Every month we pull an excerpt from the Fan Community Q&As that run on http://duranduranmusic.com. We recently spoke to MNDR to learn about HER experience when she learned she would suddenly hitting the road with Duran Duran!

What type of music did you listen to growing up?

I listened to all types. My dad was in a blue eyes soul group, so I listened to a lot of Spencer Davis Group and Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels.… read more

Simon talks about the One Year Anniversary since the release of Duran Duran’s PAPER GODS

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Duran Duran is thrilled to be premiering their brand new video for “Last Night in the City” (featuring Kiesza) on the one year anniversary of the release of their album, Paper Gods.

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Every month the Duran Duran Fan Community hosts a Q&A with someone in the band’s orbit – last month it was backing vocalist Erin Stevenson. Here’s an excerpt of her Q&A below:

Did you always want to be a singer? When did you know you had a good voice?

Yes! I’ve known it since a kid. I used to joke with singing and dancing whenever I’d get with my family until my Uncle threatened me … read more

Duran Duran brought BBC Music Day to a close on Friday, June 3 with a concert live from Cornwall’s Eden Project. The band played a rousing set which included “Planet Earth.”

For Duran Duran Appreciation Day 2016, we are pleased to give you a video download of the band performing this track. Download now [For Mac: Control/Click, choose “Download video.” For PC: right click]

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As part of Duran Duran Appreciation Day, we spoke to Nick for the Fan Community’s August Katy’s Kafe. Listen to a clip of the chat below.

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“Rest assured, I shall return”

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We excerpt some of our Fan Community Q&A’s on the duranduran.com website each month – here’s some of our recent chat with Allison and Matthew from Halo Circus:

So, Halo Circus…who are all of you?

Hello, my name is Allison Iraheta and I am the lead singer and main writer of the band. Matthew Hager is the bassist, keyboardist and writer in the band, who, before Halo Circus, was a multi platinum music… read more

Regrettably, keyboardist Nick Rhodes will be leaving the current Duran Duran tour tomorrow for a short period of time, to return to the UK to attend to an urgent family matter. The band have just embarked on the third US leg of their Paper Gods tour, which kicked off last night in Nashville. They are currently in Chicago, where they play two nights at the Ravinia Pavilion (Friday July 7 and Saturday July 8).

Standing in for… read more

Each month we feature a written Q&A on the Duran Duran Fan Community website and then the following month we put an excerpt on DD.com. To follow are some highlights from our chat with Incredible DJ (and all around fun person) Mad Marj (Marjorie Gubelman)

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We have Marjorie G in the house! Tell us a bit about yourself

I am so happy to be in the… read more

DURAN DURAN ANNOUNCE NEW YORK’S HISTORIC APOLLO THEATER SHOW
ON JULY 19TH. TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY

June 14th, 2016 – (Burbank, CA) – Multi-platinum superstars Duran Duran announced today that, for the first time in their illustrious career, they will play New York’s legendary Apollo Theater, in Harlem, on Tuesday July 19th. This special show is the most recent date to be added on their eagerly … read more

Duran Duran is pleased to announce an additional date on their Paper Gods North American tour on July 19th at the famed Apollo Theater in New York City.

Tickets will go on sale JUNE 17th to the general public at 10am local market time via Live Nation. There will be a Live Nation pre-sale on June 16th.

Duran Duran VIP members will have access to tickets before the general public. The pre-sale for members will begin on June 14th… read more

Watch the following two videos, filmed on Nick’s birthday in Verona, Italy, as the band and the audience sing “Happy Birthday” (led by Matteo Zenatti)!

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Two more shows added to the #PaperGodsTour – second show at the Choctaw Casino Resort and a second show at The Tobin Center in San Antonio. Please read carefully at some changes that needed to take place to accommodate the demand.

The Choctaw Casino Resort (Durant, OK) show on September 7 has been moved to Friday, September 9. All tickets and packages purchased for 9/7 will be honored on 9/9. There has also been a new… read more

BBC Music Day will culminate at Cornwall’s Eden Project where Duran Duran will headline a very special line up including Laura Mvula and Izzy Bizu.

