Following the mixed reaction to Lady Gaga's tribute at the Grammys earlier this week, Blondie, The Roots and The Pixies are among the acts confirmed to take part in two concerts for the late David Bowie in March and April in New York.
The tribute shows in Bowie's adopted hometown take place on March 31 and April 1 and will also feature Mumford & Sons, Bette Midler, Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Cat Power, and Laurie Anderson. The Donny McCaslin Group, who worked on Bowie’s final album Blackstar, will perform at the second show.
The Pixies
The Glastonbury Festival recently confirmed that it would be staging a “really exciting” David Bowie tribute this summer.
Blondie
The full line-up for the Bowie tribute shows in New York are:
Carnegie Hall, 31 March: Debbie Harry, Pixies, Michael Stipe, Cyndi Lauper, Laurie Anderson, Bette Midler
Cat Power, The Roots, Perry Farrell, Bettye LaVette, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Jakob Dylan, The Mountain Goats, Robyn Hitchcock, Holy Holy
Mumford & Sons
Radio City Music Hall, 1 April : Blondie, Pixies, Mumford & Sons, Michael Stipe, Bette Midler, Jherek Bischoff, Amanda Palmer and Anna Calvi, Cat Power, Perry Farrell, The Roots, Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart, The Polyphonic Spree, Jakob Dylan, Donny McCaslin Group, Holy Holy
