Distorted view, see through baby blue…
I got the impression from somebody somewhere on the MBs that some of you might like to see a few more pictures from David Bowie’s triumphant return to the British stage, following yesterday’s item about the
So here you go, three of the more unusual shots I took on the night, plus a wonderfully touching shot from a proper photographer, Brian Rasic.
BowieNet members who wish to do so, can view a larger version of the above picture that I’ve posted on the MBs by going
The concert has now been widely reported on the internet, including pieces on these particular publications’ websites, among many others:
Here’s a couple of excerpts…
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David Gilmour, Royal Albert Hall, London by James McNair for The Independent
It began at 7.30pm and finally ended at about 11pm, Gilmour encoring with a very special guest. When David Bowie showed up to sing the verses of “Comfortably Numb”, he broke a long hiatus from performing. The Thin White Duke also fronted a take on Pink Floyd’s debut single, “Arnold Layne”. He looked effortlessly suave in a dark-brown suit, the crowd joyously flabbergasted at the kind of stellar collaboration normally reserved for Live8 and the like.
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Brilliant illuminations and shining guest stars by Robert Sandall for The Telegraph
Then came a show-stopper that instantly brought the whole hall to its feet. A grey-suited David Bowie strolled on to supply a beautifully apt mockney lead on the Floyd’s first single, Arnold Layne. As the lights went mental, and Bowie and Gilmour duetted on Comfortably Numb, a patchy show miraculously pipped Pink Floyd for drama in the end.
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David Gilmour at Albert Hall by David Sinclair for The Times
As if such theatrical and musical splendour were not enough, David Bowie then arrived to perform an encore of Arnold Layne and to share the vocal with Gilmour on Comfortably Numb, bringing the curtain down on a show that not only echoed, but surely rivalled, the glories of Pink Floyd themselves.
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I’ll leave you with aforementioned Brian Rasic picture…Awwrrrr, isn’t it lovely!