black), (Union), (Union), (Voodoo), (Voodoo), (Ghost Town), (Ghost Town), (SO), (SO), (SO), (LIYN/SuperFreak), (Supernature), (Supernature), (PE), (SOYS), (SOYS), (FOM), (CM), (Spellbound), (Spellbound), (Spellbound), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (AVTAK), (PsychoKiller), (PsychoKiller), (PsychoKiller), (WB/Finale).
Nov 1	40th Anniversary of the “Rio” single being released worldwide, backed with “The Chauffeur”.
Nov 1	The London premiere of A Hollywood High Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Vue West End, in Leicester Square. (source).
Nov 2	Duran Duran: Yaamava Casino - Highland, Los Angelis, CA. ⓢ
Nov 3	Release of LA Rooftop docu-concert A Hollywood High in cinemas. (DD.News), (Trailer), (Web Site/Booking), (UK).
Nov 3?	Andy Taylor sends a letter to the band saying that he regrets he cannot attend the RRHOF ceremony due to stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. This is the most serious type, where patients are not expected to remain healthy for more than 5 years. Andy found out 4 years ago.
Nov 4	Whilst none of the members of Duran attended, official posters were given out to guests at the R&RHOF Chairman's Party at the Grammy Musuem; one for each of the inductees (Duran Exclusive Link) & one for the event (Event Link).
Nov 5	The news about Andy is posted on the official website; which shut down the servers for a while due to overwhelming response. (Andy's Letter).
Nov 5	The band attend the RRHOF inductions ceremony, at the Microsoft Theatre in LA, along with fellow inductees Dolly Parton, Judas Priest, and Eminem. They are inducted by Robert Downey Jnr, and a short retrospective film is shown highlighting their career. The band play three songs, GOF, HLTW, and OW, before giving their speeches. Simon reads part of Andy's letter. John tips a nod to The Beatles, Roger thanks the families, and Nick thanks the fans. (Full), (Intro), (GOF/HLTW/OW), (Speeches).
Nov 5	The band interviewed by Lori Majewski at SiriusXM's backstage broadcast at the RRHOF. Roger says he had never met Ozzy Osborne before. Nick mentions Ozzy played at "The Crown". John says the venue was "a stinky pub, with an upstairs room". They got Andy's letter 2 or 3 days ago. Congrats on being the fan vote favourites. (FaceBook).
Nov 6	News about Andy is published in the media. (DailyMail), (Express), (TMZ).
Nov 7	Andy's News is published globally. (BBC), (CNN), (FoxNews).
Nov ?	Simon flies to Ibiza and gives Andy his Lifetime Acheivement Award. Andy is in good spirits. (source).
Nov 10	Simons posts against parking charges for bikes in Hackney, London. (News), (Petition).
Nov 11	Erol Alkan releases an extended Rework 'Night Version' of GIVE IT ALL UP. (YouTube).
Nov 17	The New York Post quotes Andy's memoirs about New York and cocaine. (Read).
Nov 19	John is interviewed by Bernie Guerra for Is Breakfast Included podcast on Apple Music, recorded Nov 3rd. Nick would have chosen not to go to the RRHOF. He compares RRHOF to the Catholic church - "They'll take anybody now". The best part of the shows were 'as the lights go down'. The band were self-taught, and learn together, four idiots. Rio was voted 2nd greatest bassline in the world. The sound in some recent shows has been 'all over the place'. ITSISK was in at No.1, trying to hold the line. Jack Nicholson story, insecurity. The unique spirit of Duran Duran. Painting is sensual, free from pressure. Halloween concert was the best show ever. Nick was very passionate about it. Thank You 2 may be released next year. He likes breakfast. (News), (Listen).
Nov 19	Birmingham World runs an article about John's marriages. (Read).
Nov 19	Warren Cuccurullo releases an emotional music video for his song 4U on his YouTube channel. (YouTube).
Nov 19	RRHOF inductions ceremony televised at 8 p.m. ET on the HBO cable network, and also available to stream on HBO Max.
Nov 20	Roger announces he will soon be a grandfather. (Instagram).
Nov 20	Simon posts against proposals to demolish 360 & 358 Old York Road, London. (News).
Nov 21	Early 2023 tour dates are announced by DDHQ, in Britain, Scotland and Ireland. (DD.com).
Nov 21	The 2023 tour dates hits the media, the Daily Mail focuses on Andy. (NME), (Daily Mail).
Nov 24	Simon takes charge of a new Ducati motorcycle. (FaceBook).
Nov 25	New vinyl releases; Astronaut, All You Need Is Now, Red Carpet Massacre.
Nov 25	Duran Duran Hammersmith '82! Live re-issued on limited Gold x2 vinyl LP. (News), (Buy).
Nov 25	Future Past The Complete Edition released on x2 Vinyl Records. Includes bonus track Five Years. (Buy).
Nov 25	A photoshopped image appears online to promote the announced Birmingham event. It is an image of Marble Arch in London. (FaceBook).
Nov 25	An article appears on MSN about the Most Underrated Artists in Pop History. A 2003 quote from Moby said: “They were cursed by what we can call the 'bee gees' curse. Which is: 'write amazing songs, sell tons of records, and consequently incur the wrath or disinterest of the rock obsessed critical establishment'. (Article).
Nov 25	An article appears on the Variety website about Live at Hammersmith '82 "The timing couldn’t have worked out more serendipitously, with double-D fever back at a modern-era peak " (Facebook).
