Duran Duran has announced a rescheduled gig at London BST Hyde Park festival 2021. As the world has started the process to really hit back at the pandemic that has plagued us for almost a year with the hope of a return to normal life by next easter. A big question for a lot of us is when will gigs and shows be available for us. Artists have announced shows coming up in 2021 that have either been pushed back (due to the pandemic) or just announced because of the news of the return to normal.
Over the last year shows, gigs, and festivals have all been canceled. The whole world has come to a halt but has started to climb back to what it once was. Glastonbury this year was meant to celebrate its 50th year but was canceled due to Covid-19. BST Hyde Park was one of the festivals that had to cancel, stopping a lot of festival-goers from a summer of fun and music. Now, however, festivals like Glastonbury and BST Hyde Park have announced they will be going ahead next year.
Duran Duran, who were originally going to perform at this year’s BST Hyde Park before it was cancelled, has been announced to play a set in the up and coming return to the summer festival. Alongside Nile Rodgers and CHIC, and Grace Jones, Duran Duran will be playing on Sunday the 11th of July. Not only that, but the new set that they will play will be the first they’ve played in London in 6 years!
Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran has said “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.”. Le Bon is correct in saying that after a year like the one we’ve all had we could use an amazing summer full of music and festivals.
So far the only other show announced is Pearl Jam who will be playing a set on both the 9th and the 10th of July before Duran Duran. With Duran Duran playing their first show in 6 years, Pearl Jam will one-up them with this being their biggest show they’ve ever played in London. This is shaping up to be a summer that is long deserved and one to be remembered.
Before canceling the festive, organisers of BST said “This would have been the 8th year of this event and we were looking forward to putting on amazing, unique shows for hundreds of thousands of fans in the world’s greatest outdoor venue,”. But, now tickets for next summer will go on sale at 10 am on the 10th of December and you can buy tickets here.
