103-782: The Cruel World Festival is an annual music festival held at the Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California . It was founded in 2020, and is organized by Goldenvoice , a subsidiary of AEG Presents . The festival revolves around the new wave , post-punk , gothic rock and alternative rock genres. In the park, several stages continuously host live music. Cruel World Festival showcases popular and established musical artists as well as reunited groups. The first edition on May 14 and 15, 2022, featured Morrissey , Bauhaus and Blondie among more than 25 artists. A second edition of
206-638: A Kill " to the 1985 James Bond film of the same name . This single was the first Bond theme to go to number one on the US charts, and was at the time the joint highest-placed Bond theme on the UK chart where it reached number two. It was the last single the band recorded as the original five-piece for close to twenty years. As a follow-up to the Christmas 1984 Band Aid single, Duran Duran performed in front of 90,000 people (and an estimated 1.5 billion TV viewers) at
309-716: A Prayer " gained momentum in North America, and a special US remix of the song became a single in January 1985. It peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March. A live version of the song was used for the single's B-side, taken from the concert video footage for Arena / As the Lights Go Down . During this period, all of the band members became heartthrobs for many of their young teenage fans. After
412-672: A capacity of about 275,000 spectators, but has " fallow years " roughly every five years, so it is the biggest non-annual greenfield festival in the world. The oldest annual dedicated pop music festival in the world is Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands , though in other genres, there are much older ones: the Three Choirs Festival in the UK has run annually since 1719. The Queensland Music Festival, established in 1999 and headquartered in Brisbane Australia,
515-455: A core trio, before adding drummer Sterling Campbell and former Missing Persons guitarist Warren Cuccurullo as full-time members in 1989, though Campbell departed in 1991. The band spent the late 1980s and early 1990s releasing albums and singles to only moderate success. Their comeback album, 1993's Duran Duran (commonly called The Wedding Album ), featured two top ten worldwide hits " Ordinary World " and " Come Undone ". John Taylor left
618-533: A few tracks on guitar, and hired Steve Ferrone to play drums while they searched for replacements. In September 1986, Warren Cuccurullo (formerly of Missing Persons and Frank Zappa 's band) was hired as a session guitarist. With Le Bon, Rhodes and John Taylor, he recorded the rest of the Notorious album, which was released in October 1986. The black-and-white documentary film Three to Get Ready chronicled
721-451: A manifestation for creating escapism and a seasonal cultural economy to experience ritually and collectively. Another type of music festival is the music education , often organized annually in local communities, regionally, or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement. Entrants perform prepared pieces or songs in front of an audience which includes competitors, family and friends, and members of
824-463: A music festival can be defined as a community event , with performances of singing and instrument playing, that is often presented with a theme such as a music genre (e.g., blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals have developed as an industry which contributes to national economies. For example, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earned $ 115 million in 2017. Music festivals can be
927-634: A new movement called New Romantic that would fit the band perfectly and invited her to meet them at the Rum Runner. Shortly after signing the recording contract with EMI, Duran Duran went to London to record their debut album with producer Colin Thurston , and initial plans for an independent release of the songs " Planet Earth " and "Is There Anyone Out There?" on the Tritec Music label were scrapped. The band's debut album, Duran Duran ,
1030-410: A number of shows at smaller venues that the band had played on both sides of the pond when they first got together in the early 1980s. In August, the band were booked as presenters at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards , only to be surprised with a Lifetime Achievement Award . They also received a Lifetime Achievement award from Q magazine in October, and the equivalent Outstanding Contribution award at
1133-439: A part. Whatever the reason, Duran Duran switched managers frequently and undertook periods of self-management in the later stages of their career. In addition, EMI fired its president and went through a major corporate restructuring that summer and seemed to have lost interest in promoting the band. According to Rhodes the band needed to break up in order to come back together stronger. The next album Big Thing (1988) yielded
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#17327760012391236-495: A record label willing to gamble on the band's comeback, so Duran Duran went on tour to prove the drawing power of the reunited band. The response of the fans and the media exceeded expectations. The band played a handful of 25th-anniversary dates across 2003, starting with two arena dates in Tokyo filled to capacity. Tickets sold out for each show within minutes, and celebrities turned out en masse for reunion dates. Amongst these were
1339-465: A return to the layered experimentation of Big Thing , with intricate guitar textures and processed vocals. The track " Out of My Mind " was used as the theme song for the film The Saint (1997), but the only true single to be released in the United States was the quirky " Electric Barbarella ", which is one of the first singles ever to be sold online. The music video for this single, featuring
