Lightroom announces 'Bowie Nights' events to run alongside new immersive show
- Immersive Rumours
- Apr 10
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 21
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Lightroom has today announced Bowie Nights, a series of cross-disciplinary Spring and Summer events celebrating the life and work of David Bowie, featuring major artists influenced by his work, from Anna Calvi to Jonathan Barnbrook to Adam Buxton. The season will run from May to September 2026.
Each Bowie Night will take place at Lightroom in King’s Cross, the unique immersive venue which will host the major new production David Bowie: You’re Not Alone from 22nd April.
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Announced today: Jonathan Barnbrook on Designing Bowie (19th May), a special talk by the renowned graphic designer who collaborated with Bowie on every album from Heathen to ★; a Bowie Nights: Behind The Lens (26th May) featuring Bowie collaborators Geoff MacCormack, Kevin Cummins, Richard Young, Brian Aris, Denis O’Regan and Chris Duffy, son of Brian Duffy. The six photographers will be joined on stage by author and journalist Miranda Sawyer to discuss their selected works on Bowie; Adam Buxton’s BUG Bowie Special (17th June, 2nd-4th July), in which the British podcaster and comedian presents his celebrated live show exploring Bowie’s most iconic music videos; and Anna Calvi and Carlos Alomar in Conversation with Guitars (10th June), where the esteemed British songwriter and Bowie’s musical director, co-writer and guitarist unpack his songs for a live audience through a blend of discussion and musical demonstration.
The first musical performance has also been announced, with a unique cello recital by acclaimed composer and cellist Peter Gregson (3-5th September), which will be on sale soon.
As part of the BOWIE NIGHTS programme, Lightroom will extend opening hours on selected Friday evenings. Each Bowie Late will celebrate a different era of Bowie’s career, beginning with the 1970s on 1st May, when audiences are encouraged to dress in their best ’70s and Bowie-inspired outfits and enjoy the show alongside a themed cocktail menu.
Lightroom CEO Richard Slaney said:
David Bowie: You're Not Alone invites audiences at Lightroom to experience the imagination and creativity of David Bowie. It vividly depicts how he played with, and drew upon all forms of culture in his music and performance; so, it's a natural extension to explore his impact through this fantastic series of events, featuring both artists who worked with him and those who continue to be inspired by his legacy.
Written and directed by 59’s Mark Grimmer (Creative Director for the V&A’s David Bowie Is exhibition) and Tom Wexler, it will showcase some of Bowie’s landmark performances that redefined popular culture, using a mixture of iconic material, selected from thousands of hours of film in the vaults of the David Bowie Archive in New York, from Space Oddity through Diamond Dogs and Let’s Dance to ★.
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Audiences will have the chance to feel they have travelled through time to experience Bowie in performance - up close and first-hand. Each track in the show has been newly reconfigured to utilise Lightroom's specialised spatial audio system by multiple Olivier and Tony award-winning sound designer Gareth Fry (Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, David Bowie Is). The show is fully authorised by the David Bowie Estate.
David Bowie: You're Not Alone will run at Lightroom near King's Cross from 22nd April 2026. Tickets are priced from £25 for adults and £15 for students and concessions. For more information and to book tickets, visit lightroom.uk. For further details on Bowie Nights, visit lightroom.uk/bowie-nights
