| January / February & March |
Warren convinces Nick to come over to his home studio in Battersea (London) and work on some new music. Then offers the use of his studio to the band
Simon, Nick and Warren begin working on the new album (with a working title of “Four On The Floor”) at the newly named Privacy Studios (Warren's living room)
“Dancing on the Valentine” video EP is reissued in the UK, with “Hungry Like The Wolf” and “Girls On Film (day version)” added
“Rio” album issued on CD in the US for the first time
All pre-“Notorious” Duran albums are re-issued on CD in the UK
Sterling Campbell leaves Duran Duran
Andy plays guitar for Paul Norgens
Andy creates his own “Trident Studios”
“The Power Station Video” EP released in UK
| April |
Apr 28 Duran Duran and others: “Jerusalem for Reconciliation” Concert, Royal Albert Hall, London, England - Duran performs “Ordinary World” for the first time, as well as “Do You Believe In Shame” and John Lennon's “Gimme Some Truth”. They perform with John Jones on piano, and a drum machine. Proceeds go to "Children of the Middle East" (bootlegged)
| May |
'The 12" Collection' 2-CD set is released in Japan, a CD reissue of four Japanese EPs: “Nite Romantics”, “Carnival”, “Tiger Tiger!” and “Strange Behaviour”
| June |
John goes on holidays to the Caribbean with actress Amanda DeCadenet and she becomes pregnant. They both reportedly give up drugs 'for good'
| July |
The band complete “Love Voodoo”, “Sin Of The City”, “Too Much Information”, “Stop Dead”, “UMF”, and a newer version of “Ordinary World”
Andy and Bernard Edwards co-produce Rod Stewart's “Out of Order” comeback album
| September |
Bethany Taylor is born to Andy and Tracey
On September 25th Saffron Sahara Le Bon is born to Simon and Yasmin
Simon and Nick Wood move the Syn company from England to Tokyo and establish the Japanese corporation "SYN Production Co., Ltd. (Japan)"
Simon and Nick Wood work on score for Wim Wenders film “Dream Island”
| November |
Simon, Nick and Warren continue working on the new album (with a working title of “Four On The Floor”) at Privacy
Some of the new album tracks are worked on at Maison Rouge studios
| December |
John calls Andy up (this is the first time they talk since Andy left Duran), and they get together over dinner, put the past behind them, and explore the idea of a Power Station reunion
On Dec 24th John marries Amanda, who’s only 19, in Chelsea Registry office in London
Ellea (Birth date unknown) was born to Roger & Giovanna
| January |
John and Amanda buy a home together in Bayswater (London)
EMI shows too much interest in the Power Station project as a great way to promote Robert Palmer's career. John, Andy and Bernard agree to talk about it again at a later date
Capitol offers the five original members of Duran several million dollars to reform and record a new album. Informal meetings take place and some legal documents are drafted, but no consensus can be reached among the band members
Andy produces for the band Jericho (a reincarnation of 80's band Then Jericho)
“Do They Know It's Christmas” is reissued on CD3 in Japan
| March |
On March 31st Atlanta Noo DeCadenet Taylor is born to John and Amanda. "Noo" is short for John & Amanda's endearment "Noodlehead" and is repeatedly misrepresented in the press as "Knew"
| April |
Nick begins process of divorcing Julie Anne
Nick works with Limahl and Nick Beggs on Kajagoogoo singles remixes
Duran continues recording tracks for the new album, including a never-released song called “Firefly”
| May |
Simon gets injured in a motorcycle race in Wales. He is treated overnight at Prince Philip Hospital in Dyfed
| June |
John and Amanda begin having trouble with drugs again
Nick and Julie Anne's divorce is finalized
| July & August |
The new album “Duran Duran” (aka 'The Wedding Album') is completed
| September / October & November |
John & Amanda move from London to Lookout Mountain in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles to escape British press, and to promote Amanda's acting career
John builds a studio for himself and begins experimenting with music that will eventually be released as “Meltdown”, with help from Gerry Laffy and Gary Kemp
John shares his new work with Allison Anders. She uses some tracks as part of the score for her film “Mi Vida Loca”
Warren convinces the band to begin working on some covers, in order to "keep the team together"
Duran record a cover of John Lennon's “How”
“Femme Fatale” is recorded. The band decides to include it on “The Wedding Album”
Warren experiments with Duran's “First Impression” (from the Liberty album). The guitar part evolves into the beginnings of “Come Undone”
“Come Undone” is recorded entirely at Privacy with producer John Jones and with background vocals by Tessa Niles
Someone at Capitol hands out “Ordinary World” to a couple of Florida radio stations three months before the intended release. A Jacksonville station receives a hundred calls about it in the first day. Capitol ends up rushing the US single to earlier release.
Duran are invited to be the headlining act both nights at LA radio station KROQ's popular annual two-day Acoustic Christmas festival
Duran hires drummer Fergus Gerrand, backing vocalist Lamya, and a three-piece string section. Warren arranges new string parts in ten days while John plays stand-up bass
| December |
Warren hires a rehearsal hall in Los Angeles, and the band rehearses a whole new acoustic sound for many old hits in preparation for the KROQ show
“Ordinary World” single is released in US (backed with “Save A Prayer” (7" edit). The cassette single includes “Ordinary World (acoustic mix)”)
On Dec 12th and 13th Duran perform as the headlining act at KROQ Acoustic Christmas, Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA. At least one of these two shows (possibly both) is bootlegged
Nick meets artist and heiress Madeleine Farley at a Christmas party. They begin dating shortly thereafter
On December 16th “Ordinary World” video is filmed at Huntington Gardens, Pasadena, California with director Nick Egan
Duran announce in the UK Daily Mirror that they will kick off their next world tour in Moscow
| January |
Duran perform “Come Undone”, “Ordinary World”, “Hungry Like The Wolf” and a karaoke of “Notorious” on TV program “Ritmo de la Noche”
Andy attempts to auction his Gothic flat in Wandsworth, south London, for £350,000: there are no takers
On Jan 8th Simon interviewed on WPLJ radio (New York, NY). He takes fans' calls and sings “Love Me Tender” in honour of Elvis' birthday
On Jan 9th “Ordinary World” peaks at #3 in US, before the video is delivered to MTV, and #6 in UK
“Ordinary World” single released in UK (backed with “My Antarctica”)
On Jan 14th “Top of the Pops” airs Duran's performance of “Ordinary World”
“Come Undone” video is filmed in London with director Julian Temple
| February |
On February 1st Duran fly to Rome, Italy. Here Nick and John are scheduled for several promotional activities in Rome. Nick is unable to make it, so John handles the magazine, TV and radio spots himself. John announces that Duran will be back for Italian shows in late February (a date is planned for Rome on February 22nd , but is later rescheduled to the 20th). They are back to London the day after
On February 4th “Top of the Pops” airs Duran's performance of “Ordinary World”
John and Amanda appear on “Loveline” radio show on KROQ in Los Angeles
An Acoustic Evening With Duran Duran
Feb 10 Duran Duran: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with Michael Barabas)
Feb 12 Duran Duran: (?) pm - The Academy, New York, NY, USA Duran Duran: 11 pm - The Academy, New York, NY, USA - bootlegged. It appears on “Gemini” bootleg CD
Feb 13 Duran Duran: (?) PM - The Academy, New York, NY, USA (with Michael Barabas) Duran Duran: (?) PM - The Academy, New York, NY, USA (with Michael Barabas)
Nick directs a short film with Elizabeth Hurley at a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles. It will be later used during Duran's 2000 tour
John doesn't really want to tour, but doesn't have any money
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Europe With drummer Fergus Gerrand and backing vocalist Lamya. It includes performances of “Driveby”, “Crystal Ship”, and “Success”
Feb 20 Duran Duran: Palladium, Rome, Italy - bootlegged
Feb 21 Duran Duran: Rolling Stone, Milan, Italy - bootlegged
On Feb 23rd “Duran Duran” album is released worldwide (unofficially dubbed “The Wedding Album” because of Nick's idea to put wedding photos of the band members' parents on the cover)
On Feb 27th “Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)” peaks at #4 in UK
“Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)” peaks at #7 in US
| March |
Mar 4 Duran Duran: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands - bootlegged
On March 5th “Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)” is released in Japan with extra tracks “Stop Dead” and “Time for Temptation”
Mar 6 Duran Duran: Flughafen Riem/Terminal 1, Munich, Germany - bootlegged
Mar 7 Duran Duran: Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany - bootlegged
Band does radio promotion in Sweden and Madrid, Spain
Mar 11 Duran Duran: Die Mauer, Madrid, Spain
Mar 12 Duran Duran: Zelest II, Barcelona, Spain (Broadcast on radio; bootlegged; an acoustic version of 'Ordinary World' is recorded at this show and released as a promo single in Spain with a dated picture sleeve)
Mar 14 Duran Duran: La Cigale, Paris, France - bootlegged
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in the UK
Mar 19 Duran Duran: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England acoustic show; professionally filmed, but footage has never been released; bootlegged
Mar 20 Duran Duran: 12:00 am, Dominion Theatre, London, England ( video bootlegged; acoustic show; fans were interviewed by Sky TV in the middle of Tottenham Court Road after the show) Duran Duran: 09:00 PM, Dominion Theatre, London, England (acoustic show; audio bootlegged)
Mar 22 Duran Duran: National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland (Naomi Campbell and U2's Adam Clayton attend)