The One Show (7pm) will be coming live from the Eden Project featuring live performances and the BBC Music Day Unsung Heroes, plus highlights from the day’s events.

Radio 2 (8pm) Following directly on from The One Show, Sarah Cox will be hosting the full concert live on … read more

Go inside Duran Duran’s new tour – and see how they’re pushing boundaries

Duran Duran has been churning out hits for more than four decades and are currently on a big concert tour. TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager goes backstage with the band on a recent stop in Brookyln.

Watch it here!

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Simon & John will be interviewed on the following television stations LIVE tomorrow (May 25). Please note the schedule is listed in EST, so you will have to do the time difference for the tune in time (for example: 9:40a EST in Chicago would be 8:40a local time.)

9:40a EST WCIU, Chicago, IL

9:45a EST WJBK, Detroit, MI

10:15a EST KCTV, Kansas City, MO

10:25a EST WOIA, San Antonio, TX

10:30a EST WFXT, Boston, MA

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Each month we feature a written Q&A on the Duran Duran Fan Community website and then the following month we put an excerpt on DD.com. To follow are some highlights from our chat with John’s bass guitar tech, Bernie Guerra!

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So for people who don’t know what it is you do, describe your job.

I’m a guitar/bass… read more

Photos courtesy of Duran Duran, Nathan Stack & Kristin Burns. May not be used without permission. … read more

We are just coming to the close of the 1st leg of our 2016 U.S tour & I’m lucky enough to be able to have a couple of days off in Florida to feel the warm breeze coming off the Atlantic ocean. I have to say that it has been one of the best series of shows yet. The response from the audience has been incredible, and we’ve continued to enjoy playing the new material, which I feel is really ‘bedding in’… read more

The Duran Duran/Chic feat. Nile Rodgers show in San Diego at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre is officially moving from Sunday, July 31st to Tuesday, August 2nd.

Your Sunday tickets will be honored on Tuesday, and if you’re unable to attend with the date change, a refund will be given at point of purchase.… read more

Duran Duran dedicated their show, and the song “Save a Prayer,” to Prince last night in Austin, TX. Here are some photos from the evening at the Austin 360 Amphitheater.

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It was one week ago today when we heard word that Prince had been taken ill and forced to make an emergency landing in his plane. We were onstage in Atlanta at the time, the city he had just left hours earlier after playing a show the previous night. We were shocked to hear the news and dedicated a song in our set, wishing him a swift recovery. Tonight we played in Austin, Texas where, with a tremendous sadness in our hearts, we … read more

Duran Duran caught up with Jenna Bush Hager when they performed at Barclays Center last week. She got a behind-the-scenes tour of what it’s like to mount such a big show and sat down with the guys to find out what has been going on since their last TODAY appearance in September – stay tuned for air date info!

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With respect to the current storm which is howling through this State, we considered cancelling our show on Saturday, but decided to go ahead, both for the sake of our fans and to support those in North Carolina who feel as strongly as we do about this issue. We see this as an opportunity to make the following statement.

Yes here it is again, just plain old fashioned prejudice, fear and oppression, the same old kind that’s… read more

BBC Music and the Eden Project have today (Thursday 14 April) announced ‘Duran Duran live at Eden with BBC Music Day’ on Friday 3 June 2016, when BBC Music Day returns for the second year.

BBC Music Day Ambassadors, and musical legends, Duran Duran, will headline the finale of BBC Music Day at the Eden Project, with the iconic Biomes providing the backdrop to the spectacular outdoor stage.

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Roger & Simon were thrilled to see bassist Mark Egan at the Barclay’s show the other night.

For those of you that may not remember, Mark played bass on Arcadia’s SO RED THE ROSE. It was the first time Roger (and Simon) had seen Mark since they last recorded together in Paris over 30 years ago. Mark was blown away by the Duran show, and was excited to re-connect with two members of Arcadia after such a long time.… read more

Australia’s Bag Raiders will be added to the following dates on the Paper Gods tour.

