Uk Reality Shows Selling Fast, Plus Vip Packages Shortly

He's in the best selling show...

After the incredibly fast sell out of Dublin, (within minutes of the show going on sale) it seems the UK is showing a similar hunger for Bowie tickets, with Manchester, and the first nights of Birmingham and Wembley now sold out.

Some public sale tickets for the extra nights at Birmingham on November 20th and Wembley on November 26th are still available. There are also still some tickets left of the BowieNet allotment for the second night of Birmingham, as there are for fourteen of the other European shows that went on sale yesterday.

Stay tuned for details of the VIP packages that we'll be posting in a couple of hours, we hope to have an announcement regarding these very limited offers around 7:00pm UK time in fact.

Click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page.

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Vip And European Travel Packages Available Now

There's a special place...

BowieNet is proud to offer BowieNet members access to exclusive VIP and travel packages throughout Europe, with another exclusive BowieNet presale that will last from right now until 5:00pm UK time, Friday, June 27th.

For more details and your chance to take advantage of this VERY limited offer, click on the image above to take you to the VIP page.

Btwn Limited Edition 3 Disc Set Release Delayed In Us

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise...

I think most of you noticed the press release we posted last week regarding the forthcoming Black Tie White Noise limited edition three disc set. But in case you missed it among the current ticket madness, you can reach the press release by clicking on the image of the new slip cover above.

There is one change to the original schedule though. The US release of the album has been pushed back to January/February 2004, although it should still be available elsewhere on the original August 4th release date. This move, along with the Aladdin Sane 30th anniversary delayed US release, is generally seen as revenge for the American market getting all those films before us Europeans over the years! };-)

For those of you that don't have the energy to move their mouse all the way up to the image above, I should remind you that, not only does the new package include the brilliant original album, and a sparkling new remastered DVD of the original Black Tie White Noise video compilation/interview/documentary thing, but it also contains a CD of rare and hard-to-find tracks that includes the following:

01. Real Cool World (5.25)
Previously only available on the Warners soundtrack album Songs From The Cool World (9362-45009-2).

02. Lucy Can't Dance (5.48)
B-side previously available as a bonus track on the CD version of the original album release.

03. Jump They Say (Rock Mix) (4.04)
Previously unreleased commercially. Only previously available on a Savage Records CD promo (SADJ-50044-2) in the US.

04. Black Tie White Noise (3rd Floor US Radio Mix) (3.40)
Previously released commercially on a Savage Records CD single (74785-5045-2) in the US.

05. Miracle Goodnight (Make Believe Mix) (4.28)
Previously only available on the Miracle Goodnight 12" single (74321 16226 1) on Arista. Previously unavailable on CD.

06. Don't Let Me Down And Down (Indonesian Vocal Version) (4.53)
Previously only available on the Arista CD & cassette version of the album in Singapore (72431 14071 2).

07. You've Been Around (Dangers 12" Remix) (7.39)
Previously released on the Arista Black Tie White Noise CD single (72431 14868 2) in edited form. This full mix is previously unreleased.

08. Jump They Say (Brothers In Rhythm 12" Remix) (8.22)
Previously released on the Arista Jump They Say CD single (72431 13943 2).

09. Black Tie White Noise (Here Come Da Jazz) (5.32)
Only previously available on an Arista UK 12" promo (BLACK 1).

10.Pallas Athena (Don't Stop Praying Remix No 2) (7.26)
Only previously available on an Arista UK 12" promo (MEAT 1).

11.Nite Flights (Moodswings Back To Basics Remix) (9.52)
Previously only released on an Arista UK 12" promo (HOME 1).

12.Jump They Say (Dub Oddity) (6.13)
A Leftfield mix previously only available on the Arista European 12" single of Jump They Say (72431 13942 1).

That's a pretty impressive listing I think you'll agree, and an essential purchase for the casual fan and hardened collector alike... Sorry I slipped in to sales rep speak there, but you get what I mean... It's a bloody good package.

Needless to say, the ever-generous Nigel Reeve over at EMI, will furnish BowieNet with competition copies ahead of the release date... The August 4th date that is!

Tickets For Second Birmingham Show On Sale Now

More than enough for me to share...

We are very pleased to be able to announce that, due to the success of the sale of tickets for the first show, tickets for a second Birmingham show in the UK on Thursday November 20th are now on sale.