Mar 24 Duran Duran: Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland - bootlegged
Simon wins Ivor Novello award for songwriting, for “Ordinary World”
Duran announce that they will not be kicking off the tour in Moscow as planned, and will instead be playing the United Emirates
On March 29th “Come Undone” single is released in UK (backed with “Ordinary World (Acoustic)”). CD single includes “Stop Dead”
| April |
On April 2nd Nick and Simon's interviews for the “Extraordinary World” documentary is filmed in London with interviewer Allie Eberhardt
John and Warren's interviews for the “Extraordinary World” documentary is filmed in London with interviewer Allie Eberhardt
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Russia (where other dates besides Moscow were planned is still unknown)
Early Apr Duran Duran: [venue?], Moscow, Russian Federation - cancelled
On April 5th Duran flies to the Middle East
Duran meets the royal family of the United Arab Emirates
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour the UAE
Apr 7 Duran Duran: (venue?), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Apr 8 Duran Duran: (venue?), Abu Dabi, United Arab Emirates
On April 10th “Come Undone” single peaks at #13 in UK
“Come Undone” single released in US (backed with “Skin Trade (radio cut)”)
Duran fly to South Africa
Duran record a track with local musicians at Downtown Studios in Johannesburg, as a memorial to the murdered ANC activist Chris Hani
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Africa Duran is one of the first Western bands to play in South Africa after the fall of apartheid
Apr 10 Duran Duran: [maybe a three-day outdoor festival], National Sports and Recreation Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Apr 11 Duran Duran: [maybe an outdoor festival], National Sports and Recreation Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa - cancelled due to heavy rain
The band attends the South African premiere of the movie “Malcolm X”
Apr 12 Duran Duran: [outdoor festival?], National Sports and Recreation Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
On April 15th “Top of the Pops” airs Duran's performance of “Come Undone”
Apr 16 Duran Duran: Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Apr 17 Duran Duran: Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
On April 17th “Come Undone” single peaks at #7 in US
Apr 19 Duran Duran: St. Georges Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Apr 20 Duran Duran: Caille Humain Centre, Bloomfontein, South Africa
Apr 21 Duran Duran: Durban Expo Centre, Durban, South Africa (opening of new theatre)
Apr 22 Duran Duran: Durban Expo Centre, Durban, South Africa
Apr 24 Duran Duran: National Monumental Arena, Pretoria, South Africa
Duran fly to South America
“Breath after Breath” video filmed in Argentina in Buenos Aires and at Iguazz Waterfall
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in South America
Apr 29 Duran Duran: [venue?], Rosario, Argentina
Apr 30 Duran Duran: Velez Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina (with guest Milton Nascimento) Concert footage is filmed for broadcast and for the “Breath after Breath” video; concert audio bootlegged
| May |
May 3 Duran Duran: [venue?], Cordoba, Argentina
May 5 Duran Duran: [venue?], Tucuman, Argentina
May 6 Duran Duran: [venue?], Montevideo, Uruguay
May 7 Duran Duran: [venue?], Ascunian, Paraguay - 40,000 in attendance
May 8 Duran Duran: [venue?], Caracas, Venezuela - unconfirmed
May 9 Duran Duran: Velodromo, Santiago, Chile (with Valija Diplomatica) - bootlegged
Duran fly to California
May 13 Duran Duran and others: Arsenio Hall Live 4th Anniversary Show, The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, USA (with Madonna and others)
Over the month of May the band does several radio interviews in the US and Mexico
May 15 Duran Duran: "No Ordinary World Tour", Tower Records, Hollywood, CA, USA - An appearance at Tower Records, Hollywood is broadcast by satellite to Hard Rock Cafés in London, Sydney, Tokyo, Berlin, and Beverly Hills (recorded - several tracks later used as b-sides)
| June |
John and Amanda appear on “Loveline” radio show again
Jun 12 Duran Duran: Aqualung Universal, Madrid, Spain
Jun 16 Duran Duran: Music Hall, Cologne, Germany (with Blur) - club promo date; taped for ”Rocklife” program on WDR TV ( bootlegged)
Nick, John and Simon see the Velvet Underground play in Paris
| July |
Jul 6 Duran Duran: Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico
Jul 7 Duran Duran: Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico
Jul 9 Duran Duran: Plaza Monumental, Monterey, Mexico
Jul 10 Duran Duran: Jardines del Parque Fundidora, Monterey, Mexico (no opening act) - no seats, just a grassy area and a stage
Jul 11 Duran Duran: Municipal Amphitheatre, Guadalajara, Mexico
Jul 14 Duran Duran: Sundome, Tampa, FL, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Jul 15 Duran Duran: Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise (Fort Lauderdale), FL, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Jul 16 Duran Duran: Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise (Fort Lauderdale), FL, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
Jul 17 Duran Duran: Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise (Fort Lauderdale), FL, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
Jul 19 Duran Duran: [venue?], New York, NY, USA - unconfirmed
Jul 20 Duran Duran: Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) bootlegged
Jul 21 Duran Duran: Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC, USA
Jul 23 Duran Duran: Mann Music Centre, Philadelphia, PA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) bootlegged
Jul 24 Duran Duran: Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Long Island, NY, USA
Jul 26 Duran Duran: Great Woods Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield (Boston), MA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Jul 27 Duran Duran: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Jul 28 Duran Duran and others: Z-100 Birthday Party, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA (with Proclaimers, Terence Trent D'Arby, 10,000 Maniacs, and Bon Jovi)
A limited edition of “Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)” is release including a second CD with extra tracks “Falling Angel”, “Stop Dead”, “Time for Temptation” and additional remixes
Jul 29 Duran Duran: Kingswood (Canada's Wonderland), Maple, Ontario, Canada
Jul 30 Duran Duran: Le Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 31 Duran Duran: Garden State Arts Centre, Holmdel, NJ, USA
| August |
Aug 2 Duran Duran: Riverbend Music Centre, Cincinnati, OH, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Aug 3 Duran Duran: Blossom Music Centre, Cuyahoga Falls (Cleveland), OH, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Aug 4 Duran Duran: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston (Detroit), MI, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Aug 6 Duran Duran: World Music Theatre, Tinley Park (Chicago), IL, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Aug 7 Duran Duran: Riverport Performing Arts, Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Aug 8 Duran Duran: Sandstone Amphitheatre, Kansas City, MO, USA
Aug 10 Duran Duran: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
Aug 11 Duran Duran: Woodlands Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
Aug 13 Duran Duran: Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Aug 14 Duran Duran: San Diego State University Open Air Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA
Aug 15 Duran Duran: Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
Aug 17 Duran Duran: California Expo Grandstand, Sacramento, CA, USA
Aug 18 Duran Duran: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby)
Aug 20 Duran Duran: Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA
Aug 21 Duran Duran: Park West, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
On August 23rd Duran Duran receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The date is declared Duran Duran Day in Hollywood. The same day “Too Much Information” single is released in US and UK (in US it is backed with “First Impression” and “Come Undone (FGI Phumpin Mix)”, and in UK with “Come Undone (live)” from Tower show)
Aug 23 Duran Duran: The Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA (with Terence Trent D'Arby) - bootlegged
Aug 24 Duran Duran: Bally's Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA - Recorded by Westwood One radio for a highlights broadcast CD to franchise to other radio networks. Warren was unhappy with it and re-recorded guitar parts in the studio (bootlegged).
“Drowning Man” is released as a club single in US only (backed with “Too Much Information”)
“None of the Above” single is released in Japan only (unknown the track it is backed with)
“Too Much Information” video is filmed in Santa Monica, CA and various stops on the US tour with director Julien Temple
On their days off, Duran record tracks for “Thank You” in studios all over the country. Simon feels uncomfortable singing some of the funkier tracks John and Warren want to include (including “Ball of Confusion” and “I Want to Take You Higher”)
Aug 28 Duran Duran and others: Rock Over Germany Open Air Festival, Flugplatz Wildenrath, Wildenrath (Wegberg), Germany (with The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, OMD, Tina Turner)
Aug 29 Duran Duran and others: [maybe a festival], Hardtürm Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland (with The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, The Hooters)
| September |
Sep 1 Duran Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland After a strained version of “Too Much Information”, this concert is interrupted when Simon loses his voice in the middle of the second song, (“Hungry”). After a fast backstage conference, the band returns without Simon. Backup singer Lamya performs four more songs . Attendant people receive a free pair of Levi's jeans (from the show's sponsor) and a promise that the band will come back to complete the show at a later date. The promise is still unfulfilled. Audio bootlegged.
