David Bowie’s heartbreaking final gift for fans before his tragic death

David Bowie has been hailed as the best rock star of all time by Glastonbury founder.

The music legend final appeared at Worthy Farm in 2000 when he headlined the long-lasting Pyramid stage.

Bowie’s full set have by no means been proven in full on TV – till now because the BBC showcase a few of the biggest performances from the pageant.

The weekend of reside music is being broadcast after the pageant needed to be cancelled in its 50th yr due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Following the Let’s Dance singer’s loss of life in 2016, Michael Eavis paid tribute to him.

He mentioned: “I bear in mind in 1971 when this pretty wanting hippy boy with lengthy flowing hair walked into the farm with an acoustic guitar on his again.

“He simply spoke to the stage supervisor and mentioned : ‘Can I play a couple of songs?’

“None of us had a clue who Bowie was however he performed for about an hour on the pyramid stage at 4am simply because the solar was arising.

“It was magical. There have been hippies all over the place and he appeared the half. He simply performed some songs and obtained on with it.

“I bear in mind he stayed on the farm for an evening and slotted in very effectively. However in 1971 when Bowie it was free and we had a crowd of about 6,000 – now we get 200,000.

“I saved attempting to get Bowie to return again and it lastly occurred in 2000.

“He completed up with an encore of “Heroes” which is the most effective track on this planet so far as I am involved.”

Bowie died simply two days after his 69th birthday and followers around the globe mourned his passing.

Exterior his unbelievable music, the Ashes To Ashes singer was additionally a proficient actor, showing in movies Labrynth, The Final Temptation of Christ and The Status.

Bowie had been identified with liver most cancers 18 months earlier than his loss of life however saved his sickness personal.

Nonetheless, regardless of his prognosis Bowie was decided to not let his followers down and simply two days earlier than he handed away he launched his ultimate album, Blackstar.

The report was a “parting present” for the followers who had supported him for greater than 40 years and had been recorded nearly solely in secret.

It shot to the highest of the charts each in America and Britain and earned him each a posthumous Grammy and Brit awards.

Blackstar was extensively seen as one of the crucial critically acclaimed albums of that yr.

And the late singer’s son has since admitted that the album itself, which was Bowie’s 25th, wasn’t the one present his father left for followers.

Blackstar’s cowl is a single black star – however look somewhat nearer and one thing unbelievable occurs.

Sharing a narrative concerning the parting present, his son, Duncan Jones, wrote on Twitter : “Leaving us surprises even now. So intelligent. So missed.”

The late singer’s vinyl for Blackstar comprises a black form on the entrance and in the event you take the sleeve (not the report) and go away it within the solar, it turns into a galaxy.

It’s the first time a David Bowie album hasn’t featured his face on the quilt.

Tony Visconti, who produced the report, confirmd the Let’s Dance star had recorded the album as a particular present for followers.

In a press release on Facebook, he mentioned: “He at all times did what he wished to do. And he wished to do it his means and he wished to do it one of the simplest ways.

“His loss of life was no completely different from his life – a piece of Artwork. He made Blackstar for us, his parting present. I knew for a yr this was the best way it might be. I wasn’t, nevertheless, ready for it.

“He was a rare man, full of affection and life. He’ll at all times be with us. For now, it’s applicable to cry.”

Bowie’s single Lazarus, launched on December 17, comprises the lyrics: “Search for right here, I am in heaven, I’ve obtained scars that may’t be seen, I’ve obtained drama, cannot be stolen, all people is aware of me now.”

• David Bowie’s 2000 Glastonbury efficiency might be on BBc Two at 9:30pm tonight.