|
early
Jan
|
Simon appears on Z-100 'Morning Zoo' radio
show (New York, NY)
|
|
| ? |
Duran
attends the MTV Movie Awards |
|
| ? |
Duran
Duran performs 'Come Undone', 'Ordinary World',
'Hungry Like The Wolf' and a karaoke of 'Notorious'
on TV program 'Ritmo de la Noche'
|
 |
| ? |
Andy
attempts to auction his Gothic fantasy flat
(with vaulted ceilings, baronial towers, and
a giant jacuzzi) in Wandsworth, south London,
for £350,000; there are no takers |
 |
|
Jan
6
|
Simon and Nick interviewed on WDRE radio (New
York, NY)
|
|
|
Jan 7
|
Simon appears again on Z-100 'Morning Zoo'
radio show (New York, NY)
|
|
|
Jan 8
|
Simon interviewed on WPLJ radio (New York,
NY); takes fans' calls and sings 'Love Me
Tender' in honor of Elvis' birthday
|
|
| Jan
9 |
'Ordinary
World' peaks at #3 in US, before the video
is delivered to MTV
|
|
| 'Ordinary
World' peaks at #6 in UK |
|
| Jan |
'Ordinary
World' single released in UK {b/w 'My Antarctica'} |
 |
|
Jan
|
John interviewed by Paula Yates on 'Big Breakfast'
TV show (UK)
|
|
|
Jan 12
|
Simon does phone interview with Belfast, Ireland
radio show
|
|
| Jan
14 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'Ordinary World' |
 |
|
Jan 16
|
Nirvana performs the song 'Rio' at
a show at the Estádio do Morumbi in
Sao Paolo, Brazil
|
|
| |
'Come
Undone' video filmed in London with director
Julien Temple |
|
|
Jan 24
|
Nick and John interviewed on 'Rockline' radio
show on BBC Radio 1; in the top 40 chart right
afterwards, 'Ordinary World' debuts at number
11
|
|
|
Jan 31
|
Duran
(John and family, at least) flies into Milan,
Italy late in the evening
|
|
|
Feb 1
|
Duran
flies to Rome, Italy
|
|
| Nick
and John are scheduled for several promotional
activities in Rome; Nick was unable to make
it so John handles the magazine, TV and radio
spots himself; John announces that Duran will
be back for Italian shows in late February (a
date is planned for Rome on February 22, but
is later rescheduled to the 20th) |
|
|
Feb 2
|
Duran
flies from Rome to London
|
|
| Feb
4 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'Ordinary World' |
|
|
Feb 6
|
Warren and Nick interviewed on WDRE radio
in New York
|
|
|
Feb 7
|
Simon answers fans' questions on 'Hitline
USA' radio phone-in show
|
|
| Nick
interviewed on 'Rockline' show on BBC Radio
1 |
|
|
Feb 8
|
Band
interviewed on syndicated US radio show 'Modern
Rock Live'
|
|
| Nick
interviewed on CFBC radio (Saint John, New Brunswick,
Canada)
|
|
| Nick
and Warren on Montreal, Canada radio |
|
|
Feb 9
|
Simon, Nick, John and Warren answer callers'
questions on 'Modern Rock Live' syndicated
radio show
|
|
|
Feb ?
