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The Duran Duran Timeline
<< 1998 1999 2000 >>

John releases solo material. The band start to write Pop Trash. Summer tour Let it Flow, and December Overnight Sensation.

Date Event
Jan 5 Serious Vanity Music release Glue: a Tribute to the Music of Duran Duran album.
? The compilation album Promo Anglo: 1-99 is released in Colombia by EMI, featuring a Duran Duran medley.
? "Love Is Like Oxygen" by Freebass is included on the Japanese compilation Prince Snow Groove.
? Disky release the album box set Original Gold in The Netherlands.
? The Australian compilation album Sound of New Wave released, featuring "Is There Something I Should Know?".
? The compilation album Modern Rock: 1980-1981 released in the USA, featuring Duran Duran's "Girls on Film".
? American band Guild of Ages release the album Vox Dominatas, featuring a cover version of "Hungry Like The Wolf".
? The DJ only album Direct Hit: Rewind 80s released in the USA, featuring "Girls on Film" (Digital Mix by Warren 'Kommission' Sanford).
? The Japanese edition of Standards & Practices by Face to Face released, featuring a cover version of "Planet Earth".
Jan 18 "Electric Barbarella" released in UK.
Jan 18 Simon records an appearance for the BBC's Never Mind The Buzzcocks TV show. The panel performs a version of Rio for Ian Dury of The Blockheads to guess. Simon thinks the performance is rubbish. (YouTube)
Jan 19 The band tapes an interview and performance for The Jack Docherty Show at Whitehall Theatre, London.
Jan 20 The Jack Docherty show airs on UK Channel 5; audio recording bootlegged on Advertizing Music and Live At The Castle: Edinburgh 31.12.1998. The video version of this show has not surfaced yet. Nevertheless, there are background photos with the group of this event taken by one of the fans. (source)
Jan Greatest goes platinum.
Jan 22 Nick and Simon appear on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast.
Jan 26 Sugar Town has its big-screen premiere at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Utah, at the prestigious Sundance Festival; John and the rest of the cast attend. Taylor and other cast members participate in a live chat on the Sundance website. (Sugar Town Clip), (JT moments), (Full Youtube).
Jan 26 Nick and Simon tape an appearance for the UK Pepsi Chart Show.
Jan 28 Pepsi Chart Show airs.
Jan 30 Duran performs "Electric Barbarella" on the UK Lottery show; with host Dale Winton. Nick starts the lottery draw; bootlegged on Advertizing Music. (YouTube), (YouTube).
Feb Promo Only: Alternative Club - February 1999 released, featuring "Girls on Film" (Tin Tin Out Mix).
Feb DMC 193 Commercial Collection released, featuring "Rio" (Always Mix Ya Drinks Mix).
Feb Glue: a Tribute to the Music of Duran Duran tribute album released on Serious Vanity Records; proceeds benefit RAINN (the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network).
Feb Duran records "Playing With Uranium" and "Mars Meets Venus" (with backing vocalist Sally Boyden).
Feb Resumé, a collection of songs and instrumentals written by John and Jonathan Elias during the 9½ Weeks sessions in 1985/86, is released through the TTP website.
Feb 17 Transmutator's album The Colony of Sluts is released, featuring a cover version of "A View To A Kill".
Feb 23 Chic: Live At The Budokan released, with the Japanese version featuring Simon Le Bon performing "Notorious" with Chic.
Feb 23 John interviews Jonathan Elias about the Resumé CD for the Trust The Process website.
Feb 24 Nick attends Grammy show and afterparties thrown by Warner, BMG and EMI.
Feb 26 Nick visits the premiere of the film The Other Sister in Los Angeles
Mar The movie Hunting Venus premieres on UK TV, featuring Simon in a cameo role.
Mar "Mars Meets Venus" is completed, and Simon adds vocals to "Lady Xanax".
Mar Promo Only // Mainstream Club: March 99 released, featuring "Girls on Film" (Tin Tin Out Mix).
Mar 1 Brave New World release their album Groove Thing, which features a cover version of "Planet Earth".
Mar 15 Giving The Game Away by Thunder released, featuring Andy Taylor.
Mar The Strange Behaviour (promo) cassette released in the UK.
Mar 16 Capitol Records/EMI releases double CD Strange Behaviour, containing remixes of songs from "Planet Earth" to "Drowning Man"; many mixes never before available on CD. (HBTR Remix).
