Duran Duran Takes Extra Summer Shows

Texas is already gearing up for a double-dose of Duran Duran tonight and tomorrow, but the band has also added five summer shows in North America and Hawaii to its plans.

Steve Mundinger – Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
JAS Aspen Snowmass Experience, Snowmass Town Park, Snowmass, Colo.

Tonight’s show is at The Music Hall At Fair Park in Dallas and tomorrow will see the band in Sugar Land’s Smart Financial Centre. After that is Lollapalooza events in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, along with a headline show in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on March 29.

Now, in addition to a few headline dates and a festival appearance in April, Duran Duran is scheduled to play two shows in California, two more in Alberta, Canada, and one show in Honolulu on Sept. 16. One of the Alberta shows, in Calgary, doesn’t have a venue confirmed yet.

Check out the North American routing after the Texas shows this week.

April 05 – Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Live

April 07 – Wilmington, N.C., Cape Fear Community College (North Carolina Azalea Festival At Wilmington)

April 08 – Atlanta, Ga., Chastain Park Amphitheatre

July 7 – Oakland, Calif., Fox Theater

July 8 – San Francisco, Calif., SF Masonic

July 10 – Edmonton, Alberta, Rogers Place

July 11 – Calgary, Alberta, TBA

July 16 – Honolulu, Hawaii, Neal S. Blaisdell Center

The touring is in support of Duran Duran’s latest studio album, Paper Gods, which is on sale now. That album was produced by Mark Ronson and Nile Rodgers of Chic, and features John Frusciante, Kiesza, Janelle Monáe, and Smart Financial Centre.

Tickets to the July shows go on sale to the public on March 24, though fan club members get access to a presale that is already ongoing.

Learn more about the band at DuranDuranMusic.com.