If you are a David Bowie fan – and aren’t we all – there are two shows being livestreamed this weekend to celebrate his 74th birthday and mark the fifth anniversary of his death.
One is the London production of the David Bowie musical Lazarus.
The other is a concert by artists who performed at his sold-out concert in Madison Square Garden in 1977.
David Bowie lived and worked in New York City the last years of his life. He was also celebrated recently at a special exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum
- Read this retrospective of his NYC concerts and albums produced in NYC in the Village Voice
David Bowie’s Lazarus
The musical is being livestreamed for the first time.
There are multiple shows across four time zones in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand from Friday, Jan. 8th – his birthday – to Sunday, Jan. 10th, the anniversary of his death.
Rolling Stone described Lazarus as “milk-swimming, lingerie-sniffing, gin-chugging theater at its finest”.
The production was recorded live on the King’s Cross Theatre stage in 2016, starring Michael C. Hall as Thomas Newton in the role Bowie himself played in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth, which inspired the Lazarus musical.
Sophia Anne Caruso from the musical Beetlejuice and actress Amy Lennox also starred in the sold-out London production, which ran from November 2016 to January 2017.
David Bowie attended the New York production previews of Lazarus in the months prior to his 2016 death
The musical also featured three Bowie songs that remained unreleased until a year after his death, “No Plan,” “Killing a Little Time,” and “When I Met You.”
Tickets in the US and Canada are $21.50. Visit Dice.fm for streaming times and ticket information.
A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day
This is a global streaming concert that will bring together incredible artists from around the world connected to David Bowie, including at least one Bowie alumni band member from every studio album (and more) from his 1969 self titled album to Blackstar, his final album.
This is a full three hour concert of music in celebration of Bowie’s life and legacy, featuring Adam Lambert, Duran Duran, Andra Day and others..
The Bowie celebration concert is Friday, Jan. 8 at 9pm ET.
Tickets are $25, and the virtual music experience will be available to rewatch on demand for 24 hours. Get tickets here, plus David Bowie merchandise.
$2 from every ticket sale will benefit the charity Save The Children
Save the Children is a charity important to Bowie and the beneficiary of funds raised from his 50th Birthday Concert held in 1997 at a sold-out Madison Square Garden featuring many of the very artists who will be featured on January 8 during this special global streaming event.
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