Duran Duran Tickets : Duran Duran Received Style Award In Milan On February 2011

Duran Duran are an English New Wave band that formed in Birmingham, England in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States.

Since the 1980s, they have placed 14 singles in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 and have, according to the Sunday Mercury, sold more than 100 million records.

While they were generally considered part of the New Romantic scene along with bands such as Spandau Ballet when they first emerged, they later shed this image. The band worked with fashion designers to build a sharp and elegant image that earned them the nickname "the prettiest boys in rock."

The band's controversial videos, which included partial nudity and suggestions of sexuality, became popular in the early 1980s on the then-new music video channel MTV. Duran Duran were among the first bands to have their videos shot by professional directors with 35 mm film movie cameras, which gave their videos a much more polished look. In 1984, the band were early innovators with video technology in their live stadium shows.

The group was formed by Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Stephen Duffy, with the later addition of Roger Taylor and, after numerous personnel changes, Andy Taylor and Simon Le Bon. (None of the Taylors are related.) The group has never disbanded, but the lineup has changed to include guitarist Warren Cuccurullo from 1989 to 2000 and drummer Sterling Campbell from 1989 to 1991.

The reunion of the original five members in the early 2000s created a stir among the band's fans and music media.Andy Taylor left the band in mid-2006, and London guitarist Dom Brown has since been working with the band as a session player and touring member.

In November 2010, Duran Duran announced the worldwide release of their 13th studio album, entitled All You Need Is Now,and will be released on indie label S-Curve Records, following the band's split from Epic records. The album was produced by the Grammy Award-winning Mark Ronson and mixed by Spike Stent, and was released exclusively on iTunes on 21 December 2010 and hit the #1 spot on download charts in 15 countries (including the UK).

The first single from the record, title track All You Need Is Now, was free to download worldwide on 8 December 2010 exclusively in iTunes. Guitarist and songwriter Dom Brown has co-written all but 2 songs on the "All You Need Is Now" album. In March 2011 the band would be embarking on a concert tour in support of the album called All You Need Is Now Tour. There was a warm up show in London and it is officially starting on 16 March 2011 in Austin, Texas.

The expanded physical album and various format special packages will be released in March 2011, the 30th anniversary of the band's first release "Planet Earth". The CD is slated to feature 14 tracks - or 5 additional tracks: "Mediterranea," "Other People's Lives," "Too Bad, You're Too Beautiful," "Diamond In The Mind," and "Return To Now."

In a video posted Feb 14, 2011, on the band's website, Rhodes mentioned the mixing of another 4 tracks: "Too Close To the Sun," "Early Summer Nerves," "This Lost Weekend," and "Networker Nation."

On 25 February 2011, while in Milan, Duran Duran Received Style Award. Letizia Moratti, the city mayor, presented the Band with a key to the city, honoured to be presented with an award recognizing them as Style Icons of the 20th century.