Timeline:2008
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Duran Duran promotes and tours around the world to support the Red Carpet Massacre album. | ||
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| 15 Jan | Simon and Roger do interviews on Radio DJ and Radio Monte Carlo in Milan, Italy. |
| 7 Jan | Press announces that Duran Duran (among other rock stars) have designed a Playboy-themed T-shirt for Rock The Vote. |
| 10 Jan | Duran Duran biography airs on The Biography Channel |
| 18 Jan | Duran Duran appears on the BBC music documentary Pop Britannia |
| Jan | Duran Duran tape segments in Boston about the making of the Rio album, for the Classic Albums: Rio documentary |
| 26 Jan | Duran Duran: Big Night 9, Boston Convention and Expo Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States<b />$1.8 million is raised at a Charity Benefit for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay |
| 27 Jan | Acoustic performance by Simon, John and Dom for WBMX radio in Boston |
| 28 Jan | Duran Duran interviewed on TIC Hartford radio in Hartford, Connecticut. |
| 29 Jan | Duran Duran interviewed on Mix 106.5 in Baltimore, Maryland and WPLJ in New York City. |
| 31 Jan | Duran Duran does phone interviews on WMTX in Tampa, Florida, Mix 105 in Orlando, Florida, and The Point in Norfolk VA |
| 1 Feb | Duran Duran interviewed on WMGX in Portland, Maine. |
| 4 Feb | Simon and Nick visit WHBC radio station in Canton, Ohio. |
| 4 Feb | Dom Brown’s album Between the Lines released. |
| 26 Mar | Duran Duran: Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 28 Mar | Duran Duran: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 29 Mar | Duran Duran: Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 30 Mar | Duran Duran: Avica Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| 1 Apr | Duran Duran: Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| 3 Apr | Duran Duran: Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 5 Apr | Duran Duran: Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 6 Apr | Duran Duran: The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| 8 Apr | Duran Duran: Balai Sidang Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 10 Apr | Duran Duran: Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines |
| 12 Apr | Duran Duran: Pop TV Arena, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| 14 Apr | Duran Duran: Zepp, Tōkyō, Japan |
| 17 Apr | Duran Duran: Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea |
| 20 Apr | Duran Duran: Autódromo La Guácima, San Antonio de Belén, Costa Rica |
| 29 Apr | Duran Duran: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 30 Apr | Duran Duran: WaMu Theater, Seattle, Washington, United States |
| 2 May | Duran Duran: Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, California, United States |
| 3 May | Duran Duran: Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| 4 May | Duran Duran: Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| 6 May | Duran Duran: Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| 8 May | Duran Duran: Valley View Casino, San Diego, California, United States |
| 9 May | Duran Duran: The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| 10 May | Duran Duran: The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| 12 May | Duran Duran: Wells Fargo Theatre Denver, Colorado, United States |
| 14 May | Duran Duran: Rosemont Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| 15 May | Duran Duran: Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| 17 May | Duran Duran: Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| 18 May | Duran Duran: University of Central Florida (UCF) Arena, Orlando, Florida, United States |
| 19 May | Duran Duran: Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| 21 May | Duran Duran: Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 22 May | Duran Duran: Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| 24 May | Duran Duran: Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| 27 May | Duran Duran: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, United States |
| 28 May | Duran Duran: Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| 30 May | Duran Duran: Central Park SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, New York City, New York, United States |
| 31 May | Duran Duran: Central Park SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, New York City, New York, United States |
| 17 Jun | Duran Duran: Festplatz am Südstadion (02 World On Tour), Köln, Germany (no opening act) |
| 18 Jun | Duran Duran: Koninklijk Circus, Brussel, Belgium (no opening act) |
| 19 Jun | Duran Duran: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherland |
| 21 Jun | Duran Duran: Dyrskuepladsen, Odense, Denmark |
| 22 Jun | Duran Duran: KB Hallen, København, Denmark |
