Timeline:1987
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Duran Duran promotes and tours around the world to support the Notorious album and the "Skin Trade" and "Meet El Presidente" singles. They appear at the Secret Policemen's Third Ball, perform a month of co-headlining dates with David Bowie, and do a charity concert with Lou Reed. | ||
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jan 3 | "Notorious" single re-enters UK charts; peaks at #73 |
| Warren hired as salaried guitarist for "The Strange Behaviour Tour" | |
| Jan ? | "Skin Trade" single released in US (backed with "We Need You") |
| Jan 31 | "Skin Trade" peaks at #39 in US |
| Feb 4 | John and Nick interviewed by Bruno Brooks on Radio 1 in the UK |
| Feb 6 | Duran lip-synchs "Skin Trade" on German TV show WWF Club in Cologne |
| Feb 7 | "Skin Trade" video premieres on MTV |
| Feb | The Making of Arcadia video and laserdisc released in UK, Australia and Japan (includes videos for "Election Day", "The Promise", "Goodbye Is Forever", "The Flame", and "Missing") |
| Feb | "Skin Trade" single (backed with "We Need You") released worldwide; the original sleeve, with a woman's bare derriere, is pulled (except in Canada and France) when several retailers refuse to stock it |
| Feb | Duran cancels a scheduled Australian tour |
| The SAN REMO FESTIVAL Duran appears on two days at two separate locations | |
| Feb ? | Duran Duran: Teatro delle Vittorie, San Remo, Italy The band performs "Notorious" |
| Feb ? | Duran Duran: [venue?], San Remo, Italy |
| Feb 21 | "Skin Trade" peaks at #22 in UK |
| Feb 22 | Nick's friend and mentor Andy Warhol passes away after a gallbladder operation |
| ? | John smashes his car through the security gate at the Capitol Records parking lot in Hollywood; the band meets with Capitol president Joe Smith |
| Feb 26 | Top of the Pops airs Duran's lip-synch performance of "Skin Trade" |
| Feb 27 | Duran appears on Joan Rivers talk show |
| Feb 27 | Duran appears on The Late Show and performs "Meet El Presidente" and "Skin Trade" |
| Mar 1 | Nick, Simon and John answer fans' questions on Hitline USA radio show |
| The STRANGE BEHAVIOUR Tour With drummer Steve Ferrone, three horns and two backup singers | |
| Mar 16 | Duran Duran: Shimin Kaikan, Fukuoka, Japan bootlegged |
| Mar 17 | Duran Duran: Shimin Kaikan, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Mar 19 | Duran Duran: Kokusai Tenjujyo, Nagoya, Japan |
| Mar 21 | Duran Duran: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
| Mar 22 | Duran Duran: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan bootlegged; Simon sings "Singing In The Rain" |
| Mar 23 | Interview with John aired on Metro Radio in the UK |
| Mar 24 | While in Osaka, Duran records tracks for the Reading Record flexidisc -- Simon recites lyrics to "Skin Trade", Nick recites lyrics to "Winter Marches On", and John recites his favorite lyrics from assorted other songs on the Notorious album |
| Mar 24 | Duran Duran: Nishinomiya Stadium, Osaka, Japan bootlegged |
| Mar 28 | Simon is banned from the BBC-1 kids show Saturday Superstore after answering a phone-in question about his worst memory of the Drum expedition with "seeing the cook's arse first thing in the morning". |
| Mar 29 | Duran Duran and others: The Secret Policemen's Third Ball, Palladium, London, England An Amnesty International Charity Concert; Duran performs "Save A Prayer" and "Skin Trade"; rumors fly backstage about the band breaking up for good |
| Mar 30 | Duran Duran: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium |
| Mar 31 | Duran Duran: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium |
| Apr | Nick, Simon and John interviewed on NRJ Rock Show (Paris, France) |
| Apr 1 | Duran Duran: [venue?], Lilles, France bootlegged |
| Apr 2 | Duran Duran: Bercy, Paris, France |
| Apr 3 | Duran Duran: Bercy, Paris, France bootlegged |
| Apr 4 | Duran's performance aired on US TV dance show Soul Train |
| Apr 5 | Duran Duran: Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged |
| Apr 6 | Duran Duran: Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged |
| Apr 7 | Duran Duran: Grugahalle, Essen, Germany (with guest Roger Taylor)(no opening act) bootlegged |
| Apr 9 | Duran Duran: Drammenshallen, Drammen (Oslo), Norway (no opening act) |
| Apr 10 | Duran Duran: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Apr 11 | Duran Duran: Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Apr 13 | Duran Duran: Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark (no opening act) bootlegged |
| Apr 14 | Duran Duran: Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark (no opening act) |
