There is only one band that I've seen in concert in both its home country and Asia and that is Duran Duran. The first time was in the mid-1990s in London and the second time was in Seoul in April 2008. The Korean performance was memorably described by The Korea Times: "Throughout the show, fans cheered, waved their arms and danced to the music like they were still teenagers." I'm not sure that applied to me, but it was a lot of fun.
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Eighties pop superband Duran Duran perform during their "Red Carpet Massacre" tour in 2008, when the author saw them play in Seoul. © Reuters
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