1442-581: A rock concert to occur anywhere within the grounds or buildings and another groundbreaker for Duran Duran. On 2 July 2008, in Paris, Mark Ronson performed a unique live set with Duran Duran for an exclusive, invitation-only performance. Together, they showcased specially re-worked versions of some of Duran Duran's classic hits re-created by Ronson, along with tracks from Red Carpet Massacre . Le Bon also performed songs from Ronson's latest album, Version (2007), as one of Ronson's featured guest vocalists. Unlike
1545-400: A sexy robot purchased and played with by band members, had to be censored before airing on MTV, but there was little of the controversy that had surrounded "Girls on Film". "Electric Barbarella" peaked at number 52 in the US in October 1997. Although Medazzaland was released in the US in October 1997, the album was never released in the UK. "Electric Barbarella" was later released in the UK as
1648-520: A single from the 1998 Greatest compilation album and peaked at number 23 on the UK chart in January 1999. The group played a set at the Princess Diana Tribute Concert on 27 June 1998 by special request of her family. Duran Duran parted ways with Capitol/EMI in 1999, although the label has since used Duran Duran's back catalogue to release several compilations of remixes and rare vinyl-only B-sides. The band then signed what
1751-538: A single year. The band made music headlines by deciding to release the "Union of the Snake" video to MTV a full week before the single was released to radio. They followed up with " New Moon on Monday ", which reached number nine in the UK. Their next single " The Reflex ", taken from Seven and the Ragged Tiger and given a significant remix overhaul by Nile Rodgers of Chic fame, became their first number one hit in
1854-410: A solo album in 1986 called Thunder . The band resorted to legal measures to get him into the studio but after numerous delays they let him go at last. He played on only a few songs on the next album, including "A Matter of Feeling", whilst the disagreements were being settled. Without a guitarist or a drummer, Le Bon, Rhodes and John Taylor had producer (and former Chic guitarist) Nile Rodgers play
1957-561: A step toward maturity...they managed to catch a trend on the upswing, perhaps "Notorious" suggests that for late 1980s grit and pessimism is coming into style." Another factor was the band's dismissal of early managers, the Berrow brothers. There was no announcement of the reasons for the decision, but disagreements over money, and the brothers' involvement in Le Bon's yachting adventures (they were co-owners of Drum ) were thought to have played
2060-587: A supposedly temporary split into two side projects. John Taylor and Andy Taylor wanted to break away from the Duran Duran sound and pursue hard rock material; they collaborated with lead vocalist Robert Palmer and Chic 's drummer Tony Thompson to form the rock/ funk supergroup the Power Station , releasing two top 10 singles. Le Bon and Rhodes wanted to further explore Duran Duran's atmospheric aspect and formed Arcadia , releasing one album ( So Red
2163-457: A very sensational and erotic piece that would be for clubs, where it would get shown uncensored just to make people take notice and talk about it. The video was heavily edited for MTV. The album peaked in the UK top twenty at number three. Later in 1981 the band embarked on their first United States club tour followed by more dates in Germany and the UK. This second tour of Britain coincided with
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#17327760012392266-633: A wave of riots sparked by unemployment and racial tension, including those of Moss Side and Toxteth . The band played Birmingham the day after the Handsworth riots . The band also began writing and demoing songs for a new album. In November 1981, they released a new single, the disco -influenced " My Own Way ", that reached number 14 in the UK, followed in early 1982 by the recording of their second album at AIR Studios in London. In May 1982, Duran Duran released their second album, Rio , which entered
2369-468: A way of building a brand for a destination, creating a unique image for it and attracting visitors. For example, Lollapalooza, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Forest, and others. While contemporary festivals are often represented as flourishing grounds for extraordinary experiences, they increasingly serve as a way to create cultural identity, lifestyle, community, belonging and self-actualisation. Furthermore, festivals are
2472-530: Is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock , blues , folk , jazz , classical music ), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals are generally organized by individuals or organizations within networks of music production, typically music scenes, the music industries, or institutions of music education. Music festivals are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for
2575-572: Is that participants can learn from one another rather than compete. Such festivals aim to provide a friendly and supportive platform for musicians to share in the excitement of making music. For many, they provide a bridge from lessons and examinations to performing confidently in public; for a few of the top performers, they provide a pathway to further professional study of music in a college, university or conservatory. Milwaukee , Wisconsin 's 11-day event, Summerfest , promotes itself as "The World's Largest Music Festival." Operating annually since 1968,
2678-485: Is the largest music festival by land mass, as a state-wide music biennial music festival, over a three-week period during July. Lists of music festivals in: Duran Duran Duran Duran ( / dj ʊ ˌ r æ n dj ʊ ˈ r æ n / ) are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy , keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor . After several early changes,
