December 16
The video for
Ordinary World is filmed at Huntington Gardens,
Los Angeles directed by
Nick Egan
January
Ordinary world is released. It reaches no 6 in the UK Singles Chart.
February
The wedding album is released it peaks at no 4 in the UK Album Chart.
World Tour
| Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada | February 10 |
| The Academy, New York, NY (two shows) | February 12 |
| The Academy, New York, NY (two shows) | February 13 |
| Palladium, Rome, Italy | February 20 |
| Rolling Stone, Milan, Itlay | February 21 |
| Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands | March 4 |
| Flughafen Riem/Terminal 1, Munich, Germany | March 6 |
| Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany | March 7 |
| Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK | March 19 |
| Dominion Theatre, London (Two shows) | March 20 |
| Milan, Italy | March 21 |
March 29
Come undone
is released accompanied by a video directed by Julien Temple.
It reaches
no 13 in the UK Single Chart.
World Tour
| Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | September 1 |
Ahoy gig is
interrupted when in the middle of Hungry like the wolf,
Simon loses his
voice, after a conference Lamya (backing singer)
fronts the band for several
songs. Simon is diagnosed has having
swollen vocal chords and the band
take a 6 week break.
Attendees at
the concert are given a pair of Levi Jeans and a promise
of a return show.
| Rosario, Argentina | April 29 |
| Velez Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina | April 30 |
| Cordoba, Argentina | May 3 |
| Tucuman, Argentina | May 5 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay | May 7 |
| Tower Records, Hollywood, CA | May 15 |
| Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico | July 6 |
| Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico | July 7 |
| Plaza Monumental, Monterey, Mexico | July 9 |
| Plaza Monumental, Monterey, Mexico | July 10 |
| Municipal Amphitheater, Guadalajara, Mexico | July 11 |
| Sundome, Tampa, FL | July 14 |
| Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL | July 15 |
| Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL | July 16 |
| City Stadium, Puerto Rico | July 17 |
| New York, NY | July 19 |
| Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA | July 20 |
| The Blockbuster, Charlotte, NC | July 21 |
| Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA | July 23 |
| Jones Beach, Long Island, NY | July 24 |
| Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, MA | July 26 |
| Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD | July 27 |
| New York, NY | July 28 |
| Kingswood (Canada's Wonderland), Maple, Ontario, Canada | July 29 |
| Le Forum, Montreal, Canada | July 30 |
| Garden State Arts Centre, Holmdel, NJ | July 31 |
| Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH | August 2 |
| Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH | August 3 |
| Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI | August 4 |
| World Music Theater, Chicago, IL | August 6 |
| Riverport Performing Arts, St. Louis, MO | August 7 |
| Sandstone Amphitheater, Kansas City, MO | August 8 |
| Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, TX | August 10 |
| Woodlands Pavilion, Houston, TX | August 11 |
| Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ | August 13 |
| San Diego State Univ. Amphitheater, San Diego, CA | August 14 |
| Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA | August 15 |
| California Expo Grandstand, Sacramento, CA | August 17 |
| Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA | August 18 |
| Fiddler's Green Amphitheater, Denver, CO | August 20 |
| Park West, Salt Lake City, UT | August 21 |
| Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA | August 23 |
| Bally's Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV | August 24 |
August 23
Too much information
is released, video directed by Julien Temple.
It just about manages to
chart at no 35 in the UK Single Chart.
August 28
Duran receive
a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
World Tour
| Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville, IN | October 12 |
| Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, IN | October 13 |
| Ervin J Nutter Center, Dayton, OH | October 15 |
| AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA | October 16 |
| Lehigh University Forum, Bethlehem, PA | October 17 |
Simon loses
his voice again, this time diagnosed as having at torn vocal chord,
dates
are re-scheduled
| Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL | November 15 |
| Sony Music Studios, New York, NY [MTV Unplugged] | November 17 |
| Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville, FL | November 19 |
| James.L.Nightcenter., Miami, FL | November 20 |
| Von Baun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL | November 22 |
| Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA | November 23 |
| Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL | November 24 |
| Kiefer UND Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA | November 26 |
| Civic Center Arena, Pensacola, FL | November 27 |
| Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX | November 29 |
| Lloyd Noble Center Arena, Norman, OK | November 30 |
| Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM | December 1 |
| The Fashion Center, San Francisco, CA | December 3 |
| Event Center Arena, San Jose, CA | December 4 |
| Portland Coliseum, Portland, OR | December 6 |
| Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA | December 7 |
| PHE Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC | December 8 |
| Bozeman, MT | December 10 |
| Tokyo, Japan | December 19 |
| Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA | December 31 |
November 17
Duran record unplugged session for MTV at Sony Music Studios, New York City
January 17
Wedding album issued on dual CD format
World Tour
| Minneapolis, MN | January 2 |
| Palace, Auburn Hills, MI | January 4 |
| Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT | January 6 |
| Patriot Center, George Mason University, VA | January 9 |
| West Point, New York, NY | January 10 |
| Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY | January 11 |
| Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY | January 12 |
| Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY | January 13 |
| Elliott Hall, West Lafayette, IN | January 15 |
| Northwestern University Field House, Evanston, IL | January 16 |
| G-Mex, Manchester, UK | January 22 |
| Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, UK | January 24 |
| Birmingham NEC, Birmingham, UK | January 25 |
| Cardiff International Centre, Cardiff | January 27 |
| Wembley Arena, London, UK | January 28 |
| Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, UK | January 31 |
| Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK | February 1 |
| The Zenith, Paris, France | February 5 |
| Luxembourg | February 6 |
February 21
Extraordinary
world video is released featuring an interview and
videos from the wedding
album and Liberty albums
The band continue
to record songs for Thank You,
Roger Joins Nick and Warren in Paris to
drum on Perfect Day,
Watching the Detectives, Ball and Chain and
Jeepster.
May
Duran are awarded an Ivor Novello award for Ordinary world
September 10
Tallulah Pine Le Bon born
December
Nick's divorce from Julie-Anne Freidman is finalised
