"3. Later in 1981 the band embarked on their first United States club tour followed by more dates in Germany and the UK. This second tour of Britain coincided with a wave of riots sparked by unemployment and racial tension, including those of Moss Side and Toxteth. The band played Birmingham the day after the Handsworth riots. Duran Duran began to achieve worldwide recognition in 1982. In May they released their second album, ""Rio"", which scored four UK Top Twenty singles with ""My Own Way"", ""Hungry Like the Wolf"", ""Save a Prayer"", and the title song ""Rio"". A headlining tour"
"often only distantly aware. Duran Duran are an English new wave band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. The original five members reunited in the early 2000s. On February 23, 2003, Simon and Garfunkel reunited to perform in public for the first time in a decade, singing ""The Sound of Silence"" as the opening act of the Grammy Awards. On 9 May 2006, British five-piece vocal pop Take That returned to the recorded music scene after more than ten years of absence, signing with Polydor Records. The band's comeback album, Beautiful World, entered the UK album chart at no. 1. On"
"few television commercials and also in several theatre productions including Tom Brown's Schooldays in the West End of London. Le Bon worked on a kibbutz – an Israeli collective community – in the Negev desert in Israel in 1978, and then returned to England to study drama at the University of Birmingham before meeting the fledgling band Duran Duran in 1980. Duran Duran was founded by childhood friends John Taylor and Nick Rhodes along with singer/songwriter Stephen Duffy in 1978, but Duffy left a year later, convinced they weren't going anywhere. The band went through a long succession of lineup"
"Duran Duran's charity concert at Villa Park 1983 On 23 July 1983 Duran Duran staged an open air benefit concert at Villa Park, Birmingham, England in front of 18,000 people who paid £8.50 a ticket to raise money for MENCAP. It was one of only two concerts that summer by the band, the other being on 20 July before the Prince and Princess of Wales at London's Dominion Theatre. Birmingham was chosen as the venue, as it was where the band members' first met and formed the group. The concert and subsequent shows in the area have always been regarded"
"Duran Duran (1981 album) Duran Duran is the debut album by English new wave/synthpop band Duran Duran, released worldwide on EMI Records on 15 June 1981. The album reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the UK top 100 for 117 weeks, achieving platinum status by December 1982. The initial United States release was unsuccessful, but the album was reissued there in 1983 following the success of the band's second album, ""Rio"". This time it reached No. 10 on the US ""Billboard"" 200, and remained on that chart for 87 weeks. ""Duran Duran"" was certified platinum"
"then in Warwickshire, John Taylor grew up in nearby Hollywood, Worcestershire, England. As a child he attended Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic school and the Abbey High School, in Redditch, wore glasses (due to severe myopia, over -10 dioptres), enjoyed James Bond movies and the hobby of wargaming with hand-painted model soldiers. In his early teen years, he discovered music, choosing Roxy Music as his favourite band, and before long was collecting records and teaching himself to play the piano. His first band was called Shock Treatment. In 1978, Taylor and school friend Nick Rhodes formed Duran Duran with"
"Stephen Duffy Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born 30 May 1960 in Alum Rock, Birmingham, England) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member, vocalist, bassist and then drummer of Duran Duran. He went on to record as a solo performer under several different names, and is the singer and songwriter for The Lilac Time with his older brother Nick. He has also co-written with Robbie Williams and Steven Page. While attending the School of Foundation Studies & Experimental Workshop at Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University) Duffy met John Taylor. Together they formed the group Duran"
"Station With Neurotic Outsiders Solo Compilation albums John Taylor (bass guitarist) Nigel John Taylor (born 20 June 1960) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor, who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of new wave band Duran Duran. Duran Duran was one of the most popular bands in the world during the 1980s due in part to their revolutionary music videos which played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV. Taylor played with Duran Duran from its founding in 1978 until 1997, when he left to pursue a solo recording and film"
