Simon, Nick, John, Andy and Roger get together in the South of France to work on material for a new album.

John tapes a guest spot on the Fox Television show That 80s Show.

When they return from France, Simon and Nick team up with the Dandy Warhols to work on their new album Welcome to the Monkey House. Nick is at the helm producing the record and Simon provides guest vocals.

The Devils, featuring Nick Rhodes and original Duran Duran lead singer Stephen Duffy, release Dark Circles in the UK to critical acclaim.

The Devils (Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy) perform songs from Dark Circles at London department store Harvey Nichols to a packed crowd that includes both Simon LeBon and Roger Taylor.

Simon records a duet of “Save a Prayer” with SYN artist Silvio singing in Portuguese and Simon singing in English. The song appears on a Starbucks compilation available only in Japan.

The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, OH features Duran Duran in the “50 Years of Rock and Roll” exhibit with clothing worn by Nick, John and Roger.

Celebrations Chocolates and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) come together to put out a series of Christmas Cards made available to the public. World famous photographer The Earl of Lichfield creates twelve stunning cards that are themed around the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” – but with a modern twist. Featured amongst them is Twelve Drummers Drumming with Roger Taylor.

Simon starts “Simon’s Reader” on duranduran.com, a quarterly feature in which Simon reviews books that are of interest to him. Spin, Blender and USA Today newspaper all tout the merits of his reviews.

Nick Rhodes produces songs for two up and coming artists, She Said Yeah and Riviera F in-between his duties on the new Duran record.