1978: The Duran Duran Timeline
The Duran Duran Timeline: A Comprehensive History of the music group Duran Duran. Concert dates, charts, album and CD releases, TV appearances, band milestones, personal events.
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1978

Duran Duran is born, as John Taylor and Nick Rhodes pull together its earliest lineups and begin playing shows in and around Birmingham, England.
? Andy joins another covers band as lead singer and guitarist, and they begin performing at strip clubs and American airbases in Germany, playing six 45-minute sets a night Goldmine
? Nick leaves school at sixteen as John fails his A-levels; they begin planning a band together Duran Duran: Their Story
? Terry Bozzio leaves Frank Zappa's band Privacy
end of summer

Dog Days: Harrow Tech, Harrow, England (with Supercharge, 98th Precinct, and another band)
Simon's punk band plays its first and only show

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? John attends art college with Stephen Duffy Their Story
spring Nick and John spend an afternoon at the Hole in the Wall pub in Birmingham, brainstorming on a name for their band; after briefly considering RAF, John suggests Duran Duran, after the Milo O'Shea character in Jane Fonda's classic camp sci-fi movie 'Barbarella' Duran Duran: Their Story
Apr 5

Duran Duran: Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic University, Birmingham, England
The first "Duran Duran" show; with Nick Bates on keyboards and drum machine, Nigel Taylor on guitar, and Stephen Duffy on bass and vocals; they play to an audience of about 10 people

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Apr ?

Duran Duran: Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic University, Birmingham, England
The second and subsequent shows feature Simon Colley on clarinet and bass, "Nik Bates", "Steve Dufait", and Nigel Taylor

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May 8

Duran Duran: Hexagon Theatre, Birmingham, England

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May 28

Duran Duran: The Arts Lab, Birmingham, England
cancelled

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? These early shows feature a unique 'art school' flavor -- John covers the amps in white plastic, Nick projects slides of architecture onto club walls and ceilings, and plays tapes of chanting monks and ringing bells as backdrops to the band's music Deluxe Magazine
? Simon Le Bon writes the lyrics to 'The Chauffeur' 'Rio' album liner notes
Oct 31 Warren narrates a story ('Ms. X') onstage, accompanied by the band, at one of Zappa's famous New York Halloween shows Privacy
Nov 18

Duran Duran: Red Star Club, Birmingham, England (with Vision Collision and The Detectives)

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Duran Duran: Barbarella's, Birmingham, England
Roger sees several Duran shows at Barbarella's near the end of the year; for at least one of these shows they are opening for Fashion

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Dec Frank Zappa phones Warren to invite him to Los Angeles to audition with his band Privacy
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