|
John and Amanda appear on 'Loveline' radio
show on KROQ in Los Angeles with fellow guest
David Crosby
|
|
| |
An
Acoustic Evening With Duran Duran |
|
| Feb
10 |
Duran
Duran: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada (with Michael Barabas) |
|
| Feb
12 |
Duran
Duran: [?] pm - The Academy, New York,
NY, USA
|
|
Duran
Duran: 11 pm - The Academy, New York, NY,
USA
bootlegged; appears on 'Gemini'
bootleg CD |
|
| Feb
13 |
Duran
Duran: [?] PM - The Academy, New York, NY,
USA (with Michael Barabas) |
|
| Duran
Duran: [?] PM - The Academy, New York, NY,
USA (with Michael Barabas) |
|
| Feb
14 |
Nick
and Simon appear on KROQ's 'Rodney on the ROQ'
radio show, followed by 'Loveline', with fellow
guests Quentin Tarantino and Allison Anders |
|
| Feb
15 |
The
band appears on Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
|
| ? |
Nick
directs a short film with Elizabeth Hurley at
a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los
Angeles; later used during Duran's 2000 tour |
 |
|
Feb
20
|
John interviewed by phone on 'Open House Party'
radio show
|
|
| Warren
and Simon interviewed on StereoRai radio (Italy) |
|
| |
John
doesn't really want to tour, but doesn't have
any money |
 |
| Feb
20 |
Duran
Duran: Palladium, Rome, Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Feb
21 |
Duran
Duran: Rolling Stone, Milan, Italy
bootlegged |
|
| Feb
23 |
'Duran
Duran' album released worldwide (unofficially
dubbed 'The Wedding Album' because of Nick's
cover-art idea incorporating wedding photos
of the band members' parents) |
|
|
Feb 23
|
Simon interviewed on the Mick Brown radio
show on Capital FM, London
|
|
| Feb
27 |
'Duran
Duran (The Wedding Album)' peaks at #4 in UK |
|
| ? |
'Duran
Duran (The Wedding Album)' peaks at #7 in US |
|
|
Mar 3
|
Simon records an interview for Paperclip Radio,
3FM, Holland (airs March 13)
|
|
| Mar
3 |
Simon
and Warren appear on 'Rinkeldekinkel' radio
show on Veronica Radio, Netherlands; perform
acoustic version of 'Ordinary World' |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Europe
With
drummer Fergus Gerrand and backing vocalist
Lamya; includes performances of 'Driveby', 'Crystal
Ship', and 'Success' |
|
| Mar
4 |
Duran
Duran: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
bootlegged |
|
| Mar
5 |
'Duran
Duran (The Wedding Album)' released in Japan
with extra tracks 'Stop Dead' and 'Time for
Temptation' |
|
| Mar
6 |
Duran
Duran: Flughafen Riem/Terminal 1, Munich,
Germany
bootlegged |
|
| Mar
7 |
Duran
Duran: Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany
bootlegged |
|
|
Mar 8
|
Band does radio promotion in Sweden
|
|
|
?
|
Entire band interviewed on Radio Barcelona,
Spain
|
|
|
Mar 11
|
Band does promotion in Madrid, Spain
|
|
| Mar
11 |
Duran
Duran: Die Mauer, Madrid, Spain
|
|
|
Mar 12
|
Duran appears on Radio Barcelona, Zeleste
|
|
| Nick
interviewed on the 'Pop Life' show on Radio
Barcelona, Spain |
|
| Mar
12 |
Duran
Duran: Zelest II, Barcelona, Spain
Broadcast on radio; bootlegged;
an acoustic version of 'Ordinary World' is
recorded at this show and released as a promo
single in Spain with a dated picture sleeve
|
|
|
Mar 13
|
Paperclip Radio, 3FM, Holland airs recorded
Simon interview
|
|
| Mar
14 |
Nick
and Simon interviewed on 'The Edge' |
|
| Mar
14 |
Duran
Duran: La Cigale, Paris, France
bootlegged |
|
|
Mar 19
|
John and Warren
interviewed on 'Down The Years' show on BRMB
radio (Birmingham, UK)
|
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in the UK |
|
| Mar
19 |
Duran
Duran: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England
acoustic show;
professionally filmed,
but footage has never been released; bootlegged
|
|
| Mar
20 |
Duran
Duran: 09:00 PM, Dominion Theatre, London,
England
acoustic
show;
audio
bootlegged
|
|
Duran
Duran: 12:00 am, Dominion Theatre, London,
England
video bootlegged;
acoustic
show; fans were interviewed by Sky TV in the
middle of Tottenham Court Road after the show |
|
| Mar
22 |
Duran
Duran: National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Naomi Campbell and U2's
Adam Clayton attend |
|
| Mar
24 |
Duran
Duran: Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
bootlegged |
|
| ? |
Simon
wins Ivor Novello award for songwriting, for
'Ordinary World' |
|
| spring |
John
