Duran Duran Announce UK Arena Tour

Duran Duran have announced their first UK arena shows for seven years. The band will play 11 dates in May in support of their recent album 'All You Need Is Now'. It marks the start of a tour that will go on well into 2012. As well as playing new material, they will perform hits from their 30-year career.

The last time Duran Duran played UK arenas was 2004's Astronaut tour, when they appeared in front of sold out crowds for 17 nights, including a five-night stand at Wembley Arena in London.

'All You Need Is Now' was produced by Mark Ronson and marks a return to the band's roots. Ronson has described it as the "imaginary follow-up to 'Rio' that never was". Following the band's split from Epic in 2009 it became their first album not to be released on a major label. Instead it was released exclusively on iTunes in December of last year and went on to top the UK iTunes chart and reach No. 2 in the US store. It gets a physical release in March.

The full list of dates can be found here.

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