Duran Duran to Invade the East Coast

Alas, it looks like I will not get to see them this time around, but perhaps Duran Duran will back this way Jenna Bush decides to run for Congress (or worse!).

And, I hate to disappoint blog readers in my hometown of Roanoke, Va., but like 10,000 other bands they are not stopping in the Star City as they did when my friend Brian Woodward and I were co-captains of the school archery team at Glenvar High circa 1986*.

The band that brought us "Wild Boys," Girls on Film," "Rio" and "Hungry Like the Wolf" as well as "The Reflex" (see video) will be performing at the Kooka Booth Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC.........which is within driving distance from sleepy towns like Mount Airy, Eden and Roanoke Rapids, on May 21.

Then Duran Duran heads up to Philadelphia for a show at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts on March 22. As of this writing, they are getting ready for a show in Orlando on Sunday.

One should hope that ticket prices will be cheaper than they are for Madonna's tour.

As I was listening to "Sound Opinions" on WUNC (91.5- FM, Chapel Hill) before the signal gave out around Boones Mill, Va., today, I was stunned to hear that the ticket range for her shows is between $55-350!

This is in part because the singer who once shocked grandmothers made a deal with 'secondary ticket outlet' Stub-Hub, which lead the hosts of the NPR show to ask: "Does this mean Madonna is endorsing scalping?"

Of course, there was some sort of industry yes-man on the show to defend Madonna's decision. Perhaps, Dick Cheney is on the phone with him as we speak.....

*- This is a joke. Brian Woodward actually came close to injuring someone on the archery range because he missed the target considerably. Of course, even though what might have happened would have been quite tragic, everyone laughed. Actually, it was pretty hysterical.

Useful Links:

http://www.duranduran.com

http://www.soundopinions.org

Tags: Duran Duran, Madonna