The Time magazine Q&A with Simon and Nick is featured in the magazine the first week of January.

Japan bassist Mick Karn dies on January 4th; Bassist John Taylor writes a moving tribute on duranduran.com.

Roger and Jake DJ at the Chi in Dubai on January 14th.

Duran Duran announces that they will be part of the iTunes Festival in London. They will play on July 16th at the Roundhouse, with iTunes giving away all the tickets via lottery.

Simon appears on Radio 4’s Frontrow on January 13th.

On January 14th, VH1 debut the video for “All You Need is Now.”

On January 19th, Duran Duran announce they will be performing as part of Coachella. Their performance will take place on April 17th.

Simon appears on Richard Bacon’s show on BBC Radio 5 on January 20th.

Simon and Nick are presenters at the British Comedy Awards on January 22nd. They give the Best Comedy Actress Award to Miranda Hart.

Duran Duran announce their first UK arena tour in 7 years, with 11 dates:

May 18th Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
May 19th Glasgow SECC
May 21st Birmingham LG Arena
May 22nd Nottingham Capital FM Arena
May 23rd Liverpool Echo Arena
May 28th London The O2 Arena
May 30th Brighton Centre
May 31st Bournemouth International Centre
June 1st Cardiff International Arena
June 3rd Manchester MEN Arena
June 4th Sheffield Motorpoint Arena

On January 26th, Simon and Roger visit Heart FM in London.

The band announces that they will be headlining the T Mobile Electronic Beats Classics event at the prestigious Admiralspalast in Berliin on May 26th.

Simon and Roger visit the show Daybreak on January 31st to talk about the band’s upcoming UK tour.

Duran Duran perform “All You Need is Now” on Alan Carr’s Chatty Man on January 31st.

The band announces they will be one of the headliners at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami’s Bicentennial Park on March 25th.

Duran Duran celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the release of “Planet Earth” with a blog post from John that you can read here .

On February 3rd, Duran Duran, along with Jason Derullo and Kid Rock, kickoff the NFL Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam concert series at the Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, TX. Portions of the show are aired on VH1.

Roger and Jake DJ the XLV party in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX on February 4th.

Dior announces that Duran Duran will be providing the music for the Dior ADDICT perfume ads starring Kate Moss and directed by JonasÅkerlund. The band lent the title track “All You Need is Now,” off of their forthcoming album,

Simon and John present the Best International Group award to Arcade Fire at the Brit Awards on February 15th.

Duran Duran announce plans for the physical release of All You Need is Now: March 21st internationally and March 22nd in the US and Canada. The exclusive UK deal with independent sales and distribution company ESSENTIAL MUSIC, will feature five brand new tracks and will be available on CD, vinyl and a special Deluxe Edition CD package, that will include a bonus song “Networker Nation” and a remix of the album’s title track by Youth Kills. The US edition will be released via S-Curve Records, featuring five brand new tracks and will be available in CD, vinyl and a Deluxe Edition CD/DVD package that includes a bonus song “Networker Nation” and a DVD featuring rare studio footage.

On February 16th, Simon and Nick join Mark Ronson at the Rounhouse in London for a performance of “Record Collection.”

On February 17th, the band begin rehearsals for their upcoming date in Milan where they will be performing at an event hosted by Vogue Italia, Comune di Milano and Hogan.

Duran Duran confirm an appearance at SXSW in Austin, TX.

The band announce three dates in Mexico: April 8th at Banamex Auditorium in Monterrey, April 10th at Telmex Auditorium in Guadalajara, and April 11th at National Auditorium in Mexico City.

The band’s site posts news of a special show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire to be recorded by BBC Radio 2. Tickets for the March 7th show sell out immediately.

The band announce they will play a set in support of the Walking with the Wounded Charity at Battersea Power Station on March 3rd.

The band spends the third week of February in the studio, rehearsing for upcoming live dates.

The band arrive in Milan on February 23rd to start international promotion for All You Need is Now.

On February 25th, Duran Duran are honored by the Mayor of Milan, Leitizia Moratti, who presented them with an Award for Style at the Town Hall. This is rare honor, given only to artists, creative individuals or innovators – not Milanese – who the Mayor and City Commissioners want to distinguish in some way. Each awards is unique and given to the recipient for something different each time.

Later that night they play to a packed fashionista and media crowd for a Vogue Italia event during Fashion Week hosted by long-time Editor Franca Sozzani.

On February 27th, the band perform on the TV Show Quelli Che il Calcio filmed in Milan.

