# Event Details - **Event Name**: Dana Gillespie: Before Bowie Was Bowie, Stories, Songs & Two Live Sets - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 12:30 am (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Bowie called her “a very, very, very, very, very, very excellent songwriter.” Her stories of Davie Jones, then two live sets. 108 places.About this EventDANA GILLESPIE: BEFORE BOWIE WAS BOWIEStories, songs & two full live sets with The London Blues BandFriday 25 September · Doors 6.30pm · 7pm–12.30amTemple of Art & Music · Elephant & Castle, London SE1£20 until Thursday 24th September · 80 seats · Most Standard tickets are seated, first come · Guaranteed seats with Supporter & Patron tickets3 minutes from Elephant & Castle tube · Mercato Metropolitano food & bars on site · Only 108 places“A very, very, very, very, very, very excellent songwriter.”David Bowie on Dana Gillespie · BBC Radio with John Peel · 1971Dana spoke about the young Davie Jones on BBC Radio 5 Live this week. This is the night behind the interview.Not a Bowie tribute. Not a retrospective.This is one night with Dana Gillespie — who knew Davie Jones before the world knew David Bowie, was building her own life as a songwriter in the same London, and is still writing, recording and performing today.She'll tell the stories.A new generation will perform the songs.You'll hear the newly released 1965 recordings in context.And then Dana plays two full live sets with The London Blues Band. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/c930d090-b6c8-11f1-9a10-a9bfe57ee70b-rimg-w810-h740-dcd8d8d8-gmir.jpg WHAT YOUR £20 TICKET INCLUDESIn November 1964, 15-year-old Dana Gillespie stood at the front of the Marquee and watched a 17-year-old Davie Jones front The Manish Boys.They became close and remained in each other's lives for years — two teenagers moving through the same London: the Marquee, Wardour Street, Denmark Street, its cafés, publishers and clubs.Both were trying to get songs heard.Both wanted to be known as songwriters.David remembered that.Bowie wrote “Andy Warhol” for Dana; his guitar and backing vocal can be heard on her recording.Dana sang backing vocals on “It Ain't Easy” for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.Her 1973 album Weren't Born A Man was produced by Dana Gillespie, David Bowie, Mick Ronson and Robin Cable.And before Led Zeppelin existed, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones had already played on Dana's first album, Foolish Seasons.Dana wasn't simply someone who knew David Bowie.She was making records too.More than six decades later, she still is.Dana's first-hand stories of the young Davie Jones and 1960s LondonYoung artists performing songs from Dana's earliest writing yearsThe newly released Shel Talmy recordings heard in the company of someone who knew Davie Jones in 1965Dana's own BOWPROMO and personal archiveA special performance of the new song “What Makes Me Human”Two full sets from Dana Gillespie & The London Blues BandINSIDE 1965 — Dana's Listening RoomA 60s & 70s aftershow until 12.30amBEFORE BOWIE WAS BOWIE£20 gets you the whole night.https://youtu.be/14S-mbMlF8w?si=hcJFu3hJzEpT88-6THE ROOM — BOWPROMO & DANA’S PERSONAL ARCHIVETAM is an intimate live music room beneath a London market. People who knew the original Marquee have told us its closeness takes them back.For this night, Dana brings some of that history into the room through photographs, records, stories and material from the Marquee, Trident, MainMan and Bowie years.At the centre of it is one of the rarest objects connected to their shared story:BOWPROMOIn 1971, a small run of promotional LPs was made containing seven early David Bowie recordings on one side and five Dana Gillespie recordings on the other.Dana’s own original copy is now far too precious to be put on public display.So instead, we will play it.You’ll hear BOWPROMO in the room while Dana talks about what it meant, how it came about, and the period of her life it captures.And for those who want to take a piece of the story home, a limited number of signed reproductions of Dana’s personal Polaroids of Bowie, Dana and their friends will be available on the night.These are images from Dana’s own world — not press photographs, but personal moments from the people and places behind the story. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/c969e1f0-b6c8-11f1-9a10-a9bfe57ee70b-rimg-w592-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg 7–8PM · THEN MEETS NOWDana takes us back to the beginning:The Marquee.Davie Jones.Denmark Street.The records.The clothes.The clubs.The people around them.And what it was like trying to get songs heard while still a teenager.As Dana talks, a new generation enters the story.Young performers, close to the ages Dana and Davie were then, will perform songs from Dana's earliest writing years — with the songwriter herself only a few feet away.Then the story moves to today.Dana has spent this year mentoring Mbayang, a 16-year-old singer and dancer, roughly the age Dana was during those formative years.Dana and Sieng Van Tran have written a new song for her: “WHAT MAKES ME HUMAN”Mbayang performs it on the night.A young songwriter at the beginning of her journey.The same songwriter six decades later, helping another young artist begin hers.A new song connecting the two.The night isn't only about what happened then. It's about what gets passed on now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dueXMqia6FQ&list=RDdueXMqia6FQ&start_radio=18–8.30PM · INSIDE 1965 — DANA'S LISTENING ROOMThe Shel Talmy Recordings are released just one week before this night.They take us back to Davie Jones in 1965:Before Ziggy.Before Hunky Dory.Before the world knew David Bowie.You can stream those recordings anywhere.What you can't stream is Dana in the room while they play.A track goes on.Dana tells you what it brings back about Davie, the people around them and the London they inhabited.Around the Talmy recordings, hear Dana's own selection of the records that surrounded that generation in mid-60s London.Explore her archive.Look at BOWPROMO.Hear the music in context.The Listening Room returns from 9.30–10pm. 8.30–9.30PM DANA GILLESPIE & THE LONDON BLUES BANDFIRST FULL LIVE SETDana Gillespie — vocalsEvan Jenkins — drums · Dino Baptiste — keyboards · Dom Stockbridge — guitar · Harry Whitty — bass · Cameron Rossi — saxophoneAcross the two live sets, expect music including:“Andy Warhol” — written by David Bowie for Dana“Weren't Born A Man”“Old School”“Big Daddy Blues”“Om Shakti”“Where Blue Begins”“Twenty Four Seven”…and more.Six decades of music.Glam.Blues.Funk.Songwriting.And the music Dana is making now. 9.30–10PM · INSIDE 1965 — DANA'S LISTENING ROOMMore of Dana's formative soundtrack, selections from The Shel Talmy Recordings and the archive.Then the band returns. 