| Jan
9 |
'New
Moon on Monday' video filmed in Noyers, Bercy,
and Paris, France |
|
| Jan |
'New
Moon on Monday' single released worldwide {b/w
'Tiger Tiger' (Ian Little remix)} |
|
| Jan
14 |
'New
Moon on Monday' peaks at #10 in US |
|
| Jan
16 |
'Seven'
goes gold and platinum in the same week |
|
| |
The
SING BLUE SILVER Tour continues...
The
tour goes on to Japan and North America
|
|
| Jan
17 |
Duran
Duran: Sendai Sports Centre, Sendai, Japan
|
|
| Jan
19 |
Duran
Duran: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan |
|
| Jan
20 |
Duran
Duran: International Exhibition Hall, Nagoya,
Japan |
|
|
|
John, Nick and Roger appear on Japanese radio
|
|
| Jan
22 |
'New
Moon on Monday' single released in UK {b/w 'Tiger
Tiger'} |
|
| Jan
22 |
Duran
Duran: Fukuoka International Centre, Fukuoka,
Japan |
|
| Jan
23 |
Duran
Duran: Castle Sports Centre, Osaka, Japan |
|
| Jan
24 |
Duran
Duran: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan |
|
| Jan
25 |
Duran
Duran: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan |
|
| ? |
Russell
Mulcahy gathers crew to film the 'Sing Blue
Silver' documentary about the North American
tour |
|
| Jan
|
Duran
Duran: Saddle Dome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
|
| Feb
1 |
Duran
Duran: P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada |
|
| Feb
2 |
Duran
appears on the cover of Rolling Stone
magazine under the headline 'The Fab Five?' |
|
| 'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'New Moon On Monday' |
 |
| ? |
Simon
and Andy interviewed on 'Solid Gold' TV dance
show in US |
|
| |
The
'Sing Blue Silver' tour goes to America, followed
by the documentary crew. |
|
| |
Nick's
girlfriend, Julie Anne, travels with the band
during much of the tour. |
|
| |
During
the US tour, Nick experiments with photography
by manipulating images on his hotel room televisions
using the TV controls, then taking pictures
of the distorted results with his Polaroid. |
 |
| Feb
2 |
Duran
Duran: Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA |
 |
| Feb
4 |
'New
Moon on Monday' single peaks at #9 in UK |
|
| Feb
4 |
Duran
Duran: Lawlor Arena, Reno, NV,
USA |
|
| Feb
6 |
Duran
Duran: The Forum, Los Angeles, CA,
USA
(with Dogs on Fire) |
 |
| Feb
7 |
Duran
Duran: The Forum, Los Angeles, CA,
USA
recorded;
'Reflex' and 'New Religion' live tracks later
used as b-sides |
|
| Feb
8 |
Duran
Duran: Arizona State University Activity
Center, Tempe, AZ,
USA
(with a juggler) |
|
Feb
10
[?] |
Members
of the band are made honorary citizens of Texas
in Austin |
|
| Feb
10 |
Duran
Duran: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX,
USA (with ZZ Rocks)
The opening act was a
last minute addition (not on the ticket stub);
they were booed off the stage after 10 minutes
and left cursing the crowd |
|
| Feb
11 |
Duran
Duran: Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX,
USA |
|
| Feb
13 |
Duran
Duran: The Summit, Houston, TX,
USA |
|
| Feb
14 |
Duran
Duran: Louisiana State University Assembly
Center, Baton Rouge, LA,
USA |
|
| Feb
16 |
Duran
Duran: Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City,
MO,
USA
(with The White Animals)
moved from February 17 |
|
| Feb
18 |
Duran
Duran: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO,
USA |
|
| Feb
21 |
Duran
Duran: Dane Co. Coliseum, Madison, WI,
USA
(with Combo Audio) |
|
|
Feb
22
|
Simon and Nick answer fans' questions on WLS
radio in Chicago, IL
|
|
| Feb
23 |
Duran
Duran: Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL,
USA
(with The Kind) |
|
| Feb
24 |
Duran
Duran: Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL,
USA
(with The Kind) |
|
| Feb
25 |
Duran
Duran: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI,
USA
(with Christmas Past)
sold out in 20 minutes |
|
| Feb
27 |
Duran
Duran: Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, OH,
USA |
|
| Feb
28 |
Duran
Duran: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA
(with Checquered Past featuring Michael
Des Barres)
bootlegged |
 |
| Feb
29 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Morgantown, WV, USA
[rumored date -- can anyone
confirm?] |
|
| Feb
28 |
Duran
awarded two Grammies for 'Best Short Video'
and 'Best Video Album'; the band, performing
in Pittsburgh, is not present to accept |
|
| Mar
1 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Roanoke, VA,
USA |
|
|
?