2781-570: The BRIT Awards in February 2004. The pace picked up with a sold-out tour of America, Australia and New Zealand. The band played a full concert at a private tailgate party at Super Bowl XXXVIII , their performance of "The Wild Boys" broadcast to millions during the pre-game show. A remix of the new track " (Reach Up for The) Sunrise " was released on many TV shows in February while magazines hailed (the modern "Fab Five") Duran Duran as one of
2884-594: The Billboard US Dance chart in November and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, Duran Duran's highest chart position since "A View to a Kill" in 1985. A second single, " What Happens Tomorrow ", debuted at No. 11 on the UK chart in February. A 5.1 mix of Astronaut was created by Jeremy Wheatley for the dual-disc release of Astronaut . The CD side contains the album as-is and
2987-644: The Live Aid charity concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, on 13 July 1985 while their Bond song held the top spot on the American charts. It was not intended to be a farewell performance—the band planned only to take a break after four years of non-stop touring and public appearances—but the original five did not play live together again until July 2003. During their Live Aid set, Le Bon inadvertently hit an off-key falsetto note in
3090-685: The Make Some Noise campaign sponsored by Amnesty International . Their version later appeared on Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur as an iTunes exclusive bonus track. They also performed at two high-profile events – the Nobel Prize Awards and the 2006 Winter Olympics . After a couple of weeks of songwriting in Northern California, the band began working with producer Michael Patterson in London, and continued intermittently for
3193-576: The Pop Trash tour. Cuccurullo then announced on his website that he was leaving Duran Duran to resume work with his 1980s band Missing Persons . This announcement was confirmed the next day by Duran Duran's website, followed a day later by the news that John, Roger and Andy had rejoined. To fulfill contractual obligations, Cuccurullo played three Duran Duran concerts in Japan in June 2001, ending his tenure in
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3296-581: The Rio album did not do well in the United States. EMI in the UK had promoted Duran Duran as a New Romantic band, but the New Romantic movement was barely known in the US, and EMI's American subsidiary Capitol Records was at a loss about how to sell them. After Carnival (an EP of Rio 's dance remixes) became popular with DJs in the fall, the band arranged to have most of the album remixed by David Kershenbaum . In June 1982, Duran Duran appeared for
3399-602: The worldwide pandemic , then canceled entirely in May. In June 2021, Goldenvoice announced that the inaugural festival would finally take place on May 14, 2022, with minor lineup alterations and a new site at the Brookside Golf Course at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California . The inaugural edition featured more than 25 bands, with headlining sets by Morrissey , Bauhaus and Blondie and appearances by Devo ,
3502-454: The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time. Duran Duran were among the earliest bands to work on their own remixes . Before the days of digital synthesizer and easy audio sampling , they created multi-layered arrangements of their singles, sometimes recording entirely different extended performances of the songs in the studio. These "night versions" were generally available only on vinyl as b-sides to 45 rpm singles or on 12-inch club singles until
3605-731: The 2004 award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, two Grammy Awards , an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement and a Video Visionary Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards . They were also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . The band were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. John Taylor and Nick Rhodes formed Duran Duran in 1978 in Birmingham , England, with Taylor's art school friend Stephen Duffy , naming their band after "Dr. Durand Durand", Milo O'Shea 's character from
3708-523: The British band Your Vegas . In June 2008, they played the Louvre in Paris in a fundraising effort that contributed to the restoration of a Louis XV drawing room. Guests dined, privately viewed some of the museum's artworks, then attended a performance by the band in the I.M. Pei -designed Pyramid du Louvre . The group's performance marked a first for the 18th-century museum which had never before allowed
3811-703: The DVD side contains the 5.1 mix of the album in DVD Audio format along with some DVD footage and videos. After a world tour in early 2005, Duran Duran were presented with the PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the 2005 Ivor Novello Awards. Later that summer, the band headlined the massive Live 8 concert, Rome on 2 July 2005 in the Circus Maximus . In early 2006, Duran Duran covered John Lennon 's song " Instant Karma! " for
3914-486: The DuranCon fan convention that he was leaving the band "for good". His departure reduced the band to two long time members (Le Bon and Rhodes) and Cuccurullo, who decided to continue recording under the name Duran Duran. Freed from some internal writing conflicts, the band returned to the studio to rewrite and re-record many of the songs on Medazzaland (John Taylor's work remains on only four tracks). The album marked
4017-502: The Ground ", which consisted of woven snippets of the band's hits from the previous ten years, created and produced with John Jones , who began working with the band after the release of Big Thing . The single came and went with little fanfare, but the album became another major seller for the band. The 1990 release Liberty (a retreat from the experimentation of Big Thing ) failed to capitalise on any regained momentum. The album entered
