Simon Le Bon, frontman of Duran Duran and one of British music’s most enduring icons, has been confirmed for Bowie: Live on the Loch, the landmark two-day charity celebration marking the 10th anniversary of David Bowie’s passing. The event will take place at the beautiful 5 star destination Cameron House on the banks of Loch Lomond on 7 and 8 November 2026, in aid of Save the Children.
Duran Duran have paid tribute to David Bowie throughout their career, celebrating one of their greatest inspirations through a series of acclaimed recordings and live performances spanning more than four decades. From early covers of “Fame” and “Diamond Dogs” to memorable live renditions of “Starman,” “Rebel Rebel,” and a moving “Planet Earth”/“Space Oddity” medley following Bowie’s passing in 2016, his influence has remained woven into the band’s story.
Le Bon’s connection to Bowie is especially deep and personal: Duran Duran opened for Bowie on his landmark Glass Spider Tour in 1987, and in the years that followed he forged a genuine friendship with the artist. In 2021, the band released a heartfelt recording of “Five Years” on what would have been Bowie’s birthday, alongside a performance for the global A Bowie Celebration livestream. For Le Bon, whose own songwriting was profoundly inspired by Bowie, these tributes reflect not only admiration for one of music’s greatest innovators, but also a lasting personal connection to the artist who helped shape his creative journey.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest frontmen of his generation, Le Bon leads Duran Duran, a group who have sold well over 100 million records worldwide, amassed 21 UK Top 20 hits, been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band remain the only artists to have written a Bond theme that reached No. 1 around the world. In November 2023, Le Bon was appointed an MBE by King Charles III in recognition of his contributions to music and charity.
Joining Le Bon in a new wave of additions to the line-up are Bernard Fowler, Beth Orton, Camille O’Sullivan, Alison Mosshart and Terry Edwards.
Bernard Fowler is one of music’s most prolific and celebrated vocalists, a dynamic performer whose extraordinary range has graced the recordings of an astonishing array of artists. Best known to millions worldwide as the backing vocalist and percussionist for The Rolling Stones, a partnership spanning 34 years and 14 studio albums, Fowler has also worked with Herbie Hancock, Robert Plant, Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, Philip Glass, Yoko Ono and Duran Duran, among countless others. A founding member of the pioneering New York Citi Peech Boys, he was also an integral part of funk collective Tackhead.
Beth Orton is one of Britain’s most acclaimed and singular songwriters, a pioneer of ‘folktronica’, blending acoustic folk with electronic production that proved startlingly influential. She broke through internationally with her 1996 debut album Trailer Park, building a devoted following that grew with her BRIT Award-winning follow-up Central Reservation (1999). Her most recent record, the self-produced Weather Alive (2022), is the latest in a body of eight studio albums that stands as one of the most important catalogues in British music over the past three decades.
Camille O’Sullivan has built a formidable international reputation as a uniquely theatrical and compelling performer. Dubbed “Queen of the Edinburgh Festival” by the BBC, she is an original star of the Olivier Award-winning La Clique and has sold out performances at venues including the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall. O’Sullivan is celebrated above all for her intensely dramatic interpretations of the songs of David Bowie, alongside Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Jacques Brel – transforming each performance into an extraordinary theatrical event in its own right.
Alison Mosshart is one of the most compelling and distinctive rock voices of the 21st century. Co-founder and vocalist of acclaimed duo The Kills, a partnership she has sustained with Jamie Hince for more than two decades, she is also the lead singer of blues-punk supergroup The Dead Weather, formed alongside Jack White. Her collaborators over the years include the Arctic Monkeys, Primal Scream, Foo Fighters, Gang of Four and Billy Idol. A true multi-disciplinary artist, Mosshart has exhibited her paintings in galleries around the world and published her debut book, CAR MA.
Terry Edwards is a multi-instrumentalist and bandleader of extraordinary range, whose career spans five decades, from punk-funk pioneer with The Higsons to collaborations with PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Siouxsie Sioux, Yoko Ono and Madness. His connection to Bowie’s world is both personal and particular: an encounter at Mute Studios led to Edwards sending Bowie his John Peel session recording of ‘Five Years’, which earned him an invitation to perform at Bowie’s own Meltdown Festival at the Royal Festival Hall. He has since performed alongside Bowie collaborators including Earl Slick, Mike Garson, Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey.
All join the previously announced Callum Beattie and Bowie’s historic Glastonbury 2000 band – Earl Slick, Mike Garson, Gail Ann Dorsey, Mark Plati and Sterling Campbell – for an extraordinary weekend of music, photography, film and dining on the banks of Loch Lomond.
Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie, fresh from headlining his first arena show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro and Edinburgh Castle.
Fans have the chance to win one of three Ultimate Bowie Weekend prize packages, each worth £7,500 and designed for two people. Each prize includes two full weekend tickets to Bowie: Live on the Loch, two tickets to V&A Dundee – David Bowie: On Tour and two tickets to David Bowie: You’re Not Alone at Lightroom London, plus a signed Chris Duffy Bowie print and a Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001) vinyl box set signed by members of the Bowie band. Enter at raffall.com/bowieliveontheloch. A maximum 4000 entries will be considered for the 3 prizes.
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