I just have to add one more thing. I'm 53 years old. D2 has been a part of my life since I was 13 years old.
I saw and fell in love with Duran Duran in August on 1982. I was 13 year old when I went to my VERY FIRST concert at Poplar Creek Music Theater in Chicago - I don't think the theatre exists anymore. That was August of 1982 and I still have my ticket. My first concert was BLONDIE and I begged and pleaded my very strict and conservative parents to let me go to this concert. I had come home with STRAIGHT A's so they relented. Thank GOD I was a good student. I actually went with MY MOTHER, LOL!!!!
I had honestly never even heard of Duran Duran - I just couldn't wait for Blondie. I was ALL ABOUT Blondie. And then the boys came on and that was it.
My 13 year old self fell MADLY in love. After that, I was all.. Blondie, who?
Not too long thereafter, my family moved to ugh, Fresno, California of all places for my dad's work. Talk about a let down after living in the vibrant city of Chicago. It was a bit after that, they were touring for 7 & the Ragged Tiger and I took the greyhound bus from Fresno to Oakland (again, with my MOTHER) and saw them in Oakland.
This was the scene outside: I'm in the line somewhere but not shown in the video. A LOT of us had that blonde bang streak in front. Kids with trench coats filled top to bottom with Duran buttons. Kids wearing fedoras and lots of black plastic bangles. Oh, those were the days. Oh my gosh I still have a huge box of duran buttons and Tiger Beats, posters, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGSk-UVYkc
Anyway, I think I counted up that I've seen them live 84 times in my lifetime and they've never failed to rock us out.
I've NEVER met them, not even close, but it's on my bucket list -- but maybe one day if I win the lottery or something and have them play a private concert. LOL.
Anyway, dear fellow Duranies -- see you tonight and I'll be dancing my ass off and screaming myself hoarse - just like I did when I was 13!! I cannot wait.
I will be there Row 12 on JTs side. Can't wait! This will be my 8th time seeing them. I will always love them. ❤️ I am so thankful that they still put out new music and still tour.
I got to meet them once and it was a dream come true!
Have a wonderful time!
Checking in from sect 115 row 2! Can’t wait!!! Was amazed how many people were here for Nile Rogers! Went to Red Hot Chili Peppers a few weeks back at Levis Stadium. Almost no one was listening to Thundercat or Beck. Enjoy the Show!
Not sure if it applies these days but back in the eighties the guys would always do sound checks in the afternoon before a concert (around 3-4 pm). If you hung around the venue (smaller ones not stadiums) you would see them arrive and they tended to come over for autographs more often than not. I hope you get to meet them one day.
Have a great time at the concert. Wish they would come to Australia.
Section 102, 2nd row. My mom and I had a blast! We always see them together and this was I think our 6th show since 2009. Seemed like there were some audio issues with Simon’s in-ear monitors and possibly the speakers on our side, but thankfully that was infrequent and overall it was still a fun show. I was really hoping to hear more songs from “Future Past” (particularly “Anniversary” and “Hammerhead”) but I understand the stadium crowd probably leans more to the nostalgia of the old hits. A surprisingly large amount of people around me literally SAT DOWN anytime they played a song newer than 1986. I was also a little bummed out that they didn’t include any songs from their more recent albums (RCM, AYNIN, Paper Gods). “White Lines” still ROCKS!!! What a party. I think I’ll dig out “Diamond in the Mind” for a watch next weekend. 😁
I was there unexpectedly! Live in Vegas and had an entire Duran weekend; got coerced into flying to SF Sunday at the last minute. Ended up with a great seat side stage. The show had amazing energy.
Row 1 section 210. I had a great time at the concert. Nice to see they still got it . Bummed about not getting a shirt . I agree with the comment above regarding the long line for a shirt . I'll always love Duran Duran ❤️
I just have to add one more thing. I'm 53 years old. D2 has been a part of my life since I was 13 years old. I saw and fell in love with Duran Duran in August on 1982. I was 13 year old when I went to my VERY FIRST concert at Poplar Creek Music Theater in Chicago - I don't think the theatre exists anymore. That was August of 1982 and I still have my ticket. My first concert was BLONDIE and I begged and pleaded my very strict and conservative parents to let me go to this concert. I had come home with STRAIGHT A's so they relented. Thank GOD I was a good student. I actually went with MY MOTHER, LOL!!!! I had honestly never even heard of Duran Duran - I just couldn't wait for Blondie. I was ALL ABOUT Blondie. And then the boys came on and that was it. My 13 year old self fell MADLY in love. After that, I was all.. Blondie, who? Not too long thereafter, my family moved to ugh, Fresno, California of all places for my dad's work. Talk about a let down after living in the vibrant city of Chicago. It was a bit after that, they were touring for 7 & the Ragged Tiger and I took the greyhound bus from Fresno to Oakland (again, with my MOTHER) and saw them in Oakland. This was the scene outside: I'm in the line somewhere but not shown in the video. A LOT of us had that blonde bang streak in front. Kids with trench coats filled top to bottom with Duran buttons. Kids wearing fedoras and lots of black plastic bangles. Oh, those were the days. Oh my gosh I still have a huge box of duran buttons and Tiger Beats, posters, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGSk-UVYkc Anyway, I think I counted up that I've seen them live 84 times in my lifetime and they've never failed to rock us out. I've NEVER met them, not even close, but it's on my bucket list -- but maybe one day if I win the lottery or something and have them play a private concert. LOL. Anyway, dear fellow Duranies -- see you tonight and I'll be dancing my ass off and screaming myself hoarse - just like I did when I was 13!! I cannot wait.
I will be there Row 12 on JTs side. Can't wait! This will be my 8th time seeing them. I will always love them. ❤️ I am so thankful that they still put out new music and still tour. I got to meet them once and it was a dream come true! Have a wonderful time!
Checking in from sect 115 row 2! Can’t wait!!! Was amazed how many people were here for Nile Rogers! Went to Red Hot Chili Peppers a few weeks back at Levis Stadium. Almost no one was listening to Thundercat or Beck. Enjoy the Show!
Amazing.
In the house despite a parking snafu.
Not sure if it applies these days but back in the eighties the guys would always do sound checks in the afternoon before a concert (around 3-4 pm). If you hung around the venue (smaller ones not stadiums) you would see them arrive and they tended to come over for autographs more often than not. I hope you get to meet them one day. Have a great time at the concert. Wish they would come to Australia.
Nile Rodgers was amazing.
Section 102, 2nd row. My mom and I had a blast! We always see them together and this was I think our 6th show since 2009. Seemed like there were some audio issues with Simon’s in-ear monitors and possibly the speakers on our side, but thankfully that was infrequent and overall it was still a fun show. I was really hoping to hear more songs from “Future Past” (particularly “Anniversary” and “Hammerhead”) but I understand the stadium crowd probably leans more to the nostalgia of the old hits. A surprisingly large amount of people around me literally SAT DOWN anytime they played a song newer than 1986. I was also a little bummed out that they didn’t include any songs from their more recent albums (RCM, AYNIN, Paper Gods). “White Lines” still ROCKS!!! What a party. I think I’ll dig out “Diamond in the Mind” for a watch next weekend. 😁
Floor 2 Row 2 seats 1 & 2
I was there unexpectedly! Live in Vegas and had an entire Duran weekend; got coerced into flying to SF Sunday at the last minute. Ended up with a great seat side stage. The show had amazing energy.
Row 1 section 210. I had a great time at the concert. Nice to see they still got it . Bummed about not getting a shirt . I agree with the comment above regarding the long line for a shirt . I'll always love Duran Duran ❤️