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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 Policeman's Third Ball, perform a month of co-headlining dates with David Bowie, and do a charity concert with Lou Reed.

Date	Event
	The Italian Duran Duran fanzine RioCarnival is founded in Foggia, Italy by Luana and Ilenia Salvatore.
	The compilation album Artistas Internacionales De Emi Capitol En Concierto featuring Duran Duran is released to promote tour dates in Spain.
	Summer Maxis compilation released in Argentina, featuring "Notorious" (Extended Mix) produced by Nile Rodgers.
	The Life In Mirrors album by Masami Tsuchiya released, featuring John Taylor.
	Super Maxi Hits '87 released in Greece, with an extended version of "Notorious".
	The compilation album Countdown: Live released in The Netherlands, featuring Duran Duran.
	Andy's solo album Thunder released (Missing Persons' Patrick O'Hearn plays bass)
	The promotional only album WEA Top Hits: Oct. '87 - Vol. 51 released in Japan, featuring Andy Taylor's "Life Goes On".
Jan	Duran Duran interviewed on The Meldrum Tapes; bootlegged on The Video Archives: Volume V.
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 7-Feb 22	Andy Taylor: Supporting Dave Lee Roth on the 2nd leg N American leg of the Eat 'Em & Smile Tour. Cancelled. The best info available is that he pulled out of the tour to concentrate on finishing the album. Some adverts exist for several early dates though & press reports from the time suggest that he was originally scheduled to play at least 23 of the US dates, along with the 3 Canadian ones.
Jan 10	American Top 40 with Casey Kasem: January 10, 1987 broadcast, featuring "Notorious" at no.2.
Jan 11	Rock Over London: 402 broadcast in the USA, featuring "Skin Trade".
Jan 31	"Skin Trade" peaks at #39 in US
Feb	"Planet Earth" is included on Disco Mix Club: February 87 Mixes 2.
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 9	Andy records When The Rain Comes Down, Tremblin', Life Goes On, I Might Lie, Night Train, Don't Let Me Die Young, Bringin' Me Down, Broken Window & Out Of My Head at the Village Recorder (aka Village Studios), Los Angeles.
Feb 12	Andy demos 3 untiled tracks.
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"; bootlegged on Duran Duran: 1987
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
?	The compilation album Hits on Film released in Italy, featuring "A View To A Kill".
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"
Feb-Mar?	Mastering of Thunder at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
Mar 1	Nick, Simon and John answer fans' questions on Hitline USA radio show
Mar 15	Japanese Super Time TV show broadcast Duran Duran arriving at the Japan International Airport to begin their world tour and includes an interview at the airport with John Taylor. Bootlegged on The Video Archives: No.22 Japan.
	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 18	Japanese Tokyo Rock TV show broadcast an in-depth interview with Nick, Simon & John. Includes clips of "Skin Trade" (music video), "Is There Something I Should Know?" (live), "Election Day" (Interviewed by Masami Tsuchiya). Bootlegged on The Video Archives: No.22 Japan.
Mar 19	Duran Duran: Kokusai Tenjujyo, Nagoya, Japan
Mar 21	Duran Duran: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan bootlegged on Live In Tokyo - Singin' In The Rain
Mar 22	Duran Duran: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Simon sings "Singin' In The Rain". bootlegged on Duran Duran Vs Andy Taylor: That Fatal Kiss, Strange Behaviour Tour '87 and Tokyo: 22-03-87
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 on Meet El Presidente and Osaka 1987 Live
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. released on The Secret Policeman's Third Ball: The Music
Mar	Strange Behaviour 87: European Itinerary issued to tour personnel.
Mar 30	Duran Duran: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mar 31	Duran Duran: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium bootlegged on Bruxelles 87
Apr	Andy Taylor's "I Might Lie" is included on WEA Top Hits: April '87 - Vol. 45 released in Japan.
