| Jan
8 |
Duran
Duran: Hollywood Rock Festival, Praca Da
Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
bootlegged |
|
| Jan
15 |
Duran
Duran: Hollywood Rock Festival, Estádio
do Morumbi, São Paolo, Brazil |
|
| Jan
18 |
Duran
Duran: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale (Long
Island), NY, USA |
|
|
Jan
19
|
Nick interviewed on Eagle 106 radio (Philadelphia,
PA)
|
|
| ? |
SYN
Production Company, Ltd. is established in England
by Simon and his partner Nick Wood |
|
| ? |
Simon
begins hanging out more with the fashion crowd
(Yasmin's friends) than those in the music business |
|
| ? |
Duran
begins working with manager Peter Rudge (previously
with The Rolling Stones and The Who) |
|
| ? |
'Grey
Lady and the Sea', aka the Drum soundtrack,
is issued as a CD3 single in Japan; includes
the song of the same name, plus tracks by
Propaganda and Bronski Beat (co-produced by
Simon Le Bon and Nick Wood)
|
|
| ? |
'Grey
Lady and the Sea' is released by Syn as a CD5
single in the UK; available only in chemist's
shops with purchase |
|
| ? |
John
does sessions work with Nile Rodgers and Bernard
Edwards |
|
| May |
Warren
plays most guitar parts as the band records
the 'Big Thing' album at Davout Studios in Paris |
|
|
? |
Duran members work with Jonathan Elias
at Davout Studios on different parts of his
'Requiem for the Americas' project: Simon writes
and sings 'Follow In My Footsteps', John plays
bass on 'The Chant Movement' |
|
| May |
Chester
Kamen plays guitar on 'I Don't Want Your Love'
(although it is Warren who appears in the video) |
|
| May-Jun |
'Big
Thing' album mixed in New York |
|
| |
'Rio'
album reissued on CD |
|
| Jun
20 |
'Working
For The Skin Trade' concert video released |
|
| |
John
argues intensely with the record company and
other band members over some of the mixes (especially
'Drug') selected for the album, and threatens
to leave the band |
|
| Jul-Aug
|
Videos
shot for 'I Don't Want Your Love', 'All She
Wants Is' and 'Do You Believe in Shame' (David
Palmer, ex-drummer of ABC, appears in
the 'I Don't Want Your Love' video) |
|
| Aug |
Unable
to get first choices Steve Ferrone and David
Palmer, Duran hires Ferrone-recommended drummer
Sterling Campbell for tour |
|
| Aug |
Simon
auditions backing singers at the DD Productions
office in Wandsworth, London |
|
| mid-late
Aug |
Nick
and Rocks (at least) work at Nomis Studios in
London, doing synth/sequencer programming for
the tour
|
|
| Sep |
'I
Don't Want Your Love' single released worldwide
{b/w 'I Don't Want Your Love (album version)'} |
|
| Sep
|
'Big
Book Thing' photo book issued |
|
| Sep
14 |
Duran
begins rehearsals for the Secret Caravan tour
at Stanbridge Farm Studios in Sussex with Sterling,
Warren, Spike Edney (on keyboards) and Stan
Harrison (on saxophone) |
|
| Sep-Oct |
Video for 'All She Wants Is' shot in London.
On completion of the video shoot, the dummies'
heads are sent to DD Productions. One of the
band's assistants gets a serious shock when
opening the box containing Nick's "head"!
|
|
| Oct
1 |
'I
Don't Want Your Love' peaks at #14 in
UK |
|
| Oct
4 |
John
Jones meets the band, and begins working with
them on programming sampled sounds for the live
shows |
|
| Oct
6 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'I Don't Want Your Love' |
 |
| Oct
? |
Duran
interviews and rehearsals aired on 'Glamboys
to Badboys' on British SKY TV |
|
| Oct
? |
Duran
interviews and rehearsals aired on 'Countdown'
on Dutch TV station Veronica |
|
| Oct
? |
Duran
interviews and rehearsals aired on 'Deejay'
on Italia 1 |
|
| Oct
11 |
The
spoken-word track 'This Is How a Road Gets Made'
is edited and mixed at AIR Studios with John
Jones |
|
| Oct
13 |
Last
day of rehearsals at Stanbridge Farm; at least
one of these rehearsals is bootlegged |
|
| Oct
15 |
'I
Don't Want Your Love' peaks at #4 in US |
|
| Oct
18 |
'Big
Thing' album released |
|
| |
The
SECRET CARAVAN Tour
A string of US promotional/warm-up dates (in
lieu of the usual TV and radio promo blitz)
|
|
| Oct
18 |
Duran
Duran: Metro Theater, Chicago, IL, USA |
|
| Oct
19 |
Duran
Duran: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA,
USA |
|
| Oct
20 |
Duran
Duran: Capitol Records parking lot, Hollywood,
CA, USA |
|
| Oct
21 |
Duran
Duran: Coconut Grove Ballroom, Los Angeles,
CA, USA |
|
| Oct
24 |
Duran
Duran: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
bootlegged |
|
| Oct
26 |
Duran
Duran: Arcadia Theater, Dallas, TX, USA |
|
| Oct
28 |
Duran
Duran: Center Stage Theatre, Atlanta, GA,
USA |
|
| Oct
29 |
Duran
Duran: Cabaret Metro Theater, Chicago, IL,
USA |
|
| Oct
31 |
Duran
Duran: Diamond Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Oct
29 |
'Big
Thing' album peaks at #15 in UK |
|
| Nov
2 |
Duran
Duran: Citi [or Metro?], Boston, MA, USA |
|
| Nov
4 |
Duran
Duran: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY,
USA
bootlegged |
|
| Nov
5 |
'Big
Thing' album peaks at #24 in US |
|
|
Nov
|
The
