Commonwealth Games: Duran Duran headlines Opening Ceremony in Birmingham

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Duran Duran will headline the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in his hometown e from Birmingham next week have announced.

The 80s pop group will perform on the same schedule as fellow local musician Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).

Singer Simon Le Bon said he was "honoured" to play the return concert.

< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" > Peaky Blinders director Steven Knight will produce the event, which will be broadcast live on the BBC.

Duran Duran formed in Birmingham in 1978 and became leading figures in the new romantic scene with hits like Hungry Like the Wolf, Girls on Film and Rio.

After a brief hiatus in the mid-80s, they reunited and scored another worldwide hit with Ordinary World in 1993. They continue to tour and perform. ' record, and recently headlined the BST Festival in London's Hyde Park.

"The Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 is a momentous event for the great City of Birmingham," Le Bon said in a statement. “And we at Duran Duran are honored to be part of it in our hometown. guitarist Iommi and saxophonist Soweto Kinch will lead a dream sequence titled Hear my Voice, based on the title track from the 2020 film Trial of the Chicago Seven, reimagined by Birmingham-born R&B singers Indigo Marshall and Gambimi.

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Mezzo-soprano Samantha Oxborough, a graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatory, will also perform the national anthem with the CBSO.

Theatre producer Iqbal Khan said it was "an incredible honor" to guide the artistic direction of the opening ceremony.

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