| ? |
Andy
works in the studio with Robert Palmer on 'Riptide'
and 'Addicted to Love' |
|
| Jan |
Simon
invests with Paul and Michael in the 77-foot
maxi-yacht Drum, which has a revolutionary new
keel design; but they balk at making yearly
$40,800 insurance payments and opt not to insure
her |
|
| ? |
John
parts company with Tritec and the Berrow brothers;
begins working with agent Wayne Fortay |
|
| Jan |
'Save
a Prayer (live)' single {b/w 'Save A Prayer'
single edit} released in US |
|
| Feb
2 |
'Save
a Prayer' peaks at #16 in US |
|
| Feb
11 |
Duran
wins the BRIT Best British Music Video award
for 'Wild Boys' |
|
| Feb
16 |
Power
Station performs 'Some Like It Hot' and
'Bang A Gong' on 'Saturday Night Live' in the
US; this is Robert Palmer's only live performance
with the band |
|
| Feb
24 |
Power
Station is reported to be "officially
unmade", with no plans for a tour |
|
| Feb |
Power
Station's 'Some Like It Hot' single released
{b/w 'The Heat Is On' (instrumental)} |
|
| Mar |
'Power
Station: 33 1/3' album released |
|
| ? |
John
and Andy do Guest VJ appearance on MTV |
|
| Mar
13 |
'The
Reflex' is named International Hit of the Year
at the Ivor Novello Awards |
|
|
Mar 30 |
'Some
Like It Hot' reaches #14 in UK |
|
| ? |
Simon
begins wooing Yasmin in earnest during spring
in Paris, even as magazines speculate on a possible
wedding with live-in lover Clare Stansfield |
|
| |
"Duran
initially attempted to record the Bond theme
‘View To A Kill’ with John Barry in John Taylor’s
flat in Knightsbridge. Unfortunately, they all
consumed far too many bottles of wine; John
Barry vanished, only to turn up later, a tad
the worse for wear, in John’s kitchen." |
|
| |
'A
View To a Kill' single and instrumental b-side
recorded w/John Barry and a 60-piece orchestra
|
|
| Apr
6 |
'Power
Station' album peaks at #12 in UK |
|
| Apr |
'Get
It On (Bang a Gong)' single released {b/w 'Go
To Zero'} |
|
|
Apr
|
Z100 radio (New York, NY) airs brief interview
with Roger as Shadoe Stevens wishes him a
happy birthday
|
|
| ? |
Nick
and Simon decide to record some tracks of their
own; as the project grows, they invite Roger
to join them |
|
| ? |
Nick
and Simon name their band Arcadia after
the Latin phrase "et in arcadia ego",
from Virgil; a tombstone with this inscription
appears in a painting by Nicholas Poussin, but
the painting wasn't the direct source of the
name |
|
| Apr-May |
Simon,
Nick and Roger record the Arcadia album
'So Red The Rose' at Studio de la Grande Armee
(in Palais de Congres) in Paris with producer
Alex Sadkin and numerous musical guests; Nick
even performs a few of the backing vocals |
|
| ? |
'So Red The Rose' mixed at Soundworks Studio
in New York City |
|
| May
11 |
'Some
Like It Hot' reaches #6 in US |
|
| May |
John's
Australian girlfriend Virginia Hey ('82 Playboy
cover girl) plays lead role in sci-fantasy cable-TV
movie pilot 'Timeslip'; John has a brief cameo
as "The Hacker" |
|
| ? |
John
begins dating Danish model Renee Simonsen after
falling in love with her picture on the cover
of an early-'80s Roxy Music reissue |
|
| May |
'A
View To A Kill' single released worldwide {b/w
'A View To A Kill (That Fatal Kiss) (Instrumental)'} |
|
| May
16 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'A View To A Kill' |
 |
|
May
17
|
Power Station hold radio conference
on Z100 radio (New York, NY), with exclusive
announcement of tour dates
|
|
| May
18 |
'A
View To A Kill' peaks at #1 in US |
|
|
May
21
|
John and Andy do interview with KMEL radio
(San Francisco, CA)
|
|
| May
25 |
'A
View To A Kill' peaks at #2 in UK |
|
| May
? |
Duran
Duran: Montreux Pop Festival, [venue?],
Montreux, Switzerland |
|
| Jun |
'A
View To A Kill' video filmed over three days
at the Eiffel Tower; in interviews, all band
members still maintain they're due back in the
studio together in early September |
|
| Jun |
'A
View To A Kill' Original Soundtrack released
in US and Japan |
|
| ? |
John
and Renee Simonsen attend the 'A View To A Kill'
movie premiere |
|
|
summer
|
'Rock Journal' radio show airs interview clips
with Nick, John and Roger
|
|
| Jun |
Drum
launched |
|
| Jun |
Drum
wins the 'Round the Island' race [where?], coming
in only six minutes behind the record |
|
| ? |
Power
Station rehearses (with Robert Palmer) for
their tour at Gaslight Studios in London |
|
| Jun
20
|
Robert
Palmer backs out of Power Station tour
at last minute (on John's birthday) |
|
|
Z100 radio (New York, NY) airs brief interview
with John as Shadoe Stevens wishes him a happy
birthday
|
|
|
summer
|
John and Andy answer fans' questions on Z100
|
|
| |
Andy
suggests Paul Young as a replacement for Robert,
