Live music and additional events announced for summer celebration of David Bowie at Lightroom
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New events have been announced celebrating David Bowie at Lightroom in King’s Cross, including live music and a root through his record collection with the man who knew him best.
The events run alongside Lightroom’s acclaimed immersive show David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, which is showing daily until October, with evening screenings now extended until January. A special day of celebration is planned for 8th January 2027, which would have been Bowie’s 80th birthday.
Renowned cellist and composer Peter Gregson will offer his take on Bowie’s Berlin period with a series of unique concerts, while Bowie Nights takes over the opening night of King’s Cross Summer Sounds, with an explosive secret headliner and special performances from Ashaine White and Jack Kaye (formerly of The Magic Gang).
In partnership with Pitchblack Playback, the albums The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Let’s Dance and Earthling each get unique listening parties using Lightroom’s spatial audio system in complete darkness.
Bowie’s friend and collaborator Geoff MacCormack will launch his new book with co-author Jérôme Soligny, David Bowie Music Lover, in which he explores the star’s record collection. MacCormack’s daughter, Iraina Mancini, will be DJing on 31 July as part of the Bowie Lates screenings, which run on the last Friday of every month.
Lightroom chief executive Richard Slaney said:
Celebrating the multifaceted nature of art and artists is one of Lightroom's central missions - that's what these Bowie Nights are aiming to do. Peter Gregson’s live shows in September will be a fantastic and truly unique opportunity to see a brilliant musician play a show that will feel completely new, just as with our Yuja Wang x Hockney concerts in 2023 and 2024, but this time celebrating the influence of David Bowie and his contemporaries. There's also the chance to listen to Bowie's own classic recordings in three pitch-black album listening evenings, which will be very special and a totally new format for Lightroom.
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Peter Gregson
On 3rd September (7pm and 9pm), 4th September (7pm and 9pm) and 5th September (7pm and 9pm), a unique concert series will see acclaimed composer and cellist Peter Gregson offer a creative response to the work of David Bowie, Brian Eno and their contemporaries in the Berlin era. Bespoke new visuals will be crafted from David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, alongside live camera work, which will offer an intimate and immersive concert experience. Alongside striking visuals, Lightroom's powerful HOLOPLOT spatial audio system presents a sonic canvas for a one-of-a-kind musical experience with sound design by Brett Cox.
Gregson will play a programme featuring a mesmeric, newly arranged version of Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint for the electric cello; Brian Eno’s Music for Airports; and Gregson’s own recomposed Bach Prelude, alongside newly composed pieces. In addition, he will perform a Bowie covers section, unique to every show.
Bowie Nights x Pitchblack Playback
Pitchblack Playback will host some of their album listening sessions in the dark for three iconic Bowie albums: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (28th July, 7pm), Let’s Dance (4th Aug, 7pm) and Earthling (11th Aug, 7pm) - marking the release of new mixes for each. Each evening, the respective album will be played in full using Lightroom's powerful spatial audio system, HOLOPLOT, followed by a viewing of You're Not Alone (included in the ticket price).
King’s Cross Summer Sounds
On 13th August, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Bowie Nights will launch King’s Cross Summer Sounds in Coal Drops Yard with Ashaine White, Jack Kaye (formerly The Magic Gang) and a surprise headliner. A free-to-attend outdoor concert right next to Lightroom, it will be a celebration of Bowie's impact on music today, with each act including a Bowie cover in their set. Ashaine White fuses raw vulnerability with bold creativity, blending alternative rock with soulful vocal delivery and emotive lyricism — drawing comparisons to PJ Harvey and Jeff Buckley, while forging something entirely her own. Jack Kaye has returned six years on from the Magic Gang with acclaimed recent single Dora - expect more new music this year from a classic indie songwriter.
David Bowie Music Lover
On 25th September, Bowie’s former publicist, Alan Edwards, will interview the artist’s friend and collaborator, Geoff MacCormack, and co-author Jérôme Soligny about their new book, David Bowie Music Lover. The book digs into the depths of Bowie’s inspirations through an exploration of his own record collection. Also discussed will be Heritage of London Trust’s project to restore Bowie’s childhood home at 4 Plaistow Grove - a home that MacCormack knew well in his childhood. Tickets will be on sale soon.
David Bowie: You're Not Alone runs at Lightroom near King's Cross. Tickets are priced from £25 for adults and £15 for students and concessions. For more information and to book tickets, visit lightroom.uk
