Live In Manchester: 2005

Live In Manchester: 2005
unofficial live album
Venue	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester UK
Recorded	18 December 2005
Released	Unknown
Label	Unknown Label
Format	2xCD
Length	21 tracks
Genre	Pop
Producer	Duran Duran
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Live In Manchester: 2005 is an unofficial Duran Duran live album, recorded during The Astronaut Tour at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, UK on 18 December 2005.

About the album

The album is a recording of Duran Duran's performance at the M.E.N. Arena, a 21,000 capacity venue in the city center. This was the only show performed in Manchester on the tour.

One week before Christman, the five original members of Duran Duran took to the stage of the M.E.N. Arena, decked out with five rectangular screens that doubled as spectacular flame-throwers.

Now on the tail end of a mammoth run, which has seen Duran Duran play in 22 different countries to more than 3.5 million fans, the band opened the show with "Friends of Mine".

During the show Duran Duran covered "Instant Karma!", a song recorded by the band to commemorate the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death. "A View to a Kill" had the crowd on its feet, each person singing along with Simon Le Bon, and Nick Rhodes provided the haunting synth lines.

The show finished with "The Wild Boys, complete with maximum audience participation and pyrotechnic flame effects.

Tickets for the event cost around £37.67.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Friends of Mine"
2. "Planet Earth"
3. "Astronaut"
4. "Union of the Snake"
5. "Come Undone"
6. "Instant Karma!"
7. "Sound of Thunder" / "Hold Back the Rain"
8. "The Reflex"
9. "Point of No Return"
10. "Ordinary World"
11. "Skin Trade"
12. "Notorious"
13. "Nice"

CD 2

1. "Electric Barbarella"
2. "Save A Prayer"
3. "Girls on Film"
4. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
5. "Rio"
6. "A View to a Kill (That Fatal Kiss)"
7. "A View to a Kill"
8. "The Wild Boys"

Personnel

Duran Duran are:

• Simon Le Bon - vocals
• John Taylor - bass guitar
• Andy Taylor - guitar
• Nick Rhodes - keyboards
• Roger Taylor - drums

With:

• Anna Ross - backing vocals
• Andy Hamilton - saxophone

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See also

• Duran Duran - 2005 Bootleg CDs
• 2005 - 18 December: Manchester (UK)