“There was a point where there was a slope. But that “started getting problematic,” Taylor said. “We kind of had to be talked into it,” John Taylor said, noting that the band initially planned to perform on a flatbed truck driving along Sunset Boulevard to promote their three-date Los Angeles swing. The band confirmed that in its four-decade history it had never performed a show on a rooftop, but that it made more sense during pandemic. The show featured some of Duran Duran’s most famous hits, including “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Come Undone,” as well as well as songs from Future Past like “Anniversary.” While the group performs at sunset a drone captures sweeping shots in the background of the Hollywood sign and the Capitol Building, which at one point during the show was lit up in the yellow and light blue of Ukraine’s flag in a show of support for the nation’s effort to repel an invading Russia. The film delves into the band’s early history and connection with Los Angeles to set up a performance earlier this year on the rooftop of the Aster, a private members club in Hollywood. On Thursday, Duran Duran celebrated Le Bon’s birthday (which is also his father’s) with the movie premiere audience - which sang happy birthday to him before the 75-minute film screened in Dolby Vision-Atmos. “It needs a little work, but it’s possible,” he said. Responding to an audience member question, Rhodes said the band may also release their next album, Reportage, in 2023. “All the fabulous creatures were gone,” Rhodes said. ![]() Rhodes said his recent trip to a costume store left him “quite cross” because it was dominated with Christmas wear. The band is slated to perform a Halloween show on Monday at the Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theatre but would not reveal their costumes - though they did rule out dressing as Santa Claus (Rhodes), an M&M (John Taylor) or a jelly fish (Le Bon). 25, and an epic three-night run at the Hollywood Bowl for the release of their fifteenth studio album, Future Past. arenas, including a stop at Madison Square Garden in New York on Aug. Roger Taylor added that the band will hit “all the cities that we didn’t do in the U.S.”ĭuran Duran has kept up a busy touring schedule in 2022, playing 35 dates including Midsummer at Skansen near Stockholm and Sommerstemning Lillestrøm near Olso and headliner performances at Tuscany’s famed La Prima Estate Festival near Lido di Camaiore and a special one-night engagement at Caledonian Stadium in Inverness, Scotland. We are going to be in Europe, we are going to be in the U.K.” “Nothing is confirmed yet, but we will be coming back to the Los Angeles area. “We are going to be touring again next year,” John Taylor said. Paris Is Chosen as Host City for 2023 MTV EMAs
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