| ? |
'Playing With Uranium' released as a single
in Italy only |
|
| Jan |
'A
Night At The Rum Runner' airs throughout January
on Late Bar Radio and Meltdown Radio |
|
| Jan
2 |
Duran
Duran: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL,
USA (with Joseph Graye) |
|
| Jan
3 |
Nick
and Warren appear on Star radio (Tampa, FL);
'Playing With Uranium' is played on the air |
|
| Jan
3 |
Duran
Duran: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL,
USA (with Joseph Graye) |
|
| Jan
4 |
Duran
Duran: The Level, Miami, FL, USA |
|
| ? |
Universal
Theme Park in Japan uses 'Last Day on Earth'
from the 'Pop Trash' album to welcome visitors
during their Grand Opening
|
|
| Jan
7 |
'Last Day on Earth' released as a single in
Japan only |
|
| Jan |
Nick
and Stephen Duffy's side project is mixed at
Air Studios in London |
|
| Jan
14 |
Sky
One in the UK airs a TV special about prostate
and testicular cancer called 'Better Mind Your
Bollocks'; Simon appears in a very candid interview |
|
| Jan
15 |
A
webcast of the December 17 Wembley gig is finally
premiered (after numerous technical problems)
on wembleytv.com |
|
| Jan
18 |
Duran's
Beacon Theatre date in New York sells out; a
second show is added |
|
| Jan
20 |
Interviews with Simon and Nick appear throughout
VH-1's '100 Greatest Albums' special |
|
| Jan
22 |
John
appears on 'Politically Incorrect' on ABC TV
in the US |
|
| Jan
24 |
'Strange
Frequency' debuts on VH1 in US |
|
| Jan
24 |
Stadsradio
Breda in Holland airs a two-hour Duran radio
special presented by the club The Dutch Go Duran
International |
|
| Jan
? |
VH1
airs 'Video Killed The Radio Star' special,
featuring Duran along with Devo, Culture
Club, Frankie Goes To Hollywood,
and other 80's bands |
|
| Jan
? |
John
hosts VH1 Top Ten Countdown |
|
| late
Jan |
John films his part as the evil Byron Lord in
independent film 'Vegas, City of Dreams' (aka
'Vegas C.O.D.') |
|
| Jan
28 |
Duran
Duran: Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia (with
Flare) |
|
| Jan
29 |
The
Channel 4 in the UK airs 'The DX7' portion of
the series 'The Shape of Things That Hum', about
old-fashioned synthesizers; includes interviews
with Nick |
|
| Jan
? |
Duran visits Red Square, Lenin's Tomb, Pushkin
Museum, and MTV Studios in Moscow |
|
| Jan
30 |
Duran
Duran: National Palace, Kiev, Ukraine |
|
| Feb
1 |
Duran
Duran: Olympiyskiy, Moscow, Russian Federation
broadcast
live on Russian TV |
|
| Feb
2 |
Duran
Duran: Ice Palace Arena, St. Petersburg,
Russian Federation |
|
| Feb
? |
Duran visits St. Isaac's Cathedral, Winter Palace,
and Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg |
|
| Feb
4 |
Duran
Duran: Exhibition Hall, Tallinn, Estonia |
|
| Feb
5 |
The
Channel 4 airs 'The Fairlight' portion of the
series 'The Shape of Things That Hum', including
interviews with Nick |
|
| Feb
14 |
Duran
interview airs on Russian MTV |
|
| Feb
15 |
Footage
from Duran's Moscow show airs on Moscow's Channel
ORT TV |
|
| Feb |
The
Independent Film Channel (IFC) interviews John
for a documentary on musicians who have gone
into acting |
|
| Feb |
John
films an interview for UK CD-ROM magazine 'Enter'
|
|
| Feb |
John is interviewed for a multi-part BBC documentary
on the pop song in the 20th century, to air
on the BBC and PBS later in the year |
|
| Feb
24 |
The 'Fashion File' show on E! Television airs
a Duran segment |
|
| Feb
26 |
John films an episode of the British series
'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' in the UK |
|
| Feb
26 |
Duran (with Wes Wehmiller and Joe Travers) arrives
in Houston for rehearsals |
|
| |
The
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Tour
The
pre-show music includes the 'Felt Mountain'
CD by Goldfrapp; the band's cue is the
"drunken circus music" of 'Oompa Radar'
|
|
| Feb
27 |
Duran
Duran: The Houston Rodeo, Astrodome, Houston,
TX, USA
warm-up show |