4120-531: The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Dominion Theatre , and the second, a charity concert at Aston Villa's home ground . The band were under pressure to follow up the success of Rio , and the recording process took over six months as different band members went through bouts of perfectionism and insecurity. A newly decadent lifestyle and substance abuse issues for some members added complications. In
4223-639: The Psychedelic Furs , the Church and others. The festival was a way to "revive the '80s", with "some of the biggest names" from the 1980s new wave and gothic rock scenes. As tickets sold out for the first day, a second day with the same line-up was added for Sunday, May 15. Los Angeles Times wrote: "Cruel World time-travels back to that moment when synthesizers were supplanting guitars and rebel teens born into baby boomer hegemony were hungrily seeking new sounds, ideas and hairdos". In January 2023,
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4326-529: The Ragged Tiger , became their only UK number one album and featured the US and UK number one single " The Reflex ". In 1985, the band topped the US charts with the single " A View to a Kill " from the soundtrack of the James Bond film of the same title . Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor both left the band before the recording of their fourth album, Notorious (1986), which yielded the top ten title track . Le Bon, Rhodes and John Taylor initially continued as
4429-465: The Ragged Tiger and Notorious , many of their teenage fans had grown up and the music was funkier, more mature, and less "pop", given the added experience of their work on Arcadia and Power Station and with other musicians. " Skin Trade " and " Meet El Presidente ", the two subsequent singles, made the charts but fared poorly compared to the band's earlier successes. Finally in late 1987, Sterling Campbell
4532-573: The Rose ) and an accompanying single (" Election Day "). Contributors to that album included guitarist Masami Tsuchiya , bassist Mark Egan , percussionist David Van Tieghem , drummer Steve Jordan , Sting , Herbie Hancock and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd . Roger Taylor was a drummer for Arcadia as well as contributing percussion to the Power Station album. According to Rhodes, the two side projects "were commercial suicide... But we've always been good at that." The band regrouped to contribute " A View to
4635-551: The Timbaland tracks. Dom Brown is the featured guitarist on the album. In July 2007, the band performed twice at Wembley Stadium . Their first appearance at the stadium was the Concert for Diana which celebrated the life of Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death. The band performed " (Reach Up for The) Sunrise ", " The Wild Boys " and " Rio ". Their second appearance was at Live Earth concert, London . On 25 September,
4738-702: The Timberlake collaboration " Falling Down " was released as a download single on iTunes , and the band announced that they would play nine shows at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway to launch the Red Carpet Massacre album. The album launch was later extended to incorporate a show in London on 3 December 2007 and one in Dublin on 5 December 2007. In May 2008, they toured the US leg of their 2008 world tour and were supported by
4841-514: The Tritec Music company. In April 1980, guitarist Andy Taylor came from Newcastle upon Tyne to audition after responding to an advertisement in Melody Maker . Andy already had a lot of experience from playing with cover bands for years and although he came from a totally different rock music background his versatile playing style was seen as a perfect complement to the band. In May 1980, London vocalist and drama student Simon Le Bon
4944-640: The UK Albums Chart at number four and peaked at number two the following week. The band scored three UK top 10 hits on the singles chart from the album with " Hungry Like the Wolf " at number five in June, " Save a Prayer " at number two in September and the title song " Rio " at number nine in December, while the earlier top 20 hit " My Own Way " was included in a re-recorded version on the album. With
5047-488: The UK album chart in the top ten, but faded away quickly. The singles " Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) " and " Serious " were only mildly successful. For the first time, Duran Duran did not tour in support of an album, performing on only a handful of club dates and TV shows. Campbell left the band early in 1991, going on to work with Soul Asylum and David Bowie . The quartet of Le Bon, Rhodes, John Taylor and Cuccurullo would remain intact for six more years. In 1993,
5150-578: The UK. Andy Taylor left again in 2006, and the band have released five additional albums, with the most recent being Danse Macabre in 2023. According to Billboard , Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records. They achieved 30 top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart (14 of them top 10) and 21 top 40 singles in the US Billboard Hot 100 . The band have won numerous awards throughout their career: two Brit Awards including
5253-509: The US and number 13 in the UK. Both the band and the record label seemed to be caught by surprise by the album's critical and commercial success (number four in the UK, number seven in the US). John Taylor had been considering leaving the band but changed his mind. The band's largest tour ever, which included stops in the Middle East, the then recently de-embargoed South Africa, and South America,
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#17327760012395356-472: The US in the middle of the year with the addition of the new single " Is There Something I Should Know? ". Upon its release, this song entered the chart at number one in the UK (a rarity then and their first chart-topper in their home country) and reached number five on the American charts. During the promotion of this album, Rhodes and Le Bon were MTV guest VJs for a show, during which artist and admirer Andy Warhol dropped by to greet them. "Our first gigs in
