David To Perform 'heroes' And A Surprise At Msg

We can be Heroes, just for one day...

David Bowie will be performing the classic, and highly appropriate 'Heroes' when he opens the show live at the Concert For New York City at Madison Square Garden tomorrow. The concert which has a theme of "Honouring the heroes" will also see David performing a surprise song which will be kept secret until the day. When I gently probed him for a tip off, he responded thus:

"'Heroes' will be one of them but there will be another, very unusual choice!"

As we mentioned earlier in the week, VH1 will air the five-hour gala in North America at 7:00pm, live, without commercials. A toll-free number will be flashed for viewers to pledge donations. VH1 will broadcast the show the following day in 88 countries around the world, and the event will also be webcast online via AOL. Spaceface will be posting a full breakdown of all the broadcasts tomorrow.

David's performance of 'Heroes' will set the mood for the all-star tribute and fund-raiser for the fallen fire-fighters, cops and rescue workers of the World Trade Center disaster. His appearance is part of an incredible line-up of musicians that include: Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Bono and Edge of U2, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, The Who, James Taylor, Destiny's Child, Backstreet Boys, John Mellencamp, Macy Gray, Goo Goo Dolls, Marc Anthony, Bon Jovi, Melissa Etheridge, Jay-Z, Five For Fighting, and the only satellite appearance of the evening, Janet Jackson. Paul Shaffer is musical director.

Other non-musical celebrities scheduled to appear in some way include: Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey, Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Susan Sarandon, Richard Gear, David Spade, Julia Stiles, John Cusack, Michael J. Fox, Hilary Swank, Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, Mike Myers, Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Denis Leary, Will Farrell, Jimmy Fallon, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe, James Lipton, plus members of New York sports teams.

Attendees can also expect short films directed by some of Hollywood's top filmmakers and entertainers. The films, all celebrating the spirit of New York in some way, will be shown throughout the evening and will also air live on VH1. Directors include: Woody Allen, Edward Burns, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Jerry Seinfeld and Kevin Smith.

It is predicted that the concert and a planned double CD from the show on Columbia Records could raise more than $200 million.