|
| early
Mar |
John,
Andy and Roger secretly spend three weeks working
together in Wales |
|
| Mar
1 |
Duran
Duran: Beacon
Theater, New York, NY,
USA
(with Samsara)
set list includes 'Michael';
on bootleg CD 'Beacon NYC #1' |
|
| Mar
2 |
Duran
Duran: Beacon
Theater, New York, NY,
USA (with
Samsara)
set
list includes 'Michael'; Nile Rodgers and Belinda
Carlisle attend |
|
| Mar
3 |
Duran
Duran: Foxwoods,
Mashantucket, CT,
USA (no opening act) |
|
| Mar
5 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, New Orleans, LA,
USA |
|
| Mar
6 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, New Orleans, LA,
USA |
|
| Mar
8 |
Duran
Duran: Horseshoe
Casino, Robinsonville, MS,
USA |
|
| Mar
9 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Orlando, FL,
USA |
|
| Mar
10 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Orlando, FL,
USA (no opening act)
set
list includes 'Lonely in your Nightmare' and
'Anyone Out There' |
|
| Mar
11 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC,
USA (no opening act)
all ages show |
|
| Mar
13 |
Duran
officially announces (on 99X radio in Atlanta)
that they have parted company with Hollywood
Records |
|
| Mar
13 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA,
USA |
|
| Mar
14 |
Duran
Duran: 9:15
am, "Breakfast With Duran Duran",
Earthlink Live, Atlanta, GA,
USA
free
show; followed by Q & A session; broadcast
on 99X (Atlanta) radio & website; on bootleg
CD 'Breakfast With Duran Duran'
|
|
| Duran
Duran: House
of Blues at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA,
USA |
 |
| Mar
15 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA,
USA |
|
| Mar
16 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA,
USA |
|
| Mar
17 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA,
USA |
|
| Mar
19 |
An
rumor about rehearsals for an "original
five" reunion tour hits the Internet via
allstarnews.com, causing a flurry of debates
on Duran message boards and mailing lists |
|
| Mar
20 |
Duranduran.com posts the following denial: "The
band are currently on tour in the USA having
a great time playing the shows and know nothing
about the current rumours pertaining to a reunion
tour" and JT says "We have not rehearsed
together is all I can tell you." |
|
| Mar
20 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Chicago, IL,
USA |
|
| Mar
21 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Chicago, IL,
USA |
|
| Mar
22 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Chicago, IL,
USA |
|
| Mar
23 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Chicago, IL,
USA |
|
| Mar
24 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Chicago, IL,
USA |
|
| Mar
24 |
John's
'Gabe' video displayed on TTP |
|
| Mar
25 |
'Icons & Heartthrobs' special, featuring an
interview with John, airs on Sky One in the
UK |
|
| |
Most
of the band have terrible colds during the end
of the UP CLOSE tour; many fans go home carrying
the "Duran Plague" |
|
| Mar
27 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Anaheim, CA,
USA
all ages show |
|
| Mar
28 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Anaheim, CA,
USA |
|
| Mar
29 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Anaheim, CA,
USA
filmed
using a unique 360-degree panoramic video and
10.2 channel audio recording system [may have
been one of the other Anaheim shows] |
|
| Mar
30 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Las Vegas, NV,
USA
Nick & Simon kiss onstage |
|
| Mar
31 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Las Vegas, NV,
USA |
|
| Apr
2 |
Duran
Duran: House
of Blues, Anaheim, CA,
USA
|
|
| Apr
7 |
Duran
Duran: Altos de Chavon, La Romana, Dominican
Republic
(with TabuTek)
|
|
| Apr
11 |
John's
'Techno for Two' album released in Japan on
AVEX |
|
| Apr
14 |
John does 'Techno for Two' promo in Tokyo |
|
| Apr
15 |
John
