Brought to you by Berlin Music Tours in collaboration with BESL Event Agency, davidbowie.com & davidbowie.de
On 8th January 2017 David Bowie would have been 70 years old.
We will celebrate this very special day at legendary Meistersaal, former Hansa Studio 2 in Berlin and remember David Bowie’s life and work with his Music, Art, Movies, Talks & Tours.
In Berlin Bowie reinvented himself after an enormous personal crisis and went on to create some of his most important work.
The Meistersaal, former Hansa Studio 2, or, as Bowie called it, “the big hall by the wall”, has been renowned for decades for its excellent spatial acoustics, cherished also by Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, U2 and many other giants of music.
On Sunday 8th January 2017 the Meistersaal will open the doors from 12:00 – 19:00 CET and we will show exclusive photos of Bowie & Iggy in Berlin taken by Esther Friedman, Iggy’s former girlfriend who also released a beautiful picture book, called PASSENGER. And we did get Mister Gavin Evans on board – who did the great Bowie image that was used by the Sotheby’s Bowie Collector auction recently.
We will show the Bowie Berlin movies Just a Gigolo (with Marlene Dietrich) and Christiane F. – We children from Zoo Station at seated Meistersaal as a special package and of course we will talk about the movies.
The director of CHRISTIANE F. - WE KIDS OF ZOO STATION movie - Mister ULI EDEL himself - will join our celebration and remember the very special collaboration with David Bowie on this movie.
Also there will be a reading by Tobias Rüther from his book “Heroes – David Bowie and Berlin” in German, the book is also provided in English. Tobias will be available for interviews and book signing after the reading.
Old Berlin friends and companions will remember David and the Berlin sound engineer of Bowie & Iggy from Hansa Studios Eduard Meyer will be our very special guest on the Bowie Berlin Talk and also Eduard will join us on the Hansa Studio Tours and Bowie Berlin Tours during 7. - 10. January 2017.
CELEBRATION OF A LEGEND
Date: SUN 8. Januar 2017
Location: Meistersaal, Köthener Straße 38, 10963 Berlin
Start: 12:00 CET
End: 19:00 CET
Bowie photos: by Esther Friedman and Gavin Evans
Bowie movies: Just a gigolo & Christiane F. – We children of Zoo Station plus Movie Talk with director Uli Edel
Bowie book: Tobias Rüther reading from „Heroes – David Bowie and Berlin“
Bowie talk: Eduard Meyer, Peter Burgon and Thilo Schmied
Meistersaal: seated
Green salon: open
We plan to do various David Bowie Special Tours during 7. – 10. January 2017:
HANSA STUDIO TOURS with our very special guest Eduard Meyer - Bowies & Iggys Berlin sound engineer from Hansa Studios
SAT 7. January 2017
10:00 CET german Tour - SOLD OUT
13:30 CET english Tour
17:00 CET german Tour - SOLD OUT
MON 9. January 2017
10:00 CET german Tour
13:30 CET english Tour
17:00 CET german Tour
Please pre order english Hansa Studio Tour using the english TICKETS menu:
http://musictours-berlin.de/en/tickets
BOWIE BERLIN WALK – depending on the weather conditions we will offer our beloved walk through David Bowie’s Berlin – ending with a free drink a Café / Bar Neues Ufer in Schöneberg district
SAT 7. January 2017
11:30 CET english Tour
MON 9. January 2017
11:30 CET english Tour
TUE 10. January 2017
11:30 CET english Tour
Please pre order english Bowie Berlin Walk using english TICKETS menu:
http://musictours-berlin.de/en/tickets
Our dear friends of the german Bowie fan club will be having David’s birthday party in the small but lovely café / bar “Neues Ufer” in the district of Schöneberg. Formerly known as “Anderes Ufer”, this was one of David's and Iggy's favourite watering holes – as it is just down the road from their former apartments. For many years now, this café / bar has been the friendly host of Bowie parties with fans from all over the world with sound, vision, and special life performances.
Save the date – Bowie Party at Café / Bar Neues Ufer SAT 7. January 2017 at 19:00 CET!
Sunday 8th January 2017 will be celebrated around the world – in Berlin there will be a Bowie Tribute running in lovely LIDO Club – there was a nice Tribute taking place in February 2016 already – this time again the fans will sing along with Peter from Test Tube Babies and the great PLeaSureDomE from Berlin will perform live same as Laura Guidi and other Bowie friends & lovers. Of course we will come over to party there after our day at Meistersaal/ Hansa Studios Berlin and salute the man who fell to earth.
Get your tickets here for the Bowie Tribute Berlin at Lido Club on SUN 8. January 2017 at 20:00 CET!