• On this day, 46 years ago, IGGY POP began his The Idiot tour, featuring DAVID BOWIE, performing at Vale Hall (Friars), Aylesbury in 1977...

• On this day, 47 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1976...

• On this day, 50 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1973...

• On this day, 51 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at The Anson Rooms at Bristol University in 1972, along with Dutch band Focus...

The groundbreaking reggae group EASY STAR ALL-STARS have shared their newest single 'Moonage Daydream'. Featuring vocals by NAOMI COWAN and a fittingly cosmic guitar solo by ALEX LIFESON of Rush, the hypnotic track is a sultry rendition of the classic, resulting in a hazy, grooved out homage.

The track is off their upcoming album ZIGGY STARDUB, out 21st April via Easy Star Records. Alongside the new single, the All-Stars have announced a show at New York City's Sony Hall on 20th April, the eve of the album's release.

Check out 'Moonage Daydream' below.

Moonage Daydream • Easy Star All-Stars • Naomi Cowan • David Bowie
℗ 2023 Easy Star Records
Released on: 2023-02-22

Producer: Michael Goldwasser
Music Publisher: Tintoretto Music (BMI) administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp
Music Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) administered by Sony Music Publishing

The Ziggy Stardub album is available to pre-order now!

ALADDIN SANE: 50 Years - an exhibition and events celebrating half a century of DAVID BOWIE's iconic album is taking place at the Southbank Centre in London opening on Thursday 6th April through to 28th May.

Aladdin Sane: 50 Years features an exhibition that centres on Bowie's lightning portrait by photographer Brian Duffy - one of the most influential pop culture images of the past half century.

Accompanying the exhibition, a line-up of live music and talks include a star-studded homage on the 50th anniversary of the album's release, two nights of joyous club music, and talks and poetry events.

Highlights include:

21st April: NPL Presents: 'Aladdin Sound' at Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Join us for an explosive evening of Bowie-inspired poetry, as ten of the UK's most exciting poets reimagine his album Aladdin Sane on its 50th anniversary.

21st April: 'Aladdin Sane Live' at Royal Festival Hall
Nu Civilisation Orchestra leads a 50th anniversary reimagining of Bowie's Aladdin Sane, with Anna Calvi, Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, Roxanne Tataei and Lynks.

22nd April: 'Aladdin Sane at 50: The Making of an Icon' at Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Delve deeper into our exhibition celebrating Bowie's album and its unforgettable cover image, in a discussion chaired by curator Victoria Broackes.

22nd April: 'Making a Show' at Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Follow a discussion with Geoffrey Marsh and Victoria Broackes charting the rise of immersive music exhibitions, such as the V&A's David Bowie Is, and where their success might take them.

To view all the events happening and ticket info, please visit southbankcentre.co.uk website.

The Southbank Centre Archive will also present a separate free display exploring David Bowie's history with the Centre, stretching over 50 years, and his ongoing legacy.

• On this day, 19 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia in 2004 during his A Reality Tour in 2004. Supporting artists were Something For Kate...

• On this day, 22 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the Tibet House US Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA in 2001. Backing David were Philip Glass (keyboards), Tony Visconti (bass), Moby (guitar), Sterling Campbell (drums) and a four piece string section. Two songs were performed "Heroes" and 'Silly Boy Blue'. Then later David and the band also joined in with Patti Smith on the final encore of 'People Got The Power'...

• On this day, 47 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada during his 1976 World Tour...

• On this day, 50 years ago, DAVID BOWIE, MICK RONSON and WOODY WOODMANSEY visited the Memphis Academy of Art in 1973. David was presented with a painting entitled: 'Paper Airplane Having Just Spotted A Fallen Comrade' by tutor/artist Dolph Smith...

• On this day, 51 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the Mayfair Suite inside the Belfry Hotel in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England in 1972...

• On this day, 57 years ago, DAVID BOWIE and The Buzz performed at the Corn Exchange in Chelmsford, Essex, England in 1966. The Buzz were David Bowie (vocals, guitar, saxophone), John 'Hutch' Hutchinson (guitar), Derek 'Dek' Fearnley (bass guitar), John 'Ego' Eager (drums) and Derrick 'Chow' Boyes (keyboards)...

• Happy Birthday wishes to GERRY LEONARD...