Mar 24 John (38) marries Gela Nash in Las Vegas, Nevada in a private ceremony (making him a stepfather to her two children).
Apr Duran begin recording tracks at London's Maison Rouge studios that they can't complete at Privacy; "Starting to Remember" is completed, with lyrics written by Nick.
? Nick writes "The Sun Doesn't Shine Forever".
? Simon appears on UK ITV show Airline as he walks through Luton airport. (YouTube).
Apr Simon has laser eye surgery in Manchester.
Apr John and Steve Jones film a small part in the movie Four Dogs Playing Poker.
Apr 4 VH1 airs the premiere of the VH1 Behind The Music: Duran Duran The show documents the bands history from 1980 until 1999. Rare interviews Andy Taylor and the Berrow Brothers. John mentions his cocaine addiction, and describes the "Wall of Hysteria" from fans. The show is remastered in 2010. (Full YouTube), (Full Spanish), (Part 1), Part 2), (Part 3), (Part 4), (Part 5), (Part 6).
Apr 5 "Candybar Express", a Love & Money track produced by Andy Taylor, appears on the Polygram compilation Cheap Pearls and Whisky Dreams: The Best of Love & Money.
Apr 5 John interviews Steve Jones for the TTP website, regarding the Neurotic Outsiders, a Sex Pistols documentary and their work in Four Dogs Playing Poker.
The VIPER Room Shows.
The newly/temporarily reformed band help inaugurate the newly redesigned Viper Room.
Apr 5 The Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA (with guests Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy of The Cult).
Apr 12 The Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA.
Apr 19 The Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA (with guests Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy).
Apr 26 The Neurotic Outsiders: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA (with opening act Driz, and guests Mel C (aka Sporty Spice), Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy).
bootlegged on Live at the Viper Room and Is This Planet Earth?
May John travels to Japan to work with Favorite Blue and The Slut Banks.
May 11 The Slut Banks: Shimokitazawa Shelter, Tokyo, Japan (with guest John Taylor).
May Duran completes "Last Day On Earth" for the new album, now titled Pop Trash Movie.
mid-May John works in his studio for three weeks with Gerry Laffy, Larry Aberman and John Amato, recording tracks for his new album John Taylor (aka The Japan Album).
Jun 4 Band appears on VH1 to One on VH1 UK.
Jun ? Duran's performance of "Save A Prayer" appears on the video re-release of The Secret Policeman's Third Ball: The Music from Rhino Records.
Jun John films a cameo as Keith Rockhard (originally Richrock) in the movie The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (Clip).
Jun Simon spends a weekend in Spain; attends the Formula One GP in Barcelona, and celebrates Manchester United's football victory in the Champions League.
Jun 15 Nettwerk Records release Free Enterprise movie soundtrack album, featuring "Planet Earth"
Jun 16 Japanese group Favorite Blue release the album Solitude, which features John Taylor performing bass on two of the tracks.
Jun 27 Duran's Behind The Music airs on VH1.
Jun Duran visits Los Angeles to negotiate a deal with the Disney music label Hollywood Records.
Jun Simon attends Naomi Campbell's birthday party.
Jun 30 Nick (who had a tiny cameo as the voice of the Canadian fighter pilot who bombs the Baldwin brothers) attends the South Park Movie premiere in Hollywood, CA. (Live: Uncle Fucker).
Jul Pop Trash completed. Album title changed from Pop Trash Movie to simply Pop Trash.
Jul The Didn't Anybody Tell You? bootleg of the Liberty demos (which had been floating around on cassette for several years) circulates on CD, including several previously unreleased tracks.
Jul 5 Original Gold (a repackaged box containing Arena and Big Thing CDs) released in the Netherlands.
Jul 8 Sugar Town has its UK premiere at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield, England; John attends the premiere and mingles with fans afterward. (Sugar Town Clip).
Jul 8 VH1 holds a Duran Duran Day, airing videos from Greatest, the Behind The Music special, and the The Greatest and Latest Tour concert from Wembley Arena, December 21, 1998.
Jul 9 Simon attends the British Grand Prix and takes part in a go-cart race, beating Damon Hill and Eddie Irvine.
Jul 27 "New Moon on Monday" released on Double Shot: New Wave compilation album.
Aug John takes part in filming the documentary The History of Music Video for VH1 and Channel 4.