Apr	Nick, Simon and John interviewed on NRJ Rock Show (Paris, France)
Apr 1	Duran Duran: Espace Foire, Lilles, France bootlegged
Apr 2	Duran Duran: Bercy, Paris, France bootlegged on Paris, France: April 02, 1987
Apr 3	Duran Duran: Bercy, Paris, France bootlegged on Paris, Bercy: April 03, 1987
Apr 4	Duran's performance aired on US TV dance show Soul Train
Apr 5	Duran Duran: Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged on Strange Behaviour: Stuttgart
Apr 6	Duran Duran: Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged on Duran Cologne
Apr 7	Duran Duran: Grugahalle, Essen, Germany (with guest Roger Taylor) (no opening act) bootlegged on German Behaviour
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 on Live In Berlin - 16th April 1987
Apr 17	Duran Duran: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged on Hamburg - Sporthalle: 17 April 1987
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 on Belfast 1987; scheduled opening act Mantronix 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
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) bootlegged on Live On The Tube, Duran Duran: 1987 and Live on Planet Earth: Vol. 1-2
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 "The Wild Boys" bootlegged on Manchester '87
Apr 28	Duran Duran: Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland (with John Adams)
Apr 29	Duran Duran: Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland (with John Adams)
Apr 30	Top of the Pops airs Duran's lip-synch performance of "Meet El Presidente"
May 1	Duran Duran: Palais des Sports, Lyon, France bootlegged
May 2	"Meet El Presidente" peaks at #70 in US
May 2	Duran Duran: Les Arenas, Fréjus, France bootlegged on Les Arenes: Live In Fréjus
May 3	Duran Duran: Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France
May 5	Duran Duran: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland bootlegged on A Swiss Night
May 7	Duran Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland (no opening act) bootlegged on Rotterdam 1987, Duran Goes Dutch and Other Strange Behaviours... and released as Duran Goes Dutch
May 8	Duran Duran: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland (no opening act)
May 9	Duran Duran: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged on Frankfurt May 9th 1987
May 10	Duran Duran: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany (no opening act) bootlegged on Munich
May 12	Duran Duran: Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria bootlegged on Wien at Stadthalle '87
May 13	Duran Duran: Montreux Pop Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland lip-synched performances of "Notorious" and "Meet El Presidente" broadcast on TV bootlegged on Yo Bad Azizi and Montreux
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 on Live At Birmingham '87
May 15	Andy Taylor: Wolfgang's, San Francisco, CA, USA (with Cry Fire)
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; bootlegged on Duran Brighton 87
May 17	Duran Duran: Empire Ballroom, London, England (no opening act) shorter set; bootlegged, on The Finest Hour and Live At The Empire Ballroom: 17th May 1987
May 17	Andy Taylor: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA bootlegged on Andy Taylor: Coach House 17 May 87
May 18	Duran Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with John Adams) Simple Minds drummer Mel Gaynor plays with support act John Adams; bootlegged on London 1987: First Night
May 19	Duran Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with John Adams) Mel Gaynor plays with John Adams again; bootlegged on May 19th 1987: 2nd Show At Wembley
May 20	Duran Duran: Wembley Arena, London, England (with John Adams) Mel Gaynor plays with John Adams again; bootlegged on Wembley Arena '87
May 20	Andy Taylor: The Forum in Inglewood, CA, USA (supporting The Psychedelic Furs) Andy was originally scheduled to support for the tour, but walked out after a disagreement over the duration of his set. Andy claimed he wasn't allowed a sound check, but Bernard Butler is quoted as stating that his crew turned up the lights because, despite warnings, Taylor had extended his set well beyond its allotted time. In union halls, such as the Forum, Butler said, shows that go into overtime incur stiff financial penalties. "Our set lasts a specific amount of time," says Butler. "It's all organized. But what happened was he had gone on stage 10 minutes late for no apparent reason. He'd just been sitting in his dressing room drinking. Then he went over by somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes. He was doing an extended version of "Bang-a-Gong" when they turned the houselights up. We didn't want to pay the (penalties). I'd hate for this to reflect on the band. Maybe a couple of us were watching, but certainly none of the Psychedelic Furs had their fingers on any light switches."