and Simon interviewed on 'Rick Dees Weekly Top
40' syndicated radio show (based at KIIS radio
in Los Angeles) |
|
| Mar |
Duran
announces that they will not be kicking off
the tour in Moscow as planned, and will instead
be playing the United Emirates |
|
| Mar
29 |
'Come
Undone' single released in UK {b/w 'Ordinary
World (Acoustic)'}; CD single includes 'Stop
Dead' |
|
|
Mar 29
|
Warren and John interviewed on 2FM radio,
Ireland
|
|
| Apr
2 |
Nick
and Simon's interviews for the 'Extraordinary
World' documentary filmed in London with interviewer
Allie Eberhardt |
|
| Apr
? |
John
and Warren's interviews for the 'Extraordinary
World' documentary filmed in London with interviewer
Allie Eberhardt |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Russia
[were other dates besides
Moscow planned?] |
|
| early
Apr |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Moscow, Russian Federation
cancelled |
|
|
Apr 5
|
Duran
flies to the Middle East
|
|
| Apr
? |
Duran
meets the royal family of the United Arab Emirates |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in the UAE |
|
| Apr
7 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|
| Apr
8 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Abu Dabai, United Arab
Emirates |
|
| Apr
10 |
'Come
Undone' single peaks at #13 in UK |
|
| Apr
|
'Come
Undone' single released in US {b/w 'Skin Trade
(radio cut)'} |
|
| ? |
Duran
flies to South Africa |
|
| ? |
Duran
records a track with local musicians at Downtown
Studios in Johannesburg, as a memorial to the
murdered ANC activist Chris Hani |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Africa
Duran
is one of the first Western bands to play in
South Africa after the fall of apartheid |
|
| Apr
10 |
Duran
Duran: [three-day outdoor festival?], National
Sports and Recreation Centre, Johannesburg,
South Africa |
|
| Apr
11 |
Duran
Duran: [outdoor festival?], National Sports
and Recreation Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
cancelled due to heavy rain |
|
| ? |
The
band attends the South African premiere of the
movie 'Malcolm X' |
|
|
Apr 12
|
Nick and Warren interviewed on Radio 5, South
Africa
|
|
| Apr
12 |
Duran
Duran: [outdoor festival?], National Sports
and Recreation Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa |
|
| Apr
15 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'Come Undone' |
|
| Apr
16 |
John
and Simon interviewed on 'Jay's Jukebox' on
Radio 5, South Africa |
|
| Apr
16 |
Duran
Duran: Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, South
Africa |
|
| Apr
17 |
Duran
Duran: Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, South
Africa |
|
| Apr
17 |
'Come
Undone' single peaks at #7 in US |
|
| Apr
19 |
Duran
Duran: St. Georges Cricket Ground, Port
Elizabeth, South Africa |
|
| Apr
20 |
Duran
Duran: Caille Humain Centre, Bloomfontein,
South Africa |
|
| Apr
21 |
Duran
Duran: Durban Expo Centre, Durban, South
Africa
opening of new theater |
|
| Apr
22 |
Duran
Duran: Durban Expo Centre, Durban, South
Africa |
|
| Apr
24 |
Duran
Duran: National Monumental Arena, Pretoria,
South Africa |
|
| Apr
? |
Duran
flies to South America |
|
| ? |
Metro
Rio in Brazil uses the song 'Rio' in a TV commercial |
|
| Apr |
Warren
interviewed on FM Hit radio in Argentina |
|
| Apr |
John
interviewed on 'Rock'n'Pop FM' radio show in
Argentina |
|
| Apr-May |
'Breath
after Breath' video filmed in Argentina in Buenos
Aires and at Iguazz (sp?) Waterfall |
|
| Apr-May |
Nick visits an Andy Warhol exhibit while John
explores Buenos Aires |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in South America
|
|
| Apr
29 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Rosario, Argentina |
|
| Apr
30 |
Duran
Duran: Velez Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
(with guest Milton Nascimento)
50,000 in
attendance; concert footage is filmed for broadcast
and for the 'Breath after Breath' video; concert
audio bootlegged |
|
| May
3 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Cordoba, Argentina |
|
| May
5 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Tucuman, Argentina |
|
| May
6 |
Duran
Duran: General Artigas train station, Montevideo,
Uruguay
(with Los Vidrios)
sold out; 6,000 in attendance;
the band was invited to play at the Centenario
