We saw Duran Duran in the release, but Rio hurt us.

Another night of music filled with sweat and lots of dancing we witnessed. Athens 2024 Edition With the pop idols of our youth, Spin, spin, To sweep the scene in the water square.

Great Britons – Who Went From 5th To 4th After He Left Andy Taylor For health reasons – they played a hot show in Athens shortly after the release of their new album “Dance of Death“

They were overwhelmed by their Greek fans. Square and Release became more popular and lighthearted as the first MTV broadcast in 1982.

Tired (perhaps) of the rampage of Wednesday’s massive attack, Duran Duran seemed like a strange oasis of quiet pop from a band uninterested in winning over new audiences. It’s not fighting to prove its worth or sell more records. It’s not doing massive tours with trucks full of props and fires and visuals.

As Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor have said in interviews, they are now. Parents (and grandparents) love spending time with their families. And they do As many live shows as they want and wherever they want.

They came to Greece because they love the Greek audience (who adored them in Malakasa when Simon’s voice was tearing up the airwaves), the sun and the heat.

True to their youthful style, they turned heads at Water Square wearing suits.While people were burning and almost… throwing off their clothes to cool down.

JC Stewart – Dream of Playing with Duran Duran

Spyros Pagiatakis warmed up the decks wearing a Duran Duran t-shirt, followed by 27-year-old JC Stewart. We didn’t know him and it was a surprise, as he played beautiful songs and talked humbly to the audience who gave him a standing ovation. The talented Irish songwriter, who will accompany Duran Duran on all their upcoming shows, spoke glowingly of the band, saying that it had been a wild dream for him to play support for them at a concert and now it had become a reality.

We also learned that he wrote with Lewis Capaldi the hit song “Hollywood“And she adapted”i’ll be there for you“, from the legendary series “Friends”, where Jennifer Aniston idolizes him. Sincere support, but we definitely missed a stronger introduction tonight.

Duran Duran – Nick Rhodes still wearing his orange suit

the Simon Le Bon With his company he took the stage with “Night boat“, an odd choice because it’s one of the first tracks from 1981 that doesn’t quite represent the band’s sound – Le Bon wrote it while he was leisurely waiting for the evening bus home (just everyday stuff). The music video, one of Duran’s first, is a zombie thriller filmed in Antigua in the Caribbean.

When it was introduced,wild boysWe see the robotic face from the video, and then we start to enter the… atmosphere. Le Bon wears a shirt with the word UNION and a snake underneath. It is the “Snake Union” that we have never heard of.

However, the ultimate life-god was Nick in the orange suit – classic Miami Toughs style. After “starving(Like the wolf) who made us wolves, In “A Look to Kill” Roger Moore’s 007 image filled the screens.

the (Pink from Sunbathing) Le Bon tells us she will sing a song for the silent ones. People, those who can’t be seen but who make things work in this life and explain”invisible(It was written close to the time of the pandemic so we can roughly understand what he meant.)

Follow “Notorious”, “Black Moonlight” And ““Alone in Your Nightmare” / “So Strange”(Which we didn’t understand why he chose – Duran has several Rick James Super Freak songs.)My friends, meaningless memories With some karaoke and In “Is There Something” we got a little ourselves. Finally watched some footage from Duran’s old videos with the 80s aesthetic.

to “The Ordinary World” was dedicated to Ukraine, Israel and Palestine. In a politically correct attempt to include all those at war.come undone” Appreciated but People danced a lot to the tune of “Planet Earth”. the couple Le Bon and John Taylor Together they shook Alaa Al Omar.

the “sunrise“It was another chance to dance, but whatever it was, everyone was waiting for Rio, even signs were put up in front of Simone, don’t forget that. With the reflex The joints were “greased” and inside. “Girls in the Movie” The world seemed to be waking up from its slumber.

Then came… “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads, out of nowhere! We were surprised by this choice, since Duran’s discography was such that he never ran out of songs. Let them say something of their time. Arcadia – for example. “Election Day” is also a topical topic.

Simon is getting tired, it shows in his voice, so Rio It’s the last rush of the evening. What would anyone who knows Doran expect from Genovacia? The legendary video is on the screens. Let’s see the group in suits on the keto singing about a woman or a city called Rio. It might make sense that Duran wouldn’t want the 2024 concert to be an endless journey back to 1981, but this particular video was exactly what the whole arena was waiting for.

Instead we saw indifferent images of a graphic car and who cares. Something strange and the birds that were flying in otherwise wonderful”Save the prayer (Which also has a nice video.)

Special mention to Sequin sleeves designed by talented saxophonist Simon Williscroft. As well as guitarist Dominic Browne who had a tough role as Andy Taylor and is hard to replace. The two sparkling singers were fine.

Conclusion; We danced a lot, idols twirling, but Rio’s bitterness is unforgettable.