Aug John is asked to write a song for his new label AVEX's upcoming compilation CD; he records "Run Together".
Aug The band offer the completed album to various labels and distributors.
The LET IT FLOW Tour
With bassist Wes Wehmiller and drummer Joe Travers.
Aug 5 Duran Duran: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA (no opening act).
bootlegged on Let It Flow: Chicago.
Aug 6 Duran Duran: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA (no opening act).
bootlegged on House of Blues: August 6, 1999
Aug 7 Duran Duran: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA (no opening act).
bootlegged on HOB Cybercast.
(GOF), (OOMM - Perfecto Mix), (FOM), (SENM), (SO - Ambient), (SO Ambient), (WL).
Aug 8 Duran Duran: Superstar Theater, Atlantic City, NJ, USA (no opening act).
Aug 10 Duran Duran: Pine Knob Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA.
Aug 12 Duran Duran: PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA (with Erin Evermore).
bootlegged on Let It Flow: Holmdel
Aug 13 Duran Duran: Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT, USA (no opening act).
bootlegged on Foxwoods 1999
Aug 14 Duran Duran: BankBoston Pavillion, Boston, MA, USA (with opening act Erin Evermore and guest Dale Bozzio)
bootlegged on Let It Flow In Boston
Aug 15 Duran Duran: Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Long Island, NY, USA.
bootlegged on Jones Beach 8-15-99. (AVTAK), (SO Ambient Mix), (SO Ambient Mix), (Lava Lamp), (OOMM - Perfecto Remix).
Aug 16? The band have not had much success finding a label to take on the new album. Songs like Hallucinating Elvis fail to impress the execs, and the band are turned down by most major record labels.
Aug 17 Duran Duran: Nissan Pavilion, Stoneridge, VA, USA.
Aug 19 Duran Duran: Horseshoe Casino, Tunica, MS, USA .
Aug 20 Duran Duran: Grand Casino, Biloxi, MS, USA (no opening act).
Aug 21 Duran Duran: Grand Casino, Biloxi, MS, USA (no opening act).
Aug 22 Duran Duran: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA.
bootlegged on Dallas 1999
Aug 24 Duran Duran: Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Aug 25 Duran signs a three-album record deal with Hollywood Records. Simon and Warren appear on the 99X FM Radio. They are interviewed, and take fan questions by phone. They also play acoutsic versions of "Starting to Remember", "Save A Prayer" and a snippet of "Hallucinating Elvis"
Aug 26 Duran Duran: Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC, USA (with Erin Evermore)
Aug 26 John Taylor Terroristen in Japan.
Aug 26 John Taylor Terroristen: The Blue Note, Osaka, Japan (two shows)
Tio Banks takes over on keyboards for Michael Railton.
Aug 26 John Taylor Terroristen: The Blue Note, Osaka, Japan (two shows).
Aug 27 Sugar Town featured at Edinburgh Festival, UK.
Aug 27 Duran Duran: House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA (with Erin Evermore).
Aug 27 John Taylor Terroristen: The Blue Note, Osaka, Japan (two shows).
bootlegged on John Taylor Terroristen: Blue Note Club 27-08-99
Aug 28 Duran Duran: House of Blues, Orlando, FL, USA (with Erin Evermore)
Aug 28 John Taylor Terroristen: The Blue Note, Osaka, Japan (two shows).
Aug 29 Duran Duran: Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL, USA.
Aug 31 Duran Duran: Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, USA. (Rio).
Sep 2 Duran Duran: Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA
filmed for Jerry Lewis telethon; the Le Bon family attends. (Rio).
Sep 3 Duran Duran: Universal Amphitheater, Hollywood, CA, USA (no opening act).
bootlegged on Los Angeles 9-3-99
Sep 3 John releases Meltdown, an album of dance material recorded in 1992, through the TTP website.
Sep 3 Three Alarm Fire releases their album Sub Acid Sweet Songs (produced by John) through the TTP website.
Sep 4 Duran's performance of "Rio" from Concord aired on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. (YouTube).
Sep 4 "Ordinary World" is included on Now Best: Now That's What I Call Music released in Japan.
Sep 4 Duran Duran: The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
bootlegged on Let It Flow: Las Vegas 99. (HE), (HE), (WL).
Sep 5 Duran Duran: Z-100 Festival, Waterfront Park, Portland, OR, USA.
