Duran Duran have introduced Jake Shears as their particular visitor for his or her upcoming tour.
The ‘Rio’ hitmakers are heading on the highway for a string of reveals within the UK and Eire this spring and they are going to be joined by the Scissor Sisters frontman.
In a press release, he stated: “I’m thrilled to announce that I’m going to be a Particular Visitor for Duran Duran on their ‘Future Previous’ enviornment tour.
“It’s such an honour to be enjoying with them once more. They’re a large inspiration with their continuous run of unimaginable music.
“To say that I’m excited is an understatement. See you there!”
With Scissor Sisters, the ‘Take Your Mama’ singer joined Duran Duran on their ‘Reunion Tour’ in 2004, whereas bandmate Ana Matronic would later collaborate with them on 2010 album ‘All You Want Is Now’.
Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor commented: “We’re completely delighted to be reuniting with Jake Shears for our 2023 UK/Eire tour, as he helps his fabulous new album ‘Final Man Dancing’.
“The Scissor Sisters had been such an vital a part of our Reunion Tour in 2004.
“We additionally welcome the unimaginable Lia Lia from Berlin. The primary time we heard ‘I’m A Moth!’ we had been all utterly hooked.
“With the assist of those two wonderful artists, we couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about our upcoming reveals.”
Lia Lia, who completes the lineup, added: “When my supervisor known as and broke the information about me occurring tour with Duran Duran I locked myself within the lavatory, and the very first thing I did was to name my mother.
“I’m past excited, thrilled and completely terrified!! Dwelling legends. (sic)”
When the group introduced the tour final November, he frontman Simon Le Bon revealed how “grateful” the band are for his or her continued success.
He stated: “It’s outstanding to me that as a band, we’re nonetheless hitting new milestones, nonetheless in a position to introduce the sound of DD to new generations of music lovers.
“We’re actually grateful that we get to do what we do every day, and that we nonetheless love our job as a lot as we did once we began out some 4 many years in the past.”
Duran Duran ‘Future Previous’ UK and Eire tour dates:
April 2023
29 – The AO Enviornment, Manchester
Could 2023
1 – The O2, London
2 – The O2, London
4 – First Direct Enviornment, Leeds
5 – Utilita Enviornment, Birmingham
7 – 3Arena, Dublin
9 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