does 'Techno for Two' promo in Yokohama |
|
| Apr
20 |
John
does 'Techno for Two' promo in Nagoya |
|
| Apr
21 |
John
does 'Techno for Two' promo in Osaka |
|
| Apr
23 |
'Techno
for Two' released on TTP
|
|
| 'Resume'
re-released on TTP |
 |
| John's
appearance on 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' airs |
|
| May
3 |
Warren
announces (through the Warren fansite run by
Cyndi Glass, and the mailing lists to which
she belongs) that he is taking part in a Missing
Persons reunion in the summer |
|
| May
4 |
TV
Mania (Nick and warren) work on producing
[what band?] |
|
| May
5 |
Simon
mentions to student journalist Laura that a
reunion of the original five members of Duran
is in the works; within hours, rumors begin
to fly over the Internet |
|
|
The
television show 'Walk On By' (formerly called
'Soundtrack') airs on BBC2, includes interviews
with Nick and Simon |
|
| May
6 |
Duranduran.com
confirms that Warren will take part in a Missing
Persons reunion in the summer, but leaves
the question of Duran's future hanging |
|
| Cyndi
Glass, after hearing that Simon has already
made an announcement, confirms that Warren is
indeed leaving Duran Duran |
|
| May
8 |
The
documentary 'The Story Of The New Romantics'
airs on BBC1, includes archival footage and
interviews with Nick |
|
| May
10 |
Duranduran.com
confirms that Warren will leave after the Japanese
dates in June, and that the band will reunite
to do a new album and tour in 2002 |
|
| May
11 |
Andy
Taylor sends confirmation of the reunion to
Misty Williams at andytaylor.com; he says that
the band is already working on writing new material |
|
| Warren
auctions two guitars used on the Wedding Album
tour on eBay |
 |
| May |
Warren
puts his house in London (aka Privacy Studio)
up for sale |
|
| May
? |
Warren's
issue of G magazine is reprinted due to popular
demand |
|
| May
15 |
'New
Moon On Monday' appears on 'Big 80’s/Pop!
- VH1: The Big 80’s' from Rhino Records |
|
| May |
John, Roger, and Andy continue working together,
as Simon and Nick finish their work with Warren |
|
| May |
Simon
and Nick do interviews in New York with MTV
for '20 Years of MTV' special |
|
| May |
Simon
and Nick hired to do print ads and commercials
for 'The Gap' |
|
| May
23 |
Interview
with Simon and Nick airs on MTV News |
|
Warren
offers a digitized version of one song from
a 1980 Missing Persons live performance ('On
Vacation') for download on the Privacy website
|
|
| May |
The
video for Sugar Ray's hit song 'When
It's Over' features a tribute/parody of Duran's
video 'Is There Something I Should Know' (lead
singer Mark McGrath is a longtime Duran
fan) |
|
| May |
Warren
records 'Just Touch', performing all instrumentation
and most of the lead vocal by himself (a female
vocalist did two lines); it is the last song
ever recorded in Warren's Privacy home studio |
|
| May |
The
Vital Toys company begins considering a line
of Duran Duran "action figures" |
|
| Jun |
Simon,
John, Roger, Nick and Andy reunite in San Tropez,
France, to begin writing and recording together |
|
| Jun
3 |
'Behind
The Music: 1981' show on VH1 includes interviews
with John |
|
| Jun
4? |
Andy
and Simon (at least) travel to Ibiza to attend
the opening night of club "DC10";
Andy is a friend of DC10 promoter and legendary
Ibiza character Charlie Chester
[from
a ministryofsound.com news report beforehand
-- any confirmation on whether it actually happened,
and whether any other band members attended?] |
|
| Jun
7 |
Martin
Fry hosts an episode of 'The Look of Love: The
Story of the New Romantics' on BBC Radio 2,
exploring the language of love in songs by the
Human League, Soft Cell, Culture Club, Duran
Duran and his own band ABC |
|
| Jun
11 |
Capitol/EMI
releases a remastered version of the 'Rio' album
in the UK, using the original UK masters (not
the US Kershenbaum remixes, as some people expected).
