David Bowie to curate festival
And his favourite band are playing
David Bowie is set to curate the forthcoming H & M High Line Festival in New York - and his favourite band Arcade Fire will be playing.
The line-up also includes Air and as well as comic Ricky Gervais.
Bowie said: “I thought it was a very cool deal to be asked to curate the Highline Festival. The request was for me to choose artists and acts that I myself would go out of my way to see.”
The festival will be taking place at various venues around New York, including Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and Irving Plaza.
The evenet takes place between May 9-19, and tickets go on sale on March 30 at 10am, reports Brooklyn Vegan.
The line up is:
Air
Arcade Fire
Bang On A Can
Claude Cahun
Dainel Johnston
Deerhoof
Ken Nordine
Laurie Anderson
Laurie McLeod
Legendary Stardust Cowboy
Meow Meow
Ricky Gervais
Spanish Film Retrospective
The Polyphonic Spree
The Secret Machines
The line-up also includes Air and as well as comic Ricky Gervais.
Bowie said: “I thought it was a very cool deal to be asked to curate the Highline Festival. The request was for me to choose artists and acts that I myself would go out of my way to see.”
The festival will be taking place at various venues around New York, including Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and Irving Plaza.
The evenet takes place between May 9-19, and tickets go on sale on March 30 at 10am, reports Brooklyn Vegan.
The line up is:
Air
Arcade Fire
Bang On A Can
Claude Cahun
Dainel Johnston
Deerhoof
Ken Nordine
Laurie Anderson
Laurie McLeod
Legendary Stardust Cowboy
Meow Meow
Ricky Gervais
Spanish Film Retrospective
The Polyphonic Spree
The Secret Machines
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