![]() Seated around the venue were UFC President Dana White, SPI Entertainment exec Alex Schechter, Vegas bass virtuoso Steve Flora and the ever-rocking Todd Kerns (of Raiding the Rock Vault), who was seated to my right.ĭifferent personality types, for sure. The platinum-maned Rhodes, especially, has not changed his look over the past 40 years.Īs this was a weeknight in VegasVille, many locals turned out in the sold-out audience. John Taylor is still whippet-thin and effectively tattooed. The band displayed visual splash, of course, LeBon in silver slacks, a bright-green leather jacket and a series of T-shirts (ending with “Union” over a snake, so you are reminded of the title of that hit song). ![]() The crowd roared through the “dance into the fire” refrain as if singing to a new Bond song.Īnd, “Invisible” and “All of You” off the band’s latest release, “Future Past,” showed Duran Duran is not flagging, some 40-plus years after forming. They played this during “Live Aid,” kids, and are playing it again. The high-ascending “Save a Prayer” showed LeBon at his finest, a song that caused the crowd to sway.Īnd I have argued this point with James Bond fans for years: My favorite Bond theme is “A View to a Kill,” with its wild synthesizer and Taylor’s rumbling, low-end bass. The ballads scored, too.”Ordinary World” was a moving dedication to the people of Ukraine. Hey! □□□□ into the □ #DuranDuran #RJNow /VVRi8p7Lb9 Same with “Union of the Snake” and “Notorious,” goaded along by LeBon’s suggestion the crowd go ahead and air out the vocals. “Wild Boys” started it, a natural singalong. ![]() Thursday night’s highlights were plentiful and sentimental, while also contemporary. There’s little debate that Duran Duran is worthy of its Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nod. What was reinforced in the Encore lid-lifter was there is so much more to Duran Duran than their days cavorting through “Rio,” “Girls on Film” and “Wild Boys.” The band is a powerhouse, the riffs are rad and the volume is jacked up. ![]() “Compared to the places we normally play,” he said at the start of Friday’s show, “this seems like a well-appointed bathroom.” The guys are filling the room, and fast, though LeBon makes it seems as if its not such a challenge. The band returns Saturday, and again Oct. LeBon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor might all be in their 60s now (well, not might - they are), but can still rock to telegenic effect, as they showed in their debut at Wynn Las Vegas. Duran Duran ruled that network just after its inception. Such widespread naivete is the byproduct of early 1980s MTV fame. “Marrying Simon LeBon was on my bucket list!” and “I was certain I was going to marry Simon LeBon in the ‘80s” and “It was Simon LeBon, then John Taylor, if Simon didn’t work out.” The messages rolled in as I posted during and after Thursday night’s opener at the Encore Theater. What’s great about Duran Duran coming to town is you find out how many of your friends once wanted to marry Simon LeBon. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Fan Rebellion) Rappers Christopher "Kid" Reid (C) and Christopher "Play" Martin (R) of Kid 'n Play perform during the premiere of "Boombox! A Vegas Residency on Shuffle" at Westgate Las Vegas on Augin Las Vegas, Nevada.
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