Duran Duran have made it official that their new album will be called Paper Gods.
Due out in September, the new set will be their 14th studio release and the first in their new deal with Warner Brothers. Nile Rodgers, who worked with the band on extensiviely during the 80’s, producing the hits The Reflex, Wild Boys and their entire album Notorious. He also worked with the Taylor’s on their Power Station side project.
Rodgers is joined on the album by Mark Ronson, who produced their last album, All You Need is Now, and Mr. Hudson.
Look for the first single from the album, Pressure Off featuring Janelle Monae, prior to the album release.
The group will also be touring in support of the album starting June 20 in Barcelona, Spain and running through December 12 in Liverpool, England.
The tour dates:
06/20 – Barcelona, Spain – Sonar Festival
06/27 – The Hague, Netherlands – Night at the Park
06/28 – Kerry, Ireland – Killarney Festival
08/05 – Riverhead, NY – The FOLD Festival
09/05 – Gibraltar – Gibraltar Music Festival
09/11 – Isle of Wight, U.K. – Bestival
09/20 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09/23 – Puyallup, WA – Washington State Fair
09/25 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
09/26 – Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful Festival (exact date to be confirmed)
09/27 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
10/01 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
10/02 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre
10/03 – Rancho Mirage, CA – Agua Caliente Casino
11/27 – Manchester, U.K.- Manchester Arena
11/28 – Leeds, U.K.- First Direct Arena
11/30 – Cardiff, Wales – Motorpoint Arena
12/02 – Brighton, U.K.- Brighton Centre
12/04 – Birmingham, U.K. – Genting Arena
12/05 – Newcastle, U.K.- Metro Radio Arena
12/06 – Glasgow, Scotland – The SSE Hydro
12/08 – London, U.K. – The 02
12/09 – Bournemouth, U.K.- Bournemouth International Centre
12/11 – Nottingham, U.K.- Capital FM Arena
12/12 – Liverpool, U.K.- Echo Arena
There are a lot of empty dates in that itinerary so expect the tour to expand in the future.
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