• On this day, 10 years ago, DAVID BOWIE released 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)' in 2013...

Check out the newly upgraded TV footage of DAVID BOWIE channelling James Dean on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

Performances of 'Life On Mars?' and 'Ashes To Ashes' which originally aired on 5th September 1980.

Courtesy of the official Johnny Carson YouTube Channel.

Released today is the vinyl edition of DAVID BOWIE - A DIVINE SYMMETRY (An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory).

A Divine Symmetry is the vinyl companion to the 4CD/1 Blu-Ray box set. This 1LP brings together early mixes of Hunky Dory tracks originally featured on the BOWPROMO album in 1971, along with new alternative Ken Scott mixes to create an alternative version of the Hunky Dory album and also featuring the session outtake 'Bombers' in the tracklisting.

The full tracklisting runs as follows:

SIDE: 1
       1. Changes (2021 Alternative Mix)
       2. Oh! You Pretty Things (BOWPROMO Mix) [2022 Remaster]
       3. Eight Line Poem (BOWPROMO Mix) [2022 Remaster]
       4. Life On Mars? (Original Ending Version)
       5. Kooks (BOWPROMO Mix) [2022 Remaster]
       6. Quicksand (2021 Mix - Early Version)

SIDE: 2
       1. Fill Your Heart (2021 Alternative Mix)
       2. Bombers (2021 Alternative Mix)
       3. Andy Warhol (2015 Remaster)
       4. Song For Bob Dylan (2021 Alternative Mix)
       5. Queen Bitch (BOWPROMO Mix) [2022 Remaster]
       6. The Bewlay Brothers (2021 Alternative Mix)

You can purchase NOW.

Britain's V&A museum secures David Bowie archive, will make public in 2025.

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - London's V&A Museum said on Thursday it had secured the archive of late music star David Bowie for the nation, acquiring more than 80,000 items spanning his career that will be made available to the public from 2025.

The museum, which hosted the critically acclaimed "David Bowie Is" exhibition in 2013, will open The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at its V&A East Storehouse in east London, where fans, school pupils and researchers will be able to gain insight into the pioneering British singer-songwriter's creative process.

The archive features Bowie's handwritten lyrics for songs like 'Fame' and "Heroes", sketches, letters, costumes - including his Ziggy Stardust pieces - stage props, instruments as well as intimate writings and unrealised projects, many not seen before in public.

There are also more than 70,000 pictures, prints, slides, negatives, large format transparencies and contact sheets taken by famed photographers including Terry O'Neill and Helmut Newton.

"The archive is fascinating, it follows David Bowie's career and his life was art," Kate Bailey, senior curator and producer, theatre and performance at the V&A, told Reuters.

"It has insights into the creative process behind so many of his music videos, his songs, his stage shows, his theatre shows."

Bowie, a visionary rock star who straddled the worlds of music, fashion, drama and art for five decades, died from cancer in 2016, aged 69.

"With David's life's work becoming part of the UK's national collections, he takes his rightful place amongst many other cultural icons and artistic geniuses," a spokesperson from the David Bowie Estate, said in the V&A statement about the acquisition.

The museum said it secured the archive and could create the new centre thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a 10 million pound ($12 million) donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.

"What is extraordinary about the legacy is that this, we envision, will help inspire the next generation of creative pioneers and practitioners," Bailey said.

"We can reflect and see how Bowie changed the world and then for other people to pick that up and run with it is great too."

($1 = 0.8260 pounds).

From Reuters.

Further reading:

davidbowie.com - 'V&A secures Bowie's archive for The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts' - [Read here].

An extensive archive of DAVID BOWIE's life, work and legacy will go on display to the public for the first time in 2025, it has been announced.

Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the exhibition will include more than 80,000 items that span six decades of the cultural icon's career.

They will be made available to the public through the creation of The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, which will open in Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

It will allow fans and researchers alike to get up close and gain new insights into Bowie's creative process like never before, the V&A said.

The collection will feature handwritten lyrics, letters, sheet music, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, album artwork and awards.

It will also include instruments owned by the world-famous musician, as well as writings and unrealised projects never before seen in public.

Highlights include stage costumes such as Bowie's breakthrough Ziggy Stardust ensembles, designed by Freddie Burretti in 1972, Kansai Yamamoto's creations for the Aladdin Sane tour in 1973, and the Union Jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the 1997 Earthling album cover.