|
Nick, Roger and John interviewed on WAPP's
'Rockwire Special' (New York, NY)
|
|
| Mar
3 |
Duran
Duran: Syracuse Carrier Dome, Syracuse,
NY, USA (with Billy Idol) |
|
| Mar
? |
Duran
Duran:
The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA,
USA |
|
|
Mar
?
|
John does interview with CFRA radio in Ottawa,
Canada
|
|
| Mar
5 |
Duran
Duran: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Major portions of the video for 'The Reflex'
are filmed before and during the show |
|
| Mar
8 |
Duran
Duran: Civic Center, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
(with The Payolas)
CFRA 58AM radio station had a phone in poll
to convince Duran to come to Ottawa |
|
| Mar
11 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Portland, ME,
USA |
|
| Mar
13 |
Duran
Duran: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford,
CT,
USA
(no opening act)
Show took place during a
snowstorm, and the scheduled opening act couldn't
reach the venue; only about half the audience
for the sold-out date showed up. |
|
| Mar
14 |
Duran
Duran: Worcester Centrum, Worcester, MA,
USA
Simon plays a joke on the
band just before the show ("I've dislocated
me elbow...") |
|
| Mar
15 |
Duran
Duran: Worcester Centrum, Worcester, MA,
USA |
|
| Mar
17 |
Duran
Duran: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA,
USA |
|
| Mar
19 |
Duran
Duran: Madison Square Garden, New York,
NY,
USA |
|
| Mar
21 |
Duran
Duran: [event?], Madison Square Garden,
New York, NY,
USA
Z-100 show; appears on the
vinyl bootleg 'Live at Madison' (now on CD) |
|
| Mar
22 |
EMI
holds a major press conference; to preserve
his voice, Simon does not attend; all band members
handle a plethora of individual interviews |
|
| |
A
man points a gun at Nick and Simon's limo in
New York City, but doesn't fire |
|
| Mar
23 |
Duran
Duran: Carolina
Coliseum, Columbia, SC, USA |
|
| Mar
25 |
Duran
Duran: Jacksonville
Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL, USA (with Night) |
|
| Mar
26 |
Duran
Duran: Lakeland
Civic Center, Lakeland, FL, USA |
|
| Mar
27 |
Duran
Duran: Hollywood
Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL, USA |
|
| Mar
29 |
Duran
Duran: The
Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA (with Swimming Pool
Q's) |
|
| Mar
30 |
Duran
Duran: Greensboro
Coliseum , Greensboro, NC, USA |
|
| Mar
31 |
Duran
Duran: Civic
Center, Charleston, WV, USA |
|
| Apr
1 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], [city?], [state?]
