The Week in DD History: March 14 to March 20

Astronaut Bus All State Arena 2005

As I begin to look back at Duran Duran history that took place during this week, I have to acknowledge that it is a big week for my personal Duran history. Lots of good memories happened for me between March 14th and March 20th. I think those reminders are coming at just the right time.

March 14:

  • Simon and Warren were interviewed on the Simon Mayo show on Radio 1; they also performed acoustically the songs Ordinary World, Perfect Day and Come Undone in 1995.
  • Duran Duran played at the House of Blues in Atlanta in 2001.

March 15:

  • The band appeared on the tv show, Extra, in 2005.

March 16:

  • Capitol Records/EMI released the double CD Strange Behaviour, containing remixes of songs from “Planet Earth” to “Drowning Man”; many mixes never before available on CD in 1999. Anyone own a copy of this?
  • Duran Duran played at SXSW Music Festival at Time Out in Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in Austin, TX, USA in 2011.

March 17:

  • The band appeared on MTV Europe’s Most Wanted in 1995.
  • In 2017, Duran played at Agua Caliente Resort in Rancho Mirage, CA. Rhonda and I were there. Anyone else?

March 18:

  • John Taylor’s EP, Autodidact, was released through B5 website in 1997. The CD has video for Feelings Are Good.
  • Duran Duran played at the Allstate Arena in Chicago in 2005 as part of the Astronaut Tour. This was the first show that Rhonda and I attended together.
  • In 2017, the band played at Agua Caliente Resort in Rancho Mirage, CA. Yes, they played two nights at the same venue.

March 19:

  • According to the internet, Hold Back the Rain was written in 1982. It is one of my favorites!
  • In one monumental night, Duran Duran took the stage for the first time at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1984.
  • Duran Duran played at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee in 2005. Rhonda and I were lucky enough to attend that one.

March 20:

  • The single, Careless Memories, was released in the UK in 1981.
  • ITV1 aired One Night Only in the UK in 2011.

All in all, a pretty good moment in Duran Duran history. Any event that we missed that we should have included?

-A

Related posts:

  1. The Week in DD History – March 7-13, 2021
  2. The Week in DD History: February 28 to March 6
  3. The Week in DD History – August 30-September 5, 2020

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Once upon a time, there were two Duran Duran fans. One named Amanda, the other named Rhonda. Over many vodka tonics, they would laugh about the idea of one day writing a book about their fan experiences. While that manuscript is still being composed...Rhonda thought they should write a blog. (What was she THINKING?!) Lo and behold: The Daily Duranie was born.

5 comments

  1. I was at that 2005 Chicago show (and all the other ones since then)….sliding doors that I didn’t happen upon DailyDuranie until recently!

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  2. Simon and Warren played Ordinary World and Crystal Ship on the Simon Mayo show. They did not play Cone Undone or Perfect Day, unless these were not broadcast 😎

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    1. Interesting. Thanks for letting us know. You should pass that along with the people who maintain the Duran Duran timeline. -A

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