| Jan
3 |
'Notorious'
single re-enters UK charts; peaks at #73 |
|
| |
Warren
hired as salaried guitarist for 'Strange Behaviour'
tour |
|
| Jan
? |
'Skin
Trade' single released in US {b/w 'We Need You'} |
|
| Jan
31 |
'Skin
Trade' peaks at #39 in US |
|
|
Feb
4
|
John
and Nick interviewed by Bruno Brooks on Radio
1 in the UK
|
|
|
Feb
6
|
Duran
lip-synchs 'Skin Trade' on German TV show
'WWF Club'
|
|
| Feb |
'Skin
Trade' single {b/w 'We Need You'} released worldwide;
original sleeve, with a woman's bare derriere,
is pulled (except in Canada and France) when
several retailers refuse to stock it |
|
| Feb |
Duran
cancels a scheduled Australian tour |
|
| |
The
SAN REMO FESTIVAL
|
|
| ? |
Duran
Duran: Teatro delle Vittorie, San Remo,
Italy |
 |
| ? |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], San Remo, Italy |
|
| Feb
21 |
'Skin
Trade' peaks at #22 in UK |
|
| Feb
22 |
Andy
Warhol dies after a gallbladder operation |
|
| |
Duran
appears on US TV dance show 'Soul Train' |
|
| Feb
26 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'Skin Trade' |
 |
| Feb
27 |
Duran
appears on 'Joan Rivers' talk show |
|
|
Duran
appears on 'The Late Show' and perform 'Meet
El Presidente' and 'Skin Trade' |
|
|
Mar
1
|
Nick, Simon and John answer fans' questions
on 'Hitline USA' radio show
|
|
|
Mar
?
[Saturday]
|
Simon is banned from the BBC-1 kids show 'Saturday
Superstore' after answering a phone-in question
about his worst memory of the Drum expedition
with "seeing the cook's arse first thing
in the morning".
|
|
| |
The
STRANGE BEHAVIOUR Tour
With drummer
Steve Ferrone, three horns and two backup
singers
|
|
| Mar
16 |
Duran
Duran: Shimin Kaikan, Fukuoka, Japan |
|
| Mar
17 |
Duran
Duran: Shimin Kaikan, Fukuoka, Japan |
|
| Mar
19 |
Duran
Duran: Kokusai Tenjujyo, Nagoya, Japan |
|
| Mar
21 |
Duran
Duran: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
|
| Mar
22 |
Duran
Duran: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
bootlegged;
Simon sings 'Singing In The Rain' |
|
|
Mar
23
|
Interview with John aired on Metro Radio in
the UK
|
|
|
Mar
24
|
While
in Osaka, Duran records tracks for the 'Reading
Record' flexidisc -- Simon recites lyrics
to 'Skin Trade', Nick recites lyrics to 'Winter
Marches On', and John recites his favorite
lyrics from assorted other songs on the 'Notorious'
album
|
|
| Mar
24 |
Duran
Duran: Nishinomiya Stadium, Osaka, Japan
bootlegged |
|
| Mar
29 |
Duran
Duran and others: The Secret Policemen's
Third Ball, Palladium, London, England
An
Amnesty International Charity Concert; Duran
performs 'Save A Prayer' and 'Skin Trade'; rumors
fly backstage about the band breaking up for
good |
|
| Mar
30 |
Duran
Duran: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium |
|
| Mar
31 |
Duran
Duran: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium |
|
|
Apr
|
Nick, Simon and John interviewed on NRJ Rock
Show (Paris, France)
|
|
| Apr
1 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Lilles, France
bootlegged |
 |
| Apr
2 |
Duran
Duran: Bercy, Paris, France |
|
| Apr
3 |
Duran
Duran: Bercy, Paris, France
bootlegged |
|
| Apr
5 |
Duran
Duran: Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany |
|
| Apr
6 |
Duran
Duran: Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany |
|
| Apr
7 |
Duran
Duran: Grugahalle, Essen, Germany (with
guest Roger Taylor) |
|
| Apr
9 |
Duran
Duran: Drammenschallen, Oslo, Norway |
|
| Apr
10 |
Duran
Duran: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden |
|
| Apr
11 |
Duran
Duran: Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
|
|
| Apr
13 |
Duran
Duran: Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
bootlegged |
|
| Apr
14 |
Duran
Duran: Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
|