5459-494: The United States were crazy and culty", Rhodes said later, "But when we came back after 'Hungry' was a hit, it was mayhem. It was Beatlemania . We were doing a signing of the 'Girls on Film' video at a store in Times Square . We couldn't get out of the store. The cops sealed off the streets." Also in 1983, Rhodes produced the UK number one and US number five hit " Too Shy " for English band Kajagoogoo and Andy Taylor became
5562-474: The United States. "The Reflex" was also their second and final UK number one and was successful in numerous other countries around the world. The band embarked on a global tour that continued throughout the first four months of 1984 including their first major stadium dates in America. A film crew led by director Russell Mulcahy followed the band closely, leading to the documentary film Sing Blue Silver and
5665-465: The accompanying concert film Arena . The live album Arena was also recorded during the tour and was released with the new single " The Wild Boys ", which went to number two on both sides of the Atlantic . In February 1984, the band appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and won two Grammy Awards in the brand-new Long Form and Short Form music video categories. Meanwhile, " Save
5768-576: The album Duran Duran also began to achieve worldwide recognition. A headlining tour of Australia, Japan and the US was followed by a stint supporting Blondie during that band's final American tour. Diana, Princess of Wales declared Duran Duran her favourite band, and the band were dubbed "the Fab Five" by the British press, comparing them to the Beatles whose nickname was the Fab Four. At first,
5871-481: The album did not perform well. The dreamy single " Someone Else Not Me " lasted barely two weeks on the radio, although its video was noted as the first to be produced entirely with Flash animation. While supporting Medazzaland and Pop Trash , Duran Duran toured with bassist Wes Wehmiller and drummer Joe Travers. In 2000, Le Bon approached John Taylor with a proposal to reform Duran Duran's classic line-up. They agreed to part company with Cuccurullo after completing
5974-465: The band attracted critical attention, resulting in a bidding war between the record companies EMI and Phonogram . "A certain patriotism" toward the label of the Beatles led them to sign with EMI in December. A week later, the first article about Duran Duran in a national magazine appeared in Sounds . The members of Duran Duran had noticed that Betty Page (pen name for Beverley Glick) was writing about
6077-433: The band in 1997, though four years later, in 2001, a full reunion of the classic 1980–1985 line-up of Le Bon, Rhodes and all three Taylors took place, which led to a number of highly successful concert tours and the 2004 album Astronaut , which reached number three in the UK and top 40 in numerous other countries. The album's lead single " (Reach Up for The) Sunrise " was an international dance hit, and reached number five in
6180-515: The band lost two of its core members to fatigue and tension in 1986. After Live Aid and Arcadia, Roger Taylor left the band and retired to the English countryside, suffering from exhaustion. Andy Taylor led the remaining members to believe he would return to work on a new Duran Duran album, even as he was signing a solo recording contract in Los Angeles with MCA Records , eventually releasing
6283-453: The band recorded a four-track demo including an early version of " Girls on Film " co-written by Andy Wickett. Soon afterwards Alan Curtis was recruited as lead guitarist. After a few gigs with this line-up Wickett left the band in late 1979. Wickett was replaced by Roger Taylor's friend and former singer of The Scent Organs Jeff Thomas. In early 1980, they became the resident band at the city's Rum Runner nightclub. They were doing jobs at
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#17327760012396386-421: The band released a second self-titled album: this Duran Duran album is known as The Wedding Album (for Nick Egan 's cover art featuring the wedding photos of the band members' parents) to distinguish it from the 1981 release, and was produced and recorded with John Jones . The release of this first "comeback" album was delayed, with then manager at Left Bank, Tommy Manzi, later telling HitQuarters that this
6489-534: The band's line-up settled in May 1980 as Rhodes, Taylor, singer Simon Le Bon , guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor . Emerging as members of the New Romantic scene, Duran Duran were innovators of the music video and a leading band in the MTV -driven Second British Invasion of the US in the 1980s. By 1984, the band had achieved levels of fame similar to Beatlemania . The band's first major hit
6592-469: The band. Throughout 2001, 2002 and 2003, the band worked on writing new material, initially renting a house in Saint-Tropez where audio engineer Mark Tinley built a recording studio for their first serious writing session. They then returned to London to do some self-financed work with various producers (including old friend Nile Rodgers) and search for a new record deal. It proved difficult to find
6695-582: The chorus of "A View to a Kill", an error that was trumpeted by numerous media outlets as "The Bum Note Heard Round the World" (in contrast to Freddie Mercury 's "Note Heard Round the World" at the Wembley Stadium Live Aid show). Le Bon later described the moment as the most embarrassing of his career. After releasing three studio albums and one live album in five years, each accompanied by heavy media promotion and lengthy concert tours,
