David Bowie

[Englishdragon]

This was on Classic Rock an interview with Earl Slick -

Slick admits some of his plans for 2013 are on hold in case Bowie decides to tour. “Obviously, we want him to,” he says. “But right now that’s a big ‘if’. Sometimes he shows up and sometimes he doesn’t. I could get a phone call tomorrow saying, ‘Hey, you know what? Here’s the setlist.’

“Obviously the band would love to go out. Even if it’s not a huge tour, we would like to go out and do some gigs. But that’s yet to be seen.”

I'm as skeptical as everyone else about Bowie touring but something about this gives me the impression that it has been discussed about rather than a straight out no he doesn't want to tour at all.

[Buff124]

If he does play he'd better do that 'Stupid Little Fat Man' song.

Top singalong moment.

Edited January 10, 2013 by Buff124

[mattgimmeshelter]

http://www.nme.com/news/david-bowie/68126

All speculations are now nothing.

shame

[5co77ie]

like anyone was really thinking it was possible, I remain certain the video is filmed with him lying down - the old china bloke isn't well, bless im.

Visconti replied: "He’s fairly adamant he’s never gonna perform live again…" = no more shows ever.

Edited January 11, 2013 by 5co77ie

[Guest]

like anyone was really thinking it was possible, I remain certain the video is filmed with him lying down - the old china bloke isn't well, bless im.

Visconti replied: "He’s fairly adamant he’s never gonna perform live again…" = no more shows ever.

Edited January 11, 2013 by tonyblair

[drewsstrat]

Harry hill will cheer us up.. Play this on the pyramid screens..

[Guest]

This was on Classic Rock an interview with Earl Slick -

Slick admits some of his plans for 2013 are on hold in case Bowie decides to tour. “Obviously, we want him to,” he says. “But right now that’s a big ‘if’. Sometimes he shows up and sometimes he doesn’t. I could get a phone call tomorrow saying, ‘Hey, you know what? Here’s the setlist.’

“Obviously the band would love to go out. Even if it’s not a huge tour, we would like to go out and do some gigs. But that’s yet to be seen.”

I'm as skeptical as everyone else about Bowie touring but something about this gives me the impression that it has been discussed about rather than a straight out no he doesn't want to tour at all.

[JamesT977]

Does this rule out New York Dolls? Doesn't sound like he was planning to tour with them

[guitarbhoy1888]

secret set on the park stage. just saying ...

[FloorFiller]

No chance - he'd headline or not play at all. And he won't be playing at all. There's not much ambiguity about "He’s fairly adamant he’s never gonna perform live again…".

Even if you think "fairly adamant" might not be an absolute, it's absolute enough that he won't change his mind in time to be ready to play in June.

If he plays a secret set at the Park, I'll eat some of Justiceforcedave's ball quiche, and provide the scrotum and hot custard for dessert.

[guitarbhoy1888]

its was a joke. obviously not got the hang of sarcasm.

and as for his health, he had heart problems 9 years ago, i think he must be pretty ok if he's not had any more notable problems ...

http://www.nme.com/news/david-bowie/66700

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

If he plays a secret set at the Park, I'll eat some of Justiceforcedave's ball quiche, and provide the scrotum and hot custard for dessert.

[Buff124]

More interview material from Tony Visconti and Earl Slick

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jan/12/david-bowie-how-made-next-day

Make of it what you will.

Visconti: "He's singing very low-key on the single. A lot of people have misinterpreted that, thinking that he's going to sound old and frail on this record, but for that song he wanted to sound vulnerable. Big difference. Elsewhere, he's singing in full voice, that voice you hear on Heroes, so loud that I literally had to step away from him in the studio."

"Tony Visconti also seems delighted to be rid of two years of subterfuge, non-disclosure agreements and, as he bluntly puts it, "bare-faced lies".

As previously discussed here, Visconti said recently that Bowie won't tour the album

Edited January 12, 2013 by Buff124

[jimmyt]

Visconti said today that Pitchfork made up the quote about him never playing live again. He's stated that he won't tour but that Bowie may do a show to support the new album as a one-off. Visconti also said he was relieved to hear him say this. I know he won't do it but if you were going to do a one-off show, where better than Worthy Farm?!

[Guest]

Visconti said today that Pitchfork made up the quote about him never playing live again. He's stated that he won't tour but that Bowie may do a show to support the new album as a one-off. Visconti also said he was relieved to hear him say this. I know he won't do it but if you were going to do a one-off show, where better than Worthy Farm?!

[Buff124]

In the Grauniad piece, Visconti also said that Bowie is "obsessed with medieval English history".

Anyone ever bumped into him up the Tor ?

The Womble suit would have been a dead giveaway

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[jimmyt]

for a one-off show, I could think of loads of better options (from Bowie's point of view)

[incident]

Maybe I'm not so bothered by his point of view!!! Go on then. Where?

[Buff124]

_{From a Billboard interview with Visconti published on Friday}

_{"Did he say anything about touring or playing live?"}

_{"He said no, absolutely not. He said to me, "I've played live for 30-odd years and given interviews, and I don't want to do either of them anymore." They kind of fall into the same bag, the way he thinks. He just wants to make records. He feels like that's what he's entitled to do now."}

_{http://www.billboard.com/news/inside-david-bowie-s-stealth-comeback-q-1008086032.story#/news/inside-david-bowie-s-stealth-comeback-q-1008086032.story?page=2}

_{Later that day, he goes on his own Twitter account with this}

_{"I never said Bowie would never perform live again. Pitchfork made that up. He won't tour for this album -- that's all I said. "}

_{https://twitter.com/Tonuspomus}

_{Now in today's Telegraph we get him saying}

_{"he hasn’t ruled out that he might do a show. It was a relief to me to hear that he was open to that"}

_{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/9797475/David-Bowie-is-healthy-and-may-even-sing-in-public-again-says-Tony-Visconti.html}

_{Confusing ? Or just part of the game ? If he's playing anywhere this year, I'll bet all concerned have signed an NDA}

_{As a PR exercise in getting free publicity however, this is going like clockwork. Quelle surprise, here he is aged 17 getting free national media coverage on his name change from Jones to Bowie. Worth watching if only for the 'Baldermaston' quip}

Edited January 13, 2013 by Buff124

[ukmountie]

From the Telegraph today...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9806038/Tony-Visconti-spills-the-beans-on-David-Bowies-new-album.html

'I'm really adamant I'm not gonna do a tour.' And he said, 'If I might, I might do one show.' But who knows when."

I'm amazed this guy kept his mouth shut long enough for the single and album to be a surprise.

[dancelittleliar]

I'm going to clinch at really small straws now, but a tour page at www.davidbowie.com was made a few days ago, that didn't exist before and isn't on any links on the website. Just from a logical point of view, why the hell would that be made if nobody was anticipating it to be used?

/this means it's 100% confirmed you know

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Head says theres still no chance but

[dancelittleliar]

Heart says 100% confirmed

[GlastoSimon]

The 'one-off' show is interesting, I mean would he risk his first full show in about 9 years being a Glasto headline show? Unless he planned on a couple of warm-up shows I can't see him going straight from nothing to that! No doubting he'd pull it off though if it were to happen

[FloorFiller]

The 'one-off' show is interesting, I mean would he risk his first full show in about 9 years being a Glasto headline show? Unless he planned on a couple of warm-up shows I can't see him going straight from nothing to that! No doubting he'd pull it off though if it were to happen