| Apr
16 |
Duran
Duran: Deutschland Halle, Berlin, Germany
bootlegged |
|
| Apr
17 |
Duran
Duran: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
bootlegged |
|
| Apr
21 |
Duran
Duran: Royal Dublin Society Exhibition Hall,
Dublin, Ireland (with John Adams) |
|
| Apr
23 |
Duran
Duran: Kings Hall, Belfast, North Ireland
(with John Adams)
bootlegged |
|
| Apr
|
'Meet
El Presidente' single released {b/w 'Vertigo'};
this is the first Duran song released as a CD
single, which includes the 'Meet El Beat' remix |
|
| Apr
30 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'Meet El Presidente' |
|
| spring |
Duran
clips and interviews appear on Australian TV
special 'Straight From The Hip: The Meldrum
Tapes' |
|
| ? |
Live
album 'The Secret Policeman's Third Ball: The
Music' released, including 'Save a Prayer';
proceeds go to Amnesty International |
|
| Apr
24 |
Duran
performs 'New Religion', 'Meet El Presidente',
'Hungry Like The Wolf', 'Notorious' and 'Wild
Boys' live on the final episode of British music
show 'The Tube' (Newcastle) |
|
| Apr
25 |
'Meet
El Presidente' peaks at #24 in UK |
|
| Apr
25 |
Duran
Duran: Queens Hall, Leeds, England (with
John Adams)
bootlegged |
|
| Apr
26 |
Duran
Duran: Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England
(with John Adams) |
|
| Apr
27 |
Duran
Duran: Apollo, Manchester, England (with
John Adams)
Simon cuts his head open
on one of the drum cymbals when he leaps from
the back of the stage during 'Wild Boys' |
|
| Apr
28 |
Duran
Duran: Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland (with
John Adams) |
|
| Apr
29 |
Duran
Duran: Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland (with
John Adams) |
|
| May
1 |
Duran
Duran: Palais de Sports, Lyon, France
bootlegged |
|
| May
2 |
'Meet
El Presidente' peaks at #70 in US |
|
| May
2 |
Duran
Duran: Les
Arenas, Fréjus, France |
|
| May
3 |
Duran
Duran: Palais
de Sports, Toulouse, France |
|
| May
5 |
Duran
Duran: Hallenstadion,
Zurich, Switzerland |
|
| May
7 |
Duran
Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland [no opening
act]
recorded; released later
as live album 'Duran Go Dutch' |
|
| May
8 |
Duran
Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland [no opening
act] |
|
| May
9 |
Duran
Duran: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany |
|
| May
10 |
Duran
Duran: Olympia Halle, Munich, Germany |
|
| May
12 |
Duran
Duran: Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
bootlegged |
|
| May
13 |
Duran
Duran: Montreux Pop Festival, [venue?],
Montreux, Switzerland
broadcast on TV
|
|
| May
15 |
John
is interviewed backstage at the NEC by BRMB
radio in Birmingham |
|
| May
15 |
Duran
Duran: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham,
England (with John Adams)
bootlegged |
|
| May
16 |
Duran
Duran: Brighton Centre, Brighton, England
(with John Adams)
Audience apathy results
in Simon and John sitting on Nick's keyboard
riser for several songs |
|
| May
17 |
Duran
Duran: Empire Ballroom, London, England
(no opening act)
shorter set; bootlegged |
|
| May
17 |
Andy
Taylor: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano,
CA, USA |
 |
| May
18 |
Duran
Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England
(with John Adams)
Simple Minds drummer
Mel Gaynor plays with support act John Adams |
|
| May
19 |
Duran
Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England
(with John Adams)
Simple Minds drummer
Mel Gaynor plays with support act John Adams |
|
| May
20 |
Duran
Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England
(with John Adams)
Simple Minds drummer
Mel Gaynor plays with support act John Adams;
bootlegged |
|
| May
23 |
Duran
Duran: Palacio Municipal, Madrid, Spain |
|
| May
24 |
Duran