The archive also includes over 70,000 photographs, prints, negatives, slides and contact sheets taken by some of the 20th century's leading photographers from Terry O'Neill to Brian Duffy and Helmut Newton.

Its acquisition by the V&A and the creation of the centre was made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and £10 million donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.

Dr. Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, said: "David Bowie was one of the greatest musicians and performers of all time.

"The V&A is thrilled to become custodians of his incredible archive, and to be able to open it up for the public.

"Bowie's radical innovations across music, theatre, film, fashion, and style - from Berlin to Tokyo to London - continue to influence design and visual culture and inspire creatives from Janelle Monáe to Lady Gaga to Tilda Swinton and Raf Simons.

"Our new collections centre, V&A East Storehouse, is the ideal place to put Bowie's work in dialogue with the V&A's collection spanning 5,000 years of art, design, and performance.

"My deepest thanks go to the David Bowie Estate, Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group for helping make this a reality and for providing a new sourcebook for the Bowies of tomorrow."

A spokesperson from the David Bowie Estate, added: "With David's life's work becoming part of the UK's national collections, he takes his rightful place amongst many other cultural icons and artistic geniuses.

"The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performance - and the behind the scenes access that V&A East Storehouse offers - will mean David's work can be shared with the public in ways that haven't been possible before.

"We're so pleased to be working closely with the V&A to continue to commemorate David's enduring cultural influence."

From PA Media.

Further reading:

Reuters: 'Britain's V&A museum secures David Bowie archive, will make public in 2025' - [Read here]
Financial Times: 'David Bowie's vast archive donated to V&A Museum' - [Read here]
The Telegraph: 'David Bowie's unrealised dreams to finally see light of day as V&A acquires his archive' - [Read here]

UPDATE: The CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE 2023 US tour has been rescheduled to October and November 2023 - More details

CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE have announced their 2023 US Tour dates.

Bauhaus front man PETER MURPHY is alongside guitarist Adrian Belew, Spacehog's Royston Langdon, a Perfect Circle bassist Matt McJunkins, guitarist Scrote, Devo/A Perfect Circle drummer Jeff Friedl, saxophonist Ron Dziubla and Tin Machine guitarist Eric Schermerhorn.

The tour begins on 5th April with the opening gig in Houston, Texas, and wraps up on 8th May in Tacoma, Washington.

APRIL
5th: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
6th: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
8th: St. Petersburg, FL @ Mahaffey Theater
9th: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Parker Playhouse
11th: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
12th: Chattanooga, TN @ Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
14th: Virginia Beach, VA @ Sandler Center
15th: Westbury, NY @ NYCB Theatre
16th: Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Center for the Arts
17th: Englewood, NJ @ Bergen PAC
18th: Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
20th: Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse
21st: Lynn, MA @ Lynn Auditorium
22nd: Staten Island, NY @ St. George Theatre
23rd: Washington, DC @ The Hamilton
25th: Munhall, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
26th: Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
28th: Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre
29th: Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater
30th: San Antonio, TX @ HEB Performance Hall

MAY
2nd: Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
3rd: San Diego, CA @ Music Box
4th: Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove of Anaheim
5th: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
7th: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
8th: Tacoma, WA @ Temple Theatre

For more details, please visit rollingstone.com and celebratingdavidbowie.com websites.

The upcoming memoir by GEOFF MACCORMACK first announced last year in April is titled: 'DAVID BOWIE: ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME'.

This hardback, containing 240-pages, is to be published on 13th March.

David Bowie: Rock 'n' Roll With Me is Geoff MacCormack's remarkable photographic memoir, charting his lifelong friendship with David Bowie. Images bring MacCormack's stories to life, showing the places he and Bowie inhabited, the people they met and the adventures they shared. Beginning at Burnt Ash Primary school in the mid-1950s, the years go by in a whirlwind of discovering and making music. The book contains nearly 150 photos taken by MacCormack throughout the years, some never seen before: from touring the Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane shows and sailing to New York on a world tour, to Bowie's first major film The Man Who Fell To Earth and the recording of Station to Station and his Thin White Duke persona.

David Bowie: Rock 'n' Roll With Me is an incredible story, told with wit and candour. A must for all Bowie fans, it sheds a rare insight into a friendship where two men shared their love for music from the moment they met to their final goodbyes.