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 on Barcelona 1987
May	The Cuccurullo family joins Warren in Italy
May 28	Duran Duran: Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy (no opening act) bootlegged on Palermo 87
May	Strange Behavior 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 bootlegged on Return of Notorious
?	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 on Bari
May 31	Duran Duran: Stadio Comunale, Cava Dei Tirreni (Naples), Italy bootlegged on Cava Dei Tirreni
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 on Roma and Flaminio Roma
Jun 4	Duran Duran: Stadio Comunale, Modena, Italy bootlegged on El Presidente and Italian Behaviour
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 50,000 in attendance; bootlegged on Milano: June 5th 1987
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 on Nick Rhodes Birthday Party
Jun 10	Andy Taylor: Club Miami, San Antonio, TX, USA Whilst the flyer for this states that it was 'Presented by TK Productions & Super Q', the info from someone who went to the show is that this was solely sponsorship; & Super Q didn't record or air the gig.
Jun 14	Andy Taylor: Fitzgeralds, Houston, Texas, USA (with The Cosmetics) bootlegged on Andy Taylor: Live At Bogarts 1987
Jun 18	Duran Duran: Worcester Centrum, Worcester, Massachussetts, USA (with Erasure) Julie Anne attends; bootlegged on Worcester: June 18th 1987
?	Duran Goes 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
?	The promotional only album Maxi Mega Mobile Master Massive Madness Mammoth Multiple Monster Mixology! released in the USA, featuring 4 Duran Duran tracks.
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) bootlegged on Madison 87
Jun 24	Duran Duran: Cat Club, New York, New York, USA
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
July??	Andy Taylor: Atlanta, Georgia, USA (supporting Heart). Cancelled. Andy was supposed to be supporting Heart on unknown dates on the 1st leg N American leg of the Bad Animals Tour... ...however a press report from the 27th states - "When ex-Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor named his first solo album Thunder, it turned out to be a forecast of his stormy behavior. Last January, Taylor canceled his opening act for the David Lee Roth tour, saying he needed to finish his own recording. Then, after artistic and technical differences with the Psychedelic Furs, he signed off that tour as an opening act. Most recently he was expected among the opening acts on the first leg of Heart’s tour. Wishful thinking. “In Atlanta, Taylor’s band and crew showed, but not Taylor,” says an insider. For an opener, his case is closed." (http://people.com/archive/take-one-vol-28-no-3/)
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: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA (with Erasure)
Jul 7	Duran Duran: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (with Erasure)
Jul 8	Duran Duran: Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates (Chicago), Illinois, USA (with Erasure)
Jul 8	Andy Taylor: NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan Band includes Patrick O'Hearn on bass; released on Andy Taylor: Live In Tokyo 1987 and bootlegged on Duran Duran Vs Andy Taylor: 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; bootlegged on Pittsburgh 1987
Jul 11	Heart: Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, USA (with Andy Taylor)
Jul 13	Duran Duran: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA (with Erasure)
Jul 14	Duran Duran: venue?, Hampton, Virginia, USA (with Erasure)
Jul 15	Duran Duran: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (with Erasure) bootlegged on Charlotte 1987
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 "Call Me The Breeze"
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 Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, Kansas, 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) bootlegged on Los Angeles 1987
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; bootlegged on Strange Behaviour 87: Irvine
Jul 28	Duran Duran: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA (with Erasure) 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 bootlegged on Portland 1987
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 bootlegged on Toronto Forum
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; Westwood One record the show for the Startrak Profile - Pop Concert: 88-01 radio broadcast; bootlegged on Duran At The Beacon, The Final Show and Duran Duran: Live at the Beacon Theatre.
?	A promo CD of the Beacon Theater show called L'Oreal 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 bootlegged on Return of Notorious
?	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 Music For A New World, including Duran's "Winter Marches On" and the "Notoriousaurus" remix
?	The Happy Xmas 1987 from Duran Duran collectors set released in Japan.
Dec 31	American Top 40 Year-End Countdown 1987 with Casey Kasem broadcast, featuring "Notorious" at no.25.

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