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    Duran Duran to Kick Off David Bowie Tribute Event With 'Five Years' Cover

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    Frontman Simon Le Bon, who will take part with his bandmates in ‘A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day’, has explained why Bowie’s 1972 song is very important to him.

    Jan 9, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Duran Duran will kick off a 24-hour David Bowie tribute gig by performing a song that inspired them to become a group.
    The members of the British band were huge fans of Bowie and his song “Five Years”, which they will perform virtually as part of the “A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day” event, which begins at 9 pm ET.

    The cover is already available to download, and Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon admits the track is very important to him.

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    “My life as a teenager was all about David Bowie,” he says. “He is the reason why I started writing songs. Part of me still can’t believe in his death five years ago, but maybe that’s because there’s a part of me where he’s still alive and always will be.”
    “When we got the Ziggy Stardust LP and put the needle in the groove, our first taste of its perfection was the song Five Years. I can’t begin to explain how honoured I feel for Duran Duran to be given the opportunity to perform (for) this icon, and to place our name alongside Bowie’s for this commemoration of his music.”
    The “Just For One Day” celebration will mark Bowie’s 74th birthday and the fifth anniversary of his death.
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    Duran Duran will be performing “Five Years” live in what is set to be a spectacular and groundbreaking cinematic virtual experience. They’ll be joined by The Cult frontman Ian Astbury, Gary Barlow, Perry Farrell, Peter Frampton, Boy George, and Gary Oldman, among others. The livestream will be available here: http://www.abowiecelebration.com/.

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      Duran Duran Left Young Cast of 'Sing Street' in Shock With Surprise Livestream Appearance

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      Nick Rhodes and John Taylor crash the virtual event, staged to raise money for healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, seconds after it appeared to end.
      May 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes and John Taylor thrilled the young cast of Broadway musical “Sing Street” on Thursday, April 30, with a surprise appearance at their livestream event.
      The band’s hit “Rio” appears in both the stage show, which was about to open on the “Great White Way” in March when all productions were shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2016 film of the same name, directed by John Carney.
      Earlier on Thursday, the band tweeted, “Don’t miss the cast of @SingStreetBway TONIGHT for their at home performance in support of charities fighting COVID-19. Nick & John are ready to rock with them… and send their support to @BCEFA (Broadway Cares) (charity).”

      Duran Duran tweeted about ‘Sing Street’ cast’s livestream event.
      But the “Save a Prayer” hitmakers didn’t let on that they would be making an appearance at the virtual event, staged to raise money for frontline workers in New York City.

      Seconds after the livestream appeared to end – with the castmembers, all in self-isolation, stepping outside or opening their windows to clap for everyone playing their part in the healthcare battle in New York – Rhodes and Taylor popped up onscreen.
      “Hey Conor, it’s Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran and we’re very happy to support Broadway Cares and the Mayor’s Fund (of new York) in their fight against COVID-19,” Nick said, addressing Sing Street’s main character Conor, lead singer of the titular Dublin, Ireland band, played by Brenock O’Connor. Brenock was seen onscreen after the musician’s shock appearance with his mouth open in shock.
      Then, while strumming his bass guitar, John said, “It’s John Taylor from Duran Duran. The work these workers are doing, these frontline fighters is crucial to getting our world back to being an ordinary world,” referencing the British band’s 1992 hit, “Ordinary World”.
      “Yeah,” added Nick, “and we look forward to seeing you… on Broadway and we hope it’s not too far away. Good luck.”
      “Sing Street” songwriter and livestream producer Gary Clark explained to WENN, “Duran Duran is huge to Conor, that’s Conor’s early inspiration.”

      If you missed the Sing Street livestream, check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/singstreetbway/.

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