On this date in 1988, Duran Duran played at Studio 54 in Barcelona, Spain. This show was part of the Big Live Thing Tour. In fact, it was the third show of the tour. I don’t know about any of you, but when I think of the Big Thing Tour, I think of 1989. I forget that there were shows in 1988 that were part of it.
Interestingly enough, I was able to find a setlist for this show!
God (London)
Big Thing
I Don’t Want Your Love
Hungry Like the Wolf
Do You Believe In Shame?
All She Wants Is
Planet Earth
This Is How a Road Gets Made
Winter Marches On
Palomino
Girls on Film
Notorious
Is There Something I Should Know?
Wild Boys
Drug
Save a Prayer
The Reflex
Rio
The Edge of America
Thoughts about the setlist?
-A
I went in March of 89 for this tour, I believe and you know – I’m kind of kicking myself now that I have nearly no memory of what they played. There are a lot of these songs on this set list that I’d LOVE to see played live now. My other thought is that I really wish they’d stir up their playlist a bit and play some music that hasn’t seen the light of day in a few decades….such as some of the songs on this list. -R
If it makes you feel better, I don’t have a clue what they played when I first saw them, too. I wonder if that is a common occurrence?! Duran Duran turns one’s brain and memory to mush? Anyway, I absolutely agree with you about the set list. Perhaps, it would make them excited to tour again as well. -A
The set list sounds to me too much “new album oriented”.
I mean I love the Big Thing album madly, I think it’s the wisest one recorded off the Warren’s age, but on tour they could have more fun playing other things, like Big Thing B sides…