The CD includes videos (with pop-up written
commentary by Nick and Simon) and an alternative
painting by Patrick Nagel that wasn't used for
the original cover. |
|
| Jun
15 |
The
five members wrap up songwriting in France as
Simon and Nick leave for Japan |
|
| |
Duran
In Japan
The last dates for the LeBon-Rhodes-Cuccurullo
incarnation of the band |
|
| Jun
17 |
Duran
Duran: Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo,
Japan |
|
| Jun
19 |
Duran
Duran: Shibuya-ax, Tokyo, Japan |
|
| Jun
22 |
Duran
Duran: Koseinenkin, Osaka, Japan
on bootleg CD 'Thank You Warren' |
|
| Jun
23 |
Warren
rents a condo for the summer in Santa Monica,
California |
|
| Jun
28 |
Warren
is interviewed by Nina Blackwood on KXPK radio
in Denver |
|
| Jul
3 |
The
remastered 'Rio' album released in North America |
|
| Jul
? |
Due
to popular demand, a limited-edition UK pressing
of the remastered 'Rio' is increased from 3,000
to 5,000 copies |
|
| ? |
John
goes on a family holiday, then returns to Los
Angeles for the summer |
|
| Jul
5 |
Warren
interviewed by phone on VH1 Radio news |
|
| Jul
7 |
MTV
airs '20 Years of MTV' special, featuring interviews
with Simon and Nick |
|
| Jul
10 |
Simon,
Nick, and Andy get together in the UK to work
on overdubs on those songs already completed |
|
| Capitol
Records hosts an in-store Missing Persons
signing at the Wherehouse in Los Angeles at
6 PM |
|
| Jul
13 |
Terry
Bozzio arrives in Los Angeles, and the three
original members of Missing Persons (Dale,
Terry and Warren) begin rehearsals at Joe's
Garage (Zappa family rehearsal hall/studio)
with additional musicians Ron Poster (Dale's
keyboardist) and Wes Wehmiller (Warren's bassist) |
|
|
EMI
announces that they are working on a Duran CD
box set of "the band's early singles reproduced
faithfully on CD as they were released on vinyl"
(no release date set) |
|
| Jul
16 |
Warren
does a live chat on Lycos |
|
| Jul
17 |
'Ordinary
World' appears on 'Billboard Top Hits Of The
’90s' from Rhino Records |
|
| |
Missing
Persons Reunion |
|
| Jul
17 |
Missing
Persons: 4th & B, San Diego, CA, USA |
|
| Jul
18 |
Missing
Persons: The Roxy, Hollywood, CA, USA |
|
| Jul
19 |
Missing
Persons: The Roxy, Hollywood, CA, USA
cancelled |
|
| Jul
20 |
Privacy
(Warren's official website) relaunches at a
new server and opens its Guest Access Area,
incorporating the former Privacy website |
|
| Jul
20 |
Missing
Persons: The House of Blues, Anaheim, CA,
USA |
|
| Jul
24 |
After
repeated delayed landings for bad weather, the
crew of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis are
awakened with a broadcast of Duran's 'Hold Back
The Rain' (it worked -- the weather cleared
and the shuttle landed safely) |
|
| Jul
29 |
Duran
featured on 'Ultrasound' show on MTV |
|
| Jul
31 |
Duranduran.com
announces that the band is taking a month off
from writing and recording, and will resume
in September |
|
| Aug
1 |
MTV's
20th Anniversary festivities include a 'Top
100 Videos of All Time' countdown; 'Wild Boys'
checks in at #51 |
|
| Aug
6-10 |
VH1
airs a five-hour, five-part special 'From the
Waist Down: Men, Women & Music', on the
relationship between sex and the music business;
features interviews with John |
|
| Aug
12 |
Warren
holds first members-only test chat on the Privacy
website |
|
| ? |
One
Way Records begins plans to re-release the second
Power Station album, 'Living In Fear', with
two bonus tracks ('Let's Get It On' and 'Charanga') |
|
| ? |
John
gets an enormous "DD" tattoo on his
right bicep |
|
| ? |
The
TTP website displays the never-before-seen video
for 'Hey Day' |
|
|
? |
John
writes and records 40 minutes of groove/electronica
as a soundtrack for a fitness video put together
by his physical trainer |
|
| mid-Aug |
Warren's
house in London (aka Privacy Studio) is sold |
|
| Aug |
Warren
buys a house in Los Angeles |
|
| Aug
28 |
Warren
signs record deal with One Way Records |
|
| Sep
1 |
Warren
Cuccurullo's official website, Privacy, opens
its All-Access Members Area, as well as its
Members Area, which features two new songs ('Just
Touch' and 'Playing With The Aliens') and a
live performance video ('Suddenly Spring', filmed
by VH1) |
|
| Sep
2 |
'Hungry
Like The Wolf' is number 10 on VH1's 'Top Eighty
