DURAN DURAN (ca. 1980s-97) Photo archive

London/Birmingham: Various, ca. 1980s-1997. Set of 4 vintage original black-and-white glossy photos: three 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) and one 6 x 8″ (15 x 20 cm). Two have ink stamps and blurb on verso. Overall near fine.

Duran Duran, formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978, is a premier New Wave/pop-rock band that has sold over 100 million records. As 1980s MTV pioneers, they achieved global stardom with hits like “Rio” and “Hungry Like the Wolf”. The band (including the classic lineup) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

Two photos feature lead singer Simon Le Bon during a May 19, 1997, performance at London’s Wembley Arena; another with him wearing a cap is from roughly the same time. A smaller photo of bassist John Taylor is from a concert in Birmingham, circa early-1980s.