Stadium, (capacity 70,000) but didn't accept |
|
| May
7 |
Duran
Duran: Defensores del Chaco Stadium, Ascunian,
Paraguay
20,000 in attendance |
|
| May
8 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Caracas, Venezuela
[unconfirmed] |
|
| May
9 |
Duran
Duran: Velodromo, Santiago, Chile
(with Valija Diplomatica)
bootlegged |
|
|
May ? |
Duran
flies to California |
|
| May
13 |
Duran
Duran and others: Arsenio Hall Live 4th
Anniversary Show, The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood,
CA, USA (with Madonna and others) |
|
|
May 14
|
Arsenio Hall special aired on TV to celebrate
his 1,000th show
|
|
| May
15 |
Duran
Duran: "No Ordinary World Tour",
Tower Records, Hollywood, CA, USA
An appearance at Tower Records,
Hollywood is broadcast by satellite to Hard
Rock Cafés in London, Sydney, Tokyo, Berlin,
and Beverly Hills (recorded
- several tracks later used as b-sides) |
|
| May
17 |
John
and Simon interviewed on KIIS radio in Los Angeles,
CA |
|
| May
19 |
John
and Simon do phone interview with KRBE radio
in Houston, TX |
|
| May |
Simon
on Alpha Nueve 91.3 FM radio (Mexico City, Mexico) |
|
| May |
Simon
and John interviewed on WFM, Mexico |
|
| May |
Warren
and John interviewed on Mexican radio |
|
| May
30 |
Simon
and John appear on the 'Rick Dees US Top 40'
radio show |
|
|
Jun 6
|
John
interviewed by Rodney Bingenheimer on KROQ
radio, Los Angeles
|
|
| John
and Amanda appear again on 'Loveline' radio
show |
|
| Jun
12 |
Duran
Duran: Aqualung Universal, Madrid, Spain |
|
| Jun
16 |
Duran
Duran: Music Hall, Cologne, Germany (with
Blur)
club promo date; taped for
'Rockpalast' (Rocklife) program on WDR TV; bootlegged |
|
| Jun
18 |
Nick,
John and Simon see the Velvet Underground
play in Paris |
|
| Jul
6 |
Duran
Duran: Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico |
|
| Jul
7 |
Duran
Duran: Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico |
|
| Jul
9 |
Duran
Duran: Plaza Monumental, Monterey, Mexico |
|
| Jul
10 |
Duran
Duran: Jardines del Parque Fundidora, Monterey,
Mexico (no opening act)
no seats, just a grassy area
and a stage |
|
| Jul
11 |
Duran
Duran: Municipal Amphitheatre, Guadalajara,
Mexico |
|
| mid
Jul |
Capitol/EMI
does two-week television promotional campaign
(aka "infomercial"), interspersing
bits of the 'Extraordinary World' interviews
with ads for the album and Duran concert gear |
|
| |
A
fancy set created by opera designer Stefanos
Lazaridis is prepared
for the US tour |
|
| Jul
14 |
Duran
Duran: Sundome, Tampa, FL, USA (with Terence
Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Jul
15 |
Duran
Duran: Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise
(Fort Lauderdale), FL, USA (with Terence
Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Jul
16 |
Duran
Duran: Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise
(Fort Lauderdale), FL, USA (with Terence
Trent D'Arby) |
|
| Jul
17 |
Duran
Duran: Estadio Juan Ramón Lubriel,
Bayamón, Puerto Rico (with Terence
Trent D'Arby) |
|
| Jul
19 |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], New York, NY, USA
unconfirmed |
|
| Jul
20 |
Duran
Duran: Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA,
USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Jul
21 |
Duran
Duran: Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte,
NC, USA |
|
| Jul
23 |
Duran
Duran: Mann Music Center, Philadelphia,
PA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Jul
24 |
Duran
Duran: Jones Beach Amphitheater, Long Island,
NY, USA |
|
| Jul
25 |
Ellen
Cuccurullo (Warren's mother) interviewed on
Z-100 radio (New York, NY) |
|
| Jul
26 |
Duran
Duran: Great Woods Performing Arts Center,
Mansfield (Boston), MA, USA (with Terence
Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Jul
27 |
Duran
Duran: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia,
MD, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Jul
28 |
Duran
Duran and others: Z-100 Birthday Party,
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA (with
Proclaimers, Terence Trent D'Arby,
10,000 Maniacs, and Bon Jovi) |
|
| Jul-Aug? |
A
limited edition UK release of 'Duran Duran (The
Wedding Album)' includes a second CD with extra
tracks 'Falling Angel', 'Stop Dead', 'Time for
Temptation' and additional remixes |
|
| Jul
29 |
Duran
Duran: Kingswood (Canada's Wonderland),