but he is not available; as a second choice,
Andy suggests Michael Des Barres (of Silverhead
and Checquered Past) |
|
| |
The
POWER STATION Summer Tour
set
lists vary widely, and include the Animotion
song 'Obsession', written by Michael Des Barres
|
|
| Jul
1 |
Power
Station: The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
small club warm-up date |
|
| Jul
2 |
Power
Station: Jones Beach Theatre, Long Island,
NY, USA
Spandau Ballet was
scheduled to open, but canceled when sax player
broke his leg; replaced by The Bongos;
bootlegged |
|
| Jul
5 |
Power
Station: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia,
MD, USA |
|
| |
In
preparation for the "Live Aid" charity
concert, Duran members arrive in Philadelphia
from all over the world and stay in the same
hotel |
|
| Jul
13 |
Power
Station: mid-morning, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia,
PA, USA
The band performs 'Bang A
Gong' and 'Murderess'; the entire Live Aid show
is broadcast live around the world. |
|
| Jul
13 |
Duran
Duran: evening, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia,
PA, USA
The performance of four songs
('A View to a Kill', 'Union of the Snake', 'Save
a Prayer', and 'The Reflex') is Duran's final
official show with the original five members
|
|
| Jul
14 |
Power
Station: Municipal Auditorium, Nashville,
TN, USA (with Swimming Pool Q's) |
|
| Jul
15 |
Power
Station: The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA |
|
| Jul
19 |
Power
Station: Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston,
TX, USA |
|
|
Jul
19
|
Hot Rocks Duran Duran Story
|
|
| Jul
20 |
Power
Station: South
Park Meadows, Austin, TX, USA (with OMD) |
|
| Jul
21 |
Drum
races in the Seahorse Maxi Series at Cowes;
she is fifth over the line, but takes first
place on points |
|
| Jul
21 |
Power
Station: Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA |
|
| Jul
23 |
Power
Station: Compton Terrace, Phoenix, AZ, USA
(with OMD) |
|
| Jul
25 |
The
day before the Vancouver show, John cuts his
forehead; he still bears a scar from this injury |
|
| Jul
26 |
Power
Station: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada (with OMD)
John performs with his head
still bandaged |
|
| Jul
27 |
'Power
Station' album peaks at #6 in US |
|
| Jul
28 |
Power
Station: Greek
Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
broadcast on King Biscuit
Flower Hour |
|
| Jul
29 |
Power
Station: Cow
Palace, San Francisco, CA, USA
(with OMD) |
|
| Jul-Aug |
Nick,
Roger and Simon in New York City |
|
| |
Simon
announces that he and the crew plan to race
Drum in the Whitbread Round-The-World yacht
race |
|
| Aug
3 |
'Bang
A Gong' peaks at #9 in US |
|
| Aug
6 |
Power
Station: The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO,
USA (with OMD) |
|
| Aug
10 |
Fastnet
yacht race begins
|
|
| Aug
11 |
Drum
capsizes when her keel shears off in stormy
seas three miles off Falmouth during a trial
run at the Fastnet race; Simon and five other
crew members are trapped beneath the hull
for about 20 minutes before being rescued
by the British Navy
|
|
| A
mystery caller warns Simon's parents that there's
been an accident before they hear it on the
news |
| Yasmin,
waiting for Simon in the resort town of Cowes,
watches the rescue efforts on TV, then leaves
for the six-hour drive to Falmouth without packing
anything |
| Aug
11 |
Twenty-four
crewmen and their teary-eyed girlfriends and
wives (including Simon and Yasmin) take over
the Falmouth Hotel and party in the bar until
4 am |
|
| Aug
12 |
Power
Station: Castle Farms Music Theatre, Charlevoix,
MI, USA (with OMD) |
|
| Aug
13 |
Simon
has dinner with Navy Officer Larry Slater, the
diver who rescued him, at the hotel |
|
| Aug
14 |
Power
Station: Pine Knob Theatre, Detroit, MI,
USA |
|
| Aug
15 |
Power
Station: Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland,
OH, USA (with OMD) |
|
| Aug
16 |
Power
Station: Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati,
OH, USA (with OMD) |
|
| Aug
17 |
The
uninsured Drum is salvaged and towed back to
Falmouth |
|
| Aug
17 |
Power
Station: Coliseum, Cleveland, OH, USA
set list includes 'Dancing
In the Streets' [duplicate of Aug 15, or did
they play twice in Cleveland?] |
|
| Aug
20 |
Power
Station: Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA |
|
| Aug
21 |
Power
Station: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
(with OMD) |
|
| Aug
24 |
Power
Station: Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison
(Denver), CO, USA (with OMD) |
|
| Aug
28 |
Power
Station: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford,
NJ, USA
Nick appears onstage
with the band, "playing" a broom.
