DURAN DURAN RELEASE ‘EVIL WOMAN’LIVE FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Duran Duran have released a spectacular live performance video of their cover of ELO‘s ‘Evil Woman.’ The performance was filmed by legendary Swedish director, Jonas Åkerlund (Madonna, Beyoncé, Metallica, Lady Gaga) at the band’s sold out headline concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 31, for Halloween 2024.

The ‘Evil Woman (Live From Madison Square Garden)’ clip is a full circle moment in the story of Duran Duran‘s latest studio album, Danse Macabre. The concept for the album was first sparked by the band’s Halloween show at the Encore Theatre at Wynn, Las Vegas, October 31, 2022. Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor, in full costume, took to the stage complete with 20-foot-high skeletons, tombstones, cobwebs, coffins and ghouls, for a unique, themed set. The gig has gone down in Duran Duran history as the ultimate Halloween show for the ages, until now.
 
Fast forward to 2024 and Duran Duran once again summoned all Halloween enthusiasts to show up, dress up, and celebrate All Hallows’ Eve in style for a one night only Halloween ball at Madison Square Garden in New York City – a major performance following their huge headline performance at Latitude 2024 this summer. A unique show featuring the hits, alongside songs from the Duran Duran crypt, Forbes Magazine described the night as “a mix of chills, glamour and fun that only this band could deliver”, whilst Brooklyn Vegan tipped the show, “a total blast”.
 
Speaking about the Madison Square Garden concert, Duran Duran founding member and keyboardist Nick Rhodes revealed: “We wanted to invite a wider audience inside a venue to experience a Duran Duran performance, so where better to capture that on film than Madison Square Garden on Halloween. In times where we are never quite sure what is real and what is not, it felt great to return to the pulsing heart of Duran Duran, live in front of an audience. The Evil Woman video is a taste of what’s to come in Jonas Åkerlund’s live film…”
 
The ‘Evil Woman‘ live video follows the release of the band’s Secret Oktober film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Gavin Elder, who has worked and collaborated with Duran Duran for over 20 years, most recently on the band’s globally released docu-concert film, A Hollywood High. Secret Oktober is available to watch via the StagePlayer+ app on Amazon Fire TV, LG, Samsung, Netgem (ISP partners include TalkTalk, Community Fibre, and others), casting to Apple TV and Roku devices, or via browser at: https://www.stageplayerplus.com/duranduran. A digital download of Danse Macabre De Luxe comes free to all fans who purchase the film.
 
To celebrate the first anniversary of the Danse Macabre album, a De Luxe version of the original is now available digitally, and on CD and box set formats via Tape Modern under exclusive licence to BMG. The De Luxe CD and digital editions feature three new bonus tracks – an instrumental entitled ‘Masque of the Pink Death,’ ELO’s ‘Evil Woman’ and ‘New Moon (Dark Phase)’, a reimagined version of their classic song ‘New Moon On Monday’ from the Seven and The Ragged Tiger album, featuring Andy Taylor. The limited-edition, three LP vinyl box set, includes a bonus disc featuring seven new tracks, four of which are not available in any other format. The Halloween-inspired box also includes a spirit board, metal planchette, bespoke tarot cards, four art prints, and a booklet.
 
In each format, Danse Macabre – De Luxe contains the original collection of 13 songs, including haunting covers of Billie Eilish‘s ‘Bury A Friend’, Talking Heads‘ ‘Psycho Killer’ featuring Victoria De Angelis, The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Paint It Black,’ and The Specials‘ ‘Ghost Town,’ plus new versions of Duran Duran classics from their own catalogue. Guest artists include producer, guitarist, and composer Nile Rodgers, Victoria De Angelis of Måneskin, and former Duran Duran band members Andy Taylor and Warren Cuccurullo. Exquisitely packaged, the record features images adapted from a collection of authentic vintage séance photos that Nick Rhodessourced at auction.
 
Danse Macabre is also available in an innovative, limited-edition version KiTalbum. An exclusive collaboration with South Korean-based media and music technology company, KiTbetter, the KiTalbum is a new format that unites the physical and digital worlds within a special mobile-based KiTplayer (available for both Android and iOS) to create a full album experience.
 
The Danse Macabre – De Luxe KiTalbum comes in an exclusive coffin-shaped, foiled box and includes an insert card, four exclusive photo cards in an envelope, a 22-page album booklet, a wearable button, and a customised black ball chain.  The KiTalbum unlocks the experience on the KiTplayer where, in addition to the full 16 album tracks, the stunning music videos for both ‘Black Moonlight’ and ‘Danse Macabre’, the lyric videos for ‘Psycho Killer’ and ‘Evil Woman’, documentary footage about the making of the record, song lyrics and exclusive photos are featured, together with a special VIP fan hub.
 
Danse Macabre has been described as “delightfully devilish” by Billboard, “a treat for the senses” by American Songwriter, “playfully dark original tunes” by the Associated Press, with Under The Radar praising the “haunting harmonies,” and Rolling Stone confirming, “Duran Duran are feeling the spooky energy.”

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