London, Sept 09: David Bowie will attempt to make technological history on Monday with the launch of his new album by beaming his accompanying live performance into selected cinemas around the world. The live set in London, will showcase tracks from his new album, entitled "Reality," and many cuts from his extensive back catalog.
The 90-minute concert at the Riverside studios in Hammersmith will be beamed live by satellite to 22 cinemas in Europe, including five in the UK.
Cinemas in the rest of the world, including those in Rio de Janeiro, New York, Sydney, Warsaw, Toronto and Tokyo will see the concert the following day due to the time difference.
The performance, shot in widescreen and digitally fed to cinemas, will include an interactive question and answer session with Bowie.
Cinema audiences will also have the chance to request Bowie classics.
Bowie has been a longtime pioneer of technology in the music industry.
In the 1980s he was one of the first artists to use e-mail to communicate with the media while on tour.

In the 1990s, he offered fans a chance to download his latest release from the Internet in one of the first widespread uses of that technology.


Bowie's latest album will be released on September 15 and will be followed by his first world tour in almost a decade.

Bureau Report