Duran: Estadio Municipal Fuente de San Luis
(Palacio Municipal), Valencia, Spain (no opening
act) |
|
| May
25 |
Duran
Duran: Palacio Municipal, Barcelona, Spain
bootlegged |
|
| May
28 |
Duran
Duran: Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy |
|
| May
? |
The
Cuccurullo family joins Warren in Italy |
|
| May |
'Strange
Behaviour' EP released in Italy and Japan |
|
| May |
MTV
tapes 'Music Passport' show with Duran in Italy |
|
| ? |
CBS
TV network (in the US) films a two-part interview
with Duran in Italy |
|
| May
30 |
Duran
does a lipsynch performance of 'Notorious' and
'Skin Trade' on 'Ibiza 92' (an RTVE special
celebrating Barcelona's selection to host the
1992 Olympic games); Spandau Ballet and
others also appear
|
|
| May
30 |
Duran
Duran: Stadio
Comunale, Bari, Italy |
|
| May
31 |
Duran
Duran: Stadio
Comunale, Cava Dei Tirreni (Naples), Italy |
|
|
Jun
1
|
Nick and Simon interviewed backstage at Rome
show on Rai Stereo Uno radio (Italy)
|
|
| Jun
1 |
Duran
Duran: Stadio
Flaminio, Rome, Italy |
|
| Jun
4 |
Duran
Duran: Stadio
Comunale, Modena, Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Jun
5 |
Duran
Duran: Stadio
S. Siro, Milan, Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Jun
6 |
Duran
Duran: Stadio
Comunale, Florence, Italy |
|
| Jun
7 |
Duran
Duran: Stadio
Comunale, Firenze, Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Jun |
'Master
Mixes' (a two-record set of remixes from the
Notorious album) released in US and Hong Kong
on Masterdisc |
|
| ? |
'Duran
Go Dutch' promotional 12" is released in
US with several live tracks recorded in Rotterdam
on May 7 |
|
| summer |
Duran
Duran:
Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
sold out |
|
| summer |
Duran
Duran:
Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
|
| Jun
14 |
Andy
Taylor: Fitzgeralds, Houston, TX, USA |
|
| Jun
18 |
Duran
Duran:
Worcester Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA
(with Erasure)
Julie Anne attends |
|
| Jun
20 |
Duran
Duran: Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
Simon leads crowd in singing
Happy Birthday to John |
|
| Jun
21 |
Andy
Taylor: Center Stage Theater, Atlanta, GA,
USA
cancelled |
|
|
Jun
22
|
Simon and John appear on Howard Stern radio
show
|
|
| Jun
22 |
Duran
Duran: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jun
23 |
Duran
Duran: Madison Square Garden, New York,
NY,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jun
24 |
Duran
Duran: Madison Square Garden, New York,
NY,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
|
? |
Duran
appears at the Cat Club in NYC [unconfirmed
-- more info needed] |
|
| Jun
25 |
Duran
Duran: Performing
Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jun
26 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?],
Rochester, NY,
USA |
|
| Jun
29 |
Duran
Duran: Blossom
Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls (Cleveland), OH,
USA
(with Erasure)
bootlegged |
|
| Jun
30 |
Duran
Duran: Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati,
OH,
USA
(with Erasure)
opening act was Erasure,
although program advertised OMD |
|
| Jul
1 |
Duran
Duran: Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
2 |
Duran
Duran: Lamar Park, Wyoming, MI,
USA
(with Erasure)
cancelled; moved to Grand
Rapids |
|
| Duran
Duran: Welsh Auditorium, Grand Rapids, MI,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
3 |
Duran
Duran: Five
Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
6 |
Duran
Duran: Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman
Estates (Chicago), IL,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
7 |
Duran
Duran: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| |
ANDY
TAYLOR in Japan
Band includes
Patrick O'Hearn on bass [need more dates!]
