Anna Calvi and Jake Shears to take part in Southbank Centre's 50th anniversary celebrations for David Bowie's Aladdin Sane

Earlier today (27 February) London's Southbank Centre announced a series of events celebrating five decades of Bowie's Aladdin Sane album, described as an "exhibition exploring the creation of its unmistakable cover artwork and a series of live events."

As well as featuring the main exhibition, a poetry event and a talk with Chris Duffy (the son of Brian Duffy who shot the album cover), there's also a night of live music, where the likes of Anna Calvi, Jake Shears, Lynks and Roxanne Tataei will join the Nu Civilisation Orchestra in reimagining Bowie's 1973 album.

ANNOUNCEMENT | #AladdinSane50, celebrating the 50th anniversary of #DavidBowie’s iconic 1973 album

Featuring a two-month long exhibition (6 April - 28 May) as well as a stellar line-up of live music and talks inspired by the album (21 & 22 April)

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— Southbank Centre (@southbankcentre) February 27, 2023

Last week it was announced that the V&A has received a huge donation of more than 80,000 items that span six decades of David Bowie's life and work, and will make the huge archive available to the public in 2025.