About the Author:
Geoff MacCormack, David Bowie's lifelong friend, joined Bowie's 1973 world tour as an additional back-up vocalist and percussionist, and later as a 'Diamond Dog' in '74 and what would be known as 'The Young Americans Soul Tour'. He also worked on the six albums from Aladdin Sane to Station To Station. After three years of touring, recording and travelling with Bowie, MacCormack started an award winning (Gold Clio, Ivor Novello) music production partnership with Simon Goldenberg who he met, coincidentally, in The Three Tuns pub, home of Bowie's earlier 'Arts Lab'. For over 20 years, they wrote music for high-end advertising, films and TV. Geoff now manages the use and sale of his photographs of David Bowie around the world and has exhibited in St Petersburg, the USA and the UK, including the hugely successful 'Rock 'n' Roll With Me' exhibition at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from September 2020 through to May 2022.

David Bowie: Rock 'n' Roll With Me is available to pre-order now!

• On this day, 50 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed two gigs at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA in 1973...

• On this day, 51 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at Sheffield University in 1972...

Recollections of the 1972 Sheffield University gig...

DR. JURIJ PARASZCZAK (BSc Chemistry 1973, PhD Chemistry 1977).

"One [performer I remember] was the as yet relatively unknown David Bowie. He came into the Lower Refectory, long before the concert, to test out the sound system. As the evening folded over the refectory and darkness came through from the tall glass wall, someone from our lights' team targeted a spotlight on him and from the moment that he sat down on one of those laminated chairs in the middle of the stage all the hubbub of people going to take showers, passing through the refectory to the Union building, ceased. David Bowie commanded attention and it was obvious that he was unique and important to listen to. He came to the University on 18 February 1972."

BARRY EVERARD (owner of Record Collector in Broomhill).

"I was on the entertainment committee and very excited that he'd been booked. He was not scheduled to go on until about 1.30am. I was quite shocked to get into the room to find a guy manning the bar, and standing next to it four rather drunken lecturers chatting up four slightly inebriated girl students. I found myself the only member of the audience paying him any attention. It was amazing that somebody who would later be so central, and vital, in music, I had a virtual one-to-one with. When every David Bowie album came out, it was an event."

GLENN GREGORY (Heaven 17 and Woody Woodmansey's Holy Holy).

"I was about 12 when I first started listening to Bowie along with Bolan (Tyrannosaurus Rex) as well as bands like The Sweet and even Slade, I was a budding Glam Rocker, but Bowie's music always seemed to me to be something extra terrestrial. Words and meanings and hidden in poetic strangeness allowing personal interpretation and perfect for an impressionable eager music listener like me.

"I met Martin Ware and Ian Craig Marsh when I was about 14 and we had identical musical tastes. Bowie being one of the artists we were all most interested in. We found out that he was playing live at Sheffield University but that we were unable to get to see the gig, as you had to be a member of the Student Union to get in!

"However this did not deter us. With the aid of, can you believe it, a John Bull children's printing set and a trip to Boots in town to use the photo booth we set about making fake Student Union ID's. Actually, they were quite good and not only did they get us into the Bowie gig, we carried on using them for quite some time and saw some other amazing bands there. But I can honestly say none touched me as much as seeing David Bowie on stage that first time. It was a life changing experience. It made me want to part of the music industry, buy a pair of sky blue dungarees and dye my hair blue, it made me want to be David Bowie. Now all this time later I have the chance to live a boyhood dream."

This year's RECORD STORE DAY 2023 sees the release of DAVID BOWIE 'Laughing With Liza - The Vocalion and Deram Singles 1964-1967 Plus' in a 5x7" box in a limited edition of 1,000 copies.

An artist on the cusp of genius, in the height of Swinging London. Bowie's early Deram singles collected in a 7" box for the very first time, including a never before released version of Space Oddity, his breakthrough hit.

DISC ONE
A Side - Liza Jane
B Side - Louie, Louie Go Home (Vocalion Pop - V.9221)

DISC TWO
A-Side Rubber Band
B-Side The London Boys (Deram DM 107)

DISC THREE
A-Side - The Laughing Gnome
B-Side - The Gospel According To Tony Day (Deram DM 123)

DISC FOUR
A-Side - Love You Til Tuesday
B-Side - Did You Ever Have A Dream (Deram DM 135)

DISC FIVE
A-Side Space Oddity (Love You Til Tuesday version)
B-Side The Laughing Gnome (Vocal Take 1, Mix 1) (Unreleased)

For sleeve notes outlining details of each track, please read here.

