On this day, 18 years ago, David Bowie held his 50th Birthday Celebration Concert at Madison Square Garden, NYC in 1997. The opening act were Placebo, followed by special guests who performed alongside David, namely Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith, Lou Reed and Billy Corgan. All the proceeds from this show were donated to the Save The Children charity organisation. Davids backing band consisted of: Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar), Gail Ann Dorsey (bass, vocals), Zachary Alford (drums) and Mike Garson (keyboards). Later in March, a PPV television event took place on 8th March. The 2+ hour, 24-song show was directed by Tim Pope. youtube/playlist?list=PLe1iuGiXEQ2efIX1Zrc-87LygqaLituX9
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:08:58 +0000