The band confirm two dates at V Festival in the UK , headlining the Arena Stage on August 20th + 21st. They also announce US dates:

March 16th Austin, TX SXSW (Time Out Showcase)
March 18th Thackerville, OK WinStar World
March 23rd Los Angeles CA Mayan Theatre
March 25th Miami, FL Ultra Music Festival
April 2nd Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods
April 4th Atlanta, GA Centre Stage
April 6th Houston, TX Warehouse Live
April 14th Pomono, CA Fox Theatre
April 16th San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
April 17th Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
April 20th Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
April 22nd Minneapolis, MN Epic
April 23rd Chicago, IL House of Blues
April 25th Toronto, ONT Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 26th Montreal, QBC Le National
April 27th Boston, MA Royale Theatre

Duran Duran perform at a sold out show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. The show is aired live on Jo Whiley’s Show on BBC Radio 2.

ITV confirm One Night Only, a TV Special featuring Duran Duran to be filmed on March 12th in London. The show airs on March 20th.

The band arrives in Austin on March 15th to begin their stint at SXSW. This includes packed-to-the-rafters shows on March 16th at Stubbs as well as a featured interview moderated by John Norris on March 17th at the Austin Convention Center. Duran Duran also perform a surprise show for C3 at the Whitley Building. The standing room only audience included Jon Hamm, Mischa Barton, Kevin Costner, John Poppper and others.

On March 21, All You Need is Now is released in the UK and Europe.

On March 22, All You Need is Now is released in North America.

Simon and John appear on Access Hollywood Live with Billy Bush on March 22.

The band perform “All You Need is Now” on The Tonight Show on the day of their North American release.

March 23 finds the band in Los Angeles at the Mayan Theatre for American Express’ Unstaged series. Kicking off their second season with Duran Duran, the concert is directed by the legendary David Lynch and is streamed live around the world, online, on Vevo and Youtube. Lynch had encouraged fans to tweet in Qs he’d pose to the band in a pre- recorded Q&A, as well as photos of painted hands and faces that were projected onto the screens behind the band during the show. My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, Beth Ditto, Kelis and Mark Ronson are all special guests at this extraordinary event.

Duran Duran appear on The Ellen Show, performing “All You Need is Now.” Ellen is such a big fan, she invites the band to come and join her when she tapes her show in Orlando at the beginning of April.

The band appear on the outdoor stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 30th performing 5 songs.

Duran Duran appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 31 performing “All You Need is Now” and “Hungry like the Wolf” as a web exclusive. Jimmy begins his show singing a Duran Duran medley.

Duran Duran appear on The Ellen Show for a second time on April 5th, recorded at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

uran Duran announce a series of ex- US dates including:

April 30th Dominican Republic Altos de Chavon
May 26th Berlin, Germany Electronic Beats Admiralspalast
June 10th Paris, France Le Grand Theatre
June 11th Den Haag, Netherlands Ado Kyocera Stadion
June 12th Brussels, Belgium Forest National
June 14th Copenhagen, Denmark Tivoli Gardens
June 15th Gothenburg, Sweden Leisbergshallen
June 16th Stockholm, Sweden Cirkus
June 18th Helsinki, Finland Kaisaniemi Park
June 21st Moscow, Russia Moscow Megasport
June 23rd St. Petersburg, Russia The New Arena
July 14th Dublin, Ireland O2 Arena
July 18th Leipzig, Germany Leipzig Parkbuhne
July 19th Munich, Germany Munich Tonholle
July 20th Vienna, Austria Gasomoter
August 6th Schaffhausen, Switzerland Das Festival
August 12th Ibiza, Spain Amnesia
August 26th Langesund, Norway Wightegaarden
August 27th Oslo, Norway Festningen Festival
August 28th Bergen, Norway Grieghallen

Duran Duran announce a special, limited edition of a deluxe vinyl package of All You Need is Now. With only 500 copies available worldwide – each individually numbered and signed by the band – this special edition features exclusive artwork created by Clunie Reid (Saatchi Gallery, the Tate, New Museum NY), with art direction by Rory McCartney.

Duran Duran sit for a live stream Youtube Presents Q&A at Youtube HQ on Friday, April 15th.

On April 16th, Roger and John support Record Store Day by doing a signing of the David Lynch 7″ remix for “Girl Panic!” at Rasputin Records in Berkley, CA. Limited to 2500 units, the record includes the David Lynch remix of “Girl Panic !,” in addition to the album version.

On April 17th, Duran Duran perform a 12-song set at Coachella in Indio, CA to an enthusiastic crowd. The performance is streamed via Coachella’s Youtube channel.

Percussionist Chastity Ashley joins the band for their US tour.

Simon and John do an acoustic performance at WXLO Radio in Worcester, MA on April 27th where City Councilor-at-Large Frederick C. Rushton gave them the keys to the city.