April 15-Atlanta
April 16-Charlotte
April 19- Dallas
April 22- Austin
April 23- Houston
April 24- New Orleans

Bag Raiders fresh brand of electronic music has resulted in much success since their first, self-titled, full length album, released in 2010. Since then, they have put out several EPs on vinyl that are available on their… read more

Premieres on The Blend (SiriusXM channel 16) Friday, April 22 at 8pm ET & PT

Rebroadcasts on The Blend:
Saturday April 23 at Noon ET; Sunday April 24 at 9am ET, Monday April 25 at 5pm ET; Tuesday April 26 at 3am ET; Wednesday April 27 at 3pm ET.

This will also air on ’80s on 8 (SiriusXM channel 8) on these dates/times:

4/26 at 5pm ET
4/27 at Midnight and Noon ET
4/ 29 at 3pm ET
4/30 at 9am ET
5/1 at Noon ET

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The 2016 Paper Gods tour continues…

August 27th: Portland, Oregon. MusicFest NW Presents Project Pabst
Early bird single day: $45. Early bird weekend: $75

August 28th: Vancouver, BC. Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena. Click here for tickets.

August 30th: Calgary, AB. Scotiabank Saddledome. Click here for tickets.

September 1: Everett (Seattle), WA. XFINITY Arena at Everett . Click here for tickets.

September 2: Airway… read more

LISTEN for Duran Duran on the following stations:

RYTHME FM – Quebec, Canada. Listen to the interview here.

WKQC-FM, K 104.7 – Charlotte, NC. Listen to this interview here.

KAMX – Austin, TX. Listen to this interview here.

CBS FM – New York, NY. Listen to this interview here.

WIAD 94.7 Fresh FM – Washington, DC. Listen to this interview here.

KJKK/KVIL 103.7 – Dallas, TX. Listen… read more

8. Duran Duran

Pound for pound, Duran Duran are the most consistently stylish of all of the British invasion bands of the 1980s. Culture Club‘s Boy George made more of an individual impact, Depeche Mode reached out to a more isolated audience and A Flock of Seagulls became the butt of too many gags even then. Duran Duran (like their rivals Spandau Ballet) are a band of handsome men, each with their own sense of style. Roger… read more

Duran Duran will be bringing the Paper Gods tour to Italy this June!

Please find the dates below – Duran Duran VIP Fan Community pre-sale will be on March 30 at 10am local market time and public on-sale on March 31 at 10am local market time.

June 5 Taormina (Sicily) Teatro Greco Di Taormina. Click HERE for tickets.

June 7 Roma Rock In Roma Arena at Capannelle Ippodromo. Click HERE for tickets.

June 8 Verona Arena Di Verona… read more

Simon will be participating in a BBC 1 South West special presentation, RESCUE 193, airing on March 21 at 7:30. Simon has joined to pay tribute to the helicopter rescue crew who saved his life when his boat, DRUM, capsized during the Fastnet Race off the coast of Cornwall in 1985.

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Watch this clip from the forthcoming documentary, “The Weekend Sailor,” narrated by Simon Le Bon.

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In this month’s Q&A Fan Community Excerpt, we talk to vocalist Tessa Niles.

Tessa began working with Duran Duran on the album “Notorious,” with her work with the band hitting a career high with her incredible vocal on “Come Undone.”

She’s had an amazing career as a backing vocalist for many artists – including DD – and she’s written an autobiography … read more

Simon attended the BRITs last night as well as presented an award for Best British single to Adele. He had a quick chat with Katy to share some of the highlights. Listen below!

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Rhodes + Krassner’s (drum roll please) Oscar Picks of 2016!!!

THE BALCONY IS NOW OPEN!

*Members of the Duran Duran VIP Fan Community can hear the full audio on http://duranduranmusic.com.

