Someone may want to tell Duran Duran they’ve already clinched a spot in the latest class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. At their passionate, wildly fun, nostalgic romp Saturday night at the United Center, the British synth-pop delights performed like they were still vying for the vote.
Chicago became the North American tour kickoff after weather forced the cancellation of a planned Minnesota appearance the night prior, and their first U.S. show since Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor (and former guitarist Andy Taylor) got the news about their Rock Hall destiny, alongside Pat Benatar, Eminem, Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie.