The lyrics, “And your phone rings while you’re dancing in the rain,” also received a huge response because, duh, we’re Southern Californians, and OMG, it literally happened - what are the odds?Īnd the even bigger hit “Hungry Like The Wolf” followed, one of three songs in the set from the 1982 album “Rio,” which, thanks to some of the first theatrical music videos and then-new MTV, blasted the band into the heyday.īut this 40th anniversary tour wasn’t just about nostalgia for this band and these songs, although that was certainly a big part of the draw.ĭuran Duran’s latest album Future Past, released in 2021, features strong new songs like Invisible and All Of You, both of which were high on the set, though perhaps not as familiar they sounded, than they should or could be classic Duran.
“Wild Boys” quickly shed that somber note and sped through its fast rhythms while the crowd loudly cheered for the band’s four longtime core members: vocalist Le Bon, bassist John Taylor, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and drummer Roger Taylor. (Was the Queen a Durannie? Lady Di certainly was.) The show opened with “The Wild Boys,” or it did, after a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, taken by photographer Cecil Beaton on her coronation day, flashed on screen with the news that the show was canceled on Friday Commemoration of Her Majesty would be performed. So yes, it was raining and Simon was having fun with us, but with 19 songs spanning an hour and 40 minutes, the fans were having more than their share of fun, with hit after hit alongside strong new songs. Nile Rodgers and Chic open the night before Duran Duran played the Hollywood Bowl on Friday September 9, 2022.
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