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On this day, 28 April 2004, legendary rock/pop band Duran Duran played Cardiff International Arena as part of the Reunion Tour with support provided by American band Scissor Sisters.
Duran Duran celebrated their homecoming to the UK with fourteen stadium dates in April 2004, including five sold-out nights at Wembley Arena. The British press, traditionally hostile to the band, accorded the shows some very warm reviews.
Duran Duran brought along band Goldfrapp and the Scissor Sisters as alternating opening acts for this tour.
The last two shows were filmed, resulting in the concert DVD Duran Duran: Live from London which was released in November.
Finally, with more than thirty-five songs completed, the band signed a two-album contract with Epic Records in June, and completed the new album, now entitled Astronaut.
The album was released in October 2004 and entered the UK charts at number 3 and the US charts at number 17. The first single was "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise", which reached number 1 on the Billboard US Dance chart in November and peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, Duran Duran's highest chart position since "A View to a Kill" in 1985.
Setlist:
"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
"Hungry Like the Wolf"
"Is There Something I Should Know?"
"Union of the Snake"
"Come Undone"
"A View to a Kill"
"What Happens Tomorrow"
"New Religion"
"Planet Earth"
"I Don't Want Your Love"
"Tiger Tiger"
"The Chauffeur"
"Beautiful Colours"
"Ordinary World"
"Save A Prayer"
"Notorious"
"The Reflex"
"Careless Memories"
"The Wild Boys"
Encore:
"White Lines"
"Girls on Film"
"Rio"
