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David Bowie will be remembered at the Glastonbury Festival in June.
The late music legend - who died in January at the age of 69 after a secret cancer battle - will have his legacy respected with a special screening of his entire 2000 headline slot at the renowned event, which is held at Worthy Farm in Somerset, South West England.
In an interview with Radio X, festival organiser Michael Eavis confirmed: "Yes, we're doing a film of his set from the year 2000. It's going to be shown on one of the screens when the stages are shut down. We'll show the entire set."
The news comes hot off the heels of Lady Gaga's astonishing performance in Bowie's honour at the Grammy Awards on Monday (15.02.16), for which she performed a medley of nine of the music legends hits, including 'Space Oddity', 'Changes' and 'Let's Dance' - for which she was joined by guitarist Nile Rodgers who produced the track with Bowie.
The eccentric pop superstar arrived dressed like Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust and during her time on stage she used live CGI make-up created by Intel computer graphics to recreate the late legend's different looks from his career on her own face.
A super-group comprised of U2's Bono, Noel Gallagher and Damon Alban are rumoured to be taking to the stage at the BRIT Awards next Wednesday (24.02.16) to perform a tribute to the late icon.

Rihanna has delayed the start of her upcoming world tour.
The 'Diamonds' hitmaker was due to go out on the road in support of her new album 'Anti' later this month, but the gigs have been postponed because of production problems, her representative has confirmed.
Nine shows - including stops in San Diego, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, New Orleans, Oakland, and San Jose - have been postponed and will now take place in May.
The tour will now begin on March 12 in Jacksonville, Florida.
News of the delay comes days after Rihanna cancelled her performance at the Grammy awards on Monday (15.02.16) at the last minute due to health problems.
Her spokesperson said at the time: "Based on Rihanna's examination, after Grammy rehearsal today, Rihanna's doctor put her on vocal rest for 48-hours because she was at risk of hemorrhaging her vocal chords.
"The antibiotics she has been on for three days did not kill the infection adequately, therefore she cannot perform safely."
The 27-year-old singer later posted an apology to her fans for missing the show.
She tweeted: "#NAVY so sorry I couldn't be there ..... Thanks Grammys and CBS for your support tonight."

Boyzone plan to mark their 25th anniversary with a tour and new album.
The Irish crooners are fast approaching the milestone in their career and talks have begun about what they're going to do to make it a special year for themselves and their fans.
Lead singer Ronan Keating has let slip he and the guys - Keith Duffy,
Michael Graham and Shane Lynch - will most likely go on a greatest hits tour and have a record to support it.
The 38-year-old pop star - whose new solo album 'Time of My Life' is out now - told BANG Showbiz: "I love touring with Boyzone, I love being with the lads. We celebrate 25 years as a group next year, so we'll definitely mark that in some shape or form. The four of us have started talking, we don't know if it's going to be a tour or an album. I expect it will be a bit of both."
And Ronan insists late bandmate Stephen Gately will be a big part of the anniversary concerts and they'll be singing a tribute to him each night of the tour.
He said: "In any show we do, we always honour Stephen in some way, quite often we'll sing a song and use his voice on stage. When the four of us are together we always feel like he's on the stage. It's very important to us that we keep his memory alive like that, and he'll be a big part of the 25-year anniversary for sure."
However, there won't be a new Boyzone track with Stephen's voice on as Ronan admits there are no recordings they could use to make a fresh song.
He said: "I don't think there's much in the way of archive recordings of Steven that we can use. We just have samples of his voice that we use on stage. We don't know have anything in the vaults that we can use."
Ronan previously hinted Boyzone could team up with fellow Irish boy band Westlife and even Girls Aloud for a mega-tour or to create a hybrid pop group.
Speaking about the possibility of a Boyzone and Westlife super-group, he said: "The idea's been thrown around alright. Different collaborations. Not just Westlife, but Girls Aloud and lots of different collaborations. I don't know. Maybe. Never say never to those sort of things. We'll see ... It would be fun, I think, to do something like that."

