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Duran Duran - New Studio Album "Red Carpet Massacre" Out November 13, 2007; First Single "Falling Down" co-written and produced by Justin Timberlake.


Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English pop group notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. They were the most commercially successful of the New Romantic bands and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States.  to Make Broadway History with "Red Carpet Massacre"; Unprecedented run of shows to be held at New York's Barrymore Theater November 1 - 12, 2007 Presented by Citi

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, N.Y. -- Recorded in London, New York and Manchester, Duran Duran's hotly anticipated new album, "Red Carpet Massacre" will flood the US on November 13, 2007. The album was recorded over the past year with Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, and Nate 'Danja' Hills. In celebration of this groundbreaking new release for Duran Duran, the British superstars have confirmed nine shows at Broadway's legendary Barrymore Theater, over a two-week period, starting November 1. This marks the first time that any band has embarked on such an extended run on a Broadway stage.

Performing for over two hours a night on November 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 12, band members Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, June 8, 1962) is the keyboardist for Duran Duran. Rhodes and singer Simon Le Bon are the only members to have been with the band throughout its 27-year professional career (beginning in 1980). , John Taylor John Taylor, or Johnny Taylor may refer to: Academic figures
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  • John Taylor (1781-1864), British publisher and Egypt scholar
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  • Roger Meddows-Taylor (born 1949), drummer for Queen and also a solo artist
  • Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) (born 1960), drummer for Duran Duran
 will take audiences in this historic thousand-capacity venue on a unique musical journey presenting "Red Carpet Massacre" in its entirety as well as all the classics. With magnificent production values Production values is a media term for "production cost." It refers to the professional look, or "polish," of a production. Factors that affect perceived production value may include video and audio quality, lighting, number of errors, and amount and quality of special effects.  and a completely new stage show, these concerts will be the band's first dates in support of their new release.

Remarking on their upcoming New York shows, singer Simon LeBon said "We have made an album that we are all really proud of and we wanted to present it in a very unique way. Staging a run on Broadway is something that we've often talked about over the years - but the time has never seemed right until now. We started work on `Red Carpet Massacre' in New York in September of last year, so it feels fitting to be launching it here, just down the road from the studio where we did those first sessions First Sessions is an EP by singer Norah Jones, released in 2001. The EP was a limited release of approximately 10.000 copies. Track listing
  1. "Don't Know Why" (Harris) – 3:11
  2. "Come Away with Me" (Jones) – 3:06
 with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland."

Most of "Red Carpet Massacre," the band's first album since 2004's "Astronaut," was recorded in three sessions: the first with Timbaland, with a guest spot from Justin Timberlake at the Manhattan Center Studios in New York; the second phase on the band's home turf, Sphere Studios in Wandsworth, London over Christmas 2006, presided over by Nate Hills and Jimmy Douglass. And the final burst at Metropolis Studios in West London, produced by Hills and Douglass in early 2007.
"Red Carpet Massacre" comprises the following tracks:
The Valley
Red Carpet Massacre
Nite-Runner (Co-written and co-produced with Justin Timberlake &
 Timbaland)
Falling Down (Co-written and produced by Justin Timberlake)
Box full o'honey
Skin Divers (Co-written, co-produced and featuring Timbaland)
Tempted
Tricked Out
Zoom In (Co-written and co-produced by Timbaland)
She's Too Much
Dirty Great Monster
Last Man Standing


Duran Duran have sold more than 70 million records in a career that spans 29 years. They have achieved countless hit records, received numerous accolades and been honored with no fewer than five prestigious "Lifetime Achievement" awards (MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Originally beginning as an alternative to the Grammy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards is now a respected pop culture awards show in its own right. , Q Magazine, The BRITS, Ivor Novello Awards, Spanish Ondas) since 2002.

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 to Citi cardmembers, as part of a special Citi pre-sale, priced $150, $125 and $75 (plus applicable service fees). A facilities fee of $1.50 will be added to the established price of each ticket. Tickets available through www.privatepass.citi.com. Citi cardmembers will also be offered access to purchase a limited number of special premium packages for the November 2nd show, which will include passes to a post-show VIP event. A portion of the proceeds from these packages will go to charity.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Saturday October 6 (same prices as above) through Telecharge. http://www.telecharge.com/go.aspx?MD=102&PID (1) (Process IDentifier) A temporary number assigned by the operating system to a process or service.

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00057600. Tel: 212 239 6200 (Outside the New York area call: 1800 432 7250).

Members of the Duran Duran Fan Community will be able to purchase both exclusive VIP packages and tickets for every show from Friday September 28, 2007 at 11 am EST. For more information: www.duranduran.com.
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