| Apr 16 | Duran Duran: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged |
| Apr 17 | Duran Duran: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged |
| Apr 18 | Duran Duran: Eilenriedehalle, Hannover, Germany cancelled |
| Apr 22 | Duran Duran: Royal Dublin Society Exhibition Hall, Dublin, Ireland (with John Adams) originally scheduled April 21; bumped at the last minute to April 22 |
| Apr 23 | Duran Duran: Kings Hall, Belfast, North Ireland (no opening act) bootlegged; scheduled opening act Mantronics did not play |
| Apr | "Meet El Presidente" single released (backed with "Vertigo" and the "Meet El Beat" remix); this is the first Duran song released as a CD single |
| Apr 30 | Top of the Pops airs Duran's lip-synch performance of "Meet El Presidente" |
| spring | Duran clips and interviews appear on Australian TV special Straight From The Hip: The Meldrum Tapes |
| ? | Live album The Secret Policeman's Third Ball: The Music released, including "Save a Prayer"; proceeds go to Amnesty International |
| Apr 24 | Duran performs "New Religion", "Meet El Presidente", "Hungry Like The Wolf", "Notorious" and "Wild Boys" live on the final episode of British music show The Tube (Newcastle) |
| Apr 25 | "Meet El Presidente" peaks at #24 in UK |
| Apr 25 | Duran Duran: Queens Hall, Leeds, England (with John Adams) bootlegged; celebrated Steve Ferrone's birthday |
| Apr 26 | Duran Duran: Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England (with John Adams) |
| Apr 27 | Duran Duran: Apollo, Manchester, England (with John Adams) Simon cuts his head open on one of the drum cymbals when he leaps from the back of the stage during "Wild Boys" |
| Apr 28 | Duran Duran: Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland (with John Adams) |
| Apr 29 | Duran Duran: Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland (with John Adams) |
| May 1 | Duran Duran: Palais de Sports, Lyon, France bootlegged |
| May 2 | "Meet El Presidente" peaks at #70 in US |
| May 2 | Duran Duran: Les Arenas, Fréjus, France |
| May 3 | Duran Duran: Palais de Sports, Toulouse, France |
| May 5 | Duran Duran: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland |
| May 7 | Duran Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland (no opening act) recorded; later released as live album Duran Goes Dutch |
| May 8 | Duran Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland (no opening act) |
| May 9 | Duran Duran: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged |
| May 10 | Duran Duran: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged |
| May 12 | Duran Duran: Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria bootlegged |
| May 13 | Duran Duran: Montreux Pop Festival, [venue?], Montreux, Switzerland lip-synched performances of "Notorious" and "Meet El Presidente" broadcast on TV |
| May 15 | John is interviewed backstage at the NEC by BRMB radio in Birmingham |
| May 15 | Duran Duran: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England (with John Adams) bootlegged |
| May 16 | Duran Duran: Brighton Centre, Brighton, England (with John Adams) Audience apathy results in Simon and John sitting on Nick's keyboard riser for several songs |
| May 17 | Duran Duran: Empire Ballroom, London, England (no opening act) shorter set; bootlegged, on The Finest Hour |
| May 17 | Andy Taylor: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA |
| May 18 | Duran Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with John Adams) Simple Minds drummer Mel Gaynor plays with support act John Adams |
| May 19 | Duran Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with John Adams) Mel Gaynor plays with John Adams again |
| May 20 | Duran Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with John Adams) Mel Gaynor plays with John Adams again; bootlegged |
| May 23 | Duran Duran: Palacio Municipal, Madrid, Spain |
| May 24 | Duran Duran: Estadio Municipal Fuente de San Luis (Palacio Municipal), Valencia, Spain (no opening act) |
| May 25 | Duran Duran: Palacio Municipal, Barcelona, Spain bootlegged |
| May | The Cuccurullo family joins Warren in Italy |
| May 28 | Duran Duran: Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy (no opening act) bootlegged |
| May | Strange Behaviour EP released in Italy and Japan |
| May | MTV films Music Passport documentary special with Duran Duran in Italy; features band visits to Ferrari plant and the Coliseum |
| ? | CBS TV network (in the US) films a two-part interview with Duran in Italy |
| May 30 | Duran does a lipsynch performance of "Notorious" and "Skin Trade" on Ibiza 92 (an RTVE special celebrating Barcelona's selection to host the 1992 Olympic games); Spandau Ballet and others also appear |