On Sep 4th “Too Much Information” single peaks at #35 in UK, and at #45 in US
Simon is diagnosed with swollen vocal cords. Consequently the remaining three weeks of “The Dilate Your Mind Tour” in the UK is cancelled. They were due to perform in Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Brighton and Bournemouth
The band takes a six-week break
| October |
Simon and Yasmin are interviewed on StereoRai radio in Italy
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour Resumes in America The tour resumes in the US, minus the elaborate Lazaridis set
Oct 12 Duran Duran: Holiday Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, IN, USA (with Plan B)
Oct 13 Duran Duran: Holiday Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, IN, USA (with Plan B)
Oct 15 Duran Duran: Ervin J. Nutter Centre, Dayton, OH, USA (with The Cranberries)
Oct 16 Duran Duran: AJ Palumbo Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (with The Cranberries)
Oct 17 Duran Duran: Lehigh University Forum, Bethlehem, PA, USA (with The Cranberries) bootlegged Simon loses his voice again. After he is diagnosed with a torn vocal cord, Duran are forced to cancel another month of American dates Z100 radio announces the cancelled dates, but previously airs a recorded interview with Simon
| November |
Nov 15 Duran Duran: Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, USA This is at test date for Simon's voice
On Nov 17th Duran perform their acoustic set for an MTV Unplugged special at the Sony Music Studios, New York City (backing musicians were: John Jones on piano, Andy Gongadeen on drums, Fergus Gerrand on percussion, Curtis King and Lamya on backing vocals, and a six-person string section) - bootlegged
“Femme Fatale” video is filmed with director Ellen von Unwerth and model Nina Brosh
The DILATE YOUR MIND in Australia Australian tour cancelled to make room for rescheduled American dates
Nov 17 Then Jericho: [venue unknown], London, England - acoustic show, with Andy Taylor on guitar; bootlegged
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour Resumes in America This time the tour travels minus the set and the string section. Shows are longer and with rearranged set lists. Curtis King and Lamya are backing vocalists, and Yolisa Phahle (formerly of the string section) takes up additional keyboards to maintain the acoustic sound
Nov 19 Duran Duran: Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville, FL, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov 20 Duran Duran: Bayfront Park & Amphitheater, Miami, FL, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov ? Duran Duran: James L. Knight Centre, Miami, FL, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov 22 Duran Duran: Von Baun Civic Centre, Huntsville, AL, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov 23 Duran Duran: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov 24 Duran Duran: Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov 26 Duran Duran: Kiefer UND Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov 27 Duran Duran: Civic Centre Arena, Pensacola, FL, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov 29 Duran Duran: Frank Erwin Centre, Austin, TX, USA (with The Cranberries)
Nov 30 Duran Duran: Lloyd Noble Center Arena, Norman, OK, USA
| December |
Dec 1 Duran Duran: Pan American Centre, Las Cruces, NM, USA (with The Cranberries)
Dec 3 Duran Duran: The Fashion Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
Dec 4 Duran Duran: Event Centre Arena, San Jose, CA, USA (with The Cranberries) Warren plays Zappa (who has died on the same day)'s “Watermelon in Easter Hay”
Dec 6 Duran Duran: Portland Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA (with The Cranberries) - Simon and Nick smooch onstage
Dec 7 Duran Duran: Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA (with The Cranberries)
Dec 8 Duran Duran: PHE Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada (with The Cranberries)
On Dec 15th MTV airs Duran's 30-minute “MTV Unplugged” special
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Japan
Dec 19 Duran Duran: Osaki Castle Arena, Osaka, Japan - bootlegged
Dec ? Duran Duran: [venue unknown], Tokyo, Japan
Shortly before Christmas John calls Andy about Power Station again. They call the other band members that same night and together decide to make a Power Station ten-year anniversary project as soon as they are off from their schedules
On Dec 31st “Come Undone” is song #8 for the year and “Ordinary World” is #4
| January |
“Rio” album is issued on CD in the UK for the first time
“Femme Fatale” single is released in France only (backed with “Fallen Angel”)
Andy tries again to auction his flat in south London, this time for £300,000. Once more, there are no takers
Duran do some recording for “Thank You” in Prince's Paisley Park studios in Minneapolis
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour continues The band finishes the North American tour, picking up some of the dates postponed from October
Jan 2 Duran Duran: Target Centre, Minneapolis, MN, USA (with James)
Jan 4 Duran Duran: The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI, USA (with James)
Jan 6 Duran Duran: Hartford Civic Centre, Hartford, CT, USA (with RuPaul and James)
Jan 9 Duran Duran: The Patriot Centre (George Mason University), Fairfax, VA, USA (with James) - bootlegged
Jan 10 Duran Duran: [venue?], West Point, NY, USA (with James)
Jan 11 Duran Duran: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA (with James) - videotaped
Jan 12 Duran Duran: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA (with James)
Jan 13 Duran Duran: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA (with James) Warren plays 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' in remembrance of Frank Zappa - bootlegged
Jan 15 Duran Duran: Elliott Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA (with James)
Jan 16 Duran Duran: McGaw Hall (Northwestern University), Evanston, IL, USA (with James)
Over the month of January the band does several interviews in the US and Europe
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in the UK Band returns to England to perform dates rescheduled from 1993. The opening act World Service is the early Duran member Andy Wickett's band. John goes on stage with a Kilt on
Jan 22 Duran Duran: G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England (with World Service) - bootlegged
Jan 24 Duran Duran: Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England (with World Service) - The only UK show where John DOESN'T wear a kilt
Jan 25 Duran Duran: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England (with World Service) bootlegged
Jan 27 Duran Duran: Cardiff International Centre, Cardiff, Wales - the opening act was a band fronted by Simon Le Bon's cousin; film crew does preliminary shots in preparation for full-scale filming in London
Jan 28 Duran Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with opening act Paris Working, and guests Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) - Audio and video bootlegged.
Jan 31 Duran Duran: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England (with World Service) - bootlegged
| February |
On Feb 1st Simon interviewed while lying in bed, by Paula Yates, on London TV show “Big Breakfast”
Feb 1 Duran Duran: Brighton Centre, Brighton, England cancelled so that the band can attend a record company meeting in France
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Europe
Feb 4 Duran Duran: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium (no opening act) this is the closest venue Duran has got to Holland since the Ahoy show in Rotterdam was so dramatically interrupted in September of 1993
Feb 5 Duran Duran: Le Zénith, Paris, France
Feb 6 Duran Duran: Sports Centre, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg - bootlegged
The band fly from Paris back to England. John goes straight to Los Angeles to work on the Power Station album
On Feb 21st “Extraordinary World” documentary is released on laserdisc and video including all the videos from “Liberty” and “Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)”
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in the Middle East
Feb ? Duran Duran: (venue unknown), Tel Aviv, Israel
Feb ? Duran Duran: (venue unknown), Haifa, Israel
Feb ? Duran Duran: (venue & city unknown), Turkey
Duran work on Thank You album in Entibe
Simon falls out a first floor window, but lands without injury
Nick arranges for John Jones to help the band set up a studio in a villa on the Cap d'Antibes in the South of France
Roger joins Nick and Warren in France to work on “Perfect Day”, “Watching the Detectives”, “Ball and Chain” and “Jeepster” (later scrapped)
“Perfect Day” and “Watching the Detectives” are sent to Dave Richards in Switzerland for mixing
Duran record Dylan's “Lay Lady Lay”, and an Alice Cooper song
Nick is unhappy with “I Wanna Take You Higher”. John Jones and the band rework it to become “I Wanna Take You Higher Again”
John Jones works for three months in Los Angeles mixing and overdubbing the “Thank You” album
| March |
On March 22nd Cover of Led Zeppelin's “Thank You” (demo version) is released
| May |
“Ordinary World” receives Ivor Novello award for Most Performed Work
John announces the Power Station reunion on Larry King's “Open Mike America” program, as he goes back into the studio with the band
| August |
The record company delays production and release of “Thank You” album
Warren begins discussing plans for a Missing Persons reunion (as a side project while Duran is idle) with Patrick O'Hearn and Terry Bozzio. After disagreeing over who should handle vocals in Dale Bozzio's absence, plans are postponed until 2001
Power Station continue to record
| September |
Producer and drummer Anthony J. Resta mixes “911 Is A Joke” at Sound Techniques studios in Boston.
On September 10th Tallulah Pine LeBon is born to Simon and Yasmin
John begins recovery from his drug addictions, and meets Steve Jones at a Narcotic Anonymous meeting
| October |
Anthony J. Resta and his partner Bob St. John are invited to London to do post-production and mixing on the rest of the “Thank You” album
| November |
Anthony and Bob work at Metropolis Studios in London on much of the “Thank You” album
| December |
Anthony and Bob work on a new mix for Dylan's “Lay Lady Lay” at Longview Farm Studios in Boston, but the band is unhappy with the track and hires Tim Palmer to work on it.
Tim Palmer remixes “Lay Lady Lay” again, using some of Anthony's work
John reports on AOL that the record company is holding up the release of “Thank You” over the arrangements for “Lay Lady Lay”
Dec 10 Duran Duran: [venue unknown], Bozeman, MT
On Dec 15th MTV airs Duran's 30-minute “MTV Unplugged” special
The DILATE YOUR MIND Tour in Japan
Dec 19 Duran Duran: Osaki Castle Arena, Osaka, Japan - bootlegged
Dec ? Duran Duran: [venue unknown], Tokyo, Japan
Shortly before Christmas John calls Andy about Power Station again. They call the other band members that same night and together decide to make a Power Station ten-year anniversary project as soon as they are off from their schedules
Dec 31 Duran Duran: Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA
On Dec 31st “Come Undone” is song #8 for the year and “Ordinary World” is #4
| January |
“White Lines” videos is filmed
“Perfect Day” video is filmed. Roger makes an appearance behind the drum kit
John leaves The Power Station when the album is nearly finished due to the strain of rehab and troubles with Amanda at home
John and Amanda publicly separate
| February |
John enters four weeks of rehab for cocaine and alcohol addiction
On Feb25th Duran are guest at San Remo Festival, in San Remo, Italy once again. They appear without John. He reportedly "missed his flight" (he was busy with his rehab, instead). The band performs at “Teatro Ariston” with a playback of “White Lines”. Melle Mel joins the band onstage and Lamya "plays" bass
Hein Hoven invites John to come up to his Burbank home studio and play. They soon discuss a four-song EP. When Steve Jones comes around to Hein's place to record a couple tracks with John, the idea becomes a six-song EP, and then a full album, to be named “Feelings Are Good (And Other Lies)”
| March |
Simon, Nick and Warren do several radio interviews in the US.
Mar 10 Duran Duran: Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA Grand Opening Party for the Hard Rock; recorded for MTV; set list includes Bowie's “Rebel Rebel”; bootlegged
John meets Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan of Guns'n'Roses among the other attendees at the Hard Rock party. Steve Jones himself is there. They discuss the possibility of "making some music together someday"
Simon and Warren interviewed on Simon Mayo show on Radio 1 (UK); they perform live acoustic version of “Ordinary World”, “Perfect Day” and “Crystal Ship”
Simon and Warren fly to Amsterdam and Brussels and perform two acoustic gigs in one day
Mar 18 Simon and Warren: Fame Music Store, Amsterdam, Netherlands Only 250 fans allowed in; after a 30-minute sound check, Simon and Warren perform acoustic versions of “Ordinary World” and ”Crystal Ship”, followed by autograph session; filmed for “Xenomania” TV show
Mar 18 Simon and Warren: La Gaiete Free Record Store, Brussels, Belgium They play ”Ordinary World”, “Thank You”, “911 is a Joke”, and “Crystal Ship”; followed by autograph session
“Lay Lady Lay” is released in Italy (backed with “Ordinary World” and “White Lines”; the CD single includes “Diamond Dogs”)
On March 23rd “Top of the Pops” airs Duran's performance of “Perfect Day”
On March 25th “Perfect Day” single is released in US and UK (special 2-CD set includes “Needle and the Damage Done” and “Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile)”)
On March 27th “Thank You” album is released in UK
| April |
On April 4th “White Lines” single is released in US and UK in several formats with numerous remixes, and “Thank You” album is released in North America
“Thank You” album is released in Japan; includes bonus track “Diamond Dogs”
“Perfect Day” single peaks at #28 in UK
“Thank You” album peaks at #12 in UK
Roger appears with Duran on “Top of the Pops” to perform “Perfect Day”
Band appears at a record signing at Blockbuster Music, Miami, FL and at Sam Goody Music, New York, NY
“Thank You” album spends only one week on US charts, at #19
Apr 9 Duran Duran: Grand Opening Party, The Fashion Cafe, New York, NY, USA Duran Duran: Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY
Apr 11 Simon and Warren: KTLA Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Apr 13 Simon and Warren: 7:00 am, The House of Blues, West Hollywood (Los Angeles), CA, USA - KROQ sponsors a free show and Simon and Warren appear as an apology to those who were turned away at the Wherehouse record signing. A pre-show interview and the one-hour six-song acoustic performance is broadcast live on KROQ. With drummer Joe Travers. Bootlegged
Apr 9 Duran Duran: Grand Opening Party, The Fashion Cafe, New York, NY, USA
Apr 13 Simon and Warren: 7:00 am, The House of Blues, West Hollywood (Los Angeles), CA, USA - KROQ sponsors a free show and Simon and Warren appear as an apology to those who were turned away at the Wherehouse record signing. A pre-show interview and the one-hour six-song acoustic performance is broadcast live on KROQ. With drummer Joe Travers. Bootlegged
| May |
May 5 Duran Duran: X-Ray Club, Copenhagen, Denmark (with opening act Planet Waves and special guest Melle Mel) - A”secret” promo/press performance
Duran appear at a record signing at Fona 2000
May 6 Duran Duran and others: The Rock Show, [venue?], Copenhagen, Denmark The band performs four songs as the “surprise act” at this annual open-air festival
On May 14th John writes the song “Trust The Process”
Duran appear on the final episode of long-running British TV show “The Word”. They perform a live set including “Hungry Like The Wolf” and “White Lines” (with Grandmaster Flash & the gang)
May 21 Duran Duran: [venue?], Cannes, France
The Radio Station Festival Tour A tour of US radio station summer festivals, with drummer Steve Alexander and backing vocalist Curtis King
May 24 Duran Duran and others: WHYT [event?], Pine Knob, Clarkston (Detroit), MI, USA Sound problems and a “sod war” started by The Ramones interfere with the show; John leaves the stage in a temper
May 27 Duran Duran and others: Q101 Jamboree, World Music Theatre, Tinley Park (Chicago), IL, USA - With guest Melle Mel. The show begins with several false starts as John's equipment fails to work properly, and he leaves the stage in disgust; Nick goes to find him, while Warren and Simon perform an unplanned "Crystal Ship"; bootlegged
May 28 Duran Duran: afternoon, [event unknown], Sundance Square, Fort Worth, TX, USA (with Deep Blue Something) Duran Duran and others: evening, [event and venue unknown], Houston, TX, USA
May 29 Duran Duran and others: [event?], Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA With guest Melle Mel; bootlegged
| June |
Jun 2 Duran Duran and others: Y100 [event?], [venue?], Philadelphia, PA, USA With guest Melle Mel; bootlegged
Jun 3 Duran Duran and others: KISS [event?], Great Woods Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield (Boston), MA, USA
Jun 4 Duran Duran and others: Q102 One Earth Party, P&G Pavilion, Cincinnati, OH, USA Free show
Jun 5 Duran Duran and others: KAKH [event, venue, city, state unknown], USA (this has shown up on several Duran concert listings, but there’s no clue of a radio station called KAKH)
Jun 7 Duran Duran and others: [event?], Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA
Jun 9 Duran Duran and others: Live 105's BFD II, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA - Melle Mel performs with the band on most numbers, including “The Message”; bootlegged
Jun 10 Duran Duran and others: Sunfest, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA (other guests include Chris Isaak)
Jun 24 Duran Duran and others: KIIS and Unite, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, CA, USA - This is John's last live date with the band before his departure. - With guest Melle Mel; filmed for ZTV; hundreds of audience members leave as Duran takes the stage; embarrassed and angry, the band's performance suffers as they play to a half empty stadium. Bootlegged.
John and Nick begin organizing a b-sides album
Matt Sorum invites John, Duff and Steve Jones to perform a one-off benefit show for a friend of Viper Room owner Sal Jenco, who was suffering from cancer
Matt, John, Duff and Steve play together for the first time at the afternoon rehearsal
Jun 28 Matt, John, Duff and Steve: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA The band raises $10,000 performing a 25-minute set to an enthusiastic audience
On June 29th “Top of the Pops” airs Duran's performance of “White Lines”
| July |
Over this period Duran make several TV appearances (with backing vocalist Tessa Niles)
On July 1st “White Lines” single is released in UK (unknown the track it is backed with)
“White Lines” single peaks at #17 in UK
Warren hires “Nomis Studios” in London as a rehearsal hall. The band works together (tensely and with many difficulties), writing and refining new material
Simon arrives at Nomis Studios, but struggles with writer's block
Nick flies to Paris with Madeleine
| August |
Simon and his family fly to Jamaica with Yasmin for an ELLE magazine photo shoot, and a family holiday
In one week Warren, John, and Steve Alexander record fourteen tracks together at Metropolis Studios, London, including “Butt Naked” (with John on vocals), “Tabula Rasa” (later scrapped), and tracks that will become “Midnight Sun”, “Medazzaland”, “Big Bang Generation”, and “So Long Suicide”
August 14th is John’s last day in studio with Duran before leaving the band
Warren and Steve continue recording, with Warren playing bass. Talvin Singh joins them to record “Before I Die” (later to become “Out Of My Mind”)
August 17th is the last day in the studios. Warren invites fans to hear completed tracks Tapes are sent out to John, Nick and Simon by courier
Frustrated with Simon's inertia on the Duran album, Warren and Nick begin working on material that will become the TV Mania project
| September |
Sep 11 Matt, John, Duff and Steve: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA (with guest Slash from Guns'n'Roses)
On Sal Jenco's suggestion, Matt, John, Duff and Steve agree to create a band to play informal gigs every Monday night at the Viper Room. The band is initially called Neurotic Boy Outsiders, but they change the band's name and/or spelling each week. The band has many special guests onstage
Sep 11 Simon Le Bon: The Children of Bosnia/War Child Series, Parco Novi Sad, Modena, Italy - Simon performs ”Ordinary World” with Luciano Pavarotti and “Linger” with Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries
John and Hein hold a fan press conference and listening party for “Feelings Are Good and Other Lies”
Sep 18 Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA (with guest Brian Setzer) - bootlegged
Sep 25 Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA
Sep 30 Neurotic Outsiders: The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA - bootlegged
Oct 2 Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA (with guest Sal Jenco)
| October |
Oct 9 Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA
Warren, Nick and Simon do some work at Privacy on the new material
Oct 16 Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA (with guests Simon Le Bon and Billy Idol) - bootlegged
Oct 20 Neurotic Outsiders: Irving Plaza, New York, NY, USA (with Nancy Boy)
Oct 21 Neurotic Outsiders: The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, USA (with Nancy Boy)
Oct 22 Neurotic Outsiders: Mama Kin, Boston, MA, USA (with Nancy Boy)
Oct 29 Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA - benefit show
Madonna shows an interest in the Neurotic Outsiders
Neurotic Outsiders are offered a record deal by Gary Oseary of Madonna's Maverick Records, to be produced by Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads
The band signs with Maverick and settle (at Madonna's suggestion) on the name Neurotic Outsiders
The “Neurotic Outsiders” album is recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, NRG Studios and Pimp Studios in Los Angeles, as well as Matt Sorum's home studio in the Hollywood Hills
John and Hein begin discussing marketing “Feelings Are Good” online
| November |
Nick and Warren continue working on their opera, called TV Mania
| December |
Dec 20 Neurotic Outsiders: The Lava Room, Costa Mesa, CA (with Dad's Porno Mag)
John and Nick continue working with Left Bank management on organizing an official b-sides album of rarities unavailable on CD
By the end of the year the Duran b-sides album is completed, but EMI won’t release it before another studio album is completed
SYN releases a Simon Le Bon and Nile Rodgers single, “Do That Dance”, in Japan
The Power Station finally renews American record company interest in the “Living in Fear” album and signs a new record deal. Bernard Edwards re-records all of John's bass parts
| January |
Elliot Taylor is born to Roger and Giovanna
Duran appear on VH-1's "History of Rock Video"
“Feeling Are Good and Other Lies” is released, packaged in a cardboard gatefold with a picture of a crying girl on the cover
Jan 4 Neurotic Outsiders: The Rock, Tucson, AZ, USA
Jan 5 Neurotic Outsiders: The Nile Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Jan 6 Neurotic Outsiders: Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA, USA
Jan 7 Neurotic Outsiders: Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA, USA (with two opening acts)
Jan 9 Neurotic Outsiders: The Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA, USA
Jan 10 Neurotic Outsiders: DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA, USA
Jan 12 Neurotic Outsiders: The Crocodile, Seattle, WA, USA
Jan 13 Neurotic Outsiders: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USA
Jan 14 Neurotic Outsiders: La Luna, Portland, OR, USA
Jan 16 Neurotic Outsiders: 4th and B, San Diego, CA, USA
Jan 17 Neurotic Outsiders: [venue?], Las Vegas, NV, USA - unconfirmed
On Jan 25th Neurotic Outsider's single “Angelina” is released in Japan only. It includes “Jerk”, “Seattlehead”, “Planet Earth”, and “Spanish Ballroom”
Jan 29 Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA
| February |
John's “Down Again” is released as a single in Japan, and used in a Japanese TV commercial
Feb 6 Neurotic Outsiders: Mazzotti's, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Feb 8 Neurotic Outsiders: Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO, USA
Feb 10 Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA A Texas show scheduled for this night was cancelled
Feb 11 Neurotic Outsiders: La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX, USA - cancelled
Feb 12 Neurotic Outsiders: Sneakers, San Antonio, TX, USA - cancelled
Feb 16 Neurotic Outsiders: Urban Art Bar, Houston, TX, USA - cancelled
| March |
John records his vocal tracks (“Always Wrong”, “Better Way” and “Feelings Are Good”) for the Neurotic Outsiders album at The Plant studios in Sausalito
| April |
Apr 18 Chic: JT SuperProducers Concert, Tokyo, Japan (with guests Simon Le Bon, Slash, Steve Winwood and Sister Sledge) - At this Chic reunion concert, Bernard Edwards struggles onstage
On April 18th late at night, Bernard Edwards dies of pneumonia in his sleep
Stunned by Bernard's death, the remaining members of Power Station decide to go ahead and finish the virtually completed album
A girl is born to Andy and Tracey
| May |
The B5 Records (John’s record company) website goes online. The company holds a launch party in the garage of the B5 studio in Burbank attended.
John and Hein do an online chat on the B5 Records website
Warner sues Andy for advances they paid him for a solo album he never recorded
| June |
Jun 25 Neurotic Outsiders: Borderline, London, England - bootlegged
| July |
EMI does a test pressing of the Duran b-sides album
| September |
John falls ill through part of the Neurotic Outsiders tour
Sep 5 Neurotic Outsiders: [venue?], New York, NY, USA
Sep 6 Neurotic Outsiders: Mama Kin, Boston, MA, USA
Sep 7 Neurotic Outsiders: Bayon Theatre, Washington, DC, USA
Sep 8 Neurotic Outsiders: The Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 13 Neurotic Outsiders: The Sanctum, Detroit, MI, USA (with Fluffy)
Sep 14 Neurotic Outsiders: The Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA (with Wax Miranda and Fluffy)
Sep 15 Neurotic Outsiders: Deep Ellum Live, Dallas, TX, USA (with Caulk and Fluffy)
Sep 16 Neurotic Outsiders: Electric Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ, USA
On September 18th Neurotic Outsiders do a record signing at Tower Records in Hollywood
Sep 18 Neurotic Outsiders: [venue?], Los Angeles, CA, USA
Neurotic Outsiders travel to Europe for short tour
Sep 23 Neurotic Outsiders: [venue?], Paris, France [show maybe cancelled]
Sep 24 Neurotic Outsiders: [venue?], Munich, Germany
Sep 26 Neurotic Outsiders: Astoria 2 , London, England - bootlegged; Simon joins the band on stage at the end of the show
Sep 27 Neurotic Outsiders: [venue?], Hamburg, Germany
Sep 28 Neurotic Outsiders: The Luxor, Cologne, Germany - bootlegged
| October |
German music channel VIVA airs a news report of Neurotic Outsiders concert at the Luxor; includes band interview and live clips of “Jerk” and “Good News”
Simon has dental surgery, and is given the sedative midazolam. His experience inspires the album title “Medazzaland” (and later Nick's lyrics to the song of the same name)
John meets Gela Nash while attending a school function for his daughter Atlanta
Nick and Warren officially form TV Mania production company and LoFi Records label
Simon records a cover of The Who's “Magic Bus” at Syn
From October 16th to 18th John films video for “Feelings Are Good” in New York City with director Johnny Boston
The Power Station's “Living in Fear” album is finally released in Europe and Japan
| November |
Nick, Warren and Simon begin working again on the new album at Privacy, with Simon adding lyrics and vocals to tracks over a year old
Germany's VIVA news airs interviews with Andy Taylor and Robert Palmer, and live clips of “Murderess” and “Get It On”
John does interview on KROQ radio in Los Angeles; he discusses the new Power Station project and the b-sides release
Simon and Warren meet with Anthony in Boston. Simon records ending guitar chords for “Michael, You've Got A Lot To Answer For”(written for Michael Hutchence)
John flies to Japan to do promo for “Feelings Are Good (and Other Lies)”
On November 21st “Feelings Are Good (and Other Lies)” is released in Japan. The same day John performs another acoustic set at HMV Records in Yokohama
| December |
TV Mania produces the tracks “Studio 54” and “Pop Trash Movie” at The Hit Factory in New York for a Blondie greatest hits project. Anthony J. Resta works with them. The Blondie greatest hits project is later scrapped
Anthony Resta records the drums for “So Long Suicide” and “Who Do You Think You Are” at his studio Bopnique Musique
Andy bumps into Simon in Tokyo and spend two nights out remembering the old time. They also talk about John's idea of a reunion tour with two guitars (both Warren and Andy). But the idea is deemed impractical and dropped
On Dec 31st Andy visits his brother-in-law's nightclub in the British Midlands, where the crowd is dancing to a new remix of “Save A Prayer”
| January |
Jan 19 John Taylor: DuranCon, Roosevelt Hotel, Santa Monica, CA, USA After a solo acoustic set at the DuranCon fan convention, (hosted by the Duran Duran Yearbook fanzine), John announces that he is leaving Duran Duran (bootlegged)
Spurred by John's departure, Nick, Simon and Warren write several new songs for “Medazzaland” and resume some of the old ones. Warren plays bass and guitar on most tracks
John's vocals on the Duran song “Butt Naked” are scrapped, and it's rewritten and re-recorded to become “Be My Icon”. His bass tracks remain only on “Medazzaland”, “Big Bang Generation”, “So Long Suicide” and “Midnight Sun”
Duran sends some of the “Medazzaland” tracks (“PLU”, “Sinner or Saint”, and a few others) to Anthony J. Resta and Bob St. John in Boston for mixing
Several problems impede the proper mixing of the “Medazzaland” tracks and Anthony and Bob nearly get fired
“So Long Suicide” is sent to Dave Richards in Switzerland for mixing
Anthony J. Resta sends a new mix of the long version of “Midnight Sun” to Duran, convincing them to bring him and Bob back to London to do some production and programming
Duran approach Philip Noyce and offer him songs for his movie “The Saint”. Noyce selects “Out Of My Mind”
Simon records final vocal for “Big Bang Generation”
John and Amanda's divorce is finalized
| February |
From Feb 9th to 14th “Out of My Mind” video is filmed in a castle near Prague with director Dean Karr
Duran report on their hotline that they have completed “Be My Icon”, “Silva Halo”, and “Buried In The Sand”, and are just adding vocals to “Electric Barbarella”. At this point they do not plan to tour
Just before delivering the album to the record company, Warren decides to re-record the rhythm tracks for “Midnight Sun”, removing John's work from the track and using some of Anthony's remix
| March |
On march 27th “Out of My Mind” is released as radio single in US
Duran do an on online chat at Sonicnet. They assure fans John's departure was amicable
Over the end of March and the beginning of April, Duran do several radio and television interviews
| April |
On April 3rd Duran attend Los Angeles premiere of “The Saint”
On April 18th Simon and Yasmin attend the UK premiere of “The Saint”
Apr ? John Taylor: [venue?], Cologne, Germany - Record release party for “Autodidact”. John performs a song from Mary Poppins!
| May |
Roger Taylor forms the band Freebass in Birmingham with Mark Anthony of Fuzzbox
On May 12th “Out of My Mind” single released in UK (the CD single includes “Sinner or Saint”)
On May 21st “Out of My Mind” peaks at #21 in UK
“Electric Barbarella” video is filmed at Black Island Studios, London with director Ellen Von Unwerth. During the filming, Simon, Nick and Warren come up with the beginnings of “Someone Else, Not Me” and Nick asks the cameraman to film them so they'll have a tape to work with
Freebass perform a few live gigs in Birmingham the dates and venues of which are still to be known
| June |
On June 19th “Electric Barbarella” video filming is completed
Jun 26 John Taylor and others: Radio Antenne Bayerne 'Abifete', Stuttgart, Germany John performs his first real solo show with guitarist Gerry Laffy and a drummer from London. He is so nervous he begins the first song badly out of key and has to start over; plays “Feelings Are Good”, ”My Own Way”, “2:03”, “Look Homeward Angel”, “Losing You”, “Save A Prayer”, “Planet Earth”, and “Hold Back the Rain”
| July |
Freebass record the single “Love is Like Oxygen” (a Sweet song) and several other tracks
| August |
The Power Station album “Living in Fear” is finally released in US
| September |
The Power Station LIVING IN FEAR Tour With bassist Manny Yanes and second guitarist Luke Morley of Thunder
Sep 4 The Power Station: Clutch Cargo, Detroit, MI, USA
Sep 4 John Taylor: afternoon, The Record Runner, New York, NY, USA a planned acoustic performance following a record signing for “Autodidact” and “Dream Home Heartaches” at the tiny store turns into a spontaneous sidewalk concert when John and Gerry take their chairs outside John Taylor: evening, CMJ Music Festival, The Fort, New York, NY, USA (with Lach) free show; Melanie Friedman from Three Alarm Fire joins John onstage to perform Lou Reed's “Pale Blue Eyes”
Sep 5 The Power Station: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA
Sep 5 John Taylor: 217 Lounge, Santa Monica, CA, USA free show; scheduled to be simulcast on the Rocktropolis website, but instead was taped for a later cybercast
Sep 6 The Power Station: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Sep 8 The Power Station: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO, USA
Sep 10 The Power Station: Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
Sep 12 The Power Station: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
Sep 13 The Power Station: Station Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Sep 14 The Power Station: The House of Blues, Hollywood, CA, USA
Sep 15 The Power Station: 4th and B, San Diego, CA, USA
On Sep 16th “Electric Barbarella” single is released to stores in numerous formats and with numerous remixes (the CD singles include “Sinner and Saint”, “Out of My Mind (Perfecto Mix)” and the “Electric Barbarella” video in Quicktime format)
Sep 18 The Power Station: Sundance Square, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Sep 19 The Power Station: Chili Pepper, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Sep 20 The Power Station: Embassy, Orlando, FL, USA
Sep 22 The Power Station: The House of Blues, New Orleans, LA, USA (no opening act)
Sep 23 The Power Station: Masquerade, Atlanta, GA, USA
Sep 25 The Power Station: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
Sep 26 The Power Station: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Sep 27 The Power Station: Avalon, Boston, MA, USA - bootlegged
Sep 28 The Power Station: Supper Club, New York, NY, USA
| October |
On October 9th The “Duran Duran Tribute Album” is released. It includes covers of Duran songs by a range of punk and ska bands
Duran performs “Electric Barbarella” on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
Oct 12 Duran Duran and others: The Duran Duran Tribute Show, Tower Records parking lot, Hollywood, CA - bootlegged
On October 14th “Medazzaland” album is released in North America and Japan (this includes bonus track “Ball and Chain”)
Duran appears and performs “Electric Barbarella” on the “Rosie O'Donnell” show
Nick, Warren and Simon appear on “Modern Rock Live” radio show. They take fans' questions and perform “Who Do You Think You Are?”, “Ordinary World” and “Undergoing Treatment” live
On October 21st “Medazzaland” album peaks at #58 in US
On October 28th “Medazzaland” album peaks at #19 in Canada
| November |
On Nov 1st “Electric Barbarella” peaks at #52 in the US
Andy begins performing (through January) with the British Rock All-Stars (Andy, Robert Hart, Rick Willis, Dave Colwell). No more information are available about the event.
Nov 6 Duran Duran: The Whitney Museum, New York, NY, USA - Andy Warhol charity benefit dinner show
Duran perform “Electric Barbarella” on “Viva Variety” show
Freebass single “Love Is Like Oxygen” is released to radio
Freebass single “Love Is Like Oxygen” is pressed. A CD single includes “soft underfoot” and two remixes of the single. A planned November retail release is delayed due to lack of radio airplay
The ULTRA CHROME LATEX AND STEEL Tour With bassist Wes Wehmiller and drummer Steve Alexander. Pre-show music includes “Mirror Mirror” by TV Mania. Nick is ill through much of November; Madeleine Farley reportedly films all shows on this tour for Nick's benefit
Nov 12 Duran Duran: Mohegan Sun Theatre, Uncasville, CT, USA - warm-up show; bootlegged
Nov 13 Duran Duran: The Orpheum, Boston, MA, USA (with Al's Not Well) - bootlegged; with guest Dale Bozzio
Nov 15 Duran Duran: Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - postponed due to Nick's illness
Nov 16 Duran Duran: Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - postponed due to Nick's illness
Nov 17 Duran Duran: FX Clothing Store, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - promo party
Nov 18 Duran Duran: The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA (with Al's Not Well) simulcast on the web; bootlegged; last public performance of “Michael…”
On Nov 19th Duran appear at a record signing at Virgin Megastores in Times Square
Nov 19 Duran Duran: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Nov 20 Duran Duran: Asbury Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, USA - cancelled due to Nick's illness
On Nov 22nd Simon's dear friend Michael Hutchence (of INXS) hangs himself in a hotel room in Sydney, Australia
Nov 22 Duran Duran: Lakewood Civic Auditorium, Lakewood (Cleveland), OH, USA (with Al's Not Well) - Simon is in tears through part of this show, which takes place in a high school auditorium. Bootlegged
Nov 24 Duran Duran: State Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Nov 26 Duran Duran: Sunrise Music Theatre, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Nov 27 Duran Duran: Pleasure Island, Disney World, Orlando, FL, USA - Taped for possible Disney broadcast; bootlegged
Nov 28 Duran Duran: Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa, FL, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Capitol wants 'Who Do You Think You Are' for the next single from 'Medazzaland'
Nov 29 Duran Duran: Anfiteatro Luis Muñoz Marín (LMM Amphitheatre), San Juan, Puerto Rico (no opening act)
| December |
Dec 1 Duran Duran: State Palace Theatre, New Orleans, LA, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Dec 2 Duran Duran: Bayou City Theatre, Houston, TX, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Dec 4 Simon Le Bon: Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, England Simon performs “Ordinary World” and “Winter Marches On” with a full choir as Yasmin leads the lighting of a thousand candles at a charity event for Henshaw's Society for the Blind
On Dec 5th Warren's father passes away
Dec 5 Duran Duran: San Jose Recreation Centre, San Jose, CA, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Simon, suffering from strep throat, receives penicillin injections
Dec 6 Duran Duran: Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Dec 8 Duran Duran: Spreckles [or 4th & B?], San Diego, CA, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Dec 9 Duran Duran: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Dec 10 Duran Duran: The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA (with Al's Not Well)
Dec 11 Duran Duran and others : Q101 "Twisted Christmas", United Center Arena, Chicago, IL, USA (with The Cure, 311, Sarah McLachlan, Bjork, Everclear, Sugar Ray) simulcast on the web
Dec 13 Duran Duran: VH1 Ultimate Holiday Office Party, Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, USA (no opening act) - Private concert for VH1 contest winner Kathy Mash (who works for the White Sox) and fifty friends