band does production rehearsals at Bray Studios
in Windsor to sort out the lighting and technical
details for the arena-sized shows
|
|
| Nov
11 |
Duran
Duran: Manchester International
II, Manchester, England (no opening act)
A secret club show |
|
| Nov
13 |
Duran
Duran: Fort Regent, Jersey,
Channel Islands
A secret club show |
|
|
Nov
|
Simon and John interviewed on Rick Dees' Top
40 radio show (KIIS FM, Los Angeles, CA)
|
|
| Nov |
At
the suggestion of manager Peter Rudge, Duran
sends a promo copy of 'Official Bootleg: The
LSD Edit' to radio stations under the name The
Krush Brothers, to get around the preconceived
notions of Duran as a bubble-gum pop band |
|
| Nov |
'The LSD Edit' included on the 'Album Network
Tuneup #27' under the name The Krush Brothers |
|
| |
The
BIG LIVE THING Tour in Europe
John
struggles with his health and with serious
drug problems; many shows are cancelled or
downsized to smaller venues due to poor ticket
sales
|
|
| Nov
16 |
Duran
Duran: Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain
bootlegged |
|
| Nov
17 |
Duran
Duran: Sport Palace, Madrid, Spain |
|
| Nov
19 |
"The
Krush Brothers": La Locomotive, Paris,
France
Duran performing as The Krush
Brothers; bootlegged |
|
| Nov
20 |
Duran
Duran: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium |
|
| Nov
21 |
Duran
Duran: Bercy, Paris, France
bootlegged |
|
| Nov
22 |
Duran
Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland
bootlegged |
|
| Nov
24 |
Duran
does promotion on the Dutch rock show 'Countdown' |
|
| Nov
25 |
Duran
Duran: Ishalle (Icehall), Stockholm, Sweden |
|
| Nov
26 |
Duran
Duran: Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway |
|
| Nov
28 |
Duran
Duran: Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
|
| Nov
29 |
Duran
Duran: Congress Center Hamburg, Hamburg,
Germany
bootlegged |
|
| Nov
30 |
Duran
Duran: Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
bootlegged |
|
| Dec
1 |
Duran
Duran: Congresshalle, Frankfurt, Germany
relocated;
this show was originally scheduled for Congresshalle
in Frankfurt, but arriving fans were redirected
to Offenbach |
 |
Duran
Duran: Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
bootlegged |
| Dec
4 |
Duran
Duran: SportHall, Prague, Czechoslovakia |
|
| Dec
5 |
Duran
Duran: Kürhalle Oberlaa, Vienna, Austria
bootlegged |
|
| Dec
6 |
Duran
Duran: Budapest Sportcsarnok, Budapest,
Hungary |
|
| ? |
Duran
spends a couple of days in Venice, Italy |
|
| Dec
8 |
Duran
Duran: Palaverde, Treviso, Italy |
|
| Dec
9 |
Duran
holds a press conference in Milan |
|
| ? |
Duran
interviewed on Rete 105 radio in Milan |
|
| Dec
10 |
Duran
Duran: Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Dec
11 |
Duran
Duran: Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Dec
12 |
Duran
Duran: Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy
broadcast on Italia 1 TV;
audio from TV broadcast
appears on 'Lost Prophets' bootleg CD |
|
| Dec
14 |
Duran
Duran: EUR, Rome, Italy |
|
| Dec
15 |
Duran
Duran: EUR, Rome, Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Dec
16 |
Duran
Duran: Palasport, Naples, Italy
cancelled |
|
| Dec
17 |
Duran
Duran: Palamaggio, Caserta (Naples), Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Dec
19 |
John
Jones creates a four-track mix of 'All She Wants
Is' for John Taylor |
|
| Dec |
'All
She Wants Is' single released worldwide {b/w
'I Believe/All I Need To Know (medley)'} |
|
| Dec
20 |
'Tequila
Sunrise' soundtrack released on Capitol; includes
Duran Duran's 'Do You Believe In Shame' and
Andy Taylor's 'Dead On The Money' |
|
| Dec
20 |
Duran
Duran: Glasgow Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
Cancelled at the last minute
because Warren has the flu |
|
| Dec
22 |
"The
Krush Brothers": Town and Country Club,
London, England (no opening act)
Duran perform an unannounced
club date as The Krush Brothers; bootlegged
|
|
| Dec
23 |
Duran
Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with
J.J. Slick)
opening act is booed offstage;
broadcast
live on Capitol FM Radio, and edited down to
a one hour highlights show for franchise to
other local radio stations in the UK; broadcast
bootlegged
|
|
| Dec
24 |
'All
She Wants Is' peaks at #22 in US |
|
| Simon
appears on 'Going Live' show on BBC,
answers phone-in
questions, burns incense in the studio and plugs
the evening's gig at the NEC |
 |
| Dec
24 |
Duran
Duran: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham,
England (with J.J. Slick)
Duran begins the show at
7:30 p.m. so that fans can get home by public
transportation before it shuts down for Christmas
Day; bootlegged |
|
| ? |
The
album 'James Bond: 25 Years of 007' released
by Sounds Of The Screen Orchestra; includes
John Barry's arrangement of 'A View To A Kill' |
|
| ? |
Andy
produces 'Back Street Symphony' for British
band Thunder; co-writes 'She's So Fine'
and 'Until My Dying Day' with Luke Morley, and
also plays 12-string guitar on 'Dying Day' |
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