Glastonbury 2000 was a watershed in the life and times of David Bowie. His presence as the headlining act at this most significant of English festivals at the turn of the millennium marked a moment in time when rock music was balanced on the tipping point between counter-culture and heritage industry.
Bowie’s performance somehow straddled both sides of the divide as he appeared – now aged 53 – with a new, long-haired, pre-Raphaelite look that echoed the original, “dress” image of him that adorned The Man Who Sold Thealbum on its first UK release in 1971. With a calm, imperious authority, he performed a set of greatest hits that stretched back to some of his most cherished early songs including and The performance was eventually released posthumously, in its entirety, as a live album and DVD in 2018 – providing a glorious summary of his career up to that point.