6798-529: The club and began rehearsing and regularly playing at the venue. Curtis was unhappy with the Rum Runner club scene and left the band to form Dif Juz with his brother. Thomas was fired shortly after following disagreements and repeated arguments. The three remaining members started to look for a new lead vocalist and guitarist. The owners of the club, brothers Paul and Michael Berrow, became the band's management, paying them to work as doormen, disc jockeys (DJs) and barmen when they were not rehearsing, and also formed
6901-522: The community, along with one or more adjudicators or judges. These adjudicators, who may be music teachers, professors, or professional performers, provide verbal and written feedback to each performer or group. The adjudicator may be someone whom they might never meet in any other way, as is the case when an adjudicator from another city is brought in to judge. They also usually receive a certificate, classified according to merit or ranking, and some may win trophies or even scholarships. The most important aspect
7004-451: The concert DVD Duran Duran: Live from London which was released in November. Finally, with more than thirty-five songs completed, the band signed a two-album contract with Epic Records in June, and completed the new album, now titled Astronaut . The album was released in October 2004 and entered the UK charts at number three and the US charts at number 17. The first single was " (Reach Up for The) Sunrise ", which reached number one on
7107-503: The documentary film Extraordinary World , filmed a decade later, Rhodes described the effect on their sound as "barely controlled hysteria, scratching beneath the surface". The new album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), included the late 1983 hit " Union of the Snake " (with the soprano saxophone solo by Andy Hamilton ). With "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Rio", "Save a Prayer" and "Is There Something I Should Know?", Duran Duran now had five US Top Twenty hits from three different albums in
7210-615: The earliest festivals known. During the Middle Ages , festivals were often held as competitions. The music festival emerged in England in the 18th century, as an extension of urban concert life into a form of seasonal, cultural festivity, structured around a schedule of music performances, or concerts. Music festivals generally feature regular and extensive programming, than more spontaneous or improvised forms of music festivity. In traditional genres such as folk and classical music,
7313-458: The festival attracts between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people each year, and hosts over 800 musical acts. The Woodstock Festival in 1969 drew nearly 500,000 attendees, and the Polish spin-off Przystanek Woodstock in 2014 drew 750,000 thus becoming the largest open air annual festival in Europe and the second largest in the world. In comparison, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, attracts about 135,000 spectators each year. Glastonbury Festival has
7416-459: The festival to perform his 1979 album The Pleasure Principle in its entirety. Ministry performed a set consisting of songs from their first two albums, With Sympathy (1983) and Twitch (1986), including many songs not performed since the 1980s. Tones on Tail performed their first official set since 1984. The Alarm and Balvanera cancelled their appearances, the former due to frontman Mike Peters ' cancer diagnosis. On October 21, 2024,
7519-560: The festival took place on May 20, 2023, featuring Siouxsie and Iggy Pop as headliners with a run of 20 other artists including Billy Idol , the Human League , Love and Rockets and Echo & the Bunnymen . The 2023 edition was ended early in the night due to nearby lightning strikes. Siouxsie's headlining set that evening was rescheduled for the following day, with Iggy Pop and Gary Numan also returning. Duran Duran headlined
7622-461: The first member of Duran Duran to get married. The band spent the next year as tax exiles , writing songs at a château in France where The Tube with Jools Holland filmed a documentary with the band in May 1983 before they flew to Montserrat and then Sydney to record and mix their third album. During the summer, they returned to the UK to perform two concerts, the first on 20 July in front of
7725-421: The first time on American television, performing "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" on Dancin' on Air , the forerunner to the national hit show Dance Party USA . Now promoted as a dance album, Rio was re-released in the US in November and began to climb the American charts six months after its European success. MTV placed "Hungry Like the Wolf" and several other Duran Duran videos into heavy rotation, pushing
7828-1417: The fourth edition of the festival was announced for May 17, 2025, featuring headlining acts New Order and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds . Other artists in the lineup will include Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark , Garbage , the Go-Go's , Death Cult , 'Til Tuesday , Madness , Buzzcocks , She Wants Revenge and Alison Moyet , as well as a returning slot for Devo. "Sad Girls" stage : Blondie , The Psychedelic Furs , Violent Femmes , The Damned , Blaqk Audio , Cold Cave , English Beat , Black Marble , Soft Kill "Lost Boys" stage : Berlin , Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel , Drab Majesty , Missing Persons , 45 Grave , Christian Death , The Meteors "Sad Girls" stage : Billy Idol , Squeeze , Gang of Four , The Vapors , Animotion , Riki "Lost Boys" stage : The Human League , Boy Harsher , ABC , The Soft Moon , Berlin , Urban Heat , Wax Trax! Records "Sad Girls" stage : Tones on Tail , Interpol , Simple Minds , The Jesus & Mary Chain , Lol Tolhurst with Budgie , The Mission UK , Nuovo Testamento, Patriarchy, Wendy Bevan "Lost Boys" stage : Placebo , TR/ST , Heaven 17 , The Stranglers , The Motels , Harsh Symmetry, Body of Light Music festival A music festival
