Duran Duran
photo credit: Katrin Geilhausen



Please Please Tell Me Now: OK! Following Japanese tour dates early next year to kick off their “Astronaut” world tour, Duran Duran comes to the good old U.S.A. for the North American leg in February 2005, with 40 dates currently scheduled and more planned. The North American tour is set to launch in Puerto Rico on February 8, 2005 and wrap up at New York’s Madison Square Garden on April 13, 2005.

Duran Duran previously played dates in the US in fall 2003 with the 25th anniversary "78-03" tour, routinely selling out their shows in a matter of minutes. The Washington Post called the D.C. 2003 Duran Duran show "a raucous, sweaty screamathon." The tour dates marked the first time the original members had played together since Live Aid in 1985.

The New York Post said of the NYC Webster Hall show, “The hungry crowd ... went nuts even before the band played the first notes... . As [Duran Duran] tore through hit singles ... raw rock guitars punctuated their signature dance-pop keyboards.” Newsday called the show “powerful [and] inventive.” The Village Voice said on behalf of the audience “[Duran Duran] swooned us to altitudes ecclesiastic.”

'Astronaut,' Duran Duran's new Epic Records album, features, says Rolling Stone, "radiant melodies.” The magazine added, "'Astronaut' revitalizes Duran's early synth-pop magic." People Magazine said the album to be "pure new-wave bliss." The Washington Post called it "a raver's dream, complete with lush imagery."

Duran Duran 2005 Tour Dates:

DATE MARKET VENUE
February 8 Puerto Rico Coliseo De Puerto Rico
February 11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Office Depot Center
February 12 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
February 13 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville VM Arena
February 16 Hidalgo, TX Dodge Arena
February 17 Austin, TX PAC
February 19 Dallas, TX Nokia @ Grand Prairie
February 20 Houston, TX Toyota Center
February 22 Mexico City, Mexico National Auditorium
February 23 Monterey Mexico Arena Monterey
February 25 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
February 26 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
March 2 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
March 4 Vancouver, BC GM Place
March 5 Spokane, WA Spokane Opera House
March 7 Calgary, Alberta Saddledome
March 8 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
March 9 Seattle, WA Everett Center
March 10 Portland, OR Rose Garden
March 12 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center
March 13 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock
March 16 Denver, CO Magness Arena
March 18 Chicago, IL Allstate
March 20 Louisville, KY The Palace Theater
March 22 St. Paul, MN Excel Center
March 23 Moline, IL Mark of the Quad
March 24 Detroit, MI The Palace
March 26 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Music Hall
March 28 Columbus, OH Veterans Memorial Aud.
March 29 Cleveland, OH CSU Convocational Center
March 30 Verona, NY Turning Stone Event Center
April 1 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
April 2 Philadelphia, PA The Spectrum
April 3 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino
April 5 Toronto, ON ACC
April 6 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
April 8 Fairfax,VA (D.C.) Patriot Center
April 9 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Arena
April 10 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Casino
April 13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

A live DVD/CD package will be released, from a concert shot at the band’s final London Wembley Arena concert in May 2004. The show - which broke attendance records - was one of 17 sold out arena shows in the UK. Accompanied by a live CD from the same show, the DVD will include Duran Duran’s classic hits plus material from ‘Astronaut,’ interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. The DVD/CD was produced by Coming Home Studios and will be distributed in the U.S. through Rounder/Zoe.

In November, Capitol Records/EMI Music Catalog Marketing released Duran Duran's 'Singles Box, Volume 2 (1986-1995),' an 81-track collection including single, alternate, and rare versions of the band's smash hits "Notorious," "Ordinary World," "Come Undone," and "All She Wants Is." Housed in a flip-top box with 14-page booklet, the new compilation features remastered versions of all of the band's 7" singles from '86 to '95, including b-sides, live performances and 12" extended mixes, many of which make their CD debut. http://www.duranduran.com