Sep 7 Rolling Stone Online broadcasts video interview with Nick.
? Voices/Another Sound released by the DD Fan Club. Features 13 remixes including: GOF - Europa mix, Come Undone - Churban mix, and The Reflex - Come As You Are dance mix. (Reflex-CAYA).
Sep 12 John takes part in the filming of the VH1 discussion show The List.
? The Spanish Sessions four-track demo CD from Andy Taylor and Luke Morley issued.
An Evening With Luke Morley and Andy Taylor
Sep 12 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: The Leadmill, Sheffield, UK.
Sep 13 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: Princess Charlotte, Leicester, UK.
Sep 14 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland.
Sep 14? John appears on Politically Incorrect US TV show on ABC.
Sep 15 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: Roadhouse, Manchester, UK.
Sep 16 Luke Morley and Andy Taylor: Borderline, London, UK.
Sep 16 USA Films hosts a red-carpet premiere for Sugar Town at the Music Hall Theater in Los Angeles.
Sep 16 John and Gela attend the premier, he gives an interview. (YouTube).
Sep 16? John appears on the Eric Blair show, talking about Sugar Town. He says new album is due in November, released through his web site. In the next few weeks, three wednesdays at The Viper Room. (YouTube).
? Anthony J. Resta remixes "Mental Hopscotch" for Missing Persons, but misses the deadline to have the track included on the Cleopatra release Missing Persons: Remixed Hits.
Sep 17 Sugar Town goes into limited release in New York and Los Angeles.
Sep 17 Warren releases the Missing Persons album Missing Persons: Remixed Hits on Cleopatra label {includes "Destination Unknown (TV Mania Mix)".
Sep 20 Post-production is completed on Four Dogs Playing Poker; no release date set.
Sep 21 John acts as DJ during the lunch hour at LA radio station Y-107.
Sep 21 Duranduran.com hacked by Redsexy after months with no updates to the site.
Sep 22 John appears on KTLA Morning News in Los Angeles, discussing Sugar Town.
John Taylor Terroristen in California
Tio Banks takes over on keyboards for Michael Railton.
Sep 22 John Taylor Terroristen: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA.
bootlegged on John Taylor Terroristen: At The Viper Room 9-22-99
? John and Michael Des Barres talk about Sugar Town in an interview. [1].
Sep 27 Australian tribute album The Songs of Duran Duran UnDone is released.
Sep 28 John appears on the morning show at Y-107 radio in LA.
Sep 29 "Run Together" appears on the ZIP FM 6th Anniversary: Run Together compilation CD from AVEX Records.
Sep 29 John Taylor Terroristen: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA.
Oct 2 John Taylor Terroristen: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA (with Rick Monroe Band and Redshift).
bootlegged on John Taylor Terroristen: San Juan Capistrano - 2 Oct 99
Oct 3 John Taylor Terroristen: Yucatan, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (with Sugar Cult).
Oct 4 Nick appears on Retro-Pop Reunion show on B94 radio in Pittsburgh (broadcast on the Internet).
Oct 5-16 Drowning On Dry Land premieres at the Flanders Film Festival.
Oct 6 John Taylor Terroristen: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USA.
Autumn Simon and Yasmin attend Prince's Trust charity event.
Oct 8 Duran Duran, Sugar Ray and others: WPST Rocktober Fest, Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ, USA.
Oct 9 Duran Duran and others: Mix 98.5 (WBMX) Mixfest, Boston City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA, USA
free show. (Full Youtube).
Oct 10 John and Gerry Laffy return to Tokyo for promo work on new album .
Oct 11? John and Gerry do an interview of Japanese TV, promoting Run Together plays in the background. John talks about his freedom. (YouTube).
Oct 12 John and Gerry play an acoustic performance for ZIP-FM in Nagoya, Japan.
bootlegged on John Taylor Acoustic Performance
Oct 12 Kylie Minogue and Ben Lee perform their cover of "The Reflex" (from The Songs of Duran Duran UnDone tribute album) at the Aria music awards at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. (Song).
Oct 12 Duran tapes performance for Hard Rock Live for VH1 at Sony Studios in New York City. The promo CD single "Notorious / Ordinary World" uses recordings from the show.
bootlegged on Kill That Light and Hard Rock Live: 99. (Full Youtube), (WL), (GOF), (Not.).
