Who to dance with on a Sunday night…
The Italian fan organisation,
Anyway, the organisers, Daniele, Monia, Giusi and Marco, sent me the following information which should answer any questions those of you thinking of attending may have…
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From the 4th to the 6th of January in Bassano del Grappa the annual David Bowie tribute will take place in collaboration with the National Bowie fan?s meeting.
This is now the 6th event of it?s kind which will be held on the eve of David Bowie?s birthday. Each year in this town we see various artists and personalities, which are linked to one of the most influential stars in the history of rock.
Why in Bassano del Grappa and not in Milan?
It may seem strange but Bassano del Grappa can boast the highest number of Bowie fans in relation to the number of residents.
This year?s event aims to bring together lifelong fans and new admirers by giving them visual and musical material to deepen their knowledge of the artist.
This 3 day event will be organised and supported by: the website www.moonagedaydream.it which promotes the artist in Italy, and by the local bars etc. which in these three days will make available their space for the showing of videos, organisation of exhibits and for the closing party, where it will be not only possible to listen to live bands playing ?Bowie hits? but to dance to the Duke?s successes and many other artists who have collaborated with him, such as T-Rex, Placebo, Roxy Music, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop.
Thanks to the contribution of P. Auliac you will be able to see almost 20 unedited photos dedicated to Bowie, which date from 1976 to 2003. These will be displayed in Sotto Underbar (1 Via Gamba, Bassano del Grappa.). During this event will be realise a videocassette that will contain Birthday Greetings fans wish to leave for ?the Duke? for his birthday on 8th January. The messages will subsequently be shown on our website.
Moreover an exhibition entitled ?Golden Years for Teenage Wildlife? is planned which thanks to the support of collectors, rare memorabilia and CDs from the period 1975 to 1979 will be on show. It was in this period that David Bowie spent a good three years in Berlin and worked with the legendary Brian Eno. This exhibition will be held in the ?Saletta Pagina Piegata? of Birreria Ottocento (2 Via S. Giorgio, Bassano del Grappa).
At Shindy Club will play four live band: Radiofiera, Mosika Sound, Mastica & Piol who will join to give us a Bowie Hot Night. At 00.30 will start the dancing party.
All Bowie Fans and Bowie Curious are welcome!
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Wow… sounds good eh? Click on either of the above images for even more information. When is somebody going to organise something similar here in the UK… that’s what I’d like to know.