Editing Duran Duran (section)

===2001–2005: Reunion===
[[File:Duran Duran.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Duran Duran performing live at [[Scotiabank Arena]] in [[Toronto]], Canada, 2005]]
In 2000, Le Bon approached John Taylor with a proposal to reform Duran Duran's classic line-up. They agreed to part company with Cuccurullo after completing the ''Pop Trash'' tour. Cuccurullo then announced on his website that he was leaving Duran Duran to resume work with his 1980s band [[Missing Persons (band)|Missing Persons]]. This announcement was confirmed the next day by Duran Duran's website, followed a day later by the news that John, Roger and Andy had rejoined. To fulfill contractual obligations, Cuccurullo played three Duran Duran concerts in Japan in June 2001, ending his tenure in the band.

Throughout 2001, 2002 and 2003, the band worked on writing new material, initially renting a house in [[Saint-Tropez]] where audio engineer [[Mark Tinley]] built a recording studio for their first serious writing session. They then returned to London to do some self-financed work with various producers (including old friend Nile Rodgers) and search for a new record deal. It proved difficult to find a record label willing to gamble on the band's comeback, so Duran Duran went on tour to prove the drawing power of the reunited band. The response of the fans and the media exceeded expectations.<ref name="Sandall">{{Cite news|last=Sandall|first=Robert|date=17 September 2004|title=Cover Story: The old romantics|work=The Independent|location=UK|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040917/ai_n12808730/pg_1|url-status=dead|access-date=18 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012195000/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040917/ai_n12808730/pg_1|archive-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> The band played a handful of 25th-anniversary dates across 2003, starting with two arena dates in Tokyo filled to capacity. Tickets sold out for each show within minutes, and celebrities turned out ''en masse'' for reunion dates. Amongst these were a number of shows at smaller venues that the band had played on both sides of the pond when they first got together in the early 1980s. In August, the band were booked as presenters at the [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards]], only to be surprised with a [[MTV Video Vanguard Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]. They also received a Lifetime Achievement award from ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine in October, and the equivalent Outstanding Contribution award at the [[BRIT Awards]] in February 2004.<ref name="OConnell">{{Cite news| first=John |last=O'Connell |title= Old Romantics |url= http://www.sundayherald.com/41173 |work=[[Sunday Herald]] | publisher=Newsquest |date=11 April 2004 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040508202943/http://www.sundayherald.com/41173 |archive-date = 8 May 2004}}</ref>

[[File:Duran Duran NYC 2005.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Duran Duran in New York City, 2005]]
The pace picked up with a sold-out tour of America, Australia and New Zealand. The band played a full concert at a private tailgate party at [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]], their performance of "The Wild Boys" broadcast to millions during the pre-game show. A [[remix]] of the new track "[[(Reach Up for The) Sunrise]]" was released on many TV shows in February while magazines hailed (the modern "Fab Five") Duran Duran as one of the greatest bands of all time.<ref name="Ferber">{{Cite news |first=Lawrence |last=Ferber |title=Wild Boys take 2 |url=http://www.southernvoice.com/2004/10-29/arts/feature/wildboy.cfm |work=[[Southern Voice (newspaper)|Southern Voice]] |publisher=[[Window Media]] |date=29 October 2004 |access-date=19 May 2007 |archive-date=6 May 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20060506091147/http://www.southernvoice.com/2004/10-29/arts/feature/wildboy.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref> Duran Duran then celebrated their homecoming to the UK with fourteen stadium dates in April 2004, including five sold-out nights at [[Wembley Arena]]. The British press, traditionally hostile to the band, accorded the shows some very warm reviews.{{sfn|Malins|2005|pp=273–274}} Duran Duran brought along band [[Goldfrapp]] and the [[Scissor Sisters]] as alternating opening acts for this tour.<ref name="Sandall" /> The last two shows were filmed, resulting in the concert DVD ''[[Live from London (Duran Duran)|Duran Duran: Live from London]]'' which was released in November.

Finally, with more than thirty-five songs completed, the band signed a two-album contract with [[Epic Records]] in June, and completed the new album, now titled ''[[Astronaut (Duran Duran album)|Astronaut]]''. The album was released in October 2004 and entered the UK charts at number three and the US charts at number 17. The first single was "[[(Reach Up for The) Sunrise]]", which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' US Dance chart in November and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, Duran Duran's highest chart position since "A View to a Kill" in 1985. A second single, "[[What Happens Tomorrow]]", debuted at No.&nbsp;11 on the UK chart in February. A 5.1 mix of ''[[Astronaut (Duran Duran album)|Astronaut]]'' was created by Jeremy Wheatley for the dual-disc release of ''[[Astronaut (Duran Duran album)|Astronaut]]''. The CD side contains the album as-is and the DVD side contains the 5.1 mix of the album in DVD Audio format along with some DVD footage and videos.

After a world tour in early 2005, Duran Duran were presented with the PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the 2005 Ivor Novello Awards. Later that summer, the band headlined the massive [[Live 8 concert, Rome]] on 2 July 2005 in the [[Circus Maximus]].