Duran Duran

Duran Duran joined by Mark Ronson at The O2

Music Gossip

13 Dec 2011

Duran Duran were joined on stage by Mark Ronson at London's The O2 last night (12.12.11). Frontman Simon Le Bon paid tribute to the producer for his work on their recent album, 'All You Need is Now', before inviting him to the stage, where he played…

Raunchy Duran Duran video banned

Music Gossip

6 Dec 2011

Duran Duran's 'Girl Panic' video has been banned for being too raunchy. The nine-minute film - which features supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen and Yasmin Le Bon posing as the band - will not be aired by…

Duran Duran postpone tour

Music Gossip

6 Jul 2011

Duran Duran have postponed their European tour due to frontman Simon LeBon's ongoing voice problems. The group - made up of Simon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor - have been forced to cancel their forthcoming shows because the singer has…

Duran Duran's John Taylor on porridge, speeding and The Axis of Awesome

25 Apr 2011

The bassist with New Romantic heartbreakers Duran Duran is currently on a world tour, but stops to chat porridge, breaking the speed limit and … that time he had a crush on a relative.

Duran Duran launch album with David Lynch

Music Gossip

23 Mar 2011

Duran Duran will live stream a show from Los Angeles to launch their latest album. The 'Rio' hitmakers - who release their 13th record 'All You Need is Now' on CD this week - will collaborate with filmmaker David Lynch for the 'Unstaged: An Original…

Duran Duran to celebrate career in ITV1 special

TV Gossip

1 Mar 2011

Duran Duran are to celebrate their career with an ITV1 special. The 'Rio' hitmakers - made up of Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor - will perform on the special 'One Night Only' show in their honour, and Simon confessed he was…

Duran Duran to record soccer song

Music Gossip

6 May 2010

Duran Duran are set to record an unofficial World Cup song for the England soccer team. The group - made up of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor - have approached the team's captain, Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, to…

Duran Duran - Edinburgh Castle, Thu 16 Jul 2009

23 Jul 2009

‘We are Duran Duran!’ shouts Simon Le Bon, legs spread, hips thrown forward, blonde highlights dipped backwards. ‘The band designed to make your nipples harder!’ Cue hysteria from thirtysomethings who scribbled Mrs Le Bon over school jotters, and man…

Mark Ronson to join Duran Duran at Edinburgh Castle

14 Jul 2009

Duran Duran have confirmed that young music producer Mark Ronson will perform with them at Edinburgh Castle this Thursday, one of two UK appearances this year. The announcement follows their collaboration in Paris last June, when Ronson re-worked…

Stadium rock in Scotland 2009

11 Jun 2009

Mark Robertson gets out his giant foam finger and keeps his fingers crossed that his topless torso turns up on the big screens as we look at just what this summer’s massive outdoor shows have to offer.

A Golden Oldie Return - Duran Duran

2 Apr 2009

Okay, so they aren’t really golden oldies, they just make us feel like golden oldies when we singalong. Edinburgh Castle Concerts and Historic Scotland have announced that Duran Duran will perform at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday 16 July as part of the…

Duran Duran set to play Edinburgh Castle

25 Mar 2009

One of the UK's best selling and most innovative bands, Duran Duran, will be performing at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday 16th July as part of the 2009 Edinburgh Castle Concert series. Tickets go on sale Friday 27th March 10am. Tickets are all seated and…

Duran Duran

15 Nov 2007

NEW ROMANTIC LEGENDS Red Carpet Massacre (RCA) In the 20-odd years since the original fab five went their separate ways, Duran Duran have plastered the cracks in their line-up with contributions from session musicians and legendary producers such as…