Ziggy Stardust to return?
2009-01-26 by Nick Butler STAFF | 13 Replies | 3017 Views |
In what would represent a stunning coup for the festival, Coachella organizers are reportedly in talks with David Bowie over the possibility of his Ziggy Stardust character headlining this year's event.
The festival, which is know for often featuring recently re-united bands as headliners (last year's event saw Portishead and The Verve play, while Rage Against The Machine, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Gang of Four, and Pixies have all played recently), are apparently confident that they can convince Bowie to perform his landmark 1972 album The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in its entirety, having failed to persuade him in time for last year's event.
After a second album of material performed live as Stardust in 1973 (Aladdin Sane), Bowie killed off the character, in a desire not to be typecast.
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Most likely not going to happen.
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* sings
Ziggy pppllllaaayyyeeddd ggguitarrr!!!!!
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If anything stops it from happening I think it'll be Bowie's health. He might feel that a gig of this length, particularly one likely to take a lot of effort and planning, might not be worth it at his age.
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Christ, Nick, he's not THAT old.
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He has a severe heart condition too ^
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imagine how fucked up this would be
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you freaky old bastard you
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Wow. Who gives a shit.
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i'm going to get me a piece of that ziggy stardust pie right now.
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I have a friend who might be going to Coachella.....if he returns, lucky her.
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If he does, I'll fucking go to Coachella.
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Christ, Nick, he's not THAT old.
Yeah, like the other guy said, he has a heart condition and pretty much retired from performing a few years ago.
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you freaky old bastard you
lol
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