Review: No gag “Re-Flex” for Duran Duran’s electrifying set at American Airlines
Duran Duran on stage at American Airlines Center June 10, 2023. (Rich Lopez/DV) A full house of baby boomers and Gen X-ers were reliving their MTV heyday — but so was the large audience of millennials and younger who were not there with their diehard parents.
The mix of fans was broad but all danced and sang to Duran Duran’s biggest hits while appropriately appreciating the band’s newer but lesser known music.
But Saturday night’s performance wasn’t really about going back. Duran Duran performed these hits with the energy of new releases and powerful energy that made them sound just as fresh as they were decades ago.
Nile Rodgers and Chic opened the night but a late arrival by 7:45 p.m. to the venue and they were already gone. Bastille then kicked off the night’s second opener.
