Please be safe. "The thing with Bowie was that his songs were on a par with Sinatra and Presley - and the three of them are ahead of all the rest in terms of being all-time greats. Hopefully we’ll have a real Glastonbury to liveblog next year. "I shook his hand and said thanks for coming back after his performance in 2000 but I didn't go for a drink with him - or even a smoke. Back in 2000 an estimated quarter of a million festival-goers packed into the famous Pyramid stage field, where some of music's biggest names - from The Rolling Stones, to The man who was responsible for the BBC broadcast in June 2000, Mark Cooper, has explained in He revealed that although the whole narrative of the festival was built around Bowie, “there was a problem: Bowie Despite spending weeks pleading through Bowie’s publicist, Alan Edwards, they were only able to get permission to broadcast the first four songs and then a song or two from the encore.Mr Cooper recounted the events saying: "At just after 10pm, Bowie appeared on a backstage camera, looking nervous but determined. That’s because BBC Two are showing David Bowie’s headline set from the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in its entirety for the first time ever – having only shown part of it the first time around.It’s a Glasto treat that’s not to be missed – but just what time should you tune in, and when did the iconic singer play Glastonbury?David Bowie’s Glastonbury set is on BBC Two on Sunday night at 9.30pm.It’s on right after The Glastonbury Experience at 8pm, which tonight sees Clara Amfo and Lauren Laverne talking about some of their favourite moments from the festival and introducing classic performances.You can also catch all the sets which have been dug out of the vaults for this weekend on BBC iPlayer, which has been streaming a whole host of classic sets across the past few days.Earlier this week we shared the schedule for our dedicated David Bowie headlined the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 2000.However TV viewers never had the chance to see the entire set for themselves at the time, as just the first five songs – Wild Is The Wind, China Girl, Changes, Stay and Life On Mars were broadcast, along with the encore.Emily Eavis has since said that the set is one of her favourite Glasto moments ever, saying: ‘I often get asked what the best set I’ve seen here at Glastonbury is, and Bowie’s 2000 performance is always one which I think of first. Culture > Music > Features The 20 greatest Glastonbury performances ranked, from Beyonce to David Bowie. Chaosmosis, the band's 11th studio album, will be released on 18 March 2016, just in time for Glastonbury 2016? "We were only three songs in and the crowd were already eating out of Bowie’s hand. "It’s a time capsule of his life, ready to be shared with us now that the stars have aligned.” When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.
Much better than cutting away to fill the time with inane witterings from random presenters.Gail Ann Dorsey was the bass player I always wanted to be as a kid - just effortless, laid-back groove. I remember he stayed at the farm for a night and slotted in very well. David Bowie asked to play at Glastonbury for third time to mark 40th anniversary. Steam literally seems to be coming off the audience as Bowie says: “We made it. Prior to his 2000 set, he played the festival all the way back in 1971. Bowie rolled back the years with choice of songs. David Bowie's Glastonbury setlist in full David Bowie performs 17 songs in his main set, with four acting as a somewhat 'encore'. But why wasn't it shown in full 20 years ago? What a wonderful evening.
It was spellbinding; he had an absolutely enormous crowd transfixed.’However, it was at Bowie’s insistence that the full set was not shown on TV, with the BBC forced to cut to a pre-recorded film of Michael Eavis singing Elvis songs after the first few songs had aired.Prior to his 2000 set, he played the festival all the way back in 1971.The singer quit live shows in 2004 after suffering a heart attack during his A Reality Tour, leading to him undergoing heart surgery in Germany.Kylie Minogue ‘did an Adele’ with boozy session watching back iconic Glastonbury setHere are all the BEST fake tan products for getting a sun kissed glowWhat happened to Alex from Glasto? "He hoarded that night so that one day it could be shown in all its glory as his legacy, the culmination of his golden years and surely his greatest concert since he buried Ziggy Stardust at Hammersmith in July 1973.
"I think Bowie knew exactly what he was doing on the night of June 25, 2000. The set, which is widely regarded as one of the best sets in Glastonbury history, has only partly been shown on TV before. Bowie ends 'best-ever' Glastonbury. "Mr Cooper and Bowie’s publicist went to the side of the stage to get a message to Bowie about showing more of the set to viewers at home, but their attempts were unsuccessful. "In the end, Jamie introduced a short film exploring the world of underground theatre at Glastonbury, which culminated in Jools accompanying Michael Eavis on some Elvis gospel from the Rabbit Hole. We drank milk out of a churn. "He wasn’t about to give away his peak performance or his catalogue for nothing.