Go here for tickets from the NEC site. We are keeping this information in the members only area for now.

BowieNet is working on an allocation for this second show, and we are hoping to have something for you sometime later today, but not before 8:00pm UK time. If you're nervous about missing out though, these tickets from the NEC site seem to be pretty good, so the choice is yours. Sorry.

Click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page where you can purchase tickets for all currently available European shows.

Current Confirmed 'reality' Tour Dates For Europe 2003

DAVID BOWIE ?A REALITY TOUR?
UK & EUROPE 2003

With special guest: The Dandy Warhols

Oct. 07 Denmark, Copenhagen Forum
Oct. 08 Stockholm, Sweden The Globe
Oct. 10 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena
Oct. 12 Norway, Oslo Spectrum
Oct. 15 Rotterdam, Holland Ahoy Arena (Sold Out!)
Oct. 16 Hamburg, Germany Colorline Arena
Oct. 18 Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle
Oct. 20 Paris, France Bercy
Oct. 23 Milan, Italy FilaForum
Oct. 24 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
Oct. 26 Stuttgart, Germany Schleyerhalle
Oct. 27 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
Oct. 29 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle
Oct. 31 Cologne, Germany Koln Arena

Nov. 01 Hannover, Germany Arena
Nov. 03 Berlin, Germany Maxschmellinghalle
Nov. 05 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpalais
Nov. 07 Lille, France Zenith
Nov. 08 Amneville, France Galaxie
Nov. 10 Nice, France Nikaia
Nov. 12 Toulouse, France Zenith
Nov. 14 Marseille, France Le Dome
Nov. 15 Lyon, France Tony Garnier
Nov. 17 Manchester, UK MEN Arena
Nov. 19 Birmingham, UK NEC
Nov. 20 Birmingham, UK NEC (2nd show added!)
Nov. 22 Dublin, Eire The Point
Nov. 25 London, UK Wembley Arena (Sold Out)
Nov. 26 London, UK Wembley (2nd show added!)

Additional Cities to be announced.

Tickets For 15 More Reality Tour Shows On Sale Now

You can buy God, It's Monday...

We have great pleasure in announcing the second phase of ticket sales for the 2003 leg of David Bowie's A Reality Tour. BowieNetters have a first stab at these tickets with this exclusive presale before the tickets go on general public sale.

The presale starts Monday June 23rd @ 2:00pm UK time, (Now!) and lasts until Thursday June 26th @ 10AM ET (except for Antwerp, Belguim which ends Tuesday the 24th @ 10AM ET). We'll try to get you a list of off sale times as soon as we can.

As I write this, the list below is of the 15 shows that are going on sale today to BowieNet members, but these things are fluid (as you may have noticed) and the missing dates may very well have been added to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page by the time I post this:

OCTOBER 2003
16 GERMANY, Hamburg - Colorline Arena
18 GERMANY, Frankfurt - Festhalle
20 FRANCE, Paris - Bercy
26 GERMANY, Stuttgart - Schleyerhalle
27 GERMANY, Munich - Olympiahalle
31 GERMANY, Cologne - Arena

NOVEMBER 2003
01 GERMANY, Hanover - Arena
03 GERMANY, Berlin - Max-Schmelling-Halle
05 BELGIUM, Antwerp - Sportpalais
07 FRANCE, Lille, Le Zenith
08 FRANCE, Amneville - Galaxie
10 FRANCE, Nice - Nikaia
12 FRANCE, Toulouse - Le Zenith
14 FRANCE, Marseille - Le Dome
15 FRANCE, Lyon - Le Halle Tony Garnier

At the moment we have not received presales for the following two shows, but obviously we'll let you know if this situation changes:

Oct 24 SWITZERLAND, Zurich - Hallenstadion
Oct 29 AUSTRIA, Vienna - Stadthalle

BowieNet never received a presale in the end for the Milan show. This again was something beyond our control, and all I can say regarding this show is keep an eye on the ticket:one website, where tickets are meant to go on sale sometime today. Sorry to be vague on this, but that's all we have. There is an English language version of the page at the same location.

We're not always certain of on sale dates for rollover shows, the second Wembley show is an example. It seems we caught some members unaware when we posted our allotment of BowieNet tickets for this second show, but we weren't guaranteed an allotment for rollovers, so these tickets were a bonus. We posted them as soon as we had them, and we're obviously sorry if this wasn't convenient for everybody, but it's still better than the no tickets we were expecting.

