A Bowie Celebration the David Bowie Alumni Tour Review

Join fundamental alumni musicians of David Bowie'south bands from across the decades, anchored by his longest continuing member Mike Garson along with a revolving choice of additional amazing Bowie band alumni. We look frontward to getting back on the road with Mike Garson'south A BOWIE Commemoration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour featuring an unforgettable and critically acclaimed evening of Bowie songs with globe-class vocalists and an ever rotating mix of hits and deep cuts. As Westworld's Evan Rachel Forest proclaimed on The Tonight Bear witness Starring Jimmy Fallon after having been invitee featured on a number of shows on bout with the alumni band, "It's not a embrace band. It'south the actual band. It'south as close as you're going to go to Bowie."
	Mike Garson was David Bowie's longest and well-nigh frequent ring member. He was featured on more than 20 Bowie albums, including his much talked nearly masterly solo on the Aladdin Sane track. Mike performed with David on both his first and final concerts in the United States equally well equally 1,000 concerts effectually the globe in betwixt. On Garson, Bowie said "It is pointless to talk nigh his ability every bit a pianist. He is exceptional. However, there are very, very few musicians, allow alone pianists, who naturally understand the movement and gratuitous thinking necessary to hurl themselves into experimental or traditional areas of music, sometimes, ironically, at the same time. Mike does this with such enthusiasm that it makes my center glad just to be in the same room with him."
Gerry Leonard was music director and guitar actor for David Bowie on his Reality world tour and DVD along with Bowie'southward previous 2 records, Heathen and Reality and their subsequent tours along with his The Next Day anthology. Leonard remarks, "I am super excited to be continuing to bring David's music to his loyal fans with our tour. The combination of having his real ring playing his music for his dedicated fans makes for a truly special night every time. It'south such a wonderful way to keep David"s retention and musical legacy alive."
	Carmine Rojas toured the world with David Bowie, playing bass on several multi-platinum hits such as Let's Dance, Red china Daughter, Modern Love and Bluish Jean on the Serious Moonlight and Drinking glass Spider tours. Rojas explains "Information technology's inspirational to witness how excited the audience gets with each song nosotros play. With this show the crowds are reminded how prolific David'due south music was and they can't stop singing and dancing - they can't believe they're really hearing the music as information technology was originally recorded by original musicians of David's bands. That's what sets this apart from annihilation else. Information technology's truly a spiritual event!"
Alan Childs was Bowie's drummer on his 1987 Glass Spider globe tour and is featured on the tour album and DVD. Alan has besides played with the likes of Julian Lennon, Rod Stewart, John Waite and many others. Alan plays all instruments and sings on his solo album and EP Alan Childs Aftermath. Alan says, "What a slap-up band of Bowie alumni with a mission is to keep David's music alive in a concert setting for all the fans!"
	Kevin Armstrong first met Bowie in 1985 on sessions for Absolute Beginners after which he helped David put the ring together and play for his Alive Aid functioning followed by recording the Bowie / Jagger vocal "Dancing in the Street" together. Kevin played on the Bowie"s first Tin can Machine album and tour and wrote and played on the Outside album with Bowie who introduced him to Iggy Pop and was featured on their Blah Apathetic Blah album. Kevin continues to play with Iggy Pop today. Armstrong says, "It's a great honour to join Mike Garson and my Bowie brothers to assist bring David Bowie'due south amazing legacy to new audiences."
Joe Sumner is a singer-songwriter and bassist for the rock ring Fiction Plane. Sumner, a native of England, learned to play guitar and drums when he was a teenager, and was inspired to write songs when he heard Nirvana's album Nevermind. An achieved musician and singer, in 2017, Sumner toured with Sting on the massively successful 57th and 9th world tour. On A BOWIE CELEBRATION, Sumner says "This band of Bowie alumni is full of people that David himself trusted to bring his visions to life. Now they're the perfect stewards to keep his spirit alive and it's such an accolade to be function of it."
	Corey Glover is a founding fellow member of Living Colour and has helped prove that non only could black guys kick out the jams, but that they could be embraced by a vast expanse of fans. Living Colour earned numerous industry awards including back-to-dorsum Grammys for Best Hard Rock Performance and emerged as one of the most influential rock acts of all time: regularly selling out arenas and selling millions of albums. Glover says "I'yard then looking forwards to returning to the Bowie alum, jamming and sharing the music of Bowie with the world - the most vivid thought provoking music e'er conceived!"
Mr Hudson is an accolade-winning singer/producer and songwriter from Birmingham, England. He became well known for his collaborations with Kanye West (platinum selling - 808'due south & Heartbreak) & Jay Z' anthem (Young Forever) while embarking on a solo career which has expanded into writing, producing and/or featuring with the likes of Duran Duran, DJ Snake, JP Cooper, Janelle Monae, John Legend to name a few. Mr Hudson says, "David Bowie is the reason I'thousand a musician. To sing his songs with his ring is a surreal privilege and pleasure."
	Sass Jordan has received a Canadian Juno Award, Billboard'southward All-time Female Rock Singer honour and was a estimate on the hit Canadian Idol tv program. Sass starred in the Off-Broadway product of "Love, Janis" and has worked with Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Steve Miller Band, Van Halen, The Foo Fighters, Cheap Play a joke on, Santana, Joe Cocker, Styx, Rodger Hodgson, April Wine, Jeff Healy, and countless others. Sass says, "I am extremely honored to exist part of a show that celebrates the amazing legacy of one of my ultimate idols, David Bowie, too as getting to play with some of the chief musicians from his bands. Bowie is 1 of the reasons I wanted to exist a performer, and doing this tour is similar playing a love letter to his memory every night!"