"(albums, EPs, and video projects) through his private record label B5 Records over the next four years, had a lead role in the movie ""Sugar Town"", and made appearances in a half dozen other film projects. He rejoined Duran Duran for a reunion of the original five members of the group in 2001 and has remained with the group since. The current permanent members of Duran Duran are Simon Le Bon (singer), John Taylor (bass guitar), Nick Rhodes (synthesizer) and Roger Taylor (drums). Taylor was also a member of two supergroups: The Power Station and Neurotic Outsiders. Born in Solihull,"
"relocation to the West Midlands in 1978: ""he wasn't like the other punks, he was wearing stiletto heels and had a massive bleached quiff and huge padded shoulders. He looked brilliant."" As the 1980s arrived, the Rum Runner nightclub played a significant role in rock music in the city, particularly in the case of New Romantic supergroup Duran Duran. Dexys Midnight Runners, Stephen Duffy, The Au Pairs and The Bureau also emanated from the city's music scene at this time. The Charlatans, Dodgy, Felt, The Lilac Time, and Ocean Colour Scene were other notable rock bands founded in the city"
"tape recording of a live Duran Duran concert from a 1979 show. Shortly afterwards, Rhodes and Duffy met by chance at a fashion show, and began talking about the old music. They decided it might be fun to re-record some of those original, dark, art-school, pre-Le Bon Duran Duran songs. A few months later they took to the studio, using vintage analog instruments but modern production techniques to recreate the early Duran Duran sound. The lyrics remained unchanged. The band played live only two times, in London (19 November 2002), and Cologne (17 February 2003), before both members returned to"
"John Taylor (bass guitarist) Nigel John Taylor (born 20 June 1960) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor, who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of new wave band Duran Duran. Duran Duran was one of the most popular bands in the world during the 1980s due in part to their revolutionary music videos which played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV. Taylor played with Duran Duran from its founding in 1978 until 1997, when he left to pursue a solo recording and film career. He recorded a dozen solo releases"
"Dif Juz Dif Juz were an English instrumental post-punk band, formed in London in 1980 and remaining active until 1986. The band comprised Dave Curtis (guitar), Alan Curtis (guitar), Gary Bromley (bass guitar) and Richard Thomas (percussion and saxophone). Dif Juz band developed out of the punk band London Pride that was formed by the Curtis brothers. In late 1979, Alan Curtis was involved with new wave band Duran Duran. He apparently disappeared and missed a particularly volatile gig after the band hired the owners of the Birmingham Rum Runner nightclub as managers. In a 2003 interview, John Taylor (bass"
"self-titled debut album, ""Duran Duran"", released in June 1981. By 1983, the band was a global success story. While Duran Duran were on hiatus in 1985, Andy Taylor and bassist John Taylor joined renowned session drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson and Robert Palmer to form the band Power Station. Their eponymous album, recorded mostly at the New York studio for which the band was named, reached the Top 20 in the UK and the Top 10 in the US, and spawned two hit singles with ""Some Like It Hot"" (UK No. 14, US#6) and a cover of the"
"Duran Duran, but after eight gigs The Church pulled out, feeling that the audiences were unsympathetic. Chugg later recalled, ""They were hard work. All four of them were strong-willed and had their own ideas of how things should be."" The band also toured Scandinavia and Europe in 1982, and both of their albums were released there to critical acclaim. In May 1983, the band released their third album, ""Seance"", co-produced by The Church and engineer John Bee (Hoodoo Gurus, Icehouse, The Divinyls), which peaked at No. 18. It used more keyboards and synthesisers and was typically described as ""That stark"
"by sculptor Jon Edgar in London in 2008. The terracotta work was coincidentally documented during the filming of the Douglas Arrowsmith documentary ""Memory and Desire"". An image appears on the CD cover for the ""Memory and Desire"" (2009) album. Stephen Duffy Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born 30 May 1960 in Alum Rock, Birmingham, England) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member, vocalist, bassist and then drummer of Duran Duran. He went on to record as a solo performer under several different names, and is the singer and songwriter for The Lilac Time with his older"
