DURAN DURAN ANNOUNCE HEADLINE SHOW
AT NOTTINGHAM’S MOTORPOINT ARENA, OCTOBER 26 2025
LAST UK LIVE PERFORMANCE OF 2025 AHEAD OF ONE-OFF
HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR DANSE MACABRE PARTY
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SIMON LE BON & JOHN TAYLOR PERFORMED ‘HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF’ WITH SABRINA CARPENTER AT BRITISH SUMMER TIME HYDE PARK – DOWNLOAD PHOTOS HERE [CREDIT ALFREDO FLORES / JORDAN HUGHES]
British music icons Duran Duran have announced a one-night-only headline show at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on Sunday, 26 October 2025.
The announcement comes after singer Simon Le Bon and bassist John Taylor were brought out as surprise guests at Sabrina Carpenter’s sold out headline show at British Summer Time in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday night. After asking fans to show off their best howls, Sabrina introduced Simon and John to a delighted crowd and joined them in a rendition of Duran Duran’s classic hit ‘Hungry Like The Wolf’. Photos of the performance are available here.
After igniting stadiums and arenas across Europe this Summer, this exclusive headline show will give fans a final chance to experience the magic of Duran Duran live in the UK before the band transforms for their Halloween extravaganza at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on 31 October 2025.
In response to overwhelming demand in the UK, Duran Duran have added this special extension to their Europe 2025 tour. The band are currently performing across Ireland, Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Germany, and Spain, with more info at duranduran.com/tour.
This Nottingham Motorpoint Arena concert will arrive ahead of Duran Duran’s first UK Halloween show. The band are summoning all Halloween enthusiasts to show up, dress up, and celebrate All Hallows’ Eve in style at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on Friday, October 31 2025 for a night filled with essential hits, alongside rarely-played songs from the Duran Duran crypt. The show continues a now highly anticipated annual tradition, The Danse Macabre Halloween Party was originally conceptualised at a fabled October 31st gig for the ages in 2022 at the Wynn Theatre, Las Vegas. Now that special night is immortalised across 13 tracks on the band’s 16th studio album, Danse Macabre – a spectacular record threading together new music, themed covers, and darkly reimagined versions of Duran Duran’s classic songs.
The Artist VIP Presale for Duran Duran’s Headline show at Motorpoint Arena begins Wednesday 9 July at 8:00 AM BST. Login to the website at www.duranduran.com and visit the MEMBERS Pre-sale section for more information. The O2 presale starts on Wednesday 9 July at 10am BST. Public on-sale begins Friday 11 July at 10:00 AM BST. For more information please visit: https://duranduran.com/tour/.
The news arrives amidst a year of exciting creative projects from Duran Duran. In Spring the band launched two new perfumes crafted in collaboration with luxury Italian perfume house, Xerjoff. A multi-sensory live theatrical launch (which the Standard described as ‘one of the
best events of the year’) marked the unveiling of the fragrances, NeoRio and Black Moonlight – the latter named after the Danse Macabre album’s lead single. Watch the music video filmed by legendary Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund (Madonna, Beyoncé, Metallica, Lady Gaga) here.
The band kicked off their Europe 2025 tour following a major appearance at the 75th annual Sanremo Music Festival – a full circle moment 40 years after their debut there in 1985. The performance featured Måneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis performing ‘Psycho Killer’, another Danse Macabre album favourite. Amongst their busy live schedule, Duran Duran have also been in the studio together this year working on new material– most recently with Nile Rodgers at Abbey Road in London.
Duran Duran have scored 18 American hit singles and 21 UK Top 20 tunes, making them one of the most successful and influential bands of all time. They have also been honoured with eight lifetime achievement awards, two GRAMMYs, two BRITs, and two Ivor Novellos, one of which was for their Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
The news of the Headline show follows a series of landmark achievements for the band, including their 10th UK Top 5 album Danse Macabre, sold-out UK and US arena tours, headlining Latitude Festival 2024, performing at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace, closing the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in their hometown of Birmingham, and their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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