Bootleg Bowie UK, aka Nick Butcher, is a fantastic tribute to the awesome David Bowie. This highly entertaining one man show has been performed all over the UK and Ireland and even in the prestigious newly refurbished Savoy Hotel in London to top celebrities and fashion artists.
Expect all the Bowie classic hits from two great decades including three iconic costumes changes.
SET ONE...
The show starts with a musical introduction, which gradually builds to a crescendo before launching into the first song of the evening at which point Ziggy Stardust appears in full regalia - spandex catsuit, bright red spiky hair and silver glitter boots. The hits from this era quickly follow before the iconic character suddenly disappears and is replaced by another from Bowie's 1983 'Serious Moonlight' period. The hits keep coming mixed of course with all the characteristics and moves associated with this great artist, until the first set finally comes to a close.
* INTERLUDE *
SET TWO...
For this set a costume is taken from Bowie's more recent 'A Reality Tour', described by one critic as 'Shabby Chic Buccaneer'! The songs however remain classics from Bowie's 1970 and 1980 back catalogue, widely considered to be his best work. As the show finally nears the end and not before at least one more encore, the great man leaves the stage and waves a last goodbye on what will not only have been a great evening for all, but, also a trip back through time with an iconic legend, who changed the face of popular music and has been an inspiration to generations.
Solo (to High Quality Playback) plus Sound Engineer
- Space Oddity
- Modern Love
- The Man Who Sold The World
- Absolute Beginners
- Ziggy Stardust
- Heroes
- Suffragette City
- Young Americans
- Changes
- Under Pressure
- Starman
- Underground
- The Jean Genie
- All The Young Dudes
- Drive In Saturday
- Blue Jean
- Rebel Rebel
- Dancing In The Streets
- Boys Keep Swinging
- Loving The Alien
- 20th Century Boy
- Knock On Wood
- Rock n Roll Suicide
- Oh You Pretty Things
- Life On Mars
- Hang On To Yourself
- Sorrow
- Golden Years
- Fame
- Fashion
- Ashes to Ashes
- Let's Dance
- China Girl
- Sound and vision
- As the World Falls Down
Carly Tong, Birthday Party, Portsmouth
To Nick (+ sound guy) Thank you so much for your performance at my Dads 55th birthday at the Taswell Arms (Portsmouth). Everybody has said how brilliant you were & how they had a great night. Hope to see you again somewhere.
Kerry & Saxon, Wedding
Nick, Thank you so much for making our wedding reception so fantastic. We are both now real Bowie fans!! I'm sure we will come and watch you again soon.
Chrissy Burgess, 4oth Party
Nick played at my 40th party. His Bowie act was superb, the way he performed Bowie through the years was brilliant. Everyone was up dancing and singing along to all his classic numbers. I would definitely recommend Nick's act to anyone who is a Bowie fan, all round great entertainment.
Moira Harfield, 60th Birthday
Thanku so much Nick. All went very well. U were brill, Bob is still celebrating, Got a house full!! Come and c us soon, ta again! We are all talking about Bowie... Just fab!
Previous venues Nick has performed at include: The Savoy, Sandhurst Military Academy, Finnstown House Hotel Ireland, Top Spot Club Nottingham, The Liquid Lounge Worthing, The Macbeth Hoxten, Craven Cottage (Fulham FC), The Dell (Southampton FC), Silverlake Stadium (Eastliegh FC), Hampshire Rosebowl, Didcott Army Base, Xmas Corporate boat party on Thames, De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, Great Dorset Steam Fair and Plaza Theatre (Romsey) to name a few.
Bootleg Bowie UK is a fully self-contained show incorporating a large PA, lighting and backdrop starcloth. The PA is versatile and compact and can be tailoured to suit the venue size but is usually an EV/RCA rig with an approximate 3000watts output. The lighting is also variable but may consist of Martin Robo colours, various coloured moving Gobos, 300watt floods and some Floor lighting.
In addition, Bootleg Bowie UK includes a sound engineer to ensure perfect results every time.
The show is usually 2 x 45 min sets with a short break between but can be tailoured to your specific requirements.
The usual show is 2 x 45 minutes with a break between.
Other timings can be accomodated, for example 1 x hour, 2 x 30 minutes etc. However changing the usual timings may affect what is possible to perform during the show so be sure to ask for information regarding this at the time of booking.
Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.
East
- Cambridgeshire - £460.00
- Suffolk - £517.50
Mid Scotland
- Fife - £977.50
Mid Wales
- Powys - £517.50
Midlands
- Nottinghamshire - £517.50
- West Midlands - £517.50
North East
- Tyne and Wear - £747.50
- Yorkshire - £575.00
North Wales
- Clwyd - £517.50
North West
- Cumbria - £690.00
- Greater Manchester - £575.00
South East
- Hampshire - £345.00
- Hertfordshire - £460.00
- Isle of Wight - £460.00
- London - £460.00
- Oxfordshire - £460.00
South Wales
- Gwent - £575.00
South West
- Devon - £575.00
- Dorset - £460.00
- Somerset - £460.00
- Wiltshire - £460.00