Oct 13 John and Gerry travel by train to Osaka for more interviews.
Oct 14 Allison Anders is reported to be in discussions with TV executives about turning Sugar Town into a TV series, with John returning to the role of Clive.
Oct 14 John and Gerry return to Tokyo for yet more interviews.
Oct 15 John and Gerry attend and perform at AVEX Records press party.
bootlegged on John Taylor Acoustic Performance
Oct 15 Duran wins a "substantial" amount of money in a libel suit against The Sun tabloid for printing stories about Duran paying people to pose as fans for the Hunting Venus TV movie.
Oct 16 John and Gerry return to Los Angeles.
Oct 21 "Run Together" reaches #1 on Japanese charts.
Oct 21 VH1 airs The List with John, Rick Springfield and others; the topic is "Best Band of the 70's".
Oct 21 John on the Craig Kilborn show, with Kristen Johnson. He talks about Sugar Town. His favourite DD song was Rio, because he used to play it during sex, with the drums at the start on repeat loop. (Full YouTube), (Acting Clip).
Oct 26 Simon and Nick appear on GMTV, the ITV Breakfast Show, and Radio 1's Chris Moyles show.
Oct late? Simon agrees to join John in New York for the launch of Juicy Couture.
Oct late? Reunion. Simon asks John on the phone if he wants to come back to the band. John agrees on the condition that the original five members reunite. John then phones Nick, Roger and Andy, from his home in LA, about the possibility of reforming the band. They all respond positively.
Oct 31 Duranduran.com is taken down for 'refurbishment'.
Nov Duran Duran: The Collection is issued in the UK; only available in Marks & Spencer stores.
Nov 2 "Rio" appears on MTV: The First 1000 Years - New Wave from Rhino Records.
Nov 10 John Taylor Terroristen: Juicy Couture Launch Party, Joe's Pub, New York City, NY, USA (with guest Simon Le Bon)
An invitation-only party for the New York launch of Juicy Couture, the clothing label owned by John's wife Gela. Simon performs four songs with John and the band. The atmosphere is electric. John quips "So what've you been up to for the last 5 years?" before they duet singing Rio. Bootlegged on John Taylor: 4 Lives. (GET.IO), (RIO/Reflex), (GIO), (NR).
Nov 13 John appears on This Is Your Life in the UK as a guest for a feature on Martin Kemp. John describes how he invited Martin onto the project. bootlegged on Hey Webkids!. (Full YouTube), (JT Clip).
? John Taylor (promo) released in Japan.
Nov 23 John's album John Taylor (aka The Japan Album) released on AVEX Records in Japan; also available through the TTP website.
Nov 24? John attempts to eat a traditional Japanese meal without wearing his glasses; he squints like its early morning. He asks for the sauce, but then refuses it. He pretends to enjoy it; but when the host exclaims "He loves it!", John says, "No he doesn't". (YouTube).
Nov 26 John appears on Japanese TV promoting his new self titled album. John wears oblong tinted glasses. The first question is why did he leave Duran Duran. He describes the meaning behind some of his songs, and about abstaining from drug use. (YouTube).
? The promotional only compilation album Abest Tracks: 99 11 released in Japan, featuring John Taylor's "A-Anon".
The OVERNIGHT SENSATION Show
Dec 5 Duran Duran: Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (warm-up date).
Dec 6 Duran Duran: Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (warm-up date)
Dec 8 Duran Duran: The Overnight Sensation Show, Earl's Court, London, UK (with Thunderbugs)
Guest Sally Boyden appears onstage to perform backing vocals for "Come Undone" with the band.
Bootlegged on Everything Is Fine
.
Dec 8 Touch Down: Wild Boys released.
Dec 10 Duran Duran: Town Hall, New York, NY, USA.
Dec 13 Live online chat with John at TTP.
Dec 17 Duran Duran: Cox Arena, San Diego, CA, USA.
released on the Jingle Ball '99 album
Dec 18 Duran Duran: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA (no opening act)
? Nick ends relationship with Madeleine Farley.
? SYN Productions set up a separate music publishing entity to organize its catalog.
Dec 31 Duran Duran: a private home, Atlanta, GA, USA
<< 1998 1999 2000 >>

Timeline duran duran wikipedia discography archive collection MESSAGE BOARD PRO

1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989
1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019
2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2027 · 2028 · 2029
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