| 2 Jul | Duran Duran and Mark Ronson: Smirnoff Experience, La Cigale, Paris, France A few special guests attend: Eva Mendes, Philippe Starck, John Galliano, Ellen Von Unwerth, Santogold, Kenna, Tim Burgess, Yasmin Le Bon and Daisy Lowe. |
| 3 Jul | Duran Duran: The O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom (with Duke Spirit) Duke Spirit replaced Long Blondes for UK dates after guitarist Dorian Cox was taken ill. |
| 5 Jul | Duran Duran: Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom (with Real People) |
| 6 Jul | Duran Duran: Trent FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom (with Duke Spirit) |
| 7 Jul | Duran Duran: National Indoor Arena (NIA), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom (with Duke Spirit) |
| 10 Jul | Duran Duran: Taguspark, Lisboa, Portugal |
| 12 Jul | Duran Duran: Maag Music Hall, Zürich, Schwitzerland |
| 13 Jul | Duran Duran: Gasometer, Wien, Austria |
| 15 Jul | Duran Duran: Palazzo del Te, Mantova, Italy |
| 16 Jul | Duran Duran: RomaRock Festival, Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Roma, Italy |
| 18 Jul | Duran Duran: Pala de Andrè, Ravenna, Italy |
| 19 Jul | Duran Duran: Idroscalo, Milano, Italy |
| 20 Jul | Duran Duran: Spiaggia del faro, Jesolo, Italy |
| 22 Jul | Duran Duran: Arena Flegrea, Napoli, Italy This date is cancelled because DD Italian promoter’s main production truck, carrying all of the essential components for the concert, breaks down on the way to Naples, making it impossible for the production to reach its destination in time. |
| 23 Jul | Duran Duran: Piazza Indipendenza, Reggio Calabria, Italy |
| 26 Jul | Duran Duran: Luxol Parade Ground, Pembroke, Malta (with Ira Losco and Tony Moore) |
| 20 Sep | Duran Duran films a special on-camera greeting to be aired at an event honoring Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, at London’s Palladium Theatre on 5th October. |
| 1 Oct | John films his guest starring role with Christina Applegate on the ABC Comedy Samantha Who. |
| 30 Oct | Duran Duran’s James Bond theme is voted best ever by fans in the online music magazine Gigwise survey. |
| 1 Nov | For their forthcoming Latin American tour, Duran Duran holds a press conference at a local hotel in Lima, Peru. This event is sponsored by Sony Ericsson. |
| 4 Nov | Duran Duran: Explanada Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru This date is opened by a DJ set. The band is received by about 5000 fans and dedicates a song to a newly elected President Barack Obama. |
| 7 Nov | Duran Duran: Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buoenos Aires (GEBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina (with Underdog and Emanuel Horvilleur) |
| 9 Nov | Duran Duran: Arena Santiago, Santiago de Chile, Chile (with Canal Magdalena) |
| 12 Nov | Duran Duran: Coliseo El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia (with Los de Adentro) |
| 15 Nov | Duran Duran: Campo de Fútbol USB, Caracas, Venezuela (with Ultrachic and Mochuelo) |
| 18 Nov | Duran Duran and Maroon 5: Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama |
| 21 Nov | Duran Duran: Via Funchal, São Paulo, Brazil (no opening act) |
| 22 Nov | Duran Duran: Via Funchal, São Paulo, Brazil (no opening act) |
| 23 Nov | Duran Duran: Vivo Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (no opening act) |
| 25 Nov | Duran Duran: Pepsi On Stage, Porto Alegre, Brazil (cancelled) |
| 28 Nov | Duran Duran: Palacio de los Deportes, Ciudad de México, Mexico (cancelled) |
| 29 Nov | Duran Duran: Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Mexico (cancelled) |
| 1 Dec | Duran Duran: Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, Texas, United States (cancelled) |
| 2 Dec | Duran Duran: Nokia Theatre, Dallas, Texas, United States (cancelled) |
| 4 Dec | Duran Duran: Brady Theatre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States (with Your Vegas) |
| 5 Dec | Duran Duran: Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, Texas, United States (with Your Vegas) |
| 6 Dec | Duran Duran: Beau Rivage Theatre, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States (with Your Vegas) |
| 8 Dec | Duran Duran: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States (with Your Vegas) |
| 9 Dec | Duran Duran: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with Your Vegas) |
| 10 Dec | Duran Duran: Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (with Your Vegas) |
| 12 Dec | Duran Duran: MGM Grand Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |
| 13 Dec | Duran Duran: House of Blues (@ The Showboat), Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (with Your Vegas) |
| 14 Dec | Duran Duran: Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, New Jersey, United States (with Your Vegas) |
| ? | The documentary Extraordinary World to air on The Biography Channel
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