Barry Wright, Director of the Castle
Concerts is delighted to announce today that one of the UK's best selling and
most innovative bands, Duran Duran, will be performing at Edinburgh Castle on
Thursday 16th July as part of the 2009 Edinburgh Castle Concert
series.
DURAN DURAN
Edinburgh Castle
Thursday 16th July
on sale Friday 27th March 10am
"It's great to be
having Duran Duran at Edinburgh Castle this summer. We first put them on at the
beginning of their career and, twelve studio albums and 70 million record sales
later, we're delighted that they have agreed to return to Scotland to play this
truly unique venue," said Barry Wright.
The stats on Duran Duran are sensational: they have achieved 30
UK Top 30 hits and 18 in the USA. Their extensive catalogue of timeless songs
include some of the most unforgettable tunes of the past three decades; 'Planet
Earth', 'Hungry Like the Wolf', Save A Prayer', ‘(Reach Up
For The) Sunrise', and 'Rio', to name but a few, and 'A View to a
Kill', which was the only Bond theme song to chart at #1.
Despite the occasional pauses and some re-grouping in the 1990's
the band are as relevant today as they have ever been. On their last studio
recording, Red Carpet Massacre, they worked with top producers Timbaland and Nate 'Danja' Hills, as well as, lifelong Duran Duran fan Justin
Timberlake. They are currently in the studio writing and recording with
'uber' producer Mark Ronson. To
this day they maintain a global presence that guarantees them huge concert
audiences on five continents. More remarkable still is the way they have
achieved this, fusing pop music, art and fashion with a unique sense of style
and confidence.
"We are currently in the studio, working on new music," reported
singer Simon Le Bon earlier today, "so are only going to be doing a handful of
special dates this year. When the offer
to play in this historic location presented itself, we were all keen to make it
happen. It's been a while since we've
played in Scotland - but have always had a great time playing to audiences
there."
Rebecca Hamilton, Marketing and Media Manager at Historic
Scotland said: "We are delighted to have Duran Duran play on the Edinburgh
Castle esplanade. Without doubt, they are one of the best bands to have emerged
in the 80s and have continued with cracking sounds ever since. This venue on a
summer's evening with a keen crowd will have an electrifying atmosphere. Could
it be one of the best concerts on 'Planet Earth' this summer? Absolutely."
TICKETS GO ON
GENERAL SALE ON FRIDAY 27th March FROM 10am
Edinburgh
Castle; Thursday 16th July (gates 7pm)
Tickets; All
Seated
£40.00 / £35.00 (plus booking fee)
TICKET
HOTLINE: 0871 220 0260 (tickets not available from Edinburgh Castle)
ON LINE: www.seetickets.com
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