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Duran Duran Among Many Acts To Play London 2012 Olympics Concert, BT London Live

PA  |  Posted: 1/05/2012 08:47 Updated: 1/05/2012 09:11   PA

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Duran Duran are to represent musical talent from England at a concert marking the start of the Olympic Games.

The band will appear alongside other acts representing Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on July 27 to coincide with the opening ceremony of the Games.

The line-up will include Snow Patrol, representing Northern Ireland, Stereophonics for Wales and Paolo Nutini who will play for Scotland.

People attending the concert will be able to watch the London 2012 opening ceremony broadcast live on giant screens.

Tickets for the BT London Live opening ceremony celebration concert will go on sale to BT customers only on Thursday at 9am before going on general sale on Friday.

Another major outdoor concert to mark the closing ceremony of the Olympics will be held on August 12 with Blur as the main act.

The BT London Live concert, also featuring The Specials and New Order, sold out in just a few hours.

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vinniedog
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13:53 on 04/05/2012
Of all the fantastic musicians this country has produced we have Duran bloody Duran on a stage that should be graced by the greats, what a disgrace.
It should have been Pink Floyd or the Who or Zep , real bands not these namby pamby popsters.
At least they kept Cowells dross away from the gig
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pelikanzoo
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19:36 on 04/05/2012
Now you are joking. Those three are absolute dross..all need a bath and a haircut too.
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vinniedog
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06:23 on 05/05/2012
Tone deaf as well as thick , I pity you pelikanzoo
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pelikanzoo
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12:37 on 04/05/2012
Duran Duran, Roxy Music, Japan..the three greatest bands, most handsome and best dressed ever!!
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vinniedog
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13:53 on 04/05/2012
This is a joke right ???
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Mizpam49uk
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11:32 on 04/05/2012
Its so good to see OAPs being given a job lol
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MELkay
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19:07 on 02/05/2012
ITS A JOKE RIGHT ???
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toothepoint42
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18:18 on 02/05/2012
Great band ... Fantastic live......Dont knock them till you've seen them
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35 Fans
18:21 on 03/05/2012
Yes, 20 years ago.
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vinniedog
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13:54 on 04/05/2012
Are you for real, these lipsincing popsters were never a good band
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vividrick
I came, I saw...I had a cup of tea!
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10:58 on 02/05/2012
Burning their records in the Olympic flame would work better, save on gas!
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wokingham7
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10:35 on 02/05/2012
Duran Duran? More like the return of the Stone Age!
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MELkay
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09:40 on 02/05/2012
where did they dig that lot up . why not use the new up & coming , from ;- B G T ,THE VOICE , X FACTER , at least they can perform LIVE.
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2ndcornets
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09:58 on 02/05/2012
"Dig this lot up" is about right. I should have thought Duran Duran would be on zimmer frames by now !
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vinniedog
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13:57 on 04/05/2012
Because the new up & coming , from ;- B G T ,THE VOICE , X FACTER are all talentless no hopers who wouldnt know which way to hold an instrument never mind play it live.
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gpward68
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08:18 on 02/05/2012
Dear God. I note that this concert only "coincides" with the opening ceremony, so sholdnlt be confused with it. I can only hope that the actual ceremony has a more impressive line up (which isn't to say that they didn't do a couple of quite good songs bakc in the early '80s).
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Mark Frazier
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23:11 on 01/05/2012
Nice to see, that we're all still here.
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21:16 on 01/05/2012
It is a concert. It coincides with the start of the olympics.
It is British talent at it's best???
Or should I say BT talent at it's best.
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PhilEssex
Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not happy.
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20:29 on 01/05/2012
Talk about scrape the barrel for a band.
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sashaduck
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20:01 on 01/05/2012
OMG! How embarrassing. To think Italy had Andrea Bocelli singing , Because we Believe and America had Whitney sing , One moment in Time .Both magnificent songs , wonderfully sung.

And this is what we deliver!
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deluk
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20:27 on 01/05/2012
This isn't part of the Olympic ceremony, read the article.
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PhilEssex
Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not happy.
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20:30 on 01/05/2012
Just about sums this Olympics up......'Crap'!!!
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18:22 on 03/05/2012
Hear hear.
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