7931-553: The greatest bands of all time. Duran Duran then celebrated their homecoming to the UK with fourteen stadium dates in April 2004, including five sold-out nights at Wembley Arena . The British press, traditionally hostile to the band, accorded the shows some very warm reviews. Duran Duran brought along band Goldfrapp and the Scissor Sisters as alternating opening acts for this tour. The last two shows were filmed, resulting in
8034-465: The group's management and himself, and he was also diagnosed with clinical depression connected with the death of his father. Dom Brown , who had previously toured with the band, again took over guitar duties and has been performing with them since. After Taylor's departure, the band scrapped the Reportage album. They wrote and recorded a new album titled Red Carpet Massacre (2007), which included
8137-470: The morning of May 21, the promoters of the festival announced on social media that Siouxsie and Pop would return later that day, "with Siouxsie performing an extended set." Sunday also featured Numan returning for another performance, as well as a set from Club Doom Dave. The third edition of Cruel World took place on May 11, 2024, headlined by Duran Duran and featuring sets by Blondie , Interpol , Adam Ant , Simple Minds and others. Gary Numan returned to
8240-471: The next several months. At one point, they reported having had fifteen tracks nearly complete for an album tentatively titled Reportage , but no further news emerged from the band for months afterward. In September, the band held meetings in New York City with Justin Timberlake and producer Timbaland with an eye to a potential collaboration and were soon reported to have completed three songs with
8343-617: The original artists). The album also marked the temporary return of former drummer Roger Taylor, who joined the band in studio to play drums on " Watching the Detectives " and "Perfect Day" (as well as a cover of " Jeepster " by T. Rex that did not appear on the album). In a video interview provided with the album's electronic press kit , Reed said he considered Duran Duran's version the best cover ever done of one of his songs, and they received praise from Robert Plant and Jimmy Page for their cover of Led Zeppelin 's " Thank You ". After
8446-571: The performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art , and social or cultural activities. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval, while some are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific charitable cause . At music festivals associated with charitable causes, there may be information about social or political issues . The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of
8549-407: The popularity of synth-pop was fading and losing fans to other momentum-gaining music genres at the time, such as hip hop , techno and alternative rock . After touring for the album finished, the band regained a five-man membership as Cuccurullo and Campbell were made full members of Duran Duran. The compilation album Decade was released late in 1989, along with the megamix single " Burning
8652-404: The producer, including a song with Justin Timberlake . On 25 October 2006, Duran Duran parted company with Andy Taylor once again. In an official announcement on their website, the band stated that an "unworkable gulf" had developed between them and Taylor and that "we can no longer effectively function together". It was noted by Andy Taylor in his book Wild Boy that tensions had arisen between
8755-480: The promo tour for Thank You was completed, John Taylor co-founded the B5 Records label, recorded a solo album, founded and toured with the supergroup Neurotic Outsiders , and reunited the Power Station, though the project proceeded without him when he had to withdraw to deal with his divorce. Finally, after struggling for months to record the next album, Medazzaland , in January 1997, John Taylor announced at
8858-404: The recording of the album, legal tensions, and preparations for the tour. Although the song " Notorious " was a US and UK top ten hit, the album was a relative failure globally, reaching number 16 in the UK and spending one week in the top 50 album chart. The band found they had lost much of the momentum and hysteria they had left behind in 1985. In the three years between the release of Seven and
8961-594: The release of the compilation Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran in 1998. The band began 1983 at the Palladium in New York playing the MTV New Year's Eve Rock n' Roll Ball with "Hungry Like the Wolf" still climbing the charts in the US, and the American reissue of the "Rio" single to follow in March. To satisfy America's appetite for their music, the band re-released their eponymous first album in
9064-475: The science fiction film Barbarella (1968), the day after the film was broadcast on BBC on 20 October 1978. The three of them (Taylor on guitar and vocals, Rhodes on synthesizer and tapes, Duffy on vocals and bass) played their first gig on 5 April 1979 at the Birmingham Polytechnic . Soon after, they were joined by Simon Colley on clarinet and bass. John (then going by his first name Nigel)
9167-464: The second edition of Cruel World Fest was announced for Saturday, May 20, 2023, to take place at the same location, with tickets going on sale on Friday, January 27. Siouxsie and Iggy Pop were announced as headliners, joined by Billy Idol , the Human League , Love and Rockets , Echo & the Bunnymen , Gary Numan , Gang of Four and many others. It was Siouxsie's first United States performance in 15 years and her only confirmed U.S. performance of
9270-454: The single and album into the US top twenty in early 1983. The ballad "Save a Prayer" also did well. "The band was a natural for music television," noted Rolling Stone . "They may be the first rock group to ride in on a video wave." The album ultimately peaked at number six in the US and remained on the charts there for 129 weeks. In 2003, Rio was listed at number 65 in the NME 's list of
