Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Duran Duran is coming to Upstate New York this summer.
Duran Duran will perform at CMAC (Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center) in Canandaigua on Sept. 3. Special guests Bastille and Nile Rodgers & Chic will open the show at 7 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster; prices may fluctuate with demand. Presale tickets will be available to Citi cardmembers starting Monday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.
The concert is the only stop in New York state on Duran Duran’s 2023 “The Future Past Tour” dates.
Duran Duran was one of the most popular new wave groups in the 1980s with a lineup that included singer Simon Le Bon, guitarist Andy Taylor, and bassist John Taylor. Their hits include “Rio,” “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “The Reflex,” “Girls on Film” and the James Bond theme “A View to a Kill.” The UK band released a new album in 2021, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year and performed in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
Bastille is a British indie pop-rock band led by singer Dan Smith. Nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys in 2015, the group’s hits include “Pompeii,” “Happier” (with Marshmello), “Of the Night” and “Good Grief.”
Rodgers is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who co-founded the disco-funk group Chic, known for songs like “Le Freak,” “Good Times,” “I Want Your Love” and “Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah).” Rodgers is also known for his work with other artists, including Sister Sledge (”We Are Family”), Diana Ross (”I’m Coming Out,” “Upside Down”), David Bowie (”Let’s Dance”), Madonna (”Like a Virgin”), Duran Duran (”The Reflex”), Mick Jagger, Grace Jones, Lady Gaga and Daft Punk (”Get Lucky”).