Duran Duran to play Broadway

By Amy Somensky Sep 30, 2007, 23:18 GMT

British pop band Duran Duran perform during a concert in memory of Princess Diana who died ten years ago, Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, 01 July 2007. Today would have been Diana\'s 46th birthday. EPA/IAN JONES UK AND IRELAND OUT

New York: 80's pop group Duran Duran will play a two week engagement at Broadway's Barrymore Theater in November. The engagement will run from November 1st through the 12th and will celebrate the release of the group's new album Red Carpet Massacre. It will also features tunes from the group's 29 year history.

Simon LeBon said in a statement, "We have made an album that we are all really proud of and we wanted to present it in a very unique way. Staging a run on Broadway is something that we've often talked about over the years – but the time has never seemed right until now. We started work on 'Red Carpet Massacre' in New York – in September of last year – so it feels fitting to be launching it here – just down the road from the studio where we did those first sessions with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland."

Bassist John Taylor added: “We agreed we would try to open on Broadway while we were still making the record and have been planning how we’re going to stage it for the past few months. Nick and I have been particularly engaged in this and are really excited about the production. Broadway just feels like the perfect place to launch this album."

"The theatre we have found is really beautiful inside, which in itself will make this special,” added keyboard player Nick Rhodes. “I don’t believe there is another artist out there who has done a two week run on Broadway – and knowing that our fans travel to see our shows from all over the world we wanted to start out with something really spectacular.”

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on October 6th through telecharge.