At a concert in Montreal on April 26th the audience sings “Happy Birthday” in French as birthday boy Roger Taylor is presented with a cake.

The band participate in a press conference on April 28th in the Dominican Republic to discuss their much anticipated April 30th show at Altos De Chavon.

The band finishes the mini promo tour and fly to Rome for an RDS radio event on May 12th for 200 winners. The show is recorded for later broadcast.

Duran Duran fly to Cannes on May 13th during the Cannes Film Festival to perform a one-off gig at the European launch of Belvedere Red vodka, a special edition of the brand which will raise money for the Global Fund, the world’s leading financier of programs to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The band goes on stage at 1am performing to a packed house.

Duran Duran are forced to postpone their entire UK Arena tour when Simon Le Bon begins experiencing problems with his throat.

On June 20th (John’s birthday!), the band re-schedules their UK tour for December, 2011.

After several years in the making, the incredible Duran Duran Universe in Second Life opens on June 22nd. The Duran-centric Islands, AZIZI, SANHEDRALITE, TLON & KHANADA, are looked after by community manager Chrissy von Wellean. Visitors can check out the DDU in Second Life by clicking here. Roger Taylor helped kick off the grand opening with a special live streaming DJ set at the UFO Club in-world, and Nick Rhodes stopped by to welcome visitors.

Nick Rhodes is featured on the cover of the August, 2011 issue of Keyboard magazine (USA).

The band reluctantly postpone their entire European summer tour that was due to start on Thursday 14 July in Dublin, Ireland due to Simon’s ongoing vocal problems, which Doctor’s felt needed more time to heal.

Nick announces he has spent a few days at the end of July working in the studio with artist Rose Dougall on her forthcoming solo album.

Roger announces a DJ date with Jake Fonique at the Meridien Beach Club, Taormina, Sicily on 11th August.

On August 2nd, the band announce their North American tour utilizing all their social networks, making a different show announcement every 5 minutes via Twitter, Facebook & YouTube. The dates are:

September 23rd Everett, WA Comcast Arena
September 24th Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
September 26th Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery
September 27th Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theater
September 30th Las Vegas, NV The Joint
October 1st Valley Center, CA Harrah’s Rincon
October 4th Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Center
October 6th Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theater
October 8th Mobile, AL Bayfest
October 10th Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
October 11th Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock
October 13th St. Augustine, FL St Augustine Amphitheater
October 14th Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater
October 16th Washington, DC Constitution Hall
October 17th Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
October 19th Cleveland, OH Playhouse Square Theatre
October 21st Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater
October 22nd Windsor, ONT The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
October 23rd Montreal, QBC Bell Centre
October 25th New York, NY Madison Square garden
October 27th Toronto, ONT Air Canada Center
October 28th Boston, MA Wang Theater
October 29th Atlantic City, NJ The Borgata

Simon partners with Keep A Child ALive for their “Buy Life” campaign, posing for a photo wearing the charity’s tee shirt along with other celebrities such as Pink, Usher, Alicia Keys and more.

The band celebrates National Duran Duran Appreciation Day on August 10th by giving away a free download of “Other People’s Lives (Night Version).”

On August 15th, the band announces four UK warm up shows, which are the first dates since Simon’s vocal problems. The tickets are made available to the band’s Fan Community first and then opened up to the public. The shows are:

September 1st Bournemouth, Old Fire Station
September 8th Cambridge, Cambridge Junction
September 9th Bristol, Bristol Trinity
September 10th Oxford, Oxford Academy

On August 20th Roger is joined by his son James for a joint DJ set in Sulmona, Italy. The local council sponsors the “White Night” event, which was a free event for all the people of the town held in the central square. Roger and James began at 1:30am DJing for over 3000 people.

Duran Duran announce an October 25th date at Madison Square Garden. The band’s first return since 2004, the headline show is in conjunction with WPLJ’s “Scott & Todd” Morning Show’s 20th Anniversary.

It is announced that All You Need is Now standard vinyl will be released on September 12/13, 2011. It will have all the same tracks as the March CD release..

On September 6th, Duran Duran is honored in London at the GQ “Men of the Year” Award Ceremony, held at the Royal Opera House in London. Alex James from Blur presented the band with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

September 20th finds the band performing in Santa Monica, CA for the 15th Anniversary party of the iconic show, South Park. The band plays “Hungry like the Wolf,” “Notorious,” “Planet Earth,” “All You Need is Now,” “Come Undone,” “A View to a Kill,” “Sunrise,” “Rio and “Girls on Film.”