"The Devils (band) The Devils is the name of an English electronic pop band, formed by Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy. The first incarnation of Duran Duran in 1978 included Rhodes as keyboardist, John Taylor on guitar and Duffy as songwriter/vocalist and bassist (along with Simon Colley). This lineup performed live for almost a year before Duffy and Colley left the band. Duffy moved on to a solo career and The Lilac Time, and Duran Duran eventually went on to fame with drummer Roger Taylor, guitarist Andy Taylor and singer Simon Le Bon. In 1999, Duffy came across an old"
"mistakes and apologize for my failings. But I cannot apologize for something I did not do."". Simon Le Bon Simon John Charles Le Bon (born 27 October 1958) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and lyricist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia. Le Bon has received three Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Le Bon was born near Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, the first child of John and Ann-Marie Le Bon, followed by his younger"
"Duran, Rod Stewart, and other artists. Several music videos were recorded in France and Ireland and directed by Mumin himself. In 2003 the band went on hiatus, as Mumin went to New York City. After his return in 2004, the band released the live album ""Live in Bistro"", which featured a recording of their performance in café Bistro in Novi Sad. In 2004, the band disbanded. In July 2011, the band reunited in the original lineup. In 2012, the band released the DVD ""Live in Novi Sad 2011"", recorded on their 2011 performances in Novi Sad. In 2012, the rock"
"guitarist for Duran Duran) said ""straight away Alan Curtis skipped town, thinking getting involved with two nightclub owners meant he would end up in pieces down a city alleyway."" Following Alan Curtis' return to London, he resumed his collaboration with his brother Dave and Richard Thomas (all of whom played in London Pride), and was joined by Gary Bromley. They determined to create something new and different. Dave Curtis was a trained classical guitarist, Alan Curtis's guitar play was self-taught and innovative, Thomas had a thirst for mastering wind instruments and production values, and Bromley's bass playing, whilst honed in"
"impact the music channel would have on the industry. The raunchy ""soft porn"" video which featured semi-naked women created an uproar and a heavily edited ""day version"" was aired on MTV (though the uncut version did receive regular airings on the Playboy Channel), and the band enjoyed and capitalized on the controversy. Duran Duran Production Duran Duran (1981 album) Duran Duran is the debut album by English new wave/synthpop band Duran Duran, released worldwide on EMI Records on 15 June 1981. The album reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the UK top 100 for 117"
"he had written—several of which would later become tracks on the early Duran Duran albums. After listening to the songs the band had already composed together, Le Bon spent some time fitting one of his poems (""Sound of Thunder"") to one of the instrumentals, and found they had a good match. Le Bon agreed to ""try [Duran Duran] out for the summer""; within six weeks the band was playing steadily around Birmingham, London and Nottingham, and a national tour supporting Hazel O'Connor led to a record deal with EMI Records in December that year. The band's first album, ""Duran Duran"","
"Duran as the title of both a tour video and a book. The origins of the lyrics for ""The Chauffeur"" have become part of the Duran Duran legend. In May 1980, while the band were working for Paul and Michael Berrow, who at the time ran the Rum Runner night club in Birmingham, one of the Rum Runner barmaids recommended her ex-boyfriend to be their new lead singer. Simon Le Bon auditioned in May 1980, bringing with him a book of poetry and lyrics, including the lyrics to the song which would eventually become ""The Chauffeur"". The word ""chauffeur"" does"
"the song is said to exist. With the songs written during their stay in France, the band started recording at George Martin's Air Studios on the Caribbean island of Montserrat in May. The sessions, which saw producer Ian Little joined by the vastly more experienced Alex Sadkin, would keep Duran Duran in Montserrat for five weeks. During one of these sessions, keyboardist Nick Rhodes collapsed and had to be airlifted to a hospital; newspapers later reported it was due to an episode of paroxysmal tachycardia (abnormally fast heartbeat). Prior commitments brought the band back to the UK in July 1983,"
"given to him by John Taylor before the first interview they had together for their band. He cited a dislike for being called Master Bates and chose the name ""Rhodes"" after the brand of electric piano. As the band coalesced into its final line-up in 1979-80, Duran Duran started playing at a local Birmingham club called ""The Rum Runner"". The club owners became the band's managers, and Rhodes began working at the club as a disc jockey. The band achieved rapid success, and Rhodes was a driving force throughout. An unschooled musician, he experimented with the sounds his analogue synthesisers"