|
|
| Jul
8 |
Andy
Taylor: [venue?], Tokyo, Japan
bootlegged |
|
| Jul
11 |
Duran
Duran: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
|
| Jul
12 |
Duran
Duran: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
13 |
Duran
Duran: Merriweather
Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
|
Jul
|
John interviewed on Z-93 radio (Atlanta, GA)
|
|
| Jul
17 |
Duran
Duran: Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta,
GA,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
18 |
Duran
Duran: Starwood Amphitheater, Nashville,
TN,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| ? |
Duran
Duran: Six
Flags Over Texas, Arlington, TX,
USA |
|
| Jul
20 |
Duran
Duran: Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs
(Kansas City), MO,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
22 |
Duran
Duran: Compton Terrace, Phoenix, AZ,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
24 |
Duran
Duran: The Great Western Forum, Inglewood
(Los Angeles), CA,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
Duran
Duran: The Lhasa Club, Los Angeles, CA,
USA
Post-concert
party thrown by Capitol Records after the Forum
show; Simon's brother and Susannah Hoffs of
the Bangles attended, among others. |
|
| Jul
25 |
Duran
Duran: The Great Western Forum, Inglewood
(Los Angeles), CA,
USA
(with Erasure) |
|
| Jul
27 |
Duran
Duran: Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, USA
(with Erasure)
This date filmed for
(but not used in) the 'Working For The Skin
Trade' concert video |
|
| Jul
28 |
Duran
Duran: San
Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA
(with Erasure)
This
show recorded and bootlegged; the
band performs 'If She Knew What She Wants' with
special guests The Bangles. Filmed for
the 'Working For The Skin Trade' concert video
|
|
| Jul
31 |
Duran
Duran: Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA
(with Erasure)
This date filmed for the
'Working For The Skin Trade' concert video;
bootlegged |
|
| |
The
GLASS SPIDER Tour
Duran Duran
shares the bill with David Bowie during the
end of his North American tour
|
|
| Aug
12 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Mile High Stadium,
Denver, CO,
USA
(with The Outfield) |
|
| Aug
14 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Portland Civic Auditorium,
Portland, OR,
USA |
|
| Aug
15 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: British
Columbia Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada (with Georgia Satellites) |
|
| Aug
17 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Commonwealth Stadium,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
|
| Aug
19 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Winnipeg Stadium,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
|
| Aug
21 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Rosemont Horizon,
Chicago, IL, USA
unconfirmed
|
|
| Aug
22 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Rosemont Horizon,
Chicago, IL, USA
unconfirmed
|
|
| Aug
24 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Molson CNE Stadium,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with Northern Pikes) |
|
| Aug
25 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Molson CNE Stadium,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with Northern Pikes) |
|
| Aug
28 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Lansdowne Park, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada (with Eight Seconds) |
|
| Aug
30 |
David
Bowie and Duran Duran: Olympic Stadium,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
|
| Aug
31 |
Duran
Duran, Lou Reed, and others: Benefit for
Association, Beacon Theater, New York, NY, USA
(with guest Nile Rodgers)
A benefit concert for homeless
children; Duran performs 'Sweet Jane' and 'Walk
on the Wild Side' with Lou Reed |
|
| ? |
'Studio
Line Live', a promo CD of the Beacon Theater
performance (including Duran's 'Skin Trade')
is available free with the purchase of certain
L'Oreal hair products |
|
| ? |
MTV
airs 'Music Passport' program with Duran in
Italy |
|
| ? |
Simon
and the Berrows sell Drum to a man from Glasgow
(who now regularly takes underprivileged kids
out to introduce them to the magic of the sea) |
|
| ? |
Capitol/EMI
releases the compilation 'Brave New Music for
a New World,' including Duran's 'Winter Marches
On' and the 'Notoriousaurus Rex' remix |
|