Maple, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Jul
30 |
Duran
Duran: Le Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
|
| Jul
31 |
Duran
Duran: Garden State Arts Centre, Holmdel,
NJ, USA |
|
| Aug
2 |
Duran
Duran: Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati,
OH, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Aug
3 |
Duran
Duran: Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls
(Cleveland), OH, USA (with Terence Trent
D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Aug
4 |
Duran
Duran: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston
(Detroit), MI, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Aug
6 |
Duran
Duran: World Music Theater, Tinley Park
(Chicago), IL, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Aug
7 |
Duran
Duran: Riverport Performing Arts, Maryland
Heights (St. Louis), MO, USA (with Terence
Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
 |
| Aug
8 |
Duran
Duran: Sandstone Amphitheatre, Kansas City,
MO, USA |
|
| Aug
10 |
Duran
Duran: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX,
USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) |
|
| Aug
11 |
Duran
Duran: Woodlands Pavilion, Houston, TX,
USA |
|
| Aug
13 |
Duran
Duran: Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ,
USA |
|
| Aug
14 |
Duran
Duran: San Diego State University Open Air
Amphitheater, San Diego, CA, USA |
|
| Aug
15 |
Duran
Duran: Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA
(with Terence Trent D'Arby) |
|
| Aug
17 |
Duran
Duran: California Expo Grandstand, Sacramento,
CA, USA |
|
| Aug
18 |
Duran
Duran: Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine,
CA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) |
|
| Aug
20 |
Duran
Duran: Fiddler's Green Amphitheater, Denver,
CO, USA |
|
| Aug
21 |
Duran
Duran: Park West, Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
|
| Aug
23 |
Duran
Duran receives a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame; the date is declared Duran Duran Day
in Hollywood; covered live on KROQ radio by
Duran's DJ friends Richard Blade and Rodney
Bingenheimer |
|
| 'Too
Much Information' single released in US {b/w
'First Impression' and 'Come Undone (FGI Phumpin
Mix')}; those who buy the cassette single receive
a free 'No Ordinary EP' cassette with live tracks
from the Tower show |
|
| 'Too
Much Information' single released in UK {b/w
'Come Undone (live)' from Tower show} |
|
| Aug
23 |
Duran
Duran: The Great Western Forum, Los Angeles,
CA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
bootlegged |
|
| Aug
24 |
Duran
Duran: Bally's Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas,
NV, USA
Recorded by Westwood
One radio for a highlights broadcast CD to franchise
to other radio networks; Warren was unhappy
with it and re-recorded guitar parts in the
studio. Bootlegged. |
|
| Aug |
'Drowning
Man' released as a club single in US only {b/w
'Too Much Information'} |
|
| Aug |
'None
of the Above' single released in Japan only
{b/w ?} |
|
| summer |
'Too
Much Information' video filmed in Santa Monica,
CA and various stops on the US tour with director
Julien Temple |
|
| summer |
Kapil
Mathur builds the first Duran Duran website
"The Duranie Connection" (later sponsored
by the Duran-friendly Record Runner store in
New York City) |
|
| summer |
On
their days off, Duran records tracks for 'Thank
You' in studios all over the country; Simon
is uncomfortable singing some of the funkier
tracks that John and Warren want to include
(including 'Ball of Confusion' and 'I Want to
Take You Higher') |
|
| Aug
28 |
Duran
Duran and others: Rock Over Germany Open
Air Festival, Flugplatz Wildenrath, Wildenrath
(Wegberg), Germany (with The Artist Formerly
Known As Prince, OMD, Tina Turner)
100,000 people in attendance
as Duran plays a 35-minute set |
|
| Aug
29 |
Duran
Duran and others: [festival?], Hardtürm
Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland (with The Artist
Formerly Known As Prince, The Hooters) |
|
| Aug
31 |
Duran
Duran and others: Cesme '93 Festival, Cesme
Amphitheatre, Izmir/Cesme, Turkey (with Peter
Gabriel, Sinead O'Connor and others)
An open-air concert under
a full moon; the band performs 'Love Voodoo'
live for the first time; broadcast live on Turkish
T.V.