Anyway, I'm sure you all know how the A Reality Tour Tickets Page works by now, but to reiterate, here's some guidelines for those of you that haven't used our ticketing system before...

IMPORTANT NOTE: DON'T PANIC - Tickets are assigned randomly, so the time you place your order has no influence over the quality of your seat locations. Therefore, be sure to read all instructions clearly before proceeding so as not to make a mistake with your booking.

Make use of the 'Use Fanclub' and 'Use Shipping' buttons to make the filling in of your postal details faster. Also, fill the Province field with the county you live in. For example, I first hit 'Use Fanclub', I then filled Province with Middlesex, then I hit Use Shipping...It'll all make sense when you get there.

We have a certain amount of tickets on hold for our members in each venue. The individual concert promoters have made an effort to select quality seats and all tickets available have been hand picked by davidbowie.com. You will not know your exact seat locations until your tickets arrive in the mail.

All sales are in US dollars, and once a ticket sale has been confirmed, and the transaction completed, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. The corresponding show and ticket information will also appear in your newly created member's MYACCOUNT > TICKETS tab, which has now replaced the POINTS tab.

Tickets will be shipped out 4-6 weeks prior to the date of the show for which said tickets were purchased. There is no Will Call or Box Office pick up.

Be sure to select the correct ticket quantity. If you order 1 ticket, but you meant 2, the system will not allow you to return for a second ticket from the same show.

Click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page. Good luck kidz! };-)

Sound + Vision Re-release In The Works?

EMI are understood to be looking at extending the 1989 Rykodisc North American only release of the Sound + Vision Box Set to 4 CD's and releasing around October worldwide. Further details to follow.

More European Dates, Plus Ticket Presale Time Change

Funny how secrets travel...

If there's one thing beloved by BowieNetters and plumbers alike, it's a damn good leak. The European leg of David Bowie's A Reality Tour has been published on a couple of other websites, long before we were supposed to give them to you this coming Monday. But now the horse has legged it, and frankly, there's no point in shutting the stable door until the cows come home... or something like that.

So for those of you that haven't already seen them, here ya go:

OCTOBER 2003
07 DENMARK, Copenhagen - Forum
08 SWEDEN, Stockholm - Globe
10 FINLAND, Helsinki - Hartwall Arena
12 NORWAY, Oslo - Spectrum
15 HOLLAND, Rotterdam - Ahoy
16 GERMANY, Hamburg - Colorline Arena
18 GERMANY, Frankfurt - Festhalle
20 FRANCE, Paris - Bercy
23 ITALY, Milan - Filaforum
24 SWITZERLAND, Zurich - Hallenstadion
26 GERMANY, Stuttgart - Schleyerhalle
27 GERMANY, Munich - Olympiahalle
29 AUSTRIA, Vienna - Stadthalle
31 GERMANY, Cologne - Arena

NOVEMBER 2003
01 GERMANY, Hanover - Arena
03 GERMANY, Berlin - Max-Schmelling-Halle
05 BELGIUM, Antwerp - Sportpalais
07 FRANCE, Lille, Le Zenith
08 FRANCE, Amneville - Galaxie
10 FRANCE, Nice - Nikaia
12 FRANCE, Toulouse - Le Zenith
14 FRANCE, Marseille - Le Dome
15 FRANCE, Lyon - Le Halle Tony Garnier
17 ENGLAND, Manchester - MEN Arena
19 ENGLAND, Birmingham - NEC Arena
22 IRELAND, Dublin - The Point
25 ENGLAND, London - Wembley Arena
26 ENGLAND, London - Wembley Arena

Looks like our man's going to be a very busy Rock God indeed. You should all be thankful to the guest act on these shows, The Dandy Warhols, for blabbing these tour details and forcing our hand on this one... Now you have time to plan which shows you want to buy, before Monday's presale!

Speaking of which, the forthcoming BowieNet presale time has changed, I'm sure this will please and anger you in equal amounts, but again, I'm afraid this change is completely beyond our control. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused some of you.

The BowieNet members only pre-sale on Monday June 23rd has now moved from 8:00am UK time, to 2:00pm UK time. But, as I mentioned in my original news item, (06/16/03 NEWS: BOWIE A REALITY TOUR TICKETS ON SALE NOW) there is no need to panic as tickets are assigned randomly, so the time you place your order has no influence over the quality of your seat location. But, please be aware, the presales for some of the shows last just 24 hours, so do make sure you're around on Monday afternoon.

