Oh, show us the way to the next whiskey bar…
Thanx to BowieNetter jungtheforeman for the heads up on this one, it’s pretty cool. You can find out everything you want to know about it and apply for tickets by clicking on the animation above.
However, here’s the blurb in case you’re not feeling energetic enough to go all the way over to the
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SHARLEEN SPITERI AND FRIENDS HONOUR DAVID BOWIE AT THE ABC2
The JD Set returns to Glasgow at the O2 ABC2 where Scotland’s very own Sharleen Spiteri and a host of friends will pay tribute to one of music’s most enduring songwriters on Wednesday 20th April, 2011. Taking songs from ‘Hunky Dory’ alongside other classics from David Bowie, Sharleen will be joined by Ian McCulloch, Kate Nash, Steve Mason, Kid Adrift, the hotly tipped Ramona and other special guests. With so many great tunes to choose from there are sure to be debates about what Sharleen’s supergroup should play.
Sharleen said of this unique and very special night:
“There are few artists that have repeatedly changed the musical landscape but David Bowie is one of them. ‘Hunky Dory’ was really where the Bowie story begins, where he started to become the global artist that we know today. Aside from the incredible singles in ‘Changes’ and ‘Life On Mars’ the album boasts ‘Oh You Pretty Things’ and ‘Kooks’ although every track is a classic in its own right. This is the album that led to ‘Ziggy Stardust’ and ‘Aladdin Sane’, that set the tone for glam rock and kick-started a musical revolution that dominated music for most of the 70’s. I am looking forward to working with our special guests in reinterpreting some of the greatest songs ever written for this year’s JD Set in Glasgow.”
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The debate regarding “what Sharleen’s supergroup should play” has kind of been curtailed by the reproduction of the setlist in a photo gallery from rehearsals on the
Not sure who is doing what on the night, but my money is on Ian McCulloch performing The Prettiest Star seeing as he has already committed that particular song to disc.
Here’s the list for those of you that can’t make out the scrawl above…
Ziggy Stardust
Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
Changes
Golden Years
The Laughing Gnome
The Prettiest Star
Andy Warhol
Oh! You Pretty Things
Life On Mars?
Queen Bitch
Rebel Rebel
Kooks
I’m Afraid Of Americans
Ashes To Ashes
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Drive-in Saturday
I’m hoping I’ve read The Laughing Gnome wrong and that it’s actually Kingdom Come or something, but seeing as it looks like the start of McCulloch’s set he’s probably mischievous enough to do it.