9373-400: The singles " I Don't Want Your Love " (number four in the US), and " All She Wants Is " (the last top ten hit in the UK until 1993). The record was experimental, mixing influences from house music and raves with Duran's atmospheric synth-pop and the creative guitar work of Cuccurullo (now a full band member), as well as more mature lyrics. By the end of 1989 and at the start of the 1990s,
9476-552: The third festival on May 11, 2024. The fourth edition will take place on May 17, 2025, featuring headlining acts New Order and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds . On February 11, 2020, Goldenvoice announced the inaugural Cruel World Festival set to take place on May 2 at the Dignity Health Sports Park grounds in Carson, California , outside of Los Angeles . The festival was first postponed to September due to
9579-593: The tour, Roger Taylor was married in Naples , Italy, and Rhodes wed in London, wearing a pink velvet tuxedo and top hat. At the end of 1984, the group featured on the Band Aid benefit single " Do They Know It's Christmas? " along with other popular British and Irish musical acts. Le Bon sang fourth on the song, after Paul Young , Boy George and George Michael sing their lines. Even with Duran Duran on hold, band members were soon anxious to record new music, leading to
9682-434: The year. It was also the first Love and Rockets set in 15 years (with Bauhaus having broken up between festivals) and Daniel Ash stated that it would be the beginning of the final ever Love and Rockets tour. Near the end of the night, during Pop's performance and before Siouxsie's scheduled set, the festival was ended abruptly by authorities, due to "extremely severe weather conditions" that included lightning strikes. Early in
9785-410: Was " Girls on Film " (1981), from their self-titled debut album , the popularity of which was enhanced by a controversial music video. The band's breakthrough second album was Rio (1982), a worldwide hit. The songs " Hungry Like the Wolf " and " Rio " featured cinematic music videos directed by Australian film maker Russell Mulcahy and became two of their biggest hits. Their third album, Seven and
9888-451: Was due to industry resistance to the revival of the band, who he said would rather focus on "the next hip band". Listener demand for leaked single " Ordinary World " forced it onto radio playlists months earlier than planned; it reached number three on the US chart and number six in the UK and won a prestigious Ivor Novello Award for song writing. " Come Undone ", primarily written by Cuccurullo, with lyrics by Le Bon, made number seven in
9991-491: Was halted after seven months when Le Bon suffered from strained vocal cords . After six weeks' recuperation, the band performed intermittently for another five months, including appearances in Israel, Thailand, and Indonesia. In 1995, the band released the cover album Thank You . Songs from Thank You included covers of Lou Reed 's " Perfect Day " and Melle Mel 's " White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) " (with backing vocals from
10094-519: Was hired as a session drummer. Subsequently, Duran Duran struggled to escape the teen idol image and gain respect among critics with more complex music. The new serious image was not accepted at first and their popularity began to wane. Rolling Stone said, "In their search for musical maturity, the surviving Durans have lost a good deal of their identity." In contrast the New York Times said, "Duran Duran's newfound disillusionment may mark
10197-403: Was intended to be a three-album contract with Disney Music Group 's Hollywood Records , but it lasted only through the poorly received 2000 album Pop Trash . This slow-paced and heavy album seemed out-of-keeping with earlier band material. Rhodes' intricate production and Cuccurullo's songwriting and experimentation with guitar sounds and time signatures were not enough to hook the public, and
10300-586: Was made with directing duo Godley & Creme in August. The video was filmed just two weeks after MTV was launched in the United States. The band expected the " Girls on Film " video to be played in the newer nightclubs that had video screens or on pay TV channels like the Playboy Channel . Kevin Godley explained the thinking behind it: We were very explicitly told by Duran Duran's management to make
10403-635: Was recommended to the band by an ex-girlfriend who worked at the Rum Runner. The band were immediately impressed by Le Bon and soon completed their first composition with the new line-up, "Sound of Thunder", featuring lyrics by Le Bon. Duran Duran's first performance with the lineup of Le Bon, Rhodes and the three Taylors was on 16 July 1980 at the Rum Runner. Duran Duran spent the next months writing, developing and demoing their songs and performed in clubs around Birmingham and London. In September 1980 they had written all of what would become their debut album. Touring as an opening act for Hazel O'Connor ,
10506-602: Was released on the EMI label in June 1981. The first single, " Planet Earth ", had reached the United Kingdom's top 20 at number 12 in February. A follow-up, " Careless Memories ", released in April, stalled at number 37. The third single, " Girls on Film ", was released in July and went to number 5 in the UK. The video, featuring topless women mud wrestling , pillow fighting and stylised depictions of other sexual fetishes ,
10609-598: Was the guitarist at this point. After a few gigs, including a performance at Barbarella's in Birmingham opening for the band Fashion , Duffy and Colley left the band in June 1979. Taylor and Rhodes then recruited lead vocalist Andy Wickett (formerly frontman of TV Eye ) and decided that they needed a live drummer. They hired Roger Taylor , a former member of various local bands (most recently The Scent Organs who also played at Barbarella's), while John Taylor switched to bass guitar. In September 1979, this incarnation of
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