Pixies (Photo: Andy Crossland for Live4ever Media)
Former R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe and the Pixies have joined the David Bowie tribute concerts which will take place in New York on March 31st and April 1st, raising money for Cancer Research.
The shows will be held at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall, with the likes of Debbie Harry, The Roots, Mumford & Sons, The Polyphonic Spree and Cat Power among those also confirmed on the bill.
And the musical director and band leader will be Tony Visconti, Bowie’s long-term collaborator who produced the late icon’s final studio album ‘Blackstar‘.
March 31st line-up:
Bette Midler
Debbie Harry
Pixies
Laurie Anderson
Holy Holy
Michael Stipe
The Roots
Perry Farrell
Cyndi Lauper
Bettye Lavette
Ann Wilson of Heart
Jakob Dylan
The Mountain Goats
Robyn Hitchcock
Cat Power
April 1st line-up:
Mumford & Sons
Blondie
Pixies
Michael Stipe
Bette Midler
Jherek Bischoff and Amanda Palmer with Anna Calvi
Ann Wilson of Heart
The Roots
The Polyphonic Spree
Perry Farrell
Jakob Dylan
Holy Holy
Cat Power
Donny Mccaslin group with Mark Guiliana, Jason Lindner and Tony Visconti