Duran Duran will help ring in the new year from New York City’s Times Square. 

The group lead the line-up of performers as party of ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest’ on ABC. 

Also on the line-up is BTS‘ J-hope, while the show will feature pre-recorded performances from Disneyland from the likes of Aly & AJ, Ciara, Halle Bailey, Shaggy and others.

Next spring, Duran Duran will embark on a UK and Ireland tour, beginning at Manchester’s AO Arena on April 29, with dates at London’s The O2, Leeds’ First Direct Arena, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, and the 3 Arena in Dublin.

“2022 has been an extraordinary year for Duran Duran – mainly down to the incredible fans we have around the world,” says frontman Simon Le Bon.

“In July we celebrated our years together at Hyde Park as part of the British Summer Time Festival. Next Spring we will be back on home soil once again to continue the party.

“It’s remarkable to me that as a band, we are still hitting new milestones, still able to introduce the sound of DD to new generations of music lovers. We are truly grateful that we get to do what we do on a daily basis, and that we still love our job as much as we did when we started out some four decades ago.”

According to a press release, more activity is soon to be announced, with the band still riding high on the success of their hit 15th album ‘Future Past’ (2021) and recent feature-length docu-concert, ‘A Hollywood High’.

In a review of the album, Retro Pop called ‘Future Past’ “the group’s strongest album in years” and a record that “opens new musical possibilities for Duran Duran”. 

Tickets are on general sale now.