|
|
| Sep
1 |
Duran
Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland
After a strained version of
'Too Much Information', this concert is interrupted
when Simon loses his voice in the middle of
the second song, ('Hungry'); after a hurried
backstage conference, the band returns without
Simon. Backup singer Lamya performs four more
songs
. All in attendance receive a free pair of Levi's
jeans (from the show's sponsor) and a promise
that the band will come back to complete the
show at a later date -- a promise as yet unfulfilled.
Audio bootlegged. |
|
| Sep
4 |
'Too
Much Information' single peaks at #35 in UK,
and at #45 in US |
|
| Sep
5 |
Simon
is diagnosed with swollen vocal cords, and the
remaining three weeks of European tour dates
are cancelled or postponed. |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in the UK (Cancelled)
The scheduled opening act was Meat Loaf
(another Left Bank act). |
|
| Sep
7 |
Duran
Duran: Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
cancelled |
|
| Sep
8 |
Duran
Duran: G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England
cancelled |
|
| Sep
12 |
Duran
Duran: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham,
England
cancelled |
|
| Sep
13 |
Duran
Duran: Cardiff Arena, Cardiff, Wales
cancelled |
|
| Sep
15 |
Duran
Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England
cancelled |
|
| ? |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Brighton, England
cancelled |
|
| ? |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Bournemouth, England
cancelled |
|
| Sep |
Simon
interviewed on Radio PFJ (Oxfordshire, UK) by
a member of Notorious fanzine staff |
|
| Sep-Oct |
Band
takes a six-week break |
|
| Oct
1 |
Simon
and Yasmin interviewed on StereoRai radio in
Italy |
|
| Oct
? |
Simon
interviewed (without Yasmin) on Italian radio |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour Resumes in America
The
tour resumes in the US, minus the elaborate
Lazaridis set |
|
| Oct
12 |
Duran
Duran: Holiday Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville,
IN, USA (with Plan B) |
|
| Oct
13 |
Duran
Duran: Holiday Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville,
IN, USA (with Plan B) |
|
| Oct
15 |
Duran
Duran: Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, OH,
USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Oct
16 |
Duran
Duran: AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Oct
17 |
Duran
Duran: Lehigh University Forum, Bethlehem,
PA, USA (with The Cranberries)
bootlegged |
|
| Oct |
Simon
loses his voice again; after he is diagnosed
with a torn vocal cord, another month of American
dates are cancelled |
|
| Oct
? |
Duran
Duran:[venue?], Hartford, CT, USA
cancelled |
|
| Oct
? |
Duran
Duran: Radio City Music Hall, New York,
NY, USA
cancelled
|
|
| Oct
? |
Duran
Duran: Radio City Music Hall, New York,
NY, USA
cancelled |
|
| late
Oct |
Z100
radio announced cancelled dates, airs previously
recorded interview with Simon |
|
|
Oct 28
|
John interviewed on 2.93FM radio, Tennessee
|
|
| ? |
Duran
Duran: Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, USA
cancelled |
|
| Nov
? |
Duran
Duran: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
cancelled |
|
| Nov
15 |
Duran
Duran: Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, USA
A test/warm-up date for Simon's
voice |
|
| Nov
17 |
Duran
performs their acoustic set for an MTV Unplugged
special at the Sony Music Studios, New York
City, and record 90 minutes of music during
a five-hour taping (backing musicians were:
John Jones on piano, Andy Gongadeen on drums,
Fergus Gerrand on percussion, Curtis King and
Lamya on backing vocals, and a six-person string
section)
bootlegged
|
|
|
Nov ? |
'Femme
Fatale' video filmed with director Ellen von
Unwerth and model Nina Brosh |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND in Australia
Australian
tour cancelled to make room for rescheduled
American dates |
|
| Nov
17 |
Then
Jericho: [venue?], London, England
acoustic