Nick and Katy agree that it has been an amazing year for film in general – that there are so many real contenders at this year’s Academy Awards. The performances, as well as the films, have been really high caliber, which made… read more

“Earlier this week I spent a few more days in the studio with the Bloom Twins, working on their forthcoming album, where we have been writing and recording a new song almost every day. It is a real inspiration to collaborate with extraordinarily talented young artists in the process of forming their musical identity. They have a very special chemistry…Nick”

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DURAN DURAN TO PERFORM AT 2016 MID-STATE FAIR – CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers as special guest

Tickets on sale Friday, February 19 @ 10:00am

PASO ROBLES (CA) – The California Mid-State Fair is pleased to announce that multi-platinum superstars Duran Duran will perform in concert on Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30pm. CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers will open the show. The concert is part of the annual Bud Light Concert … read more

Simon has recently become an Ambassador for the Blue Marine Foundation, a charity that works to provide awareness on ways people can come together to save our oceans. He spoke at one of their London based events, and also sat with BLUE’s co-founder, Chris Gorell Barnes, for an interview with SuperYachts.com.

You can watch both Simon’s speech, and interview, below.

Find out more about The Blue Marine Foundation… read more

When you have the chance to reinterpret classics, do you take it? Ask American singer-songwriter Jilann, who has recorded NOT ALONE. Featuring David Bowie’s iconic pianist, Mike Garson, this album is both a labor of love as much as it is a riveting tribute to artists [Bowie, Roxy Music, TRex and Eno] of the Glam era.

While living between Los Angeles & Paris, Mike and Jilann worked on a series of recordings, putting… read more

Set to take our two-day metropolitan jamboree by storm, the Common People crew are delighted to announce that Duran Duran will headline Common People 2016, topping the bill at Oxford’s South Park on Saturday 28th May and then providing a fitting finale for our Southampton Common shindig on Sunday 29th May.

Common People head honcho Rob da Bank says: “So, we were already off to a flyer with Common People selling out… read more

DURAN DURAN ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL 2016 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

CHIC FEAT. NILE RODGERS AS SPECIAL GUEST ON SELECT SHOWS; XL RECORDING ARTIST SHAMIR ANNOUNCED AS SUPPORT IN 7 CITIES

TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY

January 25th, 2016 – (Burbank, CA) – Multi-platinum superstars Duran Duran today announced that they have added additional shows to their eagerly anticipated upcoming North American Paper Gods… read more

The Duran Duran Fan Community does a monthly Q&A with someone who is part of the DD team or has been inspired by the band in some artistic way. We’ve recently spoken to Alex Israel, whose artwork is featured on the cover art of “Paper Gods” and Bloom Twins, who opened for the band on their most recent UK tour.

ALEX ISRAEL

Were you an artistic child?

Yes, I was always drawing, making dioramas, building… read more

“He fed us pure inspiration, beautifully strange and always unpredictable, yet somehow everything made perfect sense. No other musician was more influential for our generation.

David was a pioneer, an inventor, a space traveller, a superhero, a truly astonishing songwriter and a friend.

It’s hard to imagine that any artist will ever leave more musical and cultural treasure behind.

Thank you for letting… read more

ROGER

Album of the year – Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Special,” it’s just a great record. “Uptown Funk” was an amazing lead single, and I still hear the song 6 or 7 times a week.

Mark went to make his record half way through working on our record so we sort of saw his progress. He really wanted to make the ‘right’ record and he has. The grooves and melody – it has it all for me.

Movie of the year – “Amy”… read more

Lori Majewski for YAHOO MUSIC
Duran Duran, Paper Gods
“How many bands are even still together after 38 years, let alone still making relevant music? In 2015, Duran Duran released an album (their 14th) that suggests the ‘80s legends are just now at the height of their powers. Paper Gods – a top 10 debut, the band’s first in 22 years – is an overstuffed box of chocolates. There’s the audacious seven-minute… read more

BAND TOURING IN SUPPORT OF LATEST TOP 10 ALBUM PAPER GODS
TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12TH

For Immediate Release

December 8, 2015 — (Los Angeles, CA) — In what is promising to be one of the most eagerly anticipated tours of 2016, multi-platinum superstars Duran Duran have announced that they will hit the road for an extensive North American arena and amphitheater tour next year in support of their critically… read more