10–11PM DANA GILLESPIE & THE LONDON BLUES BANDSECOND FULL LIVE SETThere is no retrospective ending because the story isn't finished.Dana Gillespie is still writing.Still recording.Still producing.Still touring.Still releasing new music.You're watching the songwriter Bowie praised continue. 11PM–12.30AM · THE 60s & 70s AFTERSHOWWhen the live sets finish, the records go on.Soul · R&B · rock · blues · funk · 60s & 70s dancefloor recordsStay.Have a drink.Dance.Finish the night with the music back where so much of this story began:on a dance floor.https://youtu.be/Q4J-aI2HROU25 SEPTEMBER IS ALSO DAY ONESigned copies of Dana's memoir Weren't Born A Man will be available at the venue.This event will be filmed and recorded. By attending, you may appear in footage used in the documentary and associated promotional material.Hear about the young Davie Jones from the woman who knew him.Hear the newly released 1965 recordings in the company of someone who lived inside that world.Hear Dana's early songs passed to another generation.Hear a new song created for a teenage artist today.Then watch Dana Gillespie & The London Blues Band play two full live sets.Then stay and dance.£20 until Thursday 24th BOOK YOUR PLACE.80 seats. 108 places. ONLY 5 AVAILABLEEverything in Supporter, plus:Reserved seat in the front rowsAn invitation to Dana's Christmas Party at TAM on 16 December — the final Christmas in this buildingAn invitation to the first private screening of the documentary108 PEOPLE. ONE NIGHT.Net proceeds from Patron tickets support the TAM Open Music Academy.ONLY 10 AVAILABLEEverything in Standard, plus:Reserved seatYour name in the documentary's Supporters creditsThe complete live album before its public releaseSigned album bookletPATRON — £200A larger share of this ticket supports the TAM Open Music Academy.STANDARD — £20 UNTIL SUNDAY 24th SEPTEMBERFirst-come seating — 65 seats — or standing.Arrive early for a seat, or guarantee one with a Supporter or Patron ticket.Includes the whole night:SUPPORTER — £75 Then Meets Now · the young artists · “What Makes Me Human” · Dana's Listening Room · BOWPROMO and the archive · both full London Blues Band sets · the 60s & 70s aftershow6.30PM · Doors — eat and drink at Mercato Metropolitano. 65 first-come seats, so arrive early for one.7.00PM · Then Meets Now8.00PM · Inside 1965 — Dana's Listening Room8.30PM · Dana Gillespie & The London Blues Band — first full set9.30PM · Inside 1965 — Dana's Listening Room10.00PM · Dana Gillespie & The London Blues Band — second full setTICKETS 11.00PM–12.30AM · 60s & 70s AftershowTAM's current home closes in December.London has always needed small rooms where artists can begin.The Marquee was one.It disappeared.What these rooms do for young artists doesn't have to disappear with the buildings.A feature documentary about Dana is also in production, and parts of this evening will be filmed.YOUR NIGHTYou're not simply hearing about the story. You're in the room while its next chapter happens.That morning, Dana begins releasing a 19-track live album recorded in this room — one track every Friday through to February.On 8 January, David Bowie's 80th birthday, Dana's recording of “Andy Warhol” will be released.Her recordings.Her masters.Her videos.Released independently.The project supports the TAM Open Music Academy, helping emerging artists find somewhere to perform, learn and record.Dana and Davie were once teenagers hoping somebody would give their songs a chance.THE MARQUEE WENT. THIS ROOM GOES IN DECEMBER.Now Dana is helping another generation get theirs. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/dana-gillespie-before-bowie-was-bowie-stories-songs-and-two-live-sets/100001999414983037 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, performances, nonprofit, parties, live-music - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes - Location: Temple of Art & Music (TAM) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 22.38, max: 217.39, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Temple of Art & Music (TAM) - **lat**: 51.49875099999999 - **long**: -0.09827920000000001 - **full address**: Temple of Art & Music (TAM), 42 Newington Causeway, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Dana Gillespie: Before Bowie Was Bowie, Stories, Songs & Two Live Sets - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/49ec89199773df63db3db1d0c23b243be965e83bb82b69e2bbb869fd309a4989-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1789500866 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Dana Gillespie: Before Bowie Was Bowie, Stories, Songs & Two Live Sets being held? - **A:** Dana Gillespie: Before Bowie Was Bowie, Stories, Songs & Two Live Sets takes place on Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 12:30 am at Temple of Art & Music (TAM), 42 Newington Causeway, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Dana Gillespie: Before Bowie Was Bowie, Stories, Songs & Two Live Sets? - **A:** Dana Gillespie: Before Bowie Was Bowie, Stories, Songs & Two Live Sets is organized by Temple of Art and Music. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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