Duran Duran - Full Concert - 12/31/1982 - Palladium

Happy New Year to Everybody! :-)

Duran Duran (The Original Line-Up):

Simon Le Bon - lead vocals

Andy Taylor - guitar, backing vocals

John Taylor - bass guitar, backing vocals

Nick Rhodes - keyboard, synthesizer

Roger Taylor - drums, percussion

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Duran Duran - Full Concert Recorded Live: 12/31/1982 - Palladium (New York, NY)

Set List:

1. "Rio" (Album: 'Rio', 1982)

2. "Hold Back the Rain" (Album: 'Rio', 1982)

3. "New Religion" (Album: 'Rio', 1982)

4. "Save A Prayer" (Album : 'Rio', 1982)

5. "Hungry Like The Wolf" (Album: 'Rio', 1982)

6. "Planet Earth" (Album: 'Duran Duran', 1981)

7. "Careless Memories" (Album: 'Duran Duran', 1981)

8. "Girls On Film" (Album: 'Duran Duran', 1981)

I always watch this on every 12/31...Amazing Show, Fantastic Gifted, Talented Young Men! One of My Favorite Band. Poor Guys...this was hard work for them (but well-paid, I'm sure...none of my business) during everybody dancing around them...The Life of Musicians.

Rest In Peace, Original Line-Up (1980-86, 2000-2006)...Simon, Andy, John, Nick and Roger! The Best Band in the '80s (for me).

Awesome Andy...I wish Very Good Health to You, take care for Yourself, Man! Great Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter and Producer.

Indexphoto: Duran Duran, New York, NY, 1981. Left to right: Andy, Simon, Nick, John and Roger.

John...Wonderful Bassist!!! 39:15 ;-) (L) :-D

Originally broadcast on MTV as the headline act of its New Year's Eve broadcast and simulcast on FM radio for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, this lively set from the popular British New Wave rockers Duran Duran marks their first major New York City triumph.

The group, which was spearheaded by vocalist Simon LeBon, had ruled the MTV charts since the end of the previous year, but they did not take off on radio as rapidly. For this show, Duran Duran was not only performing to a packed house at New York's Palladium Theater, they were playing to millions of viewers all over the world. The stakes were high, and Duran Duran went for the gold. Shortly after this performance, in early 1983, "Rio" was in the U.S. Top 10.

All the essential early hits are featured here - including "Rio," "Save A Prayer," "Hungry Like The Wolf," and "Girls On Film." The show is interrupted to count down the New Year on MTV, but otherwise it remains a consistently upbeat show. The group augmented its original five-piece lineup with the addition of saxophonist/keyboard player Andy Hamilton.

This performance showcases the band when they were on the brink of worldwide stardom, if they weren't already there. The success of Duran Duran during this time period gave them enough momentum to get through most of the eighties as a successful act. It would also serve as the base of hits to keep the band poised for more than one reunion in the years that followed.