You can keep your eye on any new developments by clicking on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page.

Tickets For Second Wembley Show On Sale Now

More than enough for me to share...

We are very pleased to be able to announce that tickets for a second London show at Wembley on November 26th are now on sale.

BowieNet has recently received tickets for this newly added show, and these are as good as the batch that we offered for the first Wembley show. They'll be available until July 1st... unless they sell out earlier.

We'll hopefully have more information about forthcoming dates soon, so watch this space.

Click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page where you can purchase tickets for this second Wembley date now!

New Limited Edition Self Portrait At Bowieart

The paintings are all your own...

The great new look Bowieart.com has today put on sale a limited edition new print of a brilliant Bowie self portrait, (already familiar to many of you) that David painted on the island of Mustique in 1988. Here's what the blurb from the site says:

Bowieart.com is delighted to present a new limited edition print by David Bowie. As the title suggests, Self Portrait (Mustique) is adapted from a stunning self-portrait by the artist produced whilst on the island of Mustique in 1988.

Self Portrait (Mustique) is a beautiful lithograph printed on Fabriano Paper in a limited edition of 175. And with popular prints such as Dhead V and Head of J.O. no longer available for purchase, this new print is sure to be universally welcomed.

Self Portrait (Mustique), 2002, 24 x19 cm by David Bowie.

The print measures 24 x19 cm, and, as with all of these prints of David's on Bowieart, it is signed by him. Self Portrait (Mustique) 2002 is available for purchase now in the print section of David Bowie's layer on Bowieart for the price of £200 ($334).

I am certain this print will prove to be one of the most popular on Bowieart, so do be sure not to miss out... like you did with Dhead V and Head of J.O.!

Bowienet First Presale Over... But Stay Tuned!

Lay awake at night, terrified of school on Monday*

The first BowieNet A Reality Tour tickets pre-sale is now over. However, you should have all received an e-mail notification informing you that more shows for the tour are going to be announced this coming Monday morning, when another BowieNet pre-sale will begin.

But be warned, this BowieNet members only pre-sale lasts for just 24 hours, so make sure you're around on Monday June 23rd @ 8:00am UK time. You can keep your eye on any new developments by clicking on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page.

* Because you'll want to be here on Monday, of course. What will you tell teacher?

Online Ticketing Links Now Live

I'm happy, hope you're happy too...

As you all know, tickets are now on general sale for the UK and Dublin shows of David Bowie's A Reality Tour. You can find links to online ticket sales on the A Reality Tour Tickets Page by clicking on the image above, though I'm sure the great majority of you are either beavering away at work, or tucked up in your beds, safe in the knowledge that you don't have to compete on forever-engaged telephone lines, or crashing websites... and that's because you already got your tickets with ease through BowieNet!

Emi Catalogue Are Proud To Release David Bowie's Black Tie White Noise On 4th August 2003 As A Special Edition Three Disc Set

DAVID BOWIE BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE (SPECIAL EDITION)
Cat No: 848 1402

EMI Catalogue are proud to release David Bowie's Black Tie White Noise on 4th August 2003 as a special edition three disc set.

Disc 1 is the original twelve track album while CD 2 has rare and previously unreleased tracks and mixes. The third disc contains the Black Tie White Noise home video originally released as a VHS and now made available for the first time officially on DVD.

Originally released in 1993 on Arista and Savage Records, Black Tie White Noise reunited Bowie with legendary producer Nile Rodgers for the first time since their collaboration on Let's Dance. Appearing for the first time since the days of Ziggy Stardust is Spiders guitarist Mick Ronson. Other guests include avant-garde jazz musician Lester Bowie and new jack swing vocalist Al B. Sure!. According to reports at the time, Bowie recorded the album as a wedding present for his wife Iman and as a response to the L.A. riots and the racial tension surrounding them. Black Tie White Noise was regarded by critics as a return to form following Bowie's foray into the group set up of Tin Machine. Entering the UK album charts at number one (deposing Suede's debut album), Black Tie... signalled a commercial renaissance whilst maintaining Bowie's reputation for innovation. In the US the album received a limited distribution on the short lived Savage Records label but still reached a chart peak of number thirty nine.

