Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers & Chic and Grace Jones for BST Hyde Park 2021
They play the event on Sunday 11th July 2021
Music sensations Duran Duran will headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park next summer after postponing their 2020 show.
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor will headline the extravaganza on Sunday 11th July 2021 in what will be their first London show in six years.
Joining them at BST Hyde Park will be bona fide music legend Nile Rodgers & Chic plus one of the finest live performers on the planet, the one and only Grace Jones.
Enthusing about BST Hyde Park, Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon says: "We are so happy to announce the new date for our return to Hyde Park. This will be our first London show in six years and we are honoured that two of our musical heroes Nile Rodgers and Grace Jones will be joining us on the bill.
“Seeing as we had to postpone the 2020 show, BST Hyde Park 2021 will be extra special to us. After the year that everyone's been through, we're aiming to make next summer into the kind of party we all deserve."
With over 100 million record sold and 21 UK Top 20 hits, Duran Duran are one of the biggest bands on the planet and their set will be packed with anthems including ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’, ‘Pressure Off’, ‘Rio’, ‘Girls on Film’, ‘(Reach Up For The) Sunrise’ and ‘A View to a Kill’.
Tickets go on general sale from Magic Radio Tickets at 9am on Friday 4th December 2020.
Jim King, CEO of European Festivals at AEG Presents, says, “It's wonderful to finally talk about and look forward to next summer knowing that the light we can see at the end of the tunnel will be the sunshine at American Express presents BST Hyde Park.
“We have always finished each year with a huge party and we need one now more than ever. It's therefore with our enormous thanks to Duran Duran that they have made it possible to bring their incredible hit-packed live show to Hyde Park just when we all needed it most.
“We celebrate this moment with Duran Duran and the man who helped them make some of their biggest hits, Nile Rodgers and the incredible CHIC. The band also have the legendary Grace Jones joining them for what will be an incredible day of quality music and a chance for us all to dance again."
Pearl Jam will play American Express presents BST Hyde Park on the same weekend as Duran Duran, headlining on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th July 2021.