![]() Related ArticlesīottleRock Exclusive: Here’s what’s really cooking on Culinary Stage in 2023 But challenges like that are what keep you growing and learning. It was like, “Wow, how do we connect with these crowds? How do we do it?” And we really had to learn how to shape the Duran Duran sound and make it work with a festival crowd. Then we got back out on the road, put the original band back together - now, I am going back maybe 15 years, maybe longer - and suddenly the festival business has just exploded. I always say that nobody went to festivals in the ‘80s. And it’s important to do both.įor many, many years, we didn’t play festivals.Ī: We were never really a festival band. You can take them to places that a festival audience isn’t necessarily gonna want to go.īut I like them both. In a concert, where people are there for the full experience, you can get a little more granular. You’ve got to reach out those people who are thinking, “Shall I watch the band or get a burger?” How will the two shows differ?Ī: The festivals are a little broader. Q: One night after BottleRock, you will kick off your regular arena tour with a concert at SAP Center. The festival, I think, is going to be great. ![]() I think we had just done a deal with Sony and just finished a single - I think it might have been “(Reach Up for the) Sunrise.” That’s my only experience up there. Have you at least been there before for a little wine tour or vacation?Ī: We went up there to some like record company retreat. I believe this is the band’s first time performing in Napa. Q: The tour actually begins with a performance at BottleRock Napa Valley. And it’s still going strong.Ī: We made a concert film there (“Arena (An Absurd Notion)” from 1985). The Oakland Coliseum Arena in ’84! Is that still there? I think they just knocked it down. They are not the arenas that they use to be. There is so much thought that goes into them now. I never thought I would see the day when I would be calling arenas beautiful, but some of them really are. Although, I hear that this venue in San Jose is beautiful too, so I am looking forward to that. Last year, we were at the Chase Center, which was amazing. A: Over the years, we’ve played a lot of amazing shows.
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