DC or Baltimore area? --
dedicated 'Save a Prayer' to Marvin Gaye |
|
| Apr
2 |
Duran
Duran: Capitol
Center, Largo, MD, USA |
|
| Apr
3 |
Duran
Duran: Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale (Long Island), New York,
USA |
|
| Apr
5 |
Duran
Duran: Meadowlands,
East Rutherford, NJ, USA |
|
| Apr
? |
Duran
Duran: [venue?],
New Haven, CT, USA |
|
| Apr
9 |
Duran
Duran: Myriad
Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA |
|
| |
Russell
and Gerry show the completed 'Reflex' video
to the band in an Oklahoma City hotel |
|
| Apr
12 |
Duran
Duran: Oakland
Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA (with The Contractions
and The Weather Girls)
The opening acts were booed offstage by a rowdy
and hysterical crowd; broadcast live on Westwood
One radio; bootlegged |
|
| Apr
13 |
Duran
Duran: Oakland
Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA |
|
| Apr
15 |
Duran
Duran: Oakland
Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA |
|
| Apr
12-15 |
Concert
sequences for the movie 'Arena' filmed in Oakland
(Gerry Laffy appears as one of the fans in the
audience struck by lightning) |
|
| Apr
? |
John
gets 20 stitches in his foot from dancing barefoot
on broken vodka bottles |
|
| Apr
16 |
'The
Reflex' single released in UK {b/w 'Make Me
Smile (Come Up and See Me)' live - a Cockney
Rebel tune written by Steve Harley} |
|
| 'The
Reflex' single released in US {b/w 'New Religion
(live)'} |
|
| Apr
16 |
Duran
Duran: San
Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA |
|
| Apr
17 |
Duran
Duran: San
Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA |
|
| Apr
21 |
'The
Reflex' peaks at #1 in US (their first Number
One single in America) |
|
| Apr
26 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'The Reflex' |
|
| Apr
28 |
'The
Reflex' peaks at #1 in UK |
|
| |
Simon
and Clare Stansfield begin living together in
northwest London; rumors that they have become
engaged begin to circulate |
|
| ?
|
Duran
is temporarily banned from BBC kids' show 'Saturday
Superstore' after Andy is caught on-air telling
a cast-member of a kid's TV drama to "F***
off fatso!"
|
|
| end
Apr? |
Duran
tapes performance of 'The Reflex' for German
show 'Flashlights' |
|
| May
? |
Duran
Duran and others: Montreux
Pop Festival, Montreux, Switzerland |
|
| May |
'The
Reflex' is released in Italy {b/w the previously
unreleased 'New Moon On Monday'} |
|
| May |
Duran
takes a promotional trip to Rome; performing
'The Reflex' on TV shows 'Orecchiocchio', 'Un
milione al secondo', 'Discoring, 'Domenica in',
and did interviews for 'Deejay Television' and
'Video Music' |
|
| May
2 |
German
TV show 'Flashlights' airs taped performance
of 'The Reflex' |
|
| May
3 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'The Reflex' |
|
| May
10 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'The Reflex' |
|
| May
11-May 23 |
Band
members visit Cannes film festival |
|
| May
17 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'The Reflex' |
|
| May
24 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'The Reflex' |
|
| May-Jun |
Duran
makes several appearances on British TV game
show 'Pop Quiz' (where John is a regular as
team captain, and Duran repeatedly trounces
Spandau Ballet) |
|
| Jun
|
'Tiger
Tiger!' EP released in Japan ('The Reflex',
'Union of the Snake', 'New Moon on the Monday',
'Is There Something I Should Know', 'Tiger Tiger') |
|
| ? |
Simon
phones 19-year old model Yasmin Parveneh (whom
he'd only seen in magazines) and invites her
to a movie premiere; she thinks it's a joke
and hangs up on him, but he persists until he
gets a date |
|
| Jun
11 |
Simon
and Yasmin go see the premiere of 'Indiana Jones
and the Temple of Doom' |
|
| Jun
13 |
Additional
crowd and concert footage for 'Arena' is filmed
at the Birmingham National Exhibition Center;
two local papers give away 2,000 free tickets,
and numerous fans wind up dehydrated and somewhat
crushed during several hours of filming |
|
| Jun
14 |
More
crowd and concert footage for 'Arena' is filmed
at the Birmingham NEC |
|
|
Jun
19
|
John appears on Radio 1's 'My Top Ten' show
in the UK
|
|
| ? |
The
video for 'Wild Boys' and additional studio
footage for 'Arena' filmed on the "007
stage" at Shepperton Studios in London,
with veteran actor Milo O'Shea (who played Dr.