| May 30 | Duran Duran: Stadio Comunale, Bari, Italy bootlegged |
| May 31 | Duran Duran: Stadio Comunale, Cava Dei Tirreni (Naples), Italy bootlegged |
| May 31 | Andy Taylor: New Georges, San Rafael, CA, USA videotaped |
| Jun 1 | Nick and Simon interviewed backstage at Rome show on Rai Stereo Uno radio (Italy) |
| Jun 1 | Duran Duran: Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy bootlegged |
| Jun 4 | Duran Duran: Stadio Comunale, Modena, Italy bootlegged |
| Jun 5 | Psychedelic Furs: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with The Mission) Andy Taylor was replaced as opening act for this show three days before. "Andy Taylor was supposed to open up, but that didn't work out too well shall we say. But The Mission have been great." (Furs leader Richard Butler on TV show "Toronto Rocks," several hours before the gig) |
| Jun 5 | Duran Duran: Stadio S. Siro (Stadio Meazza), Milan, Italy bootlegged; 50,000 in attendance |
| Jun 7 | Duran Duran: Stadio Comunale, Firenze (Florence), Italy bootlegged |
| Jun 8 | Nick Rhodes celebrates his birthday at Night Capriccio and Hotel Regency in Firenze. Nick, Simon, John play with the fans until 4:00 am; parts of the evening were recorded & bootlegged |
| Jun 14 | Andy Taylor: Fitzgeralds, Houston, Texas, USA (with The Cosmetics) |
| Jun 18 | Duran Duran: Worcester Centrum, Worcester, Massachussetts, USA (with Erasure) Julie Anne attends |
| ? | Duran Go Dutch promotional 12" is released in US with several live tracks recorded in Rotterdam on May 7 |
| Jun 20 | Master Mixes (a two-record set of remixes from the Notorious album) released in US and Hong Kong on Masterdisc |
| Jun 20 | Duran Duran: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (with Erasure) Simon leads crowd in singing Happy Birthday to John before the encore |
| Jun 21 | Andy Taylor: Center Stage Theater, Atlanta, Georgia, USA cancelled |
| Jun 22 | Simon and John appear on Howard Stern radio show |
| Jun 22 | Duran Duran: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jun 23 | Duran Duran: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jun 24 | Duran Duran: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA (with Erasure) |
| ? | Duran appears at the Cat Club in NYC [unconfirmed -- more info needed] |
| Jun 25 | Duran Duran: Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jun 26 | Duran Duran: Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Rochester, New York, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jun 29 | Duran Duran: Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls (Cleveland), Ohio, USA (with Erasure) bootlegged |
| Jun 30 | Duran Duran: Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (with Erasure) opening act was Erasure, although program advertised OMD |
| Jul 1 | Duran Duran: Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 2 | Duran Duran: LaMar Park, Wyoming, Michigan, USA (with Erasure) cancelled; moved to Grand Rapids at the last minute |
| Jul 2 | Duran Duran: Welsh Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 3 | Duran Duran: Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 6 | Duran Duran: Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates (Chicago), Illinois, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 7 | Duran Duran: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA (with Erasure) [duplicate date - anyone have a ticket stub from either show?] |
| Jul 7 | Duran Duran: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (with Erasure) [duplicate date] |
| Jul 8 | Andy Taylor: [venue?], Tokyo, Japan Band includes Patrick O'Hearn on bass; bootlegged on That Fatal Kiss |
| Jul 10 | Heart: Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates (Chicago), Illinois, USA (with Andy Taylor) |
| Jul 10 | Duran Duran: Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 11 | Duran Duran: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (with Erasure) Ticket stubs show that the venue was Civic Arena, not the Syria Mosque as often listed |
| Jul 11 | Heart: Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, USA (with Andy Taylor) |
| Jul 12 | Duran Duran: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 13 | Duran Duran: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul | John interviewed on Z-93 radio (Atlanta, GA) |
| Jul 17 | Duran Duran: Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (with Erasure) Simon sings a bit of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Georgia Peaches" |
