Stars gather for David Bowie tribute concert in New York
Stars from the world of rock and pop gathered at Carnegie Hall in New York to pay tribute to David Bowie who died in January, aged 69.
The concert, which was announced on January 10, sold out within hours, leading the organisers to put on a second show.
Featured artists included Cyndi Lauper, Sean Lennon, Joseph Arthur and Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello.
Among the other acts performing wthe Flaming Lips, Pixies, Deborah Harry, and former REM singer Michael Stipe.
The organisers said they were overwhelmed by artists wanting to take part in a tribute to the London-born singer.
Jakob Dylan performed a version of one of Bowie’s biggest hits, “Heroes” while Stipe, now boasting a luxuriant white beard sang “Ashes to Ashes” with Karen Nelson.
Deborah Harry, best known as the lead singer of Blondie in the 1970s, dazzled the crowd with her interpretation of Starman, while Cyndi Lauper sang Suffragette City.
The only note of disharmony was when The Roots, a hip-hop band, pulled out of the show accusing another unnamed group of refusing to allow them to use their equipment.
As Roots drummer Questlove explained in a lengthy Instagam post:
Bowie was a singer who brought “glam rock” to the world andconstantly reinvented himself throughout his career.
He died in December after an 18-month battle against cancer.
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