(A rumor that Simon and Roger also attended
this show [and thus formed a temporarily reunited
fivesome] is false.) |
|
| ? |
Power Station, including Michael Des
Barres, film a guest appearance on an episode
of 'Miami Vice' |
|
| ? |
Simon
partners with friend and producer/songwriter
Nick Wood to create 'Grey Lady of the Sea' for
the 'Drum' video soundtrack |
|
|
Sep
10
|
Simon appears on 'Late Night With David Letterman'
|
|
|
?
|
Simon is interviewed on Z100 radio (New York,
NY); he answers fans' questions and sings
'Shout'
|
|
| Sep |
Problems
with Duran's management/record company/lawyers
continue; the band does not get together in
September as planned |
|
| Sep
17 |
Arcadia
begins filming video for 'Election Day' in Paris
with director Roger Christian |
|
| Sep
20 |
A
refurbished Drum is re-launched from Moody's
shipyard; estimated cost for towing and repairs
is $400,000 |
|
| Sep
21 |
Arcadia
finishes filming of 'Election Day' |
|
| Sep
28 |
Drum
leaves Portsmouth Harbor in the first leg of
the Whitbread race; Simon is not yet on board |
|
| Oct |
Power
Station's 'Communication' single released
{b/w 'Murderess'} |
|
| Oct
4 |
'Miami Vice' episode with guest appearance by
Power Station airs on NBC |
|
| ? |
The
Power Station folds "for good";
the breakup is variously attributed to exhaustion
(and John's raging cocaine addiction), other
commitments, the poor performance of the 'Communication'
single, and the record company's desire to turn
the band into another "music machine" |
|
| Oct |
Arcadia's
'Election Day' single released {b/w 'She's Moody
and Grey, She's Mean and She's Restless'} |
|
|
Oct
25
|
Simon and Nick appear on NRJ radio (Paris,
France)
|
|
|
Oct
|
Z100 radio (New York, NY) airs brief interview
with Simon as Shadoe Stevens wishes him a
happy birthday
|
|
| ? |
Andy
begins working on solo projects in Los Angeles;
he shares a Los Angeles management company with
Missing Persons and becomes friendly
with the band |
|
| |
Andy
enjoys the drugs-and-drink LA party scene with
Sex Pistols legend Steve Jones, who is
flat broke, without even a guitar |
|
| |
MCA
record company offers Andy big money to work
on a solo album; he tries to help Steve get
sober, buys him a guitar and gives him a year's
wages ($50,000) to sort himself out, and they
start working on 'Thunder' together |
|
| Nov |
Arcadia's
'So Red The Rose' album released worldwide |
|
| ? |
Simon
and Nick appear as guest VJs on MTV with Nick's
friend Keith Haring and Simon's mum Anne |
|
| Nov |
In
an interview with No. 1 magazine, Roger
still maintains that Duran will be getting back
together soon, although he admits that he's
under stress and says "if it was up to
me, I'd never tour again!" |
|
|
Dec
|
Simon and Nick appear on 'Rock Over London'
radio show (London, UK)
|
|
|
?
|
Simon interviewed on 'Night Flight' on the
USA Network, mainly about Drum
|
|
| late
Dec |
Roger,
suffering from shyness, overexposure, and a
near nervous breakdown, announces he's leaving
Duran Duran; he and Giovanna move out to farm
country to begin raising children |
|
| Dec
24 |
John
announces his "engagement" to Renee
Simonsen |
|
| Dec
27 |
Duran
Duran and Culture Club: SuperConcert 1,
Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA, USA
aka "SuperProducers Show"; cancelled |
|
| Dec
27 |
Simon
marries Yasmin Parveneh on very short notice
in a 15-minute ceremony at the registry office
in Oxford (Yasmin's hometown); John claims a
previous commitment, but all the other Durans
attend |
|
| ? |
A
special package of 12" singles is released
in Greece (limited edition of 1,000):
- 'Planet
Earth' {includes single version, night version,
and 'Late Bar'}
- 'Girls
on Film' {night version, instrumental, and
'Faster Than Light'}
- 'Save
A Prayer' {7" mix, and 'Hold Back The
Rain (12" remix)'}
- 'The
Reflex' {dance mix, 7" mix, and 'Come
Up and See Me (Make Me Smile)'}
- 'The
Wild Boys' {?}
|
|