Duran Duran in the 1967 movie 'Barbarella')
and director Russell Mulcahy |
|
| ? |
Two
weeks after their first date, Simon dumps Yasmin
because she won't have sex with him
|
|
| end
Jul |
Band
records 'Wild Boys' with producer Nile Rodgers
at Maison Rouge studios in southwest London |
|
| end
Jul |
As
a favor, Simon and Andy perform backup vocals
for the Sister Sledge track 'Lost In
Music' that Nile is recording in the studio
next door |
|
| summer? |
John
runs into Bond producer Cubby Broccoli at a
party and proposes that Duran do the next Bond
theme |
|
| Jul
27 |
Roger
(24) marries dancer Giovanna Cantone (22) in
Naples, Italy; they honeymoon in Egypt, far
from the crowds |
|
| Aug
18 |
Nick
(22) weds heiress Julie Anne Friedman (25) in
a private civil ceremony at Marylebone registry
office in London, wearing a pink velvet tuxedo
and top hat; his "best man" is good
friend Elaine Griffiths |
|
| A
posh reception is held at the Savoy Hotel in
London |
|
| Aug-Sep |
Nick
and Julie Anne take a three-week honeymoon cruise
in the Greek Islands |
|
| Aug
20 |
Andrew
James Taylor (aka "Bear") born to
Andy and Tracey |
|
| |
John
vacations in Sicily, gets bored, joins Andy
at his pub |
|
|
?
|
Smash Hits issues a free flexidisk
(with magazine purchase) containing interviews
with each of the band members
|
|
| Aug-Sep? |
Simon
sails in Swan World Cup, Sardinia, and meets
American racing veteran Skip Novak, later to
captain Drum in the Fastnet and Whitbread races
|
|
| Sep
14 |
Duran
attends MTV Video Awards; Nick and Simon present
an award for Best Female Music Video to Cyndi
Lauper for "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
|
|
| Oct |
'Dancing
on the Valentine' video EP released; contains
videos for 'Union of the Snake', 'The Reflex',
'New Moon On Monday' |
|
| Oct |
'Wild
Boys' single released {b/w 'Cracks in the Pavement
(live)'} |
|
| Nov
1 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'Wild Boys' |
|
| Nov |
John
moves to a New York apartment on the Upper West
Side (in the apartment next door to Boy George)
during mixing of 'Arena' album |
|
| Nov |
'Arena'
live album released worldwide; includes studio
single 'Wild Boys' |
|
| Nov
3 |
'Wild
Boys' peaks at #2 in UK and US |
|
| ? |
'Sing
Blue Silver' documentary video and 'Arena' concept/concert
film released on VHS, Beta, and laserdisc |
|
| ? |
At the suggestion of the Berrows and Russell
Mulcahy, 'As
The Lights Go Down', a one-hour concert video,
is created from 'Arena' by trimming out the
conceptual and storyline elements (John apparently
was not keen on the idea) |
|
| ? |
'Sing
Blue Silver' & 'As The Lights Go Down' shown
on MTV |
|
| ? |
John
plans to cut a funky version of T Rex's
'Bang A Gong' with girlfriend Bebe Buel and
drummer Tony Thompson; Andy comes along for
the ride |
|
| ? |
John
and Andy guest on a Tony Thompson solo project? |
|
| |
Tony
introduces John and Andy to Chic bassist
Bernard Edwards, now a producer; they cut a
demo of Bebe singing 'Bang A Gong' just before
John and Bebe break up |
|
| |
John,
Andy, Tony and Mars Williams (Psychedelic
Furs saxophonist previously approached by
Duran to join their live band) discuss doing
an album with several different singers and
propose calling the project 'Big Brother' |
|
| |
Tony