show, with Andy Taylor on guitar; bootlegged |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour Resumes, Again, in America
This
time the tour travels minus the set and
the string section; shows are longer, with rearranged
set lists; Curtis King joins Lamya as a backing
vocalist, and Yolisa Phahle (formerly of the
string section) takes up additional keyboards
to maintain the acoustic sound |
|
| Nov
19 |
Duran
Duran: Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville,
FL, USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
20 |
Duran
Duran: Bayfront Park & Amphitheater,
Miami, FL, USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
? |
Duran
Duran: James L. Knight Center, Miami, FL,
USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
22 |
Duran
Duran: Von Baun Civic Center, Huntsville,
AL, USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
23 |
Duran
Duran: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA (with
The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
24 |
Duran
Duran: Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL, USA (with
The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
26 |
Duran
Duran: Kiefer UND Lakefront Arena, New Orleans,
LA, USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
27 |
Duran
Duran: Civic Center Arena, Pensacola, FL,
USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
29 |
Duran
Duran: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX, USA
(with The Cranberries) |
|
| Nov
30 |
Duran
Duran: Lloyd Noble Center Arena, Norman,
OK, USA |
|
| Dec
1 |
Duran
Duran: Pan American Center, Las Cruces,
NM, USA (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Dec
3 |
Duran
Duran: The Fashion Center, San Francisco,
CA, USA |
|
| Dec
4 |
Frank
Zappa dies of prostate cancer in Los Angeles |
|
| Dec
4 |
Duran
Duran: Event Center Arena, San Jose State
University, San Jose, CA, USA (with The Cranberries)
Warren plays Zappa's 'Watermelon
in Easter Hay' |
|
| Dec
6 |
Duran
Duran: Portland Coliseum, Portland, OR,
USA (with The Cranberries)
Simon and Nick smooch onstage |
|
| Dec
7 |
Duran
Duran: Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA
(with The Cranberries) |
|
| Dec
8 |
Duran
Duran: PHE Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver,
BC, Canada (with The Cranberries) |
|
| Dec
? |
The
Duran-oriented public access television show
'ZTV' created by Katie Sandstrom |
|
| Dec
15 |
Duran's
30-minute 'MTV Unplugged' special airs on MTV |
|
| |
The
DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Japan
The
tour travels to Japan; John reportedly takes
a hotel door off its hinges in a temper tantrum
during this trip [need
more information on this leg of the tour!] |
|
| Dec
19 |
Duran
Duran: Osaki Castle Arena, Osaka, Japan
bootlegged |
|
| Dec
? |
Duran
Duran: [venue?], Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
Dec |
A
'Breath After Breath' CD single is pressed for
Japan, but never released |
|
| Dec
26 |
Shock
TV: Capri Lounge, Long Branch, NJ, USA
Warren plays a show with his
brother's band, including instrumental versions
of 'First Impression', 'Ordinary World', 'Too
Much Information', and 'Notorious'; an impromptu
jam gives birth to the first ever performance
of Warren's song 'Thanks to Frank'
|
|
| late
Dec |
John
calls Andy about Power Station again,
and they call the other band members that same
night and all decide to commit to a Power
Station ten-year anniversary project as
their schedules clear |
|
|
Dec 31
|
John interviewed on 'American Top 40' radio
show; 'Come Undone' is song #8 for the year;
'Ordinary World' is #4
|
|
| Dec
31 |
Duran
Duran: The Great Western Forum, Inglewood
(Los Angeles), CA, USA (with Adam Ant
and The Village People)
The band headlines a packed
New Year's Eve show; special T-shirts, confetti,
noisemakers and hats are available to the audience
|
|
| ? |
'Too
Much Information (Jellybean Remix)' appears
on SINMIX Vinyl compilation |
|
| ? |
'Do
They Know It's Christmas' appears on the Midge
Ure & Ultravox compilation 'If I Was:
The Very Best of...' on Chrysalis |
|