Videos of the Eighties' |
|
|
Sep |
The
September issue of Bop magazine includes
a review of 'Celebrity' (by N'sync) written
by Nick's daughter Tatjana |
|
| early
Sep |
For
two weeks, Warren visits his website's chat
room nightly to chat with fans |
|
| early
Sep |
Warren
releases 'Just Touch' on mp3.com; the release
includes lyrics and three different versions
(clean, WTF and no bass), and it features Warren
on most of the lead vocal and all instruments |
|
| Sep
10 |
Warren
does a members-only chat on the Privacy website |
|
|
British
teen-pop band allSTARS release a double
a-side single: 'Things That Go Bump In The Night'
and a cover of 'Is There Something I Should
Know' |
|
| Sep
12 |
Terry
Bozzio decides to leave the Missing Persons
reunion; Joe Travers is hired to replace
him for the planned Halloween show |
|
| Sep
? |
John
returns to London |
|
| Sep
24 |
IFC
airs 'Crossover', a documentary on musicians-turned-actors,
as the anchor piece of their 'Indie Rocks' festival;
includes interviews with John |
|
| Oct
3 |
Duranduran.com
is rated #18 in the dotmusic People's Choice
Awards for 2001 |
|
| Oct
? |
'Greatest'
re-enters the UK Top 30, fueled by reunion news
and a price markdown |
|
| Oct |
On
the Privacy website, Warren releases mp3's of
'Sex (If You Want It)' and 'Octavia Street Loop',
and a live music video of 'Canarsie Daiquiri'
(featuring Patrick O'Hearn and Andy Gongadeen)
recorded at the "Gibson Night of 100 Guitars"
in 1994 |
|
| Oct
12 |
The
Gap print ads and billboards featuring Simon
and Nick begin running around the world |
|
| Oct
? |
Funkface
(aka Roger Taylor and writer/producer Jake Roberts)
release a limited edition 12" vinyl single
called 'Lost This Feeling' on Roger's newly
created RT Music label; sold through assorted
web outlets |
|
| Oct
? |
Simon's
commercial music company opens a new branch:
SYN America has plans to found a record label
ad commercial music production division |
|
| Oct
20-21 |
"Secret
Oktober" fan convention held in Germany |
|
| Oct
23 |
One
Way Records releases Warren's solo albums 'Roadrage'
and 'The Blue' |
|
| Oct
? |
John
returns to Los Angeles |
|
| Oct
? |
Dale
decides to leave the Missing Persons
reunion; all pending activity is cancelled |
|
| Oct
31 |
Missing
Persons: Santa Monica Boulevard Halloween
Carnival, West Hollywood, CA, USA
cancelled |
|
| Nov |
On
the Privacy website, Warren releases an mp3
of 'Cut Me From The Mirror' and a live music
video of 'Orgasmatron' (featuring Nick Beggs
and Joe Travers), performed in 1994 at the Orange
Club in London |
|
|
Nov 4-8 |
VH1
airs a five part series, 'VH1 Presents the Eighties',
featuring interviews with John in the episodes
"Rock in the Video Age" and "Music
and Politics" |
|
| Nov
11 |
Warren
does a members-only chat on the Privacy website |
|
| Nov
16 |
Warren
plays guest DJ at Star 98.7 radio in Los Angeles |
|
| Nov
26 |
A
Duran Duran special airs on MTV Italy [more
details, anyone?] |
|
| Nov
28 |
'CucRadio'
is launched on live365.com, featuring 58 of
Warren's favorite songs from the 1980s |
|
| Dec |
On
the Privacy website, Warren releases an mp3
of 'The Holy Man's Plea' and a music video of
'Thanks To Frank' performed live on acoustic
guitar on VH1's 'The Bridge' in 1996 |
|
|
Dec 7 |
Duran
is featured in UK rock history special 'Routes
of Rock: The 80's' |
|
|
Dec 12 |
Internet
music station "Meltdown Radio" airs
previews of six new tracks from John's 'Retreat
Into Art' album |
|
| Dec
15 |
Warren
to appear on Brittany Andrews live webcast (adult-themed
talk show) and perform 'Suddenly Spring' alone
on acoustic guitar |
|
|
Dec 17 |
Through
TTP, John to release a limited-edition boxed
set of 'Retreat Into Art', a retrospective of
his five-year solo career along with some new
tracks; the box includes 2 CDs. a photo booklet
and a poster featuring photos of John's fans |
|
| Dec |
Roger
chases down a couple of teenage boys when he
spots them stealing at a local shop in Barnes,
southwest London (where the band is recording) |
|
| Dec
20 |
Serious
Vanity records releases a 4-CD set called 'Bangs:
Sounds of the 80's', which includes a cover
of 'Careless Memories' by Kundalini Shock
Attack, and one of Arcadia's 'Election Day'
by Eric Alexandrakis |
|