The album features the hit singles 'Jump They Say', 'Black Tie White Noise' and 'Miracle Goodnight' and a cover of Morrissey's 'I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday'. Morrissey's original was recorded for his album Your Arsenal which was produced by Mick Ronson and is clearly influenced by 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide' from Bowie's own Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. Bowie said at the time he tried to record '...Someday' as if he were back in 1974 - and his interpretation of the song was highly praised by Morrissey himself. Other covers included are Cream's 'I Feel Free', which Bowie and Ronson used to cover in concert back in '72, and 'Nite Flights' by The Walker Brothers from the album of the same name which also contains Scott Walker's seminal 'The Electrician'. Bowie had been a fan of Walker's voice since the late 60's and the material on the Nite Flights album almost led to the two collaborating.

Of the other tracks 'You've Been Around' is a radical reworking of a Tin Machine era live song, 'Pallas Athena' and 'Looking For Lester' are two experimental dance and jazz infused instrumentals respectively and 'Don't Let Me Down And Down' which is a reworking, with English lyrics, of 'Jangan Susahkan Hatiku' an Indonesian love song. The Indonesian vocal version can be found on CD 2 of the limited edition set.

The two tracks that top and tail the album, 'The Wedding' and 'The Wedding Song' respectively, are based on the same backing track. 'The Wedding' is an instrumental composed for David's wedding and musically attempts to integrate both the Church Of England and Muslim ethics of the partnership. 'The Wedding Song', however, is basically a love song to his bride and is an effective way of ending the set.

This is the first time Black Tie White Noise has been available through EMI, and follows on from the hugely successful Aladdin Sane and Ziggy Stardust reissues.

** Please note the 3 disc set will be only be available until December 31st 2003 **

Tracklisting:

CD 1:

1. The Wedding
2. You've Been Around
3. I Feel Free
4. Black Tie White Noise
5. Jump They Say
6. Nite Flights
7. Pallas Athena
8. Miracle Goodnight
9. Don't Let Me Down And Down
10.Looking For Lester
11.I Know It's Going To Happen Someday
12.The Wedding Song

CD 2:

1. Real Cool World (5.25)
Previously only available on the Warners soundtrack album Songs From The Cool World (9362-45009-2).

2. Lucy Can't Dance (5.48)
B-side previously available as a bonus track on the CD version of the original album release.

3. Jump They Say (Rock Mix) (4.04)
Previously unreleased commercially. Only previously available on a Savage Records CD promo (SADJ-50044-2) in the US.

4. Black Tie White Noise (3rd Floor US Radio Mix) (3.40)
Previously released commercially on a Savage Records CD single (74785-5045-2) in the US.

5. Miracle Goodnight (Make Believe Mix) (4.28)
Previously only available on the Miracle Goodnight 12" single (74321 16226 1) on Arista. Previously unavailable on CD.

6. Don't Let Me Down And Down (Indonesian Vocal Version) (4.53)
Previously only available on the Arista CD & cassette version of the album in Singapore (72431 14071 2).

7. You've Been Around (Dangers 12" Remix) (7.39)
Previously released on the Arista Black Tie White Noise CD single (72431 14868 2) in edited form. This full mix is previously unreleased.

8. Jump They Say (Brothers In Rhythm 12" Remix) (8.22)
Previously released on the Arista Jump They Say CD single (72431 13943 2).

9. Black Tie White Noise (Here Come Da Jazz) (5.32)
Only previously available on an Arista UK 12" promo (BLACK 1).

10.Pallas Athena (Don't Stop Praying Remix No 2) (7.26)
Only previously available on an Arista UK 12" promo (MEAT 1).

11.Nite Flights (Moodswings Back To Basics Remix)) (9.52)
Previously only released on an Arista UK 12" promo (HOME 1).

12.Jump They Say (Dub Oddity) (6.13)
A Leftfield mix previously only available on the Arista European 12" single of Jump They Say (72431 13942 1).