RSD 2023 takes place on 22nd April.

For more details and information on announced releases, visit the recordstoreday.co.uk and recordstoreday.com websites.

Plenty of DAVID BOWIE related programmes to be broadcast over the coming days in the UK, especially on Sky Arts (Freeview channel 11).

Sat 18th:
Elton John vs David Bowie, NOW 70s, UK, 4.00am GMT
Auction: David Bowie Collector, Sky Arts, UK, 4.30am GMT
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday, Sky Arts, UK, 10.20pm GMT
Discovering: David Bowie, Sky Arts, UK, 11.00pm GMT

Sun 19th:
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, Sky Arts, UK, 12.00am GMT
Isle of Wight Festival Greatest Hits: David Bowie, Sky Arts, UK, 2.00am GMT

Mon 20th:
Urban Myths: David Bowie and Marc Bolan, Sky Arts, UK, 2.05am GMT

Tue 21st:
Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History, features Bowie, Sky Arts, UK, 12.30am GMT
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday, Sky Arts, UK, 1.30am GMT

Wed 22nd:
Video Killed the Radio Star: David Bowie, Sky Arts, UK, 5.35am GMT

Check out the BW Monthly Planner for more information.

Sold Out, in association with DUFFY ARCHIVE and Nomad Exhibitions, presents the world premiere of BOWIE TAKEN BY DUFFY at the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM). The innovative exhibition explores the creative processes of two of the most iconic artists of the 20th century: David Bowie and Brian Duffy.

Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 21st February through bowietakenbyduffy.com. The waiting list is for those who want to get the first tickets.

The sensational Bowie Taken by Duffy exhibition will transport visitors to the five historic and visionary photo shoots between the two artists between 1972 and 1980, often referred to as Bowie's "golden years". That decade of collaboration by the art duo, both at the height of their powers, produced the images of the characters that best defined Bowie's career: Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke, Lodger, Scary Monsters and the iconic Aladdin Sane.

The Madrid exhibition features more than 160 original items from the Duffy Archive collection, many items seen for the first time. Visitors will be able to enjoy vintage and modern photographs from the shoots, music, video clips, artefacts and large-format ChromaLuxe prints. Also on display will be the original cameras, posters, albums, artworks, sketches, notes, drawings and costume designs. The exhibition will show the original Aladdin Sane Dye Transfer print (the sole source of the album image).

The exhibition will bring together numerous never-before-seen interviews on video with the key people who worked with Bowie and Duffy on the iconic photo shoots, musicians, producers, artists, make-up artists, hairdressers, actors, designers, journalists, partners and friends.

Together, Duffy and Bowie broke the visual boundaries of identity. In 1973 they created the timeless extraordinary cultural symbol that became the cover of the legendary album Aladdin Sane, crafted from Duffy's photograph of Bowie with the lightning bolt across his face, undoubtedly the image that best defined his entire career.

Highlights:
- The world premiere of the Bowie Taken by Duffy exhibition in Madrid.
- A retrospective of the iconic photo shoots that brought photographer Duffy and David Bowie together.
- More than 150 items from the Duffy Archive: music, video clips, photographs, large-format ChromaLuxe prints and never-before-seen video interviews.
- An unmissable opportunity to discover one of the milestones in pop history.

General information:
- Date: Tuesday to Sunday from March 15.
- Times: 10am-9pm, sessions every half hour. Last show 1 hour 30 minutes before closing.
- Duration: the tour lasts approx. 60 minute.
- Location: Madrid Institute of Architects.
- Age requirement: all ages welcome. Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult family member.
- Accessibility: the exhibition is wheelchair accessible.
- Price: tickets from 14.90 euros.
- Please consult the FAQs of this experience here

On this day, 49 years ago, DAVID BOWIE released his anthemic 'Rebel Rebel' single in 1974.

Originally scheduled for release on 1st February, it was delayed by two weeks. The RCA music press advertisement stated: 'A Valentine Day Release', but in reality it was available the following day.