Nov 28	A second date is added to the O2 Arena event in London, May 2nd 2023, due to overwhelming demand.
Nov 30	John pays tribute to Christine McVie, solo artist, singer and musician of Fleetwood Mac fame. (FaceBook).
Nov 30	DDHQ releases news of the new 2023 Duran Duran calendar. (Facebook).
Dec 2	Pete Tong and John Monkman release a ReWork of Give It All Up. (News).
Dec 2	Paul Berrow posts news about a new plaque for the Rum Runner, Dec 16th. (Instagram).
Dec 5	UltimateClassicRock posts about the 37th anniversary of Do They Know It's Christmas?, Where Are They Now?.. Band Aid. The song was recorded November 25th, 1984 - featuring JT on bass. (Read).
Dec 7	Simon is a guest on SiriusXM's The Beatles Channel with host Bill Flanagan. He mentions a 'She Loves You' story. (News).
Dec 8	Warren Cuccurullo is 66 years old today.
Dec 8	UK ITV creates a touching cover of Ordinary World in their trailer for a new series A Year On Planet Earth. The music is exclusive to the trailer; which is broadcast regularing on TV during December. (YouTube).
Dec 9	Sandra Oh interviews Simon and John on the debut episode of Carpool Karaoke: The Series, available on AppleTV+. John mentions Paul McCartney was the first person to hear the final mix of Rio. Simon tells his Nina Simone story. Madonna having to wait in line to meet them. (News), (Ad.), (Watch).
Dec 11	Simon interviewed on BBC Radio Ulstar in Ireland by Kerry McLean. He likes to take the bus or the train to mingle with fans. It's almost wrong to have favourites, as it excludes other options; he loves the mischievous energy of the Irish shows. He hates to watch himself on TV, and has not seen A Hollywood High. He imagines he is Brad Pitt on the stage. (News), (Listen).
Dec 11	John and Gela post a video of them standing in their snowy English garden. (Watch).
Dec 12	Nick pays his respects to composer Angelo Badalamenti. "I am super sad to hear that Angelo Badalamenti has moved on to another dimension. He was a masterful composer who helped to create and enhance the most beautiful, dark atmospheres in many David Lynch movies, with his music. A one of kind talent and a true inspiration. Angelo, thank you for the dreams. May yours forever be as glorious… sleep well."
Dec 14	News of Andy Taylor's new single with Ozzy Osborne and Noddy Holder is released. Single available from 16th December. (News), (Play).
Dec 15	Simon is interviewed by John Kearns. He talks about Rachael O'Connors audition at his house in London. Simon though he was there to sing half of Do They Know It's Christmas?, and was disappointed when other stars showed up and sang HIS lines. So Red The Rose was a collaboration project. Laughing Boy is about a playboy who needs to take life more seriously. (YouTube).
Dec 15	Duran Duran will be bringing in the New Year in Times Square, performing a medley of classics just before midnight on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, December 31st starting at 8/7c on ABC! (News), (Trailer).
Dec 16	A plaque is unvailed in Birmingham on the site of the former Rum Runner club. Attending the celebration is Paul Berrow. (News), (News), (Video).
Dec 16	It's Christmas Time is released, featuring Andy Taylor, created to raise money and awareness for Cancer. (News), (Donate/Listen).
Dec 18 -Jan 2	A Hollywood High available for streaming via Veeps.com @ $17.99 - with a payment giving up to 7 days of re-watching. (News).
Dec 18	The Independent article about Denis O'Regans book Careless Memories. (Read).
Dec 19	Roger is interviewed by Irish music producer John Kearns. He says he prefers touring to making albums. Last Chance on the Stairway took a while, it sounds very Duran Duran. Shadows On Your Side was influenced by "Let's Dance". Before the Rain deep dramatic dark side of Duran. Falling with Mike Garson. Looking forward to Dublin and touring next year. (YouTube).
Dec 22	Andy Taylor sends a video message to promote his latest single on UK's ITV News. (FaceBook).
Dec 24	The band post seasons greetings online. Simon gives a dose of bountiful cheer. Nick gives a somewhat touching tribute to the fans. John gives you any wish. Roger gives a hope to see you all next year. (Nick), (John), (Simon), (Roger).
Dec 25	Ordinary World is heard in UK ITV1s trailer for a new series A Year On Planet Earth, broadcast after The Kings Speech on Christmas Day. (YouTube).
Dec 29	Simon guests on the BBC Radio 2 Morning Show, with Gary Davis. He mentions their amazing shows, and says 2022 was perhaps their biggest year since the 1980s. The band are open to more dates next year, especially in America. Simon is itching to do something else; like sailing boats. (Part 1), (Part 2).
Dec 30	Dom Brown will host a DJ set after the show @ Nola's 11pm. (FaceBook).
Dec 30	Duran Duran: Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ ⓢ (News/Buy), (Trailer), (Tickets). (VN/WB), (VN/WB/Inv.), (SLB/Inv.), (AVTAK), (CU), (CU), (CU), (Not.), (Not.), (Not./Ref.), (GIAU), (FOM), (FOM), (FOM), (FOM/OW), (OW), (PE/Intros/GOF/Accept), (SAP), (SAP), (SAP/Rio/Finale).
Dec 31	DD rehearse for their Times Square performance. (Simon TWB), (HLTW webcam).
Dec 31	Duran Duran: Times Square, New York. ⓢ They perform a medley of 3 hits @11:37pm on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve show, broadcast on ABC. (Interview), (Show), (Show), (HLTW clip), (Simon's Message).

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