Thompson approaches Mick Jagger about singing
on the project |
|
| |
Mars
is enthusiastic about the project; he rents
studio time for a multitude of friends to come
and jam (John, Andy, Tony, Bernard, Mars, Billy
Idol, Steve Stevens, Tommy Price, Mick Ronson
and Robert Palmer, among others) |
|
| |
Mars
plays club shows around New York City under
a variety of names, and many of these friends
play live with him; other guests include Tim
and Richard Butler, Paul Garristo, and Ian Hunter;
during one show at the Limelight, John and Andy
play with Mick Ronson |
|
| |
John,
Andy and Tony demo 'Some Like It Hot' and 'Murderess',
and they invite Robert Palmer to do the vocals
for 'Communication'; when he hears they've done
'Bang A Gong', he asks to have a crack at that
one and impresses Bernard enough that he suggests
doing the whole album with Robert |
|
| |
Capitol/EMI
signs the fledgling band to a contract; they
name themselves after the Power Station Studio
in Manhattan where they've been working |
|
| |
The
Power Station begin recording; Bernard Edwards
produces |
|
| Nov |
Nick
releases Interference, an art book of
Polaroids |
|
| Nov
15 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'Wild Boys' |
|
| Nov
16 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], New York City, NY
Or November 22? Or both?
Rumored - details unknown - more info needed!
|
|
| Nov
24 |
'Arena'
peaks at #6 in UK |
|
|
Duran
tapes a performance of 'The Reflex' and 'The
Wild Boys' for 'Thommy's Popshow' at Westfalenhalle,
Dortmund, Germany |
|
| Nov
25 |
Duran
participates in Band Aid recording of
'Do They Know It's Christmas' at Trevor Horn's
Sarm West Studio in London |
|
| Nov
26 |
Second
day of recording of 'Do They Know It's
Christmas' |
|
| Nov
28 |
Duran
Duran lip-synchs 'The Wild Boys' on German TV
show 'Musikladen' in Bremen, Germany; the show
also premieres the video of 'Do They Know It's
Christmas' |
|
| Nov
30 |
Duran
lip-synchs 'The Wild Boys' on German TV show
'WWF Club' |
|
| Dec
1 |
'Arena'
peaks at #4 in US |
|
| Dec
3 |
'Do They Know It's Christmas' {b/w 'Feed The
World'} released in US and UK |
|
| late
Nov - early Dec |
Duran
travels to Spain for promotion |
|
| ? |
Duran
lip-synchs 'The Wild Boys' and 'The Reflex'
on Spanish TV show 'Tocata' |
|
| ? |
The
band does an interview about their videos on
Spanish TV show 'Disco Visto', and tapes a holiday
greeting for the 'Viva 85' show |
|
|
Dec 10 |
'Wild
Boys' becomes Duran's first (and only) #1 single
in Germany, only to be dethroned by
'Do They Know It's Christmas' three
weeks later |
|
|
Dec
|
'The Source' syndicated radio show airs across
US, featuring tracks from 'Arena', the US
premiere of 'Do They Know It's Christmas',
Rona Elliot interviewing Simon and Nick from
Abbey Road studios in London, and fans' questions
being answered
|
|
|
Dec 26 |
'Sing
Blue Silver' premiered on British station ITV |
|
| Dec
27 |
'As
The Lights Go Down' premiered on ITV |
|
| Nick
holds an party for the opening of an exhibition
(running through January 9) for Interference
at the Hamilton Gallery, London; Julie Anne
steals the headlines by wearing a dress that
reveals a generous amount of derriere |
|
| ? |
The
'Viva 85' New Year's Eve show features the premiere
of the 'Wild Boys' video in Spain
|
|
