• On this day, 18 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed a section of 'Pug Nosed Face' and the audience joined in with an impromptu sing-a-long. He then introduced comedian RICKY GERVAIS onto the stage at Madison Square Garden, New York for the finale of the H&M High Line Festival in 2007.

Ricky said to the audience that because he was introduced by David singing that song - that he could already imagine the puns that would follow. His favourites being: 'The Thin White Duke brings out the Fat White Duck,' 'Piggy Stardust' and 'Chunky Dory'.

After the sold-out Gervais show at Madison Square Garden, David then went on to check out THE SECRET MACHINES at the High Line Ballroom.

It was initially reported that David would be curating and performing at the festival, but on 22nd January 2007 it was announced that: "due to ongoing work on a new project that it will not be possible for him to perform. He will however continue to curate the event alongside producers David Binder and Josh Wood."

The festival ran for 11 days from 9th May to 19th May, with artist performances at various venues around New York including Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and Irving Plaza.

Invited performers included: Air, Arcade Fire, Bang On A Can, Claude Cahun, Daniel Johnston, Deerhoof, Dirty Projectors, Ken Nordine, Laurie Anderson, Laurie McLeod, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Meow Meow, Mike Garson, Ricky Gervais, Robert Stillman's Horses, Spanish Film Retrospective, The Polyphonic Spree, The Secret Machines and many more.

Other events included: High Line Neighborhood Walking Tours, High Line Design Preview and 'David Bowie's Ten Favourite Latin American and Spanish Films From The Last 100 Years' - [More details].

• On this day, 42 years ago, DAVID BOWIE played warm-up show at Vorst - Forest Nationaal in Brussels, Belgium in 1983 as part of his Serious Moonlight Tour '83 Tour...

• On this day, 47 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at Grugahalle, in Essen, Germany during his 1978 World Tour...

• On this day, 49 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed the closing gig of his 'On Stage' tour at the Pavillion in Paris, France in 1976...

• On this day, 51 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed two shows at the Green's Playhouse in Glasgow, Scotland during his 1973 UK Tour...

• Happy Birthday wishes to RICK WAKEMAN, who played piano on DAVID BOWIE's Hunky Dory album released in 1971...

• On this day, 56 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the newly named Beckenham Arts Lab at The Three Tuns Public House, in Beckenham in 1969...

• On this day, 62 years ago, THE KONRADS performed at the Hillsiders Youth Club, Womens' Institute Hall, in Biggin Hill, Westerham in 1963... at the Hillsiders Youth Club show, DAVID JONES sang Joe Brown's 'A Picture Of You' and Bruce Chanel's 'Hey Baby'. George Underwood took the vocals on 'It's Only Make Believe' and 'A Night At Daddy Gees'. Mrs Orme, set up The Hillsiders Youth Club which met every Friday in the Womens' Institute Hall at 4 Lebanon Gardens, Biggin Hill in Westerham. It got a lot of support from the local youth and also from those of Westerham.

The DAVID BOWIE Record Store Day 2025 exclusive release of DAVID BOWIE - READY, SET, GO! (LIVE, RIVERSIDE STUDIOS '03) on double vinyl and CD audio entered several official charts around the world on its opening week.

After 3 weeks the album dropped out of the majority of charts, with only Hungary still maintaining a current placed position at #17 - (update: now at #31).

On this day, 55 years ago, DAVID BOWIE was awarded an Ivor Novello Award for 'Space Oddity' as Best Original Song at the Musical Festival '70 show at The Talk of The Town, London in 1970.

He performed 'Space Oddity' accompanied by the Les Reed Orchestra. The event was transmitted live via satellite to over 60 closed-circuit outlets in America, including New York's Carnegie Hall. It was also seen in France, Spain, Australia, Holland and Venezuela, but not Britain, where it was broadcast live on Radio One and Two at 10pm-11.30pm.

You can watch the performance below...

