Those of you who watched this Sunday's Olympics closing ceremony probably could have guessed this, but David Bowie, it seems, did turn down the chance to appear. A cheaper production than July's opening ceremony,
Hits from David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, and Queen will be part of the closing ceremonies at the 2012 Olympic Games Sunday, according to a report in The Telegraph. An impressive line-up of British hits will account for the "Soundtrack" portion of the
David Bowie's fame was growing dramatically by July of 1972. His breakthrough LP The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Starust and the Spiders From Mars had hit shelves the previous month, and the album's first single, "Starman," had been out since April. Still
The Guardian reports that David Bowie was one of several artists to turn down a chance to perform at the Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday. If Bowie had signed on, he would have performed "Heroes". The ceremony was viewed by hundreds of millions
The closing ceremony featured performances by a panoply of British artists, including the Who, George Michael, David Bowie, One Direction, the Spice Girls, Pet Shop Boys, Madness, Fatboy Slim and many others. Chart Moves: Olympics' Soundtrack Album
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