Bowie In Berlin

In 1987, David Bowie played a concert near the Reichstag in West Berlin, a stone’s throw away from the Berlin Wall, the much-hated and despised structure that split the German capital city in two. It was a concert that many Berliners on both sides of the border believe helped harden people’s resolve to bring down the hated barrier that had kept families apart for forty years. The concert was part of Bowie’s Glass Spider Tour, which at that point was his longest and most expensive tour. During his show in Berlin, Bowie’s performance was so loud that a huge crowd began to gather on the East side of the Wall to hear his performance better. It is rumoured that the speakers were turned slightly so as to be more audible in the East part of the city. As the concert progressed, Bowie could hear the East Germans behind the Iron Curtain singing along in stark defiance of their tyrannical rulers. The show’s importance, performing to two separated cities at once, clearly was not lost on Bowie. Never one to miss the occasion to highlight the unifying power of art, Bowie called out to East Berlin before playing ‘Heroes’.

Featuring: Don Cherry, Archie Shepp, Lester Bowie. The album "Sun Ra All Stars - Live in Berlin October 29th, 1983" features a recording of a concert held on October 29, 1983, at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. This performance took place under the leadership of Sun Ra and included contributions from some of the most prominent names in the jazz world.

In 1987, David Bowie played a concert near the Reichstag in West Berlin, a stone’s throw away from the Berlin Wall, the much-hated and despised structure that split the German capital city in two. It was a concert that many Berliners on both sides of the border believe helped harden people’s resolve to bring down the hated barrier that had kept families apart for forty years. The concert was part of Bowie’s Glass Spider Tour, which at that point was his longest and most expensive tour. During his show in Berlin, Bowie’s performance was so loud that a huge crowd began to gather on the East side of the Wall to hear his performance better. It is rumoured that the speakers were turned slightly so as to be more audible in the East part of the city. As the concert progressed, Bowie could hear the East Germans behind the Iron Curtain singing along in stark defiance of their tyrannical rulers. The show’s importance, performing to two separated cities at once, clearly was not lost on Bowie. Never one to miss the occasion to highlight the unifying power of art, Bowie called out to East Berlin before playing ‘Heroes’.

Featuring: Don Cherry, Archie Shepp, Lester Bowie. The album "Sun Ra All Stars - Live in Berlin October 29th, 1983" features a recording of a concert held on October 29, 1983, at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. This performance took place under the leadership of Sun Ra and included contributions from some of the most prominent names in the jazz world.

The music was recorded on 16 May 1978 at the Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin, during Bowie’s Isolar II tour. The front cover features a shot taken by fan Antoine Loogman at the show.
The audience was seated throughout the show, although a single fan in the front row stood to dance during ‘Station To Station’. A military man, also at the front, signalled to security to stop the fan, but Bowie ordered them to leave him. The singer’s protestations were ignored, so Bowie halted the band – telling them “No! Nein! Stop!” – until they let the boy go.

Outside (stylised as 1. Outside and subtitled The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper-cycle) is the twentieth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 25 September 1995 through Virgin Records in the United States and Arista Records, BMG and RCA Records in other territories. Reuniting Bowie with the musician Brian Eno following the late 1970s Berlin Trilogy, the two were inspired by concepts "outside" the mainstream, such as various outsider and performance artists. Recorded throughout 1994, the experimental sessions saw Bowie conceive a world where "art crimes", such as murder, pervade society. The resulting Leon project initially faced resistance from labels due to its uncommercial nature. The project's bootlegging led to additional sessions in 1995 to revise the concept and record more commercial material, inspired by a diary Bowie wrote for Q magazine. Outside peaked at number 8 in the UK and number 21 in the US.

Three live David Bowie recordings from a 1978 concert in Berlin will be available on all major streaming platforms for limited time on Tuesday starting at 2 p.m. EST to celebrate the upcoming box set, A New Career in a New Town (1977 - 1982). Live In Berlin (1978) includes previously unreleased recordings of Bowie performing "Be My Wife" and "Breaking Glass" from Low along with "Sense of Doubt," which appeared on Heroes. The show took place at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin on May 16, 1978 during Bowie's Isolar II tour.

For the past 20 years or so drummer Dylan Howe has been a presence on the British music scene. He grew up in North London and when he was 13 he went to Ronnie Scott's to see drummer Buddy Rich and decided he wanted to be a jazz drummer. As the son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe music perhaps came easily to Howe but although he had some lessons he is largely self taught. Howe has been a window cleaner, shop assistant and played with various bands but in 1988 he began playing music regularly.