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• Taking place in London at the end of this month on 30th May is CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE with Reinhard Kleist, Aidan Sadler and Arsalan Mohammad. Celebrate the sound and vision of classic David Bowie through comics and cabaret at The Century Club, 61-63 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 6LQ. Tickets and more info...

• ★ saxophonist DONNY McCASLIN is bringing the BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY to Detroit this month (22nd May). There are also upcoming shows in Nashville (18th June) and San Francisco (26th June). Tickets are available now via the donnymccaslin.com website...

• Exclusive BOWIE'S GALAXY International Auction to be held next month on 6th June at 87000 Limoges, France. Check out the lots at interencheres.com website. The catalogue is also viewable online at drouot.com and invaluable.com websites...

• CARLOS ALOMAR presents THE D.A.M. TRILOGY Tour 2025 begins 7th November with performances in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Belgium, England, Scotland and Ireland - more details

• COLLABORATION: FRANK OCKENFELS 3 x DAVID BOWIE by FRANK OCKENFELS 3, hardcover and Kindle, 256-pages - to be published on 6th November - more details

• FAR ABOVE THE WORLD: THE TIME AND SPACE OF DAVID BOWIE by PAUL MORLEY, hardcover, Kindle, 320-pages - to be published on 6th November - more details

• The DAVID BOWIE CENTRE opens on 13th September at V&A East Storehouse, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London E20 - more details

• DAVID BOWIE IS: FOREVER AND EVER by VICTORIA BROACKES and GEOFFREY MARSH, paperback, 320-pages - to be published on 11th September - more details

• DAVID BOWIE RAINBOWMAN 1967-1980 by JÉRÔME SOLIGNY paperback edition, 704-pages, English version - to be published on 11th September - more details

• BOWIE'S BACK by RON GOTT, paperback, 60-pages - to be published on 2nd September - more details

• DAVID BOWIE BY DENIS O'REGAN: With Rare and Unseen Images from His Official Tour Photographer, hardcover, 276-pages, special edition limited to 100 copies, signed by the author, slipcased and includes a giclee print - to be published on 5th August - more details

• DAVID BOWIE BY DENIS O'REGAN: FROM THE MAN WHO PHOTOGRAPHED HIM MOST by DENIS O'REGAN, hardcover, 276-pages - to be published on 22nd July - more details

• 13th ANNUAL BOWIE FAN CHARITY EVENT a night of live music plus auction and raffle at The Water Rats, 328 Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross, London WC1X 8BZ, England on 14th June - more details

• DAVID BOWIE - THE YEAR OF THE SCAVENGER luxury collector's book from MAYAK PUBLISHING covering the 1974 period - coming soon - mayakpublishing.co.uk

• CANVAS TO CANVAS: DAVID BOWIE PHOTOGRAPHS BY GEOFF MacCORMACK exhibition at Canvas Gallery, 169 High Street, Winchester SO23 9BQ, England opens 25th May - 31st May - more details

• TONY VISCONTI and WOODY WOODMANSEY - HOLY HOLY featuring GLENN GREGORY - A Celebration of Bowie, gigs at O2 Academy venues in London, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Bristol, Liverpool, Bournemouth between 15th May and 6th June - more details

BOWIE ODYSSEY 75 by SIMON GODDARD, hardback and paperback versions, 192-pages, published 3rd April - hardback (23% discount) and paperback (25% discount)

AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF DAVID BOWIE'S RECORDS by Shinko Music Entertainment, 251-pages, Japanese / bilingual, out now! - more details

Photo Exhibition: DAVID BOWIE, MR JONES' LONG HAIR opened 22nd March, runs until 22nd June at Galerie MR8, 8 Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75003 Paris, France - more details

Exclusive DAVID BOWIE lino-cut print available to PURCHASE - don't hang around, these are ALL the remaining original left-over stock from 41 years ago, once they've gone, they've gone!