Despite no official promotional video or live appearance on Top Of The Pops, the song entered UK charts at #6 on 17th February, (one place behind Lulu's cover of 'The Man Who Sold The World'), and the following week (24th) it climbed one place to peak at #5, where it remained for another week.

The single was "played" twice on Top Of The Pops 28th February and 7th March. In case you were wondering, no we didn't get the now famous AVRO Toppop Dutch TV show performance.

David was scheduled to perform live on Top Of The Pops on 21st February, but was unable to appear. Earlier on 18th February, Robin Nash (TOTP producer) contacted Ronnie Fowler (head of EMI promotion) stating that he urgently needed a live replacement. So we got an unknown band named Queen performing 'Seven Seas Of Rhye' instead.

The single spent a total of 7 weeks on the Top 50 UK Singles Chart.

#6 - 17th Feb / #5 - 24th Feb / #5 - 3rd March / #13 - 10th March / #16 - 17th March / #36 - 24th March / #47 - 31st March.

Taking place at the ROSEHILL THEATRE in Moresby, Whitehaven, Cumbria next month on 11th March is 'When DAVID BOWIE Came to Rosehill - An Evening with Nicholas Pegg'.

Join Nicholas as he takes us on a journey to discover the fascinating connection between David Bowie and Rosehill. This event is rescheduled from 2020. If you already had tickets these have been rolled over to the new date, unless you have contacted us to say you are unable to attend. If you haven't heard from us please call the box office. Remaining tickets are now on general sale.

The story takes us back to 1968, when Bowie performed on the Rosehill stage with the legendary mime artist Lindsay Kemp. It was a collaboration which would make its influence felt throughout the rock star's glittering career, as we will discover in an illustrated talk with music and images, followed by a Q&A session.

For more details, tickets and information, please visit rosehilltheatre.co.uk website.

Over on the MAINMAN website: Podcast episode #60 is now available...

You can listen to the podcast now - in this episode MIKE GARSON recalls his touring and recording with Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars.

The MainMan group of companies was a first of its kind rights management organisation formed by entrepreneur and impresario Tony Defries in 1972, that supported and helped to develop the careers of various artistes including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Mott The Hoople, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Dana Gillespie, Amanda Lear, Wayne/Jayne County, John Cougar Mellencamp and many others.

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• Update: The LUST FOR LIFE TOUR - GLEN MATLOCK has stepped up at the last minute to replace TONY FOX SALES on bass guitar. The full update and details can be found over at darrensmusicpr.com website. Unfortunately the two Japanese gigs have been cancelled...

• On this day, 43 years ago, DAVID BOWIE divorced Mary Angela Jones (nee Barnett) in Switzerland in 1980...

• At yesterday's OMEGA AUCTIONS 'Music Memorabilia and Vinyl Records' auction, DAVID BOWIE sold items included the following:

Lot 427: DAVID BOWIE - HANDWRITTEN LYRICS FOR 'THE JEAN GENIE'.
A lined page of A4 paper (21.5 x 28cm) bearing 18 lines of handwritten lyrics by David Bowie for 'The Jean Genie'. Titled, signed and dated (72) by Bowie to top of page. Bowie gifted the lyrics to Neal Peters, who founded the official Bowie fan club in 1973. The lyrics are accompanied by a 2009 letter on 'Neal Peters Collection' stationery detailing how Bowie gifted Peters the lyrics. Also with several Xeroxed documents relating to Bowie fan club / Peters. Provenance: Ex-lot 16, Popular Culture; Rock and Pop Memorabilia, Christie's, South Kensington, 24th June 2010, then subsequently at Bonhams, lot 240 Entertainment Memorabilia 3 Jul 2013, then at Paddle 8, February 2017. Estimate: £50,000 - £70,000. Sold for £46,000 - hammer price.

Lot 425: DAVID BOWIE - SIGNED MAN OF WORDS. PROMO LP.
A promo copy of David Bowie - Man of Words, Man of Music (US, white label, Mercury SR-61246, promo stamped sleeve, Ex+ disc/VG sleeve) signed to front of sleeve in blue ink by David Bowie. With COA from 'DavidBowieAutographs'. Sold for £900 - hammer price.

