Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers announce big 2025 UK out of doors reveals

Duran Duran have introduced particulars of two out of doors UK reveals, which can see them joined by Nile Rodgers and Stylish. Discover the small print beneath.

The primary of the newly introduced gigs that the enduring ‘80s band will play will probably be at Powderham Citadel on July 3, as they take to the stage as headliners of the Powderham Presents live performance collection.

The latter will probably be held on the Metropolis Racecourse in Chelmsford two days later (July 5) as a part of the Chelmsford Metropolis Reside collection.

Each reveals will see Simon Le Bon and co. joined by Nile Rodgers and Stylish, who will act as particular visitors for the gigs. Tickets go on sale this Friday (December 6) at 9am. Visit here to buy tickets, and examine beneath for a listing of recent UK dates.

Duran Duran’s 2025 UK dwell reveals are:

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3 –  Exeter, Powderham Citadel
5 – Chelmsford, Chelmsford Metropolis Racecourse 

In different Duran Duran information, the band are set to play a handful reveals within the US quickly: these kick off with two nights on the Fontainebleau venue in Las Vegas on December 29 and 30, and proceed on the New 12 months with two nights on the Yaamava Theater in Highland California on January 2 and three. Visit here for US tickets.

The dates come after they dropped their Halloween-themed album ‘Danse Macabre’ final 12 months –which noticed them cowl Billie Eilish, Speaking Heads and extra – and went on to share an expanded model over Halloween 2024

NME additionally caught up with Duran Duran final 12 months, the place they spoke about their eagerness to play Glastonbury Pageant – a feat they haven't but crossed off.

Talking to NME, Le Bon mentioned: “I’d like to [do it] – we simply must get the suitable slot, that’s all. We've had the possibility to do it earlier than, nevertheless it wasn’t enjoying the principle stage and I believe we’d wish to be doing that for positive. I’m positive we’re in negotiations [with Glastonbury], and if not, we will probably be.”

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As for Nile Rodgers, the music legend not too long ago confirmed, by chance, that he and Stylish will probably be acting at Glastonbury 2025.

Reflecting on how Rod Stewart was introduced for subsequent 12 months’s Legend Slot final week (November 26), Rodgers mentioned on the Rolling Stone Awards that he was trying ahead to taking to the stage afterwards.

“We’re going to have a blast as a result of we observe him immediately. Rod and I've been buddies for 80 gazillion years, so meaning he’s gonna play methods on me,” he mentioned. After being notified by somebody that his efficiency hadn’t been introduced, to which he laughed and responded: “Am I not supposed to provide that away? I all the time say an excessive amount of.”

Shortly earlier than then, it was confirmed that he – together with Huge Assault and IDLES – will play a collection of gigs at Liverpool’s M&S Financial institution Area in honour of town being the world’s first ‘UN Accelerator Metropolis’ for local weather change.

It comes on the heels of Huge Assault’s Act 1.5 present in Bristol earlier this 12 months, which aimed to re-envision how concert events may very well be staged sustainably, and was designed to be the lowest-carbon live performance of its form and scale ever put collectively.