Last Wednesday I was very lucky to be invited to see the David Bowie You Are Not Alone show at the Lightroom in London.

Now…before I say anything else, I should probably admit two things. Firstly, over the years I’ve had the privilege of working with the Bowie Estate in different capacities. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, I’ve been a completely obsessive Bowie fan for most of my life.

I mean…I loved Tin Machine.
I loved Never Let Me Down.
So let’s be honest, objectivity left the building a long time ago.

Which means I probably can’t offer a properly balanced critical review. So instead, in the fairest and most measured terms I can possibly muster, I’ll simply say this:

It was absolutely fucking amazing!

I laughed.
I cried.
At points it genuinely felt spiritual.

No…actually religious.

Not just because of the music, the imagery or the scale of it all — although all of those are extraordinary — but because it somehow manages to capture something deeper about Bowie himself:

the curiosity,
the humanity,
the constant reinvention,
the vulnerability,
the alienness,
the warmth.

It reminds you that Bowie wasn’t just a musician. He was a world people lived inside. And that’s probably why the experience hits so hard emotionally. I loved it so much that I took the family back again on Sunday.

If you have even the faintest connection to Bowie, music, art, imagination or simply the idea that culture can still make you feel something…go. Seriously!

Oh, and before anyone asks: No, I cannot get you free tickets.

Huge thank you to the very special people who made it possible. You know who you are.

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