Duran Duran in Liverpool comeback show

May 18 2011 by Will Harris, Crewe Chronicle

MUSIC veterans Duran Duran are to play the Echo Arena, Liverpool, on Monday.

The original line-up reunite for the All You Need Is Now arena tour, their first tour in seven years.

Singer Simon le Bon said: “We are so excited about coming back to Liverpool. We had some great gigs there from the early days to our last performance at the Summer Pops.

“It’s one of those dates on the tour that we really look forward to, and we’re hoping to see some of the fans from the early days out there.”

The original line-up of Simon le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor are expected to perform to more than 150,000 fans at their 11 arena concerts across the UK this month.

The shows will mark the band’s first European performances in support of their critically acclaimed, new album All You Need Is Now, produced by Mark Ronson, and the start of a world tour that will last well into 2012.

Ronson was such a fan that he asked the band if he could work on their new album.

Tickets, from £30-£55, are available by phoning on 0844 800 3680 and at www.echoarena.com.