"their normal careers. In early June 2008, Rhodes and Duffy were interviewed by the music journalist Pete Paphides for BBC Radio 4, and relived the whole ""Dark Circles"" experience. Duffy also publicly stated through his website that a Devils DVD could be released later. Track 13 also appeared on ""Headman Dance Modern"", Eskimo Records, Belgium (CD 541416 501230, 2xLP 541416 501231, released 2004). The 6th gate is 9:11 long Also credited: The Devils (band) The Devils is the name of an English electronic pop band, formed by Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy. The first incarnation of Duran Duran in 1978"
"Joanne Joanne Joanne Joanne are an all-female Duran Duran tribute band based in London, England. They have received media coverage from various sources including The Guardian and the Birmingham Mail. The band's initial line-up was Jo Bevan (also of Desperate Journalist) on vocals, Charley Stone (from all the bands) on lead guitar, Lolo Wood on keyboard, Jo Gate-Eastley on bass, and Mel Woods (Knifeworld/Sidi Bou Said) on drums. Val Gwyther now sings with the band. They are known for playing only material from the early career of Duran Duran, and ""don't do Rio"". Stone, Wood, Gate-Eastley and Woods perform original"
"Marden High School. He began playing guitar at the age of eleven, and was soon playing with local bands, even producing one at the age of sixteen. He received guitar tuition from Dave Black, a member of the short-lived, post-David Bowie version of Bowie's sometime backing band the Spiders from Mars. He dropped out of school early to tour England and Europe with several different bands, playing working men's clubs and air force bases. Then in April 1980, as Taylor puts it, ""I made that fateful train journey down to Birmingham"". Duran Duran began their rise to fame at a"
"was released on many TV shows in February while magazines hailed (the modern ""Fab Five"") Duran Duran as one of the greatest bands of all time. Duran Duran then celebrated their homecoming to the UK with fourteen stadium dates in April 2004, including five sold-out nights at Wembley Arena. The British press, traditionally hostile to the band, accorded the shows some very warm reviews. Duran Duran brought along band Goldfrapp and the Scissor Sisters as alternating opening acts for this tour. The last two shows were filmed, resulting in the concert DVD ""Duran Duran: Live from London"" which was released"
"written by Dave Morgan. Paradox went on to play festivals in the Netherlands and Italy before splitting up upon their return to the UK in 1970. Catley remained determined to pursue a career in music. Formed in 1972, Magnum have undergone several changes in personnel over the years, however the core of vocalist Bob Catley and guitarist/songwriter Tony Clarkin remain today. Magnum began as the house band at Birmingham’s famous Rum Runner night club (later the home of Duran Duran). They began to develop their own style by playing Clarkin's songs at a residency at The Railway Inn, in Birmingham's"
"Duran are: Other: New Moon on Monday ""New Moon on Monday"" is the tenth single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 23 January 1984 in the United Kingdom. The second single to be taken from the band's third album ""Seven and the Ragged Tiger"" (1983), the song was another success, reaching the top-ten on both the UK and US charts. On 11 February 1984, the single reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and on 17 March, it reached number ten on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, after entering on 14 January 1984 at number"
"singer of Duran Duran. They married on 27 December 1985 in her hometown of Oxford. The couple have three daughters: Amber Rose Tamara (born August 1989), Saffron Sahara (born September 1991) and Talullah Pine (born October 1994), all born in London. She became a grandmother on June 6, 2018 when her daughter Saffron gave birth to a baby boy in London named Taro Arturo Le Bon, with boyfriend Benjamin (or ""Benji""). Yasmin Le Bon is represented by Elite Model Management and The Model CoOp. Yasmin Le Bon Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh; born 29 October 1964) is an English model."
"video compilation ""Greatest"", and their first concert film since 1985's ""Arena"". Live from London (Duran Duran) Live from London is a concert film by the British group, Duran Duran. It was filmed during the course of the last two of five sold-out nights at Wembley Arena in April 2004, during the band's first global tour after the reunion of the band's original five members. The concert features hits from their 25-year catalog, together with live versions of the singles from their 2004 studio album ""Astronaut"". The band was joined on stage by saxophonist Andy Hamilton and backing vocalist Sarah Brown."