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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">Duran Duran To Play Madison Square Garden on October 25<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">Additional Venues Announced for the North American Fall Tour<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="370" height="249" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC665E.E5104730" alt="DD_London_0913_Def-StephaniePistel-web"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">(Photo Credit: Stephanie Pistel)</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">“…the unexpected breakout band of the year…” -
<b><i>Paper<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">“…a reminder of their immeasurable influence.” (live review) -
<b><i>Spin.com<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">“Duran Duran played an impressively solid set that was musically crisp, playfully loose and stocked with a stellar set list. They
have provided 30 years of memories, and clearly, the band isn’t ready to stop creating them.” (live review) -
<b><i>Atlanta Journal Constitution<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">“After three decades together, Duran Duran still causes hysteria…” (live review) -
<b><i>OC Register<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">August 29, 2011 – New York, NY
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">– On the heels of a North American fall tour announcement that has thrilled fans from coast to coast,
<b>Duran Duran</b> has announced that they will play <b>Madison Square Garden</b> on
<b>October 25<sup>th</sup>, 2011,</b> their first <b>New York City</b> show around their new album
<b><i>All You Need Is Now</i></b>, out now on <b>S-Curve Records</b>. The band has also announced the remaining venues on this run of eagerly anticipated dates. A complete list of shows is below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">This is <b>Duran Duran</b>’s first extensive North American tour behind
<b><i>All You Need Is Now</i></b>, following a brief run of </span><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">brilliantly reviewed
</span><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">intimate album release shows earlier this year.
</span><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">With a brand new production that the band has designed specifically for these shows, the tour will feature Duran Duran’s</span><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif""> biggest hits and the incredible
new songs that have inspired many to declare that the band is truly having a big moment<span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>in 2011.</span><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif""> American alternative pop-rockers
<b>Neon Trees</b> will open on the majority of dates.</span><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"">One of the most celebrated albums of the band’s storied three-decade career, the nine-track digital-only version of
<b><i>ALL YOU NEED IS NOW </i></b>hit <b>#1 on the iTunes Albums Charts in 15 countries
</b>before the release of the 14-track LP earlier this year. Around the album’s release, Duran Duran – who have sold more than 80 million albums throughout their career – graced the cover of
<b><i>Paper Magazine</i></b> and were all over America’s television screens with performances on
<b><i>The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show </i></b>(twice!),<b><i> Jimmy Kimmel Live</i></b> and
<b><i>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">Duran Duran North American Tour Dates:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">newly announced information in bold</span><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">* Neon Trees open</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">September 23<sup>rd
</sup>Everett, WA @ Comcast Arena *</span><span style="font-family:"Times","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">September 24<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at The Rose Garden *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">September 26<sup>th</sup> Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">September 27<sup>th</sup> Los Angeles, CA@ Nokia Theater LA LIVE *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">September 30<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 1<sup>st</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> Valley Center, CA @ Harrah’s Rincon Casino -
<b>Open Sky Theater</b> *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 4<sup>th</sup> Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 6<sup>th</sup> Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 7<sup>th</sup> Baton Rouge, LA @
<b>Baton Rouge River Center</b> *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 8<sup>th</sup> Mobile, AL @ Bayfest</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 10<sup>th
</sup>Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 11<sup>th</sup></span></b><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black"> Hollywood, FL @
<b>Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino</b>*</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 13<sup>th</sup> St. Augustine, FL @<span class="apple-converted-space"> St. Augustine Amphitheater *</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 14<sup>th</sup> Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheater * </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 16<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 17<sup>th</sup> Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 19<sup>th</sup> Cleveland, OH @ Playhouse Square Theatre*</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 21<sup>st</sup> Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 22<sup>nd</sup> Windsor, ON @ The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 23<sup>rd</sup> Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 25<sup>th</sup> New York, NY @
<b>Madison Square Garden</b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 27<sup>th</sup> Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre *</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 28<sup>th</sup> Boston, MA @
<b>The Wang Theatre</b>*</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black">October 29<sup>th</sup> Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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