| Jul 18 | Duran Duran: Starwood Amphitheater, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (with Erasure) Simon trips over a cord and nearly crashes into the keyboard stand |
| Jul 20 | Duran Duran: Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs (Kansas City), Missouri, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 22 | Duran Duran: Compton Terrace, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 24 | Duran Duran: The Great Western Forum, Inglewood (Los Angeles), California, USA (with Erasure) |
| Duran Duran: The Lhasa Club, Los Angeles, California, USA Post-concert party thrown by Capitol Records after the Forum show; Simon's brother and Susannah Hoffs of the Bangles attended, among others. | |
| Jul 25 | Duran Duran: The Great Western Forum, Inglewood (Los Angeles), California, USA (with Erasure) The band performs "If She Knew What She Wants" with special guests The Bangles. |
| Jul 27 | Duran Duran: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, USA (with Erasure) The band performs "If She Knew What She Wants" with special guests The Bangles. This date filmed for (but not used in) the Working for the Skin Trade concert video |
| Jul 28 | Duran Duran: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA (with Erasure) The band performs "If She Knew What She Wants" with special guests The Bangles. Filmed for the Working For The Skin Trade concert video; bootlegged on Dance Into The Fire |
| Jul 30 | Duran Duran: Cal Expo, Sacramento, California, USA (with Erasure) |
| Jul 31 | Duran Duran: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA (with Erasure) This date filmed for the Working For The Skin Trade concert video; bootlegged on Dance Into The Fire |
| Aug 2 | Alex Sadkin, producer of Seven and the Ragged Tiger, is killed in a car crash in Miami, Florida |
| Aug 7 | Duran Duran: El Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico (no opening act) sold out; Simon emerges for the encore wrapped in a Puerto Rican flag, sending the crowd wild with enthusiasm |
| Aug 8 | Duran Duran: El Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico (no opening act) |
| Aug 10 | Duran Duran: Six Flags Music Mill Amphitheatre, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA (no opening act) |
| The GLASS SPIDER Tour Duran Duran shares the bill with David Bowie during the end of his North American tour | |
| Aug 12 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado, USA (with The Outfield) |
| Aug 14 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: Portland Civic Stadium, Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Aug 15 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: British Columbia Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (with Georgia Satellites) |
| Aug 17 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (with Georgia Satellites) |
| Aug 19 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (with Georgia Satellites) |
| Aug 22 | Simon does in-studio interview with alternative radio station CFNY 102.1 FM in Toronto. The DJ plays his requests for the songs "Wooly Bully" and "Oye Como Va" |
| Aug 24 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: Molson CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with Northern Pikes) Concert is part of 'The Ex', one of the largest fairs in North America |
| Aug 25 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: Molson CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with Northern Pikes) Concert is part of 'The Ex', one of the largest fairs in North America |
| Aug 28 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (with Eight Seconds) |
| Aug 30 | David Bowie and Duran Duran: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (with Michael Pagliaro) |
| Aug 31 | Duran Duran: Beacon Theater, New York, New York, USA (with guests Lou Reed and Nile Rodgers) 100th and final show of the tour. A charity concert for "The Association to Benefit Children"; John sings the intro to "The Reflex"; Duran performs "Sweet Jane" and "Walk on the Wild Side" with Lou Reed. Appears on Beacon Theater 1987 bootleg. |
| ? | A promo CD of the Beacon Theater show called Studio Line Live, (which includes Duran's "Skin Trade") is available free with the purchase of certain L'Oreal hair products |
| ? | MTV airs the Music Passport documentary special, about Duran's "Strange Behaviour" tour in Italy |
| ? | Simon and the Berrows sell Drum to a man from Glasgow (who now regularly takes underprivileged kids out to introduce them to the sea) |
| ? | Capitol/EMI releases the compilation Brave New Music for a New World, including Duran's "Winter Marches On" and the "Notoriousaurus Rex" remix
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