Judith Hill has been praised by Rolling Stone for her "stellar powerhouse vocals." She has backed such artists as Stevie Wonder and the late Michael Jackson for which she was chosen as Jackson's duet partner during his "This Is It" concert tour. Hill'southward is one of the stories told in the acclaimed Academy Honor and Emmy winning 20 Anxiety From Stardom. She was a finalist on The Voice and has garnered much praise for her live performance as opener for Josh Groban, John Legend and Prince. Judith says "I'm excited to bring together the Bowie alumni celebrating ane of my favorite cultural and musical inspirations."
Northward America 2021 -The Diamond Dogs & Ziggy Stardust Tour: Due to ongoing concerns with COVID, we have had to brand the difficult decision to cancel the upcoming A Bowie Celebration tour dates previously rescheduled for this September. Nosotros await forward to returning to the phase and sharing the music with you lot equally soon as it'due south safe for live events to render. Refunds will exist available at signal of purchase. Some of our by shows accept included: 2021: 9 January Worldwide Just for One Day! Online Streaming Concert 2020: 17 Jan Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso 18 January Antwerp, Belgium De Roma SOLD OUT! 19 January The Hague, Netherlands Paard 20 Jan Dusseldorf, Germany ZAKK 22 Jan Glasgow, UK O2 Academy 23 Jan Manchester, Great britain O2 Ritz 25 Jan London, UK O2 Shepherd'southward Bush Empire 26 Jan Paris, France Salle Pleyel SOLD OUT! 27 January Toulouse, France Casino Barriere 28 Jan Bordeaux, France Femina 30 Jan Tel Aviv, State of israel Isle of mann 31 Jan Haifa, Israel Auditorium Mar three San Diego, CA Abdomen Up SOLD OUT! Mar 4 Mesa, AZ Mesa Arts Eye Mar vi Pasadena, CA The Rose Mar seven San Diego, CA Belly Upward SOLD OUT! Mar eight San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club Mar 11 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom 2019: Jan 9 Dublin, Ireland Olympia Jan 10 Glasgow, UK O2 University Glasgow Jan eleven Manchester, U.k. Ritz SOLD OUT! Jan 12 London, UK Shepherds Bush Empire SOLD OUT! Jan thirteen Birmingham, UK O2 Birmingham Institute2 SOLD OUT! Jan 15 Lyon, French republic Le Transbordeur Jan 16 Paris, France 50'Olympia SOLD OUT! Jan 17 Lille, France Theatre Sebastopol Jan xviii Strasbourg, France Salle Erasme Jan 20 Madrid, Spain Teatro Circo Cost Jan 22 Vienna, Republic of austria Loonshit Vienna SOLD OUT! Jan 23 Berlin, Germany Huxley'southward Neue Welt Jan 24 Cologne, Germany Die Kantine Jan 26 Groningen, Holland Oosterpoort Jan 27 Nijmegen, Holland Doornroosje SOLD OUT! Jan 28 Amsterdam, Kingdom of the netherlands Paradiso SOLD OUT! January 30 Brussels, Belgium AB Feb 1 Zurich, Switzerland Volkshaus Feb 6 Mesa, Arizona Mesa Arts Eye Feb 7 Los Angeles, California Orpheum Feb 8 Temecula, California Pechanga Resort and Casino Feb 9 Cerritos, California Cerritos Center February 10 Modesto, California Gallo Eye Feb 12 Livermore, California Livermore PAC Feb thirteen San Francisco, California Warfield Feb 15 Seattle, Washington Benaroya February 16 Vancouver, British Columbia Commodore SOLD OUT! Feb17 Portland, Oregon Rev Hall February 19 Denver, Colorado Paramount Feb 21 Madison, Wisconsin Orpheum Theatre Feb 22 Chicago, Illinois Vic Feb 23 Detroit, Michigan Imperial Oak Music Hall Feb 24 Cleveland, Ohio Agora Feb 26 Buffalo, New York Town Ballroom February 27 Kitchener, Ontario Eye in the Square Mar i Toronto, Ontario Danforth Mar 2 Montreal, Quebec MTelus Mar three Boston, Massachusetts Wilbur Theatre Mar 5 New York, New York Irving Plaza Mar 6 Albany, New York Palace Theater Mar vii Syracuse, New York Palace Theater Mar 9 New Brunswick, New Bailiwick of jersey State Theatre New Jersey Mar 10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Keswick Mar thirteen Nashville, Tennessee Polk Theatre Mar 15 Ponte Vedra, Florida Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Mar 16 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Parker Playhouse Mar 17 Clearwater, Florida Capitol Theatre Mar 20 Houston, Texas Heights Theatre Mar 21 Austin, Texas Paramount Mar 22 Dallas, Texas Imperial Theatre May 4 Auckland, New Zealand ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre May 5 Christchurch, New Zealand Town Hall (Auditorium) May vii Perth, Australia Perth Concert Hall May 8 Brisbane, Australia Concert Hall, QPAC SOLD OUT! May 10 Sydney, Australia State Theatre May 11 Melbourne, Australia Palais Theatre May 14 Honolulu, Hawaii Blue Note May 15 Honolulu, Hawaii Blue Note May 17 Biloxi, Mississippi IP Casino Resort Spa 2018 Sep 26 Ventura, California Imperial Theater Sep 27 Riverside, California Fox Performing Arts Center Sep 28 San Diego, California Humphreys Concerts by the Bay Sep 29 Reno, Nevada Silverish Legacy Casino Sep thirty Saratoga, California The Mountain Winery

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