Sabrina Carpenter Brings Out Duran Duran for ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ at BST Hyde Park
"I also thought it might be fun if I brought out some friends of mine from the U.K.," Carpenter teased.
Sabrina Carpenter performs onstage during the Short n' Sweet Tour at Barclays Center on Sept. 30, 2024 in New York City.
Sabrina Carpenter turned London’s BST Hyde Park into a full moon party Sunday night (July 6), bringing out surprise guests Duran Duran for a raucous rendition of their 1982 hit “Hungry Like the Wolf.”
The 25-year-old pop sensation performed two consecutive sold-out shows at the iconic outdoor venue, kicking off July 5 with an all-star supporting cast including Clairo, Beabadoobee, Amber Mark, Luvcat, Ider, Sofy, Dellaxoz, The Tulips and Sola. For her second night on July 6, Carpenter returned with Clairo again, alongside Olivia Dean, Chloe Qisha, Miso Extra, Tanner Adell, and others.
On Sunday night, she had the crowd rehearse their howls before introducing her surprise guests. “I also thought it might be fun if I brought out some friends of mine from the U.K.,” Carpenter teased. “I’m going to need you guys to put that howling to good use. But everybody please give it up and make so much noise for the legendary Duran Duran.”
Frontman Simon Le Bon and bassist John Taylor joined Carpenter on stage to perform the band’s 1982 classic “Hungry Like the Wolf.” Le Bon took the lead vocals as Carpenter chimed in with harmonies and later handled the second verse.
The special appearance capped off Carpenter’s two-night Hyde Park stint, part of her ongoing Short n’ Sweet World Tour, which has seen the singer graduate from theatres to arenas and festival main stages worldwide. This leg comes ahead of her upcoming album Man’s Best Friend, the follow-up to 2024’s Short n’ Sweet.
Sharing the news on Instagram last month, Carpenter unveiled the project’s sensual cover art — a photo of the Grammy winner down on her knees in black stilettos, held in place by a man gripping a fistful of her hair — and revealed that it will arrive Aug. 29. “i can’t wait for it to be yours x,” she added in her caption.
According to its Spotify countdown page, Man’s Best Friend will feature 12 tracks, including lead single “Manchild,” which recently dropped and is gunning for a high debut on the Billboard Hot 100. The country-tinged track — co-written and produced alongside Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet collaborators Jack Antonoff and Amy Allen — finds the Girl Meets World alum playfully calling out incompetent men.
Carpenter is set to headline Lollapalooza in Chicago on Aug. 3 before embarking on the second North American leg of her tour, which will run through November.
