Duran Duran History – Southampton

Today’s Duran Duran history takes us back 33 years to 1981.  On this date, Duran Duran played at the Gaumont in Southampton, UK.  This was the opening date in their Careless Memories Tour, which took them all around the UK.  To put this tour and this tour date in historical context, by this point, Duran Duran had released their first album and had, in fact, just released their fourth single.  Does anyone know what their fourth single was?!  It was My Own Way!  Clearly, the band was moving forward towards the release of their second album, Rio.

Let’s watch a clip of this single live:

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