Birmingham, NEC, UK: 14.12.00

	Birmingham: 14.12.00
unofficial live album
Venue	NEC Arena, Birmingham; UK
Recorded	14 December 2000
Released	Unknown
Design	nuno_45
Format	2xCD
Length	21 tracks
Genre	Pop
Producer	Duran Duran
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Birmingham, NEC, UK: 14.12.00 is an unofficial Duran Duran live album, recorded during The Pop Trash Tour at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, UK on 14 December 2000.

About the album[]

The album is a recording of Duran Duran's performance at the NEC Arena, a 16,000 capacity venue located adjacent to Birmingham International Airport. The show was the 5th of nine UK dates on the tour.

This was a home coming show for Duran Duran, held in the city where the band were part of the New Romantic scene of the 1980s.

The UK Christmas tour were all sold-out dates. They featured the world's first use of 'augmented reality' technology, used in live concerts. Duran Duran worked with a computer graphics producer to create advanced 2D and 3D visual effects, which allowed animated characters to appear live on stage with the band.

The arena was plunged into darkness, then with an instrumental introduction Duran Duran appeared on stage. An explosion of light saw the launch the show, as the band powered through the hard edge "Last Day on Earth" from Pop Trash.

During the show, "Notorious" featured a 13 minute intro. "Late Bar" followed, a song only performed in Birmingham, Orlando and Charlotte on the tour.

Near the end of the evening, Simon Le Bon interacted with a 3D animated girl, projected onto the backdrop during an extended version of "Girls on Film". This sequence was scrapped after the show.

Track listing[]

CD 1[]

CD 2[]

Personnel[]

Duran Duran are:

Simon Le Bon - vocals
Warren Cuccurullo - guitar
Nick Rhodes - keyboards

With:

Wes Wehmiller - bass guitar
Joe Travers - drums

Credits[]

Cover sleeve by nuno_45

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