Music video pioneers and current worldwide hitmakers Duran Duran will perform at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in support of their newest release, All You Need is Now, with special guest alternative pop rockers Neon Trees on October 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale, now.
One of the most celebrated albums of the band’s storied three-decade career, the nine-track, digital-only version of All You Need is Now hit #1 on the iTunes Albums Charts in 15 countries before the release of the 14-track LP earlier this year. Produced by Mark Ronson, this 13th studio album coincides with a visual rendition of “Girl Panic!” that reunites supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen and Yasmin Le Bon.
For the band named after a character in Roger Vadim’s sci-fi classic movie Barbarella, the stats are remarkable. Duran Duran has a total of over 80 million records sold, 18 American hit singles, 30 UK Top 30 tunes and a global presence which guarantees them huge concert audiences on five continents. Fusing pop music, art and fashion with a unique sense of style and confidence, Duran Duran single-handedly transformed music video from a gimmicky marketing tool into one of the music industry’s most valued assets. With exotic locations, beautiful girls and stunning special-effects, Duran Duran took the visual imperatives of the New Romantic movement to another level.
Formed in Birmingham, England in 1978, Duran Duran’s early style incorporated the soul music of their youth, the vibrant New York underground music scene of the 1970s spearheaded by the New York Dolls and Velvet Underground, the iconic art pop of David Bowie and glam bands such as Roxy Music.
Their eponymous debut album sold more than 2.5 million copies in 1981, staying on the charts for an astonishing 118 weeks and spawning the hit single “Planet Earth” and the controversial Godley and Crème directed video, “Girls on Film.”
Since then, the band has continuously turned out multi-platinum chart-toppers such as “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Rio” and “Save A Prayer” (from Duran’s second album Rio), “Is There Something I Should Know” and “The Reflex” (from band’s third album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger) and “A View to a Kill,” (the only James Bond theme tune to make it to #1, an accomplishment that is still unrivaled, today).
Other smash hits and firsts include the title track from Notorious, “Ordinary World” and “Come Undone” (from Duran Duran 2 better known as the Wedding Album) and “Electric Barbarella,” the first song ever to be sold in a download format across the web.
To date, Duran Duran’s extraordinary longevity has been recognized by the MTV Video Music Awards, the BRITS, the Ivor Novellos, the Spanish music industry Ondas and Q magazine’s annual Q Awards. Recently, they have been featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. They also played a very special one-night-only show for the American Express: Unstaged series, streamed live and directed by iconic filmmaker David Lynch.
Tickets cost $124, $84, $69 and $54 *; all seats are available at the Hard Rock Live Box Office, Tuesday – Saturday from noon – 6 p.m. and Sunday – Monday only open on event days at noon. Tickets also are available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply.