Duran Duran Cancels South Africa

A posting on the band’s website says the sudden cancellation is “because the show promoter defaulted on the contract.” The statement also notes that the band had “spent months planning for the tour” which means Duran Duran members suddenly have time on their hands.

“The worst part of this for us is disappointing our South African fans, who we were really excited to be performing for again,” lead singer Simon Le Bon said in the statement posted on the band’s website. “We had planned to debut some of our new record on this run, as well as playing many of the familiar songs from our catalogue. We haven’t been to South Africa for a long time – and were looking forward to reconnecting with the audiences there. Our hope is that we are able to reschedule these dates shortly as part of the World Tour next year.”

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