DVD:

1. Introduction
2. With Lester Bowie
3. On Reeves Gabrels
4. You've Been Around (Recorded at the Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, 5/8/93)
5. Expanding and Experimenting
6. Nite Flights (Recorded at the Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, 5/8/93)
7. Otherness
8. Miracle Goodnight (Recorded at the Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, 5/8/93)
9. On Marriage
10. Black Tie White Noise (Recorded at the Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, 5/8/93)
11. With Mick Ronson
12. I Feel Free (Recorded at the Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, 5/8/93)
13. With Nile Rodgers
14. I Know It's Going To Happen Someday (Recorded at the Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, 5/8/93)
15. Miracle Goodnight - Promo video
16. Jump They Say - Promo video
17. Black Tie White Noise - Promo video
18. Credits

Tickets For Copenhagen On Sale Now

"Seeing as this is the last Bowie show of the century, I
promise to kick-off my next world tour here in Copenhagen!"
David Bowie at the Vega, December 1999. Pic by Blammo.

This is how to spend now that you've joined the gang...

We are very pleased to be able to announce that tickets for the opening show of the A Reality Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 7th, are now on sale.

Click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page where you can still buy tickets for all of the shows so far announced.

24 Hours To Go For Bowienet Tickets Presale

Here today, gone tomorrow...

We are still waiting for our allotment of tickets for Copenhagen on October 7th, and for the October 23rd show in Milan. Obviously you'll be the first to know as soon as we have anything.

BowieNet members can still buy tickets for all of the shows so far announced, if you haven't bought yours yet, click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page.

The BowieNet presale for these shows ends around 24 hours from now, on Thursday June 19th (tomorrow) @ 3:00pm UK time.

Tickets For Copenhagen And Milan On Sale Now

"Seeing as this is the last Bowie show of the century, I
promise to kick-off my next world tour here in Copenhagen!"
David Bowie at the Vega, December 1999. Pic by Blammo.

This is how to spend now that you've joined the gang...

We are very pleased to be able to announce that tickets for the opening show of the A Reality Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 7th, and tickets for the October 23rd show in Milan, Italy, are now on sale.

Click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page where you can still buy tickets for all of the shows so far announced.

More Wembley Tickets For Bowienetters On Sale Now

"G'night Wembley, I'll see you in about eight years." Pic by Blammo.

More than enough for me to share...

Due to the incredibly fast sell out of tickets for the November 25th Wembley show that went on sale this morning, BowieNet has received another batch of tickets for the show. These tickets are as good as the batch that sold out earlier, and again they'll be available until Thursday June 19th @ 3:00pm UK time... unless, of course, they sell out earlier.

We'll hopefully have more news tomorrow about the Oct 07 Copenhagen show, and the Oct 23 Milan show too, so watch this space.

Click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page where you can still buy tickets for all of the shows so far announced, and go here for the press release regarding this morning's announcements.

Bowie A Reality Tour Tickets On Sale Now

Now you're ready for the real McCoy...

Your dreams are now reality with the announcement and sale of the first batch of tickets for DavidBowie's 2003/2004 A Reality Tour. BowieNetters have an exclusive first stab at these tickets with a three day presale before the tickets go on general public sale.

The presale starts Monday June 16th @ 8:00am UK time, (Now!) and continues through until Thursday June 19th @ 3:00pm UK time. Members can purchase two tickets per show, for as many shows as they like.

These are the shows going on sale exclusively today to BowieNet members:

Oct 08 ? Stockholm, Sweden ? The Globe
Oct 10 ? Helsinki, Finland ? Hartwall Arena
Oct 12 ? Oslo, Norway ? Spectrum
Oct 15 ? Rotterdam, Holland ? Ahoy Arena
Nov 17 ? Manchester, England ? MEN Arena
Nov 19 ? Birmingham, England ? NEC
Nov 22 ? Dublin, Ireland ? The Point
Nov 25 ? London, England ? Wembley Arena

...with these two to follow shortly. (Keep watching the news and the message boards)

Oct 07 ? Copenhagen, Denmark ? Forum
Oct 23 ? Milan, Italy ? FilaForum

IMPORTANT NOTE: DON'T PANIC - Tickets are assigned randomly, so the time you place your order has no influence over the quality of your seat locations. Therefore, be sure to read all instructions clearly before proceeding so as not to make a mistake with your booking.

Make use of the 'Use Fanclub' and 'Use Shipping' buttons to make the filling in of your postal details faster. Also, fill the Province field with the county you live in. For example, I first hit 'Use Fanclub', I then filled Province with Middlesex, then I hit Use Shipping...It'll all make sense when you get there.

We have a certain amount of tickets on hold for our members in each venue. The individual concert promoters have made an effort to select quality seats and all tickets available have been hand picked by davidbowie.com. You will not know your exact seat locations until your tickets arrive in the mail.

