Rodgers calls Duran Duran “his other band,” Le Bon says. “Not just because he’s a mate and it’s going to be fun. Rodgers and the current Chic lineup are on this tour, alongside opener Bastille. That was the beginning of a musical partnership and an enduring friendship with the band. Chic co-founder and guitarist Nile Rodgers did the remix back in 1984 for the single. 1 single, “The Reflex,” will almost certainly be in the show. Just the way the set list was, we felt it was another slow song.”ĭuran Duran’s first U.S. “We had Mike Garson on stage with us, and we tried it, but we never played it in a show. “You know, we did try it,” says Le Bon, who loves the song. The atmospheric album closer “Falling,” which features longtime David Bowie contributor Mike Garson on piano, just doesn’t fit. One of the top “Future Past” tracks won’t be in the set list. “It gets people moving, gets people dancing. That’s what inspired the whole song for me, actually,” Le Bon says. Le Bon’s soaring vocals and John Taylor’s funk bass mark the song as a standout.Īnother highlight is “Give It All Up,” Le Bon’s recent live favorite and “one of my favorite tracks on the album.” The “Future Past” version features Swedish vocalist Tove Lo and some booming percussion from Roger Taylor. Up to a third of the current tour’s set list will feature the newest material, including songs from the critically acclaimed “Future Past.” One is the anthem “Anniversary,” a track that perhaps more than any other on the album captures elements of Duran Duran’s original dance pop sound combined with whooshes from Rhodes’ always cutting edge synthesizer. Debut single “Planet Earth” followed about six months later, and stardom beckoned. The group played with that lineup for the first time in July 1980. (None of the Duran-affiliated Taylors is related.) The final piece of the puzzle was Le Bon, a Londoner. Drummer Roger Taylor joined after several lineup changes, followed by guitarist Andy Taylor. I think that keeping it sharp is one of the reasons we’ve maintained our quality live.”ĭuran Duran began in Birmingham, England, at the end of the 1970s, coalescing around childhood friends Nick Rhodes on keyboards and John Taylor on bass. “When we go out on the road, if you’ve got new songs to play, it’s exciting! It gives you something to aim for,” he says. The other reason will be on display when Duran Duran performs Thursday, June 15, at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. “Well I think firstly it’s a desire to be part of new music, to have something new that people haven’t heard before, to be involved,” frontman Le Bon says, “because as soon as you stop, you’re part of old music.” “Future Past,” its most recent album released in 2021, captures that spirit, with production from Erol Alkan and the legendary Giorgio Moroder plus guitar wizardry from guest Graham Coxon of both Blur and The Waeve. The group tests new sounds, tries new production techniques and works with an impressive array of collaborators from across the world.
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