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Duran Duran has announced further release details for their feature-length docu-concert film, A Hollywood High, which will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ later this month alongside physical product releases on DVD and Blu-ray in early August. Celebrating the band’s four-decade career and love affair with Los Angeles, the movie features new interviews with the band and a legendary rooftop set captured in March 2022, shot with the Capitol Records building – the band’s first record label home – as the iconic backdrop.
The film will premiere exclusively via Paramount+ starting on June 21st and is set to be released via DVD and Blu-ray on August 4th via Lastman Media and Cherry Red Records.
The DVD and Blu-ray releases will include 20 minutes of exclusive extras, including unseen documentary footage, an additional song recorded at the live performance and highlights from a Q&A the band did in LA around the original cinema release of the film. Additional product bundles will be available that will include limited edition recordings from the show released as flexi-disc test-pressings, housed in specially designed booklets, and numbered signed items from the band.
In the UK, the docu-concert film will be marked with a special one-night-only London screening event taking place at Outernet on August 3rd, the day before the official DVD and Blu-ray releases. The film will be screened in full before an exclusive Roger Taylor DJ set where fans can look forward to a carefully curated selection of dance floor anthems, deep cuts and new discoveries. The event will kick off at 6 pm BST, with Taylor’s set at 8 pm. Tickets will be available via Dice with details to follow via all social channels.
“I’m immensely looking forward to DJ’ing at the Outernet in London on August 3rd,” Taylor shares. “Hoping to take everyone on a unique musical journey after this special screening of our film A Hollywood High.”
The DVD and Blu-ray releases are region free and tell the story of Duran Duran’s deep relationship with Los Angeles through exclusive interviews, together with behind-the-scenes video and unseen archival footage, charting their rise to become one of the most successful and influential bands of all time.
The DVD and Blu-ray release arrives amidst a busy year of live touring that has already seen Duran Duran perform sold out arena shows across the UK and Ireland. The band is currently touring North America through September. The North American leg will resume later this summer, kicking off August 22nd in San Diego, with dates in Las Vegas, two shows at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, Detroit, Toronto and more. The tour also includes a highly anticipated stop in Queens, NY on September 22nd, where the incomparable artist and icon Grace Jones will be joining as a very special guest alongside both Nile Rodgers & CHIC and Bastille.
In addition, additional dates were announced in Montreal, QC on September 20th and Atlantic City, NJ on September 23rd.
The Artist VIP Pre-sale begins on Tuesday, June 20th at 10 am local time through Wednesday, June 21st at 10 pm local time. The local pre-sale begins Wednesday, June 21st from 10 am to 10 pm local time. The general on-sale starts on Thursday, June 22nd at 10 am local time.
A Hollywood High was first released globally in cinemas in November 2022, directed by three award-winning industry veterans, Gavin Elder, Vincent Adam Paul and George Scott. Lastman Media and Magus Entertainment are executive producers. The film follows a wave of landmark achievements for Duran Duran. Their 2022 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame marked a career peak after headlining London’s Hyde Park, performing at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace, closing the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in their home town of Birmingham, and a headline tour across North America which included sold out shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden and three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. A live performance in New York City’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve saw the band lead celebrations counting fans down into 2023 in front of a live audience of over 1 million people on New York City’s streets. All this after the huge success of their latest studio album Future Past, hailed as Duran Duran at their best by critics and fans alike, four decades into their rich and storied career.
The deluxe edition of the album is out now via BMG. The 2 LP set includes all 15 tracks from Future Past plus Duran Duran’s cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years.” The first LP is red, the second is green. The gatefold package features a new silver/grey version of the cover art and also includes two 12-inch by 12-inch art booklets.
