Glastonbury 2000 is a live album by English musician David Bowie. It was recorded during his Sunday night headline slot at the Glastonbury Festival on 25 June 2000, part of his Mini Tour. The album marks the first time the full video and audio of the performance are released, 18 years after it took place. It was shown in its entirety for the first time on BBC2 on 28 June 2020.[1][2]
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| Released | 30 November 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 25 June 2000 | |||
| Venue | Pilton, Somerset, England | |||
| Studio | RCA Mobile | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 114:16 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
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| Released | 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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Background
editThe crowd at Glastonbury that year was estimated at a quarter of a million people.[3] Bowie asked pianist Mike Garson to "warm up the audience" before the show started on his own, like he had done before Ziggy Stardust's retirement show nearly 30 years earlier.[4]
Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis commented, "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. It was spellbinding; he had an absolutely enormous crowd transfixed. I think Bowie had a very deep relationship with Worthy Farm and he told some wonderful stories about his first time at the Festival in 1971, when he stayed at the farmhouse and performed at 6am as the sun was rising. And he just played the perfect headline set. It really was a very special and emotional show."[5] Garson said that of all the times he played with Bowie on stage, the Glastonbury show was his favorite.[6]
Emily's father Michael, the founder of the festival, first met Bowie at Glastonbury in 1971. He said: "He's one of the three greatest of all-time: Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and David Bowie."[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by David Bowie, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Introduction (Greensleeves)" (Performed by Mike Garson) | Traditional | 1:48 |
| 2. | "Wild Is the Wind" | Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington | 6:54 |
| 3. | "China Girl" | Bowie, Iggy Pop | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Changes" | 3:40 | |
| 5. | "Stay" | 7:12 | |
| 6. | "Life on Mars?" | 4:42 | |
| 7. | "Absolute Beginners" | 7:50 | |
| 8. | "Ashes to Ashes" | 5:21 | |
| 9. | "Rebel Rebel" | 4:12 | |
| 10. | "Little Wonder" | Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Golden Years" | 4:07 | |
| Total length: | 54:07 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Fame" | Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon | 4:25 |
| 13. | "All the Young Dudes" | 3:43 | |
| 14. | "The Man Who Sold the World" | 3:51 | |
| 15. | "Station to Station" | 9:49 | |
| 16. | "Starman" | 4:50 | |
| 17. | "Hallo Spaceboy" | Bowie, Brian Eno | 5:28 |
| 18. | "Under Pressure" | Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Bowie, John Deacon, Brian May | 5:23 |
| 19. | "Ziggy Stardust" | 3:54 | |
| 20. | ""Heroes"" | Bowie, Eno | 5:57 |
| 21. | "Let's Dance" | 7:06 | |
| 22. | "I'm Afraid of Americans" | Bowie, Eno | 5:43 |
| Total length: | 60:09 (114:16) | ||
Personnel
edit- David Bowie – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Earl Slick – lead guitar
- Mark Plati – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Gail Ann Dorsey – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, clarinet, vocals
- Sterling Campbell – drums, percussion
- Mike Garson – keyboards, piano
- Holly Palmer – percussion, vocals
- Emm Gryner – keyboard, clarinet, vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 50 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 18 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 30 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] | 49 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 19 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 56 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 31 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] | 28 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] | 34 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] | 32 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] | 21 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 23 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] | 46 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 39 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 53 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 25 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[23] | 21 |
References
edit- ^ "Glastonbury 2020 line-up: The schedule of classic headliners on BBC virtual festival coverage – and how to watch". iNews. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Why David Bowie's magical Glastonbury set was cut off halfway by the BBC in 2000". Somerset Live. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ @MikeGarson (25 June 2021). "I was standing backstage with David and bandmates preparing to perform at Glastonbury 21 years ago" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ @MikeGarson (25 June 2021). "I felt David's apprehension" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Bowie's Glastonbury 2000 performance due November". David Bowie. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ @MikeGarson (25 June 2021). "Then David walked out" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – David Bowie – Glastonbury 2000" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – Glastonbury 2000" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – Glastonbury 2000" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 49.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Glastonbury 2000" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – David Bowie – Glastonbury 2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – David Bowie – Glastonbury 2000" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 49. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 7 December 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 49 (dal 2018-11-30 al 2018-12-06)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – David Bowie – Glastonbury 2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 49: del 30.11.2018 al 6.12.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 December 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Glastonbury 2000". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "David Bowie Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.