David Bowie News

In celebration of their 50th anniversary, UK music legends Strawbs, plus a host of guest performers, former Strawbs, and Strawbs-related artists, will be performing at the Strand Theater in Lakewood, NJ on April 26-28, 2019!

Honoring musical icon Joni Mitchell's legacy and 75th birthday, Decca Records will release The Music Center Presents Joni 75: A Birthday Celebrationon March 8, 2019. On Joni's 75th birthday last November, a star-studded roster of musicians gathered together to pay tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter. The evening was recorded and is now subsequently being released. It features performances by Brandi Carlile; Glen Hansard; Emmylou Harris; Norah Jones; Chaka Khan; Diana Krall; Kris Kristofferson; Los Lobos with La Marisoul, Cesar Castro & Xochi Flores; Graham Nash; James Taylor; Seal; Rufus Wainwright; and more. The full track list is below.

As a gesture of respect from one consummate showman to another, legendary musician PETER MURPHY has announced that he will be performing a special tribute to the late, great DAVID BOWIE on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at San Francisco's The Chapel. As the final show of his two week residency in which he will perform his solo albums in their entirety plus three 'Mr. Moonlight' sets of Bauhaus music, Peter will honor the music of the Starman by performing songs selected from Bowie's catalog. Says Peter of the show, 'Now that all and sundry have fallen off the David Bowie tribute band wagon, I thought I'd do my own.'

Messer are continuing their momentum from their breakout year by releasing 'Simple Man', the 3rd single and video from their self-titled debut album, which bowed at #3 on the Soundscan New Artist chart and was named 'New and Noteworthy at iTunes. The Dallas, Texas based band had a banner year in 2018 with first single “Make This Life” reaching #25 on the Active Rock radio charts, and second single 'Save Myself' also made it into the Top 30 - the only truly independent act to do so.

Wilton's Music Hall today announces its spectacular summer season, featuring collaborations with some of the UK's most exciting production companies.

An evening of the most beautiful and extraordinary songs by musician Marek Rymaszewski whose remarkable life has experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. He is joined by West End leading lady Jane Horn. With just 3 performances to catch Highest of Highs Lowest of Lows Songs of Love & Life with Marek Rymaszewski in the West End's intimate cabaret room Above The Arts, Arts Theatre, 12-14 February 2019 at 8.30pm.

The personal becomes the political when passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing black women and girls, black-on-black crime, and male/female relationships in a soul-stirring mix of song, dance, poetry, and prose. The interrelated dramatic monologues range from tragedy to comedy in a 'newsical' revue that examines pressing social issues from an African-American female perspective. Sistas on Fire! A Newsical uses theatre to provoke thought, encourage social activism, and build bridges that cross race, class, gender and culture. In short, it's For Colored Girls for the New Millennium.

Charlotte Gainsbourg has announced U.S. tour dates that will take her through several cities in April 2019, including Boston, Washington, D.C., New York, and San Francisco. The tour will also include her previously announced performances at Coachella, and comes in support of her most recent releases, the Take 2 EP and her last studio album, Rest. Presale will begin on January 31, and the general sale on February 1.  

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of stage and television star, Michael C. Hall!

To mark 25 years since David Bowie's Space Oddity was unleashed on the world, The Thin White Duke's band today announces AUSTRALIAN dates for its "A BOWIE CELEBRATION: THE DAVID BOWIE ALUMNI TOUR".

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Happy Friday! Help get yourself through this final day of the week before your weekend, by catching up on the latest Broadway news!

Variety reports that Johnny Flynn (“Beast”) will play a young David Bowie in new film “Stardust.'

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) will present 17 Border Crossings, created and performed by NYTW Usual Suspect Thaddeus Phillips (A Billion Nights on Earth), and directed by Tatiana Mallarino (Red Eye to Havre de Grace). This will be Thaddeus Phillips's third collaboration with NYTW, following ¡El Conquistador! in 2006 and Red Eye to Havre de Grace in 2014.

A spectacular live concert and rock & roll circus tribute to the original rock rebel, David Bowie, is set to explode on stage at this year's Midsumma Festival 30 Jan- 3 Feb at Melba Spiegeltent, Melbourne.

Troubadour Theatres and Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo today announced the launch of the Troubadour White City Theatre at White City Place, the former BBC Media Village in west London. Opening in summer 2019, the new theatre will join a thriving new neighbourhood at White City Place, neighbouring other destinations such as Soho House and Westfield Shopping Centre.

Alumni musicians from David Bowie's bands join together on stage to kick off Live @ Benaroya Hall's Spring lineup. Earl Slick and Mike Garson, two of Bowie's most notable band mates are available for phone interviews before arriving in town. The Chieftains take the stage a few days later and three more concerts are planned for March. Additional concerts and lectures throughout 2019 are being planned and will be announced in the coming months. Tickets for the concerts listed above are on sale now, prices vary. Visit benaroyahall.org or call (206) 215-4747 for tickets and information. The Benaroya Hall Ticket Office is on the corner of Third Avenue and Union Street. Ticket Office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 1 p.m. 6 p.m.

A spectacular live concert and rock & roll circus tribute to the original rock rebel, David Bowie, is set to explode on stage at this year's Midsumma Festival 30 Jan- 3 Feb at Melba Spiegeltent, Melbourne.

Get a look behind the scenes as the full cast of "Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical" record one of the original tracks from the show - "Advertising Ruins Everything." Watch the video below!

Today, indie psych-rock band A Fragile Tomorrow release another track from their forthcoming album Generation Loss, available February 22 on MPress Records. The song, a krautrock-themed anthem titled 'How Do You Dance To It?', premiered yesterday on The 405 along with a choreographed music video that alludes to Trump's America.

Revered DJ/producer Robin Schulz collaborates with pop sensation Emin to deliver a vibrant version of'Let Me Go'. The single which is written by Emin, Milo Rosas, Moritz von Kraemer, and Jonathan Philipponnat is set to drop Friday 25th January on Sony/ATV Music & Kobalt Music. The remix combines tropical tones with a subtle bass, fusing pop and electronic styles to create a fresh club floor-filler.