I’ve great memories of people flying off the balcony at Green’s Playhouse

Bowie to be celebrated by bandmates at Glasgow gig

WHEN David Bowie headlined the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 2000 the BBC prompted a deluge of complaints when the live broadcast was pulled after only five songs. It was done at Bowie’s request and the set remained frozen in time – gaining a notable release at the end of 2018.

The third anniversary of Bowie’s death will be marked to the day with the appearance of the three trusted lieutenants that stood beside him at Glastonbury.

The David Bowie Alumni Tour: A Bowie Celebration will arrive in Glasgow on January 10 at the city’s 02 Academy and feature Mike Garson, Bowie’s veteran pianist, lead guitarist Earl Slick, who delivered “fat licks” on the likes of Golden Years, and Mark Plati, another long-serving producer and multi-instrumentalist who began