Lot 426: DAVID BOWIE - SIGNED ISOLAR SELF PORTRAIT PRINT.
A 1995 lithograph printing of the David Bowie self-portrait used on promotional materials around the 'Isolar' tour. Signed boldly and dated by Bowie to lower right hand corner. Measures 45.5 x 61cm. Excellent condition. Rolled. With COA from 'DavidBowieAutograph.com'. Sold for £2,200 - hammer price

Veteran reggae group EASY STAR ALL-STARS return with the announcement of their newest album ZIGGY STARDUB, a re-imagined rendition of DAVID BOWIE's classic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars.

Set for release on 21st April via Easy Star Records, the album will feature guest performances by Macy Gray, Steel Pulse, Fishbone, Alex Lifeson (Rush), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), and many others.

The band also shared a first look into the project with 'Starman', featuring vocals by the Grammy-nominated reggae star Maxi Priest. A sunny twist on the beloved hit, the use of drum patterns and vocal styles reforge Bowie's work into a fresh piece of danceable reggae fusion. Listen below.

The full tracklisting runs as follows:

01. Five Years
02. Soul Love (feat. Mortimer)
03. Moonage Daydream
04. Starman
05. It Ain't Easy (feat. Samory I)
06. Lady Stardust (feat. SunDub)
07. Star (feat. Carlton Livingston)
08. Hang On To Yourself (feat. Fishbone and JonnyGO Figure)
09. Ziggy Stardust (feat. The Skints)
10. Suffragette City (feat. The Expanders)
11. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
12. Five Years Dub
13. Moonage Daydream Dub
14. Lady Stardust Dub
15. All The Young Dudes (feat. Kirsty Rock)

Check out 'Starman' below.

Starman • Easy Star All-Stars • Maxi Priest • David Bowie
℗ 2023 Easy Star Records
Released on: 2023-01-20

Producer: Michael Goldwasser
Music Publisher: Tintoretto Music (BMI) administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp
Music Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) administered by Sony Music Publishing

The Ziggy Stardub album is available to pre-order now!

• Happy Birthday wishes to Spiders drummer MICHAEL 'WOODY' WOODMANSEY...

• Happy Birthday wishes to TIM LEFEBVRE, bass guitar player on DAVID BOWIE's ★ album...

• The vinyl 3-LP Box Set of DAVID BOWIE - MOONAGE DAYDREAM is to be released next month on 31st March. The companion album features songs from spanning Bowie's career and includes previously unheard material, unique mixes created for the film and this release along with dialogue from Bowie himself. Highlights include a previously unreleased live medley of 'The Jean Genie/Love Me Do/The Jean Genie' recorded live at the final Ziggy Stardust concert at Hammersmith Odeon in 1973, featuring Jeff Beck on guitar. Other rarities include an early version of the Hunky Dory favourite 'Quicksand' and a previously unreleased live version of 'Rock 'n' Roll With Me' from the legendary 1974 'Soul Tour'. Full details and pre-ordering is now available...

In case you missed it, check out the official trailer for BABYLON starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva and Tobey Maguire, which features a remixed version of the DAVID BOWIE / JOHN LENNON / CARLOS ALOMAR 1975 song 'Fame'.

Thanks to Joe for the heads up.

Released later this month is the vinyl edition of DAVID BOWIE - A DIVINE SYMMETRY (An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory).

A Divine Symmetry is the vinyl companion to the 4CD/1 Blu-Ray box set. This 1LP brings together early mixes of Hunky Dory tracks originally featured on the BOWPROMO album in 1971, along with new alternative Ken Scott mixes to create an alternative version of the Hunky Dory album and also featuring the session outtake 'Bombers' in the tracklisting.

The full tracklisting runs as follows:

SIDE: 1
       1. Changes (2021 Alternative Mix)
       2. Oh! You Pretty Things (BOWPROMO Mix) [2022 Remaster]
       3. Eight Line Poem (BOWPROMO Mix) [2022 Remaster]
       4. Life On Mars? (Original Ending Version)
       5. Kooks (BOWPROMO Mix) [2022 Remaster]
       6. Quicksand (2021 Mix - Early Version)

SIDE: 2
       1. Fill Your Heart (2021 Alternative Mix)
       2. Bombers (2021 Alternative Mix)
       3. Andy Warhol (2015 Remaster)
       4. Song For Bob Dylan (2021 Alternative Mix)
       5. Queen Bitch (BOWPROMO Mix) [2022 Remaster]
       6. The Bewlay Brothers (2021 Alternative Mix)

Released on 24th February, you can pre-order NOW.

