Duran Duran Return to North America For Summer 2012 Headlining Tour

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Duran Duran Return to North America For Summer 2012 Headlining Tour

Band Release LIVE DVD “A Diamond in the Mind” July 2012

April 30, 2012 – New York, NY – Rock icons Duran Duran will be returning to North America for their Summer tour through the month of August in support of their latest album ALL YOU NEED IS NOW. Original members Simon, John, Roger and Nick are joined by Dom Brown on guitar for the last time Stateside before they begin writing and recording their next studio album. Additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks – check duranduran.com for the most updated tour routing.

In celebration of the success of the ‘All You Need Is Now World Tour,’ Duran Duran will release a live DVD, CD and Blu-ray - “A Diamond In The Mind” (Eagle Rock) in July 2012. The performance was filmed and recorded in the MEN Arena in Manchester, England on the band’s 11 date UK arena run in December 2011. The Deluxe edition will include all three formats (the DVD, CD, and Blu-ray discs), plus a 20 page booklet and bonus features.

One of the most celebrated albums of the band’s storied three-decade career, the nine-track digital-only version of ALL YOU NEED IS NOW hit #1 on the iTunes Albums Charts in 15 countries before the release of the 14-track LP earlier last year. Around the release of ALL YOU NEED IS NOW, produced by Mark Ronson, Duran Duran –garnered some of the best reviews they’ve ever had and graced the covers of many magazines around the world including Paper Magazine and Keyboard Magazine in the US. They were also all over America’s television screens with performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (twice!), Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

North American Tour Dates:
August 8 Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
August 9 Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
August 11 Costa Mesa, CA @ Pacific Amphitheatre – OC Fair
August 12 Tucson, AZ @ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre
August 15 Catoosa, OK @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
August 17 Memphis, TN @ Memphis Botanical Gardens
August 18 Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Casino & Resort
August 19 Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
August 21 Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
August 24 Mashantucket, CT @ MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods
August 25 Atlantic City, NJ @ Ovation Hall
August 28 Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts
August 29 Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival

Check duranduran.com for tour info & duranduranmusic.com for fan club pre-sale info.