Duran Duran Set to Blast Off From Kennedy Space Center
Legendary ’80s British pop super-group Duran Duran will headline a concert at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
The Apollo 11 rocket took off from Kennedy Space Center aboard a Saturn V rocket on July 16, 1969, with Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin aboard the lunar module Eagle, the moon landing taking place just four days later on July 20, with the astronauts becoming the first two people to set foot on the moon. They and command module pilot Michael Collins are all Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees. This is remarkable feat even today, considering the moon is 238,000 miles from earth. All three astronauts returned safely to earth aboard the Apollo 11 capsule on July 24 after more than eight days in space.
Two-time Grammy Award-winners Duran Duran are scheduled to play a 90-minute set in the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The iconic group consisting of Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Dominic Brown are known for their iconic pop hits “Hungry Like The Wolf” (82), “The Reflex” (83), “A View to a Kill” (85), “Save a Prayer” (82) “Girls on Film” (81), “Planet Earth” (81), “The Wild Boys” (84), “Ordinary World” (93), “Come Undone” (93) “New Moon on Monday” (83), “Notorious” (86) “Union of the Snake” (83), and “Is There Something I Should Know” (81′) and have sold in excess of 100 million records and continue to draw record crowds for their concerts. Opening for Duran Duran is actress, model and now musician DJ Evalicious. She brings a cocktail of music that consists of varying genres including top 40, rock, reggae and EDM to create her own unique sound.
This celebration will also serve a good cause with proceeds of the concert benefiting the Aldrin Family Foundation, which provides valuable funding to STEAM-based educational programs. That encourage students who have a passion for science, technology, engineering, arts and math, From the youngest of students through college to working professionals. These programs aim to prepare students for an eventual trip to Mars.
Doors open at 8:00 P.M., followed by Duran Duran’s full performance at 10:30.
Concert tickets are $300 and include parking. Ticket offers admission to the concert only and does not permit early admission to the visitor complex.