For those of you who use FACEBOOK - check out the DAVID BOWIE WONDERWORLD Group.

Feel free to join in with the other 82,000 plus members, add yourself and invite your Bowie fan friends. You never know what might get posted, or who you might meet...

Open now is an exhibition at LEEDS CITY MUSEUM titled: 'There's a Starman Waiting in the Sky'.

Celebrate 50 years since DAVID BOWIE played at Leeds in this community display at Leeds City Museum, told through the eyes of local collector, Tom.

Combining objects, stories, and oral histories from Leeds-based Bowie fans, this show marks half a century of David Bowie's cultural influence.

The exhibition is running from: 17th January through till next year 14th January 2024.

For more details and information, please visit museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk

• New book DAVID BOWIE: MIXING MEMORY & DESIRE: Photography by KEVIN CUMMINS, hardcover, 256-pages - to be published on 9th November - more details

• SILHOUETTES AND SHADOWS: The Secret History of David Bowie's Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) by ADAM STEINER, paperback, 296-pages - to be published on 15th September - more details

• DAVID BOWIE RAINBOWMAN 1967-1980 by JÉRÔME SOLIGNY, (ENGLISH VERSION), hardback, 704-pages, now to be published on 5th September - more details

• The 2023 DAVID BOWIE WORLD CONVENTION takes place on 16th (VIP)/17th/18th June 2023 at Terminal 5, New York City, USA - more details

• BOWIE ODYSSEY 73 by SIMON GODDARD, paperback, 176-pages, to be published on 25th May - more details

• New book FLY IN THE MILK... DAVID BOWIE AND CRACKED ACTOR by SUSAN COMPO and MARK WARDEL to be published by Red Planet Books in the Spring.

• RSD 2023 DAVID BOWIE - 'Laughing With Liza - The Vocalion and Deram Singles 1964-1967 Plus' in 5x7" Box, limited to 1,000 copies, to be released on 22nd April - more details

• ALADDIN SANE 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Half-Speed Master LP to be released on 14th April - more details

• ALADDIN SANE 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Picture Disc LP to be released on 14th April - more details

• ALADDIN SANE: 50 YEARS EXHIBITION at Royal Festival Hall, Exhibition Space, Southbank Centre, London, England, opens 6th April - more details

• DAVID BOWIE - MOONAGE DAYDREAM 3-LP Vinyl Box Set to be released on 31st March - more details

• ALADDIN SANE 50 YEARS The definitive celebration of Bowie's iconic album and music's most famous photographs - with unseen images by CHRIS DUFFY, hardcover, 256-pages - to be published on 30th March - more details

• Theatre production LAZARUS written by David Bowie and Enda Walsh, Italian version directed by Valter Malosti to be staged in various cities in Italy. Performances begin in March through to June - more details

• Bowie TAKEN by Duffy exhibition at COAM Madrid, Calle de Hortaleza, 63, 28004, Madrid, Spain. Opens 15th March until 25th June - more details

• New memoir DAVID BOWIE: ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME by GEOFF MACCORMACK, hardback, 240-pages, published on 13th March - more details

• Talk and Q&A at ROSEHILL THEATRE 'When DAVID BOWIE Came to Rosehill - An Evening with Nicholas Pegg' in Moresby, Whitehaven, Cumbria on 11th March - more details

• Streaming Event: ATOMIC SUNRISE filmed at The Roundhouse in 1970, DAVID BOWIE / HYPE, Genesis & Hawkwind. Stream: 85 mins. - now possibly in March - more details

DAVID BOWIE - A DIVINE SYMMETRY (An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory) Vinyl LP to be released on 24th February - more details

DAVID BOWIE - MOONAGE DAYDREAM UHD / BD [Blu-ray], 4K PAL, [Region Free] (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1) released on 5th December - Blu-ray / DVD - more details

DAVID BOWIE - DIVINE SYMMETRY 4CD/Blu-Ray Box Set released on 25th November - more details

DAVID BOWIE - WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM! by IVOR JONES, limited edition of #300, special collector's publication is now sold out. There are some unnumbered copies available which you can purchase at a reduced price - 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 39 years ago, once they've gone, they've gone!