All sales are in US dollars, and once a ticket sale has been confirmed, and the transaction completed, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. The corresponding show and ticket information will also appear in your newly created member's MYACCOUNT > TICKETS tab, which has now replaced the POINTS tab.

Tickets will be shipped out 4-6 weeks prior to the date of the show for which said tickets were purchased. There is no Will Call or Box Office pick up.

Be sure to select the correct ticket quantity. If you order 1 ticket, but you meant 2, the system will not allow you to return for a second ticket from the same show.

Click on the image above to take you to the A Reality Tour Tickets Page. Good luck kidz! };-)

David Bowie Announces First Major World Tour In Almost A Decade

DAVID BOWIE
ANNOUNCES FIRST MAJOR WORLD TOUR IN ALMOST A DECADE

?A REALITY TOUR?
TO VISIT 17 COUNTRIES IN SEVEN MONTHS

LONDON; JUNE 16th 2003

David Bowie today announced that 2003/4 will see him embark on his first major world tour since the hugely successful ?Outside World? tour of 1995.

?A REALITY TOUR? will play to over one million people while visiting 17 countries over a seven-month period and will see Bowie returning to places such as Australasia where he hasn?t performed since the late 1980?s.

The beginning of the tour in early October will coincide with the release of Bowie?s new album entitled ?REALITY? to be released on Iso/Columbia Records. The tour will commence in Europe before moving on to North America. 2004 will see the tour moving on to Australia and the Far East.

In recent years, Bowie has concentrated on more intimate one-off special live events in Europe, which have led to some already legendary shows such as last year?s Carling Hammersmith Apollo show in London and his triumphant return to Berlin at the Max Schmelling Hall, where David and his band played for a record two and three quarter hours. Mixed with these intimate events were hand picked, sold-out festival dates including the spectacular 2000 closing night performance at Glastonbury.

On why he is now returning to the touring circuit Bowie commented ?Last year?s shows were such a tremendous high and the audiences so responsive. My band is playing at the top of its form right now and it would be foolish not to play a tour this year while we're in such good spirits about the live show aspects of our work?.

For the show Bowie will be delving into his extensive back catalogue of both hits and more obscure gems as well as debuting tracks from ?REALITY?.

The tour is presented by Clear Channel and produced by RZO Theatrical. Inc. Additional dates throughout Europe, as well as dates in the US, Canada, Mexico, South East Asia, Australia, Japan among others will be announced.

Members of BowieNet, Bowie?s pioneering online community, can buy tickets right now, before the general public, at www.davidbowie.com.

Membership to BowieNet is included with every ticket sold for this tour. Ticket holders will be able to type in a special code on which will appear on each ticket and receive a free 3 month membership. BowieNet has been expanding the limits of artist/fan interaction and collaboration since 1998. Members have co-written a song with Bowie, helped choose album art and packaging, participated in a variety of chats, webcasts and online events and even attended members-only concerts.

Fans that do not purchase a ticket to a ?REALITY? show can join those that did and experience BowieNet by purchasing Membership online at www.davidbowie.com.

Memberships purchased online also include LIVEANDWELL, an exclusive 2CD set of live Bowie music from the ?Outside? tour and remixes from artists like Moby and Danny Saber.

DAVID BOWIE ?A REALITY TOUR? UK & EUROPE 2003

David Bowie performances announced today include:

Denmark, Copenhagen ? Oct. 7 ? Forum
Stockholm, Sweden ? Oct. 8 ? The Globe
Helsinki, Finland ? Oct. 10 ? Hartwall Arena
Norway, Oslo 12th Oct - Spectrum
Rotterdam - Oct. 15th -Ahoy Arena
Milan - Oct. 23 - FilaForum
Manchester - Nov. 17 - MEN Arena
Birmingham -Nov. 19 ? NEC
Dublin - Nov. 22 - The Point
London - Nov. 25 - Wembley Arena

Tickets for all UK shows go on sale from 9am on 20th June.
David Bowie National Credit Card Hotline 08705 321 321
or book online @ www.ticketzone.co.uk

Additional European concert events to be announced. Check local listings for on sale and ticket information.

Critical Plaudits for the shows on the ?Heathen? mini tour of 2002.

?One word is all that?s needed?brilliant? The Sun
?A wonderment!? NME
?Supremely gifted and thunderous? The Times
?Sensational And Unforgettable? The Daily Telegraph