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BOWIE80 celebrations announced for David Bowie's 80th birthday

musicOct 5, 202639231

Organisers have launched BOWIE80, a yearlong programme of events, releases, exhibitions, collaborations and fan experiences marking what would have been David Bowie’s 80th year. The campaign begins today and will run through 2027 with activity worldwide. A headline retail partnership with Nordstrom will create three immersive Bowie shops in its Seattle, New York City and Chicago flagships and on Nordstrom.com featuring exclusive limited-edition collections. In the UK the V&A’s David Bowie: On Tour exhibition will tour artefacts from Bowie’s 90,000-item archive starting in Dundee, then moving to Blackpool in 2027, with further venues scheduled for 2028 and 2029. The show David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, which opened at London’s Lightroom this year, will play Manchester and Brighton in 2027. On the charts Bowie’s The Shel Talmy Recordings from 1965 recently re-entered the UK Albums Chart top 20 during the launch of the anniversary activities.

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