On Dec 15th The release of Freebass single “Love Is Like Oxygen” is pushed back to January. A video is also planned
Dec 15 Duran Duran: Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Sold out; rescheduled from November
Dec 16 Duran Duran: Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Sold out; set list includes Arcadia's “The Flame”; rescheduled from November
“Decade” video is re-issued in Denmark (at least) with four videos added: “Serious”, “Violence of Summer”, “Ordinary World” and “Come Undone”
Capitol chooses not to release a second single from “Medazzaland”, and pushes back the European release of “Electric Barbarella” and “Medazzaland” indefinitely
| January |
Freebass plit up
Roger continues recording material in London with Jake Udo
Rumors are that Duran may be leaving Capitol
Jan 22 John Taylor: Sundance Film Festival, (venue?), Park City, UT, USA
Billboard magazine announces that Duran is leaving Capitol Records, but the report remains unconfirmed by either party
| February |
Planned European release of “Electric Barbarella” and “Medazzaland” is delayed
| March |
Simon, Nick and Warren reconvene to start working on new material
| April |
B5 website is redesigned and renamed “Trust The Process” after one of the songs on John's album “Feelings Are Good (And Other Lies)”
Duran announce that they are parting company with Capitol/EMI Records after seventeen years. “Medazzaland” is the only album to which the band retains ownership
| May |
May 2 John Taylor: DuranCon, The Sponto Gallery, Venice Beach, CA, USA - A four-song acoustic set with Gerry Laffy
Nick and Warren create their own record label, LoFi Records
May ? John Taylor: Musician's Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA - followed by Q&A session
On May 21st “Decade” goes platinum
The BABY STEPS Tour The John Taylor Terroristen West Coast club tour
May 21 John Taylor Terroristen: Cane's, San Diego, CA, USA (with Three Alarm Fire
May 22 John Taylor Terroristen: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA (with Three Alarm Fire)
May 23 John Taylor Terroristen and others: Musicfest '98, (venue & city?), CA, USA cancelled John Taylor Terroristen: The Coach House, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (with Three Alarm Fire) - followed by meet'n'greet with fans
May 28 John Taylor Terroristen: Club Caprice, Redondo Beach, CA, USA (with Three Alarm Fire)
May 30 John Taylor Terroristen: The Roxy, Hollywood, CA, USA - filmed for video release
On May 30th Terroristen record “live to tape” from late night till dawn in the studio after the Roxy show
Simon writes and records the songs “Dream Boy” and “Cupid's a Hitman” at Syn Pro studios for the Mario Van Peebles film “Love Kills”. Nick Wood scores the film
Simon performs “Dream Boy” at the Cannes Film Festival
| June |
Simon joins Smashing Pumpkins onstage at Shepherd's Bush in London for their cover of “Waiting for the Nightboat” (part of the MTV “Five Night Stand”)
John writes the song “The Only One” (also referred to as “To Be A Son” and “Back to Hollywood”) for his mother during her battle with leukaemia
Duran continue working on new album (at first called “Hallucinating Elvis”) in Privacy studios. Simon continues to struggle with writer's block
Jun 27 Duran Duran and others: The Princess Diana Tribute Concert, Althorp Park, Northampton, UK - Duran doesn't go on until 12:20 am; this show features the first UK performance of 'Electric Barbarella'; profits go to the Princess Diana Memorial Fund
On June 30th “Medazzaland” is released in Japan
| July & August |
July 5th & 6th Simon films his cameo part in the ITV movie “Hunting Venus”
Simon has a near-spill on his motorcycle near Privacy when a car pulls out in front of his bike
Duran part from Left Bank management after six years. Katy Krassner leaves Left Bank to serve as Duran's fan liaison
John Taylor Terroristen “5.30.98” live EP and video are released through TTP
Jul 29 John Taylor Terroristen: The Belly-Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, USA
Jul 30 John Taylor Terroristen: CrossRoads, Yucaipa, CA, USA
Jul 31 John Taylor Terroristen: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA (with XLMIKI and Three Alarm Fire)
Aug 14 John Taylor Terroristen: Hollywood Athletic Club, Hollywood, CA, USA (with Three Alarm Fire)
Aug 15 John Taylor Terroristen: The Cajun House, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Aug ? John Taylor Terroristen: Slim's, San Francisco, CA, USA (with The Magnetics [and another act?])
Aug ? John Taylor Terroristen: [venue?], Portland, OR, USA
Aug ? John Taylor Terroristen: [venue?], Seattle, WA, USA
| September |
On Sep 6th “Sugar Town” begins three weeks of filming in Los Angeles, Venice Beach, Frazier Park, Topanga Canyon, and the Hollywood Hills
Simon records some vocal tracks for the “Hallucinating Elvis” (aka “Pop Trash”) album
Sep 20 John Taylor Terroristen: "Do Re Music" Benefit Concert, Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA - John invites fans up on stage to dance with him
| October |
Oct 1 Duran Duran: Battersea Power Station, London, UK - Special guests at the launch of Sky Digital TV
John's mother passes away
“The Crystal Ship” is included on “Lost Voices: The Songs of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin & Jim Morrison”, a tribute album on the Chronicles label
Oct 20 John Taylor Terroristen: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA (with ? and Sixpence None The Richer)
Oct 21 John Taylor Terroristen: Mekka, Columbus, OH, USA (with Sixpence and Mike Peters [formerly of The Alarm])
Oct 22 John Taylor Terroristen: Alvin's, Detroit, MI, USA (with Fathers of the ID and Sixpence)
Oct 24 John Taylor Terroristen: Mama Kin, Boston, MA, USA (with ? and Sixpence)
Oct 26 John Taylor Terroristen: Tuxedo Junction, Danbury, CT, USA (with Sixpence)
Oct 27 John Taylor Terroristen: Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, USA (with Sixpence)
Oct 28 John Taylor Terroristen: Life, New York. NY, USA
Oct 30 John Taylor Terroristen: Birch Hill Nightclub, Old Bridge, NJ, USA
Oct 31 John Taylor Terroristen: Jaxx, Springfield, VA, USA (with Some Odd Reason and Sixpence) - Terroristen performs in Halloween costumes; John wears freaky vampire contact lenses
Nov 3 John Taylor Terroristen: Moto Lounge, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Nov 4 John Taylor Terroristen: Button, Hallandale, FL, USA
Nov 6 John Taylor Terroristen: The House of Blues, Orlando, FL, USA
Nov 7 John Taylor Terroristen: The Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA, USA (with Sixpence)
| November |
On Nov 9th “Greatest” album and video are released worldwide. The CD contains the 7" singles edits of all the songs
A “Greatest” limited edition 2-CD set includes a video CD with the Duran video collection
“Electric Barbarella” single is released in the UK and Europe
John and Hein work in studio with Three Alarm Fire
Simon and Warren play a couple of acoustic songs on the Richard Allinson show on Radio 2 in the UK
Nick and Warren re-mix “Destination Unknown” for the Missing Persons “Remixed Hits” CD
John parts company with Hein Hoven and B5 Records
John films small part in the movie “Drowning on Dry Land”
The Offical Website (www.duranduran.com) goes up at last
| December |
All present and former Duran members, except for Roger, tape interviews for the Duran Duran “Behind The Music” special to be aired on VH-1
The LATEST AND GREATEST Tour With bassist Wes Wehmiller and drummer Joe Travers
Dec 7 Duran Duran: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England (with Rialto) Set list includes “Is There Anyone Out There
Dec 8 Duran Duran: Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales (with Rialto)
Dec 10 John Taylor Terroristen: Brick by Brick, San Diego, CA, USA
Dec 10 Duran Duran: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England
Dec 11 Duran Duran: Plymouth Pavillions, Plymouth, England
Dec 11 John Taylor Terroristen: The Roxy, Hollywood, CA, USA - debuts “Spirit of the Times”, “Air Miles”, and “To Do You”
Dec 13 Duran Duran: Waterfront Hall, Belfast, North Ireland
Dec 14 Duran Duran: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland
On Dec 15th “Thank You” album is released in Japan
Dec 15 Duran Duran: Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England
Dec 16 Duran Duran: Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Dec 18 Duran Duran: Apollo, Manchester, England - set list include “Virgina Plain” and an intro to “Rio”
Dec 19 Duran Duran: Apollo, Manchester, England - webcast; Steve Alexander's drum kit breaks down during the intro to “Come Undone”, so Simon and Warren give a spontaneous performance of “Crystal Ship”. “Virginia Plain” features again.