It is announced that John will release an autobiography in 2012. Dutton in the US and Little Brown in the UK will publish the book.

William Shatner records a cover of the song “Planet Earth” for his album Seeking Major Tom, released October 11th.

Duran Duran play at Madison Square Garden on October 25th. Mark Ronson joins the band onstage for “Girl Panic !” and Ana Matronic joins them for “Safe (In the heat of the moment).”

Duran Duran host an after party at the Boom Boom Room in New York City following their sold out show at Madison Square Garden.

The band appears on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to perform “Leave a Light On,” and Simon, John and Nick speak to Piers Morgan on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight. Both shows air on October 28th.

The band ends this leg of their North American tour by playing a sold-out show in Atlantic City on October 29th. Mark Ronson and Ana Matronic join the guys onstage again. All the band members come out for the encore wearing Halloween masks. Later that night, Nick hosts a Halloween party at the Boom Boom Room.

Simon and John appear on VH1’s Big Morning Buzz on November 1st.

The five “Supers” – Naomi Campbell. Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen, Eva Herzigova & Yasmin Le Bon – grace the cover of December’s UK Harper’s Bazaar. The tagline, “Supers vs. Duran Duran” refer to the iconic pairing of the supermodels and Duran Duran in the bands upcoming “Girl Panic !” video, that was filmed on location at the Savoy Hotel by director Jonas Åkerlund. The video stars Naomi as Simon Le Bon, Cindy as bassist John Taylor, Helena as drummer Roger Taylor, Eva as keyboardist Nick Rhodes and Yasmin Le Bon as “the Guitarist. “ Harpers UK also printed several magazines with Duran Duran on the cover.

Duran Duran release eleven ‘teasers’ for “Girl Panic !” on duranduran.com.

The band attends the UK Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year ceremony at Claridges in London on November 7th. The nine and a half minute short film for “Girl Panic !” premieres at the event.

The video for “Girl Panic !” has its World Premiere on VEVO on November 8th. The band also attends an event at the Savoy Hotel to screen the video again. Later that evening, Simon and Nick Present the Icon Award to Jonas Åkerlund at the UK Music Video awards.

The band appear on SKY television on November 9th to discuss their new video for “Girl Panic !”

Duran Duran plays to a massive audience at the SWU Music & Arts Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 13th. The concert is aired live on TV Globo and over the Internet in Brazil. The band does many press interviews during their 48 hour stay.

After one week, the “Girl Panic !” video has over 2 million plays on Vevo.

Roger DJs at the Capogiro Club in Bergamo, Italy on November 18th.

Two books that heavily feature Duran Duran are released in the marketplace: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum chronicles the rise of MTV, with Simon, John and Nick taking part in the oral history, and Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute by Matthew Chojnacki, with a forward written by Nick, celebrates album artwork from the 80s .

Nick becomes a graduate of the University of Bedfordshire at a ceremony in Luton on November 18th. He is recognised with an honorary degree for his contribution to the music industry as a songwriter, performer and producer.

By the end of November, the “Girl Panic !” video has over 4 million views.

The band kick off their UK / Ireland tour on November 30th in Brighton with CocknBullKid opening on all dates (ex Glasgow (Aerials Up) & Dublin (Royseven) ). Percussionist Dawne Adams joins the band for the UK tour. The dates are as follow:

November 30 Brighton, Brighton Centre
December 1 Bournemouth, BIC
December 2 Birmingham, LG Arena
December 4 Glasgow, SECC
December 6 Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
December 8 Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
December 10 Liverpool, Echo Arena
December 12 London, The 02 Arena
December 14 Sheffield, Motorpoint Arena
December 16 Manchester, Evening News Arena
December 17 Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
December 20 Dublin, O2 Arena

The band put 2012 dates on-sale:

January 21 Klosters, Switzerland, Altitude Festival
January 23 Vienna, Austria, Gasometer
January 24 Munich, Germany, Tonhalle
January 26 Leipzig, Germany, Haus Auensee
January 28 Dortmund, Germany, Westfalenhalle 2
January 29 Brussels, Belgium, Forest National
January 31 Berlin, Germany, Columbiahalle
February 01 Bratislava, Slovakia, Incheba Arena
March 10 Singapore,Indoor Arena
March 14 Hong Kong, Asia World
March 17 Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 19 Melbourne Vic, Australia, Centre Court/Rod Laver Arena
March 20 Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide Entertainment Centre
March 24 Perth, Australia, Sandalford Estate
March 27 Sydney, Australia, Sydney Entertainment Centre
March 31 NS Wales, Australia, Tempus Two Winery

The band finish out the year with incredible sold-out shows all over the UK and a final 2011 date in Dublin at the O2.