Dec 21 Duran Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with Rialto) - filmed for Japanese TV; ticker tape falls from the ceiling of the arena during the end of “Rio”. Band joined on-stage by Andy Hamilton during “Rio” and Tessa Niles for “Come Undone”
Dec 31 Duran Duran: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland - New Year's Eve special broadcast live on TV; the band performs “Rio” and “Barbarella”
Andy Taylor plays guitar and co-produces the Then Jericho album “Orgasmaphobia”, recorded at Andy's Beckbury Hall Studios & Fish Funny Farm Studios
| January |
Simon records an appearance for the BBC's “Never Mind The Buzzcocks” TV show
The band tapes an interview and performance for “The Jack Docherty Show” at Whitehall Theatre, London
“Greatest” goes platinum
On Jan 26th “Sugar Town” has its big-screen premiere at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Utah, at the prestigious Sundance Festival. John and the rest of the cast attend
| February |
Duran records “Playing with Uranium” and “Mars Meets Venus” (with backing vocalist Sally Boyden)
“Resume2, a collection of songs and instrumentals written by John and Jonathan Elias during the “9-1/2 Weeks” sessions in 1985/86, is released through the TTP website
| March |
The movie “Hunting Venus” has its premiere on UK TV, featuring Simon in a cameo role
“Mars Meets Venus” is completed, and Simon adds vocals to “Lady Xanax”
On march 16th Capitol/EMI releases the double CD “Strange Behaviour”, containing remixes of songs from “Planet Earth” to “Drowning Man”, many mixes never available on CD before
On March 24th John marries Gela in Las Vegas, Nevada in a private ceremony (making him a stepfather to her two children, Zoe and Travis). It is reported that Warren is not invited to the ceremony
| April |
Duran begin recording tracks at Maison Rouge studios since they can't complete them at Privacy; “Starting to Remember” is completed, with lyrics written by Nick (as most of the “Pop Trash” lyrics)
Nick writes “The Sun Doesn't Shine Forever”
Simon has laser eye surgery in Manchester
John and Steve Jones film a small part in the movie “Four Dogs Playing Poker”
On April 4th VH1 airs the premiere of the Duran Duran “Behind The Music” special
The VIPER ROOM Shows The newly/temporarily reformed band help inaugurate the newly redesigned Viper Room
Apr 5 The Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA (with guests Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy of The Cult)
Apr 12 The Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA
Apr 19 The Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA (with guests Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy)
Apr 26 The Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA (with opening act Driz, and guests Mel C, Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy)
| May |
Duran complete “Last Day On Earth” for the new album, now titled “Pop Trash Movie”
John works in his studio for three weeks with Gerry Laffy, Larry Aberman and John Amato, recording tracks for his new album “John Taylor” (aka “The Japan Album”)
| June |
On June 4th the band appears on “VH1 to One” on VH1 UK
John films a cameo as Keith Rockhard in the movie “Flintstones 2: Viva Rock Vegas”
Simon spends a weekend in Spain. He attends the Formula One GP in Barcelona, and celebrates Manchester United's football victory in the Champions League
On June 27th Duran's “Behind The Music” is aired on VH1
Duran visit Los Angeles to negotiate a deal with the Disney music label “Hollywood Records”
Nick (who had a tiny cameo as the voice of the Canadian fighter pilot who bombs the Baldwin brothers) attends the “South Park” premiere in Hollywood, CA
| July |
Album title is finally changed from “Pop Trash Movie” to simply “Pop Trash”
The “Didn't Anybody Tell You” bootleg of the Liberty demos (which had been floating around on cassette for several years) is released on CD, including several previously unreleased tracks
“Original Gold” (a repackaged box containing “Arena” and “Big Thing” CDs) is released in the Netherlands and the UK
On July 8th “Sugar Town” has its UK premiere at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield, England. John attends the premiere and joins the fans afterward
VH1 holds a “Duran Duran Day”, airing videos from “Greatest”, the “Behind The Music” special, and the “Latest and Greatest” concert from Wembley Arena, December 21st , 1998
| August |
John takes part in filming the documentary “The History of Music Video” for VH1 and Channel 4
John is asked to write a song for his new label AVEX's upcoming compilation CD; he records “Run Together”
The LET IT FLOW Tour With bassist Wes Wehmiller and drummer Joe Travers
Aug 5 Duran Duran: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA (no opening act)
Aug 6 Duran Duran: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA (no opening act)
Aug 7 Duran Duran: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA (no opening act)
Aug 8 Duran Duran: Superstar Theater, Atlantic City, NJ, USA (no opening act)
Aug 10 Duran Duran: Pine Knob Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA
Aug 12 Duran Duran: PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA (with Erin Evermore)
Aug 13 Duran Duran: Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT, USA (no opening act) Casino security gives the best seats to casino regulars who don't recognize the band, and forces fans to stay seated at their tables during the show.
Aug 14 Duran Duran: BankBoston Pavillion, Boston, MA, USA (with opening act Erin Evermore and guest Dale Bozzio) - Warren's ex-Missing Persons bandmate, Dale Bozzio, joins him onstage to perform the 1982 Missing Persons hit “Destination Unknown”
Aug 15 Duran Duran: Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Long Island, NY, USA
Aug 17 Duran Duran: Nissan Pavilion, Stoneridge, VA, USA
Aug 19 Duran Duran: Horseshoe Casino, Tunica, MS, USA
Aug 20 Duran Duran: Grand Casino, Biloxi, MS, USA (no opening act)
Aug 21 Duran Duran: Grand Casino, Biloxi, MS, USA (no opening act)
Aug 22 Duran Duran: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA
Aug 24 Duran Duran: Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA, USA
On Aug 25th Duran sign a three-album record deal with Hollywood Records
Aug 26 Duran Duran: Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC, USA (with Erin Evermore)
John Taylor Terroristen in Japan Tio Banks takes over on keyboards for Michael Railton
Aug 26 John Taylor Terroristen: The Blue Note, Osaka, Japan (two shows)
On August 27th “Sugar Town” featured at Edinburgh Festival
Aug 27 Duran Duran: House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA (with Erin Evermore) - all ages show
Aug 27 John Taylor Terroristen: The Blue Note, Osaka, Japan (two shows)
Aug 28 Duran Duran: House of Blues, Orlando, FL, USA (with Erin Evermore)
Aug 28 John Taylor Terroristen: The Blue Note, Osaka, Japan (two shows)
Aug 29 Duran Duran: Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL, USA
Aug 31 Duran Duran: Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, USA
Sep 2 Duran Duran: Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA filmed for Jerry Lewis telethon; the Le Bon family attends
Sep 3 Duran Duran: Universal Amphitheater, Hollywood, CA, USA (no opening act)
| September |
On Sep 3rd John releases “Meltdown”, an album of dance material recorded in 1992, through the TTP website
On Sep 4th Duran's performance of “Rio” from Concord aired on the Jerry Lewis Telethon
Sep 4 Duran Duran: The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Sep 5 Duran Duran: Waterfront Park, Portland, OR, USA - part of a radio station festival
“The Spanish Sessions” four-track demo CD from Andy Taylor and Luke Morley is issued
An Evening With Luke Morley and Andy Taylor
Sep 12 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: The Leadmill, Sheffield, UK
Sep 13 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: Princess Charlotte, Leicester, UK
Sep 14 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland
Sep 15 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: Roadhouse, Manchester, UK
Sep 16 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: Borderline, London, UK
“Sugar Town” goes into limited release in New York and Los Angeles
John Taylor Terroristen in California Tio Banks takes over on keyboards for Michael Railton
Sep 22 John Taylor Terroristen: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA
Australian Duran Tribute Album is released
Sep 29 John Taylor Terroristen: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA
Oct 2 John Taylor Terroristen: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA (with Rick Monroe Band and Redshift)
Oct 3 John Taylor Terroristen: Yucatan, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (with Sugar Cult) - John Amato doesn't perform at this show
Oct 6 John Taylor Terroristen: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA
| October |
Simon and Yasmin attend Prince's Trust charity event
Oct 8 Duran Duran, Sugar Ray and others: WPST Rocktober Fest, Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ, USA
Oct 9 Duran Duran and others: Mix 98.5 (WBMX) Mixfest, Boston City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA, USA - free show
John and Gerry Laffy return to Tokyo for promo work on new album
John and Gerry play an acoustic performance for ZIP-FM in Nagoya, Japan
Duran tape performance for “Hard Rock Live” for VH1 at Sony Studios in New York City
John and Gerry travel by train to Osaka for more interviews
Duran win a "substantial" amount of money in a libel suit against The Sun tabloid for printing stories about Duran paying people to pose as fans
On October 21st John’s “Run Together” reaches #1 on Japanese charts
On October 31st duranduran.com is taken down for renovation
| November |
“Duran Duran: The Collection” is issued in the UK. It is only available in Marks & Spencer stores
Nov 10 John Taylor Terroristen: Juicy Couture Launch Party, Joe's Pub, New York City, NY, USA (with guest Simon Le Bon) - An invitation-only party for the New York launch of Juicy Couture, the clothing label owned by John's wife Gela; Simon performs three songs with John and the band
On Nov 23rd John's album “John Taylor” (aka “The Japan Album”) is released on AVEX Records in Japan. It is also available through the TTP website
| December |
The OVERNIGHT SENSATION Show
Dec 5 Duran Duran: Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (warm-up date)
Dec 6 Duran Duran: Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (warm-up date)
Dec 8 Duran Duran: The Overnight Sensation Show, Earl's Court, London, UK (with Thunderbugs) - Guest Sally Boyden appears onstage to perform backing vocals for “Come Undone” with the band
Dec 10 Duran Duran: Town Hall, New York, NY, USA
Dec 17 Duran Duran: Cox Arena, San Diego, CA, USA
Dec 18 Duran Duran: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Nick ends relationship with Madeleine Farley
Dec 31 Duran Duran: a private home, Atlanta, GA, USA
"History of the Band" - CreditsManuela From Italy
N.B.
My most important source of information in building up the band bio is the Catherine Munroe website www.durandurantimeline.com
For this reason I want to give her proper credits for her precious help. I would never have made it without her fantastic work. Manuela