John Giddings was nervous about booking Queen and Adam Lambert to headline the Isle of Wight Festival.
The 63-year-old festival organiser took the plunge and asked the band to top the bill this summer but he admits he deliberated over his decision for two years because he wasn't convinced the group would work as a major attraction without late frontman Freddie Mercury.
Speaking at the NME Awards in London on Wednesday night (17.02.16), he exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "The thing about Adam is I was really unsure about booking them. It took them two years to persuade me. But Adam's great isn't he? All the girls love Adam. I kept getting all of these tweets and Facebook messages saying how much they love him. It's incredible. As for Brian May and Rodger Taylor, they are the biggest rock gods you could ever meet in your life. They are like Genesis; they are like Pink Floyd. They know the story, they've been through it."
Giddings also addressed reports he has been in negotiations with Prince to headline the annual music extravaganza on the English island - and it's disappointing news for fans of the 'Purple Rain' hitmaker.
The concert promoter said: "I came up with the idea of booking Prince for the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix appearing at the festival. I thought, 'Why doesn't Prince do a tribute to Hendrix? Because he is the only person who can play guitar like him.' People printed articles saying he was in negations to play Isle of Wight Festival and that was years ago and he said no. I wish he'd play the Isle of Wight Festival. But I am sorry he's not coming."
Queen will close the festival on Sunday June 12 and Stereophonics and Faithless have also been confirmed as co-headliners for Friday June 10 leaving one more mammoth act still to be announced for Saturday June 11.

Emily Eavis has revealed this year's Glastonbury headliners are all British.
This week it was announced that Coldplay would be closing the world famous music extravaganza held in Somerset, South West England, making them the first act to top the bill at the festival four times.
Although Emily - who organises the event with her father Michael Eavis - is remaining tight-lipped on the other two acts that have been booked she has let slip that they come from the UK.
Speaking at the NME Awards in London on Thursday night (17.02.16), the 36-year-old booker said: "We've got three brilliant British bands headlining the festival, although I haven't actually told anyone that yet."
Her revelation has intensified rumours the other headliners could be Adele, Muse, Radiohead or The Stone Roses.
Michael, 80, is very excited about this year's line-up and also confirmed his daughter's comments by revealing Foo Fighters will definitely not be headlining this year, following their cancellation in 2015 due to frontman Dave Grohl's broken leg.
He said: "We're going to announce the full line-up in April and it's the best line-up we've ever had. We've got Coldplay on the Sunday night, and even Jeff Lynne's ELO. But Foo Fighters won't be headlining this year, we've got three fantastic headliners but they aren't one of them."
Emily is extremely excited that Chris Martin and Coldplay are returning to Worthy Farm and admits it feels like a homecoming to have them play again.
She told BANG Showbiz: "Glastonbury is like their homecoming they've been all over the world they've the Super Bowl and now they're coming back to the West Country.
"It's mean a lot for us to have them back, we've always had immense pride in seeing them go off around the world and become so big. They started at Glastonbury in the new band tent in 1999 and then they headlined the Pyramid Stage two years later off two albums which is pretty impressive. It's been an incredible journey and for them to come back here for a fourth time I think is amazing."

Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes trashed Coldplay's table at the NME Awards so they could witness their music "as close as possible".
Frontman Oli Sykes decided to jump on top of the 'Paradise' hitmakers table at the bash last night (17.02.16) during their rendition of 'Happy Song' at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London, and he did it so Chris Martin and co could get the full Bring Me The Horizon experience.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz, he said: "We were aiming for Yoko Ono! No, not really. Did it look intentional? It wasn't. He said he wanted to hear us so I brought it as close as possible. My sound just wasn't right that's why I went onto Chris Martin's table ... it wasn't a dirty protest."
As he rocked out, Oli kicked over glasses and bottles with Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland moving out of the way to avoid the spillages.
The Sheffield rockers - who picked up the Innovation Award on the night - admitted they were determined to make an unforgettable "impression" with their NME Awards debut performance.
He said: "You know when you know nobody is going to care about your band if you just do what you usually do. It was one of those things when you are like you are going to have to make an impression somehow."
And on picking up the Innovation prize, he added: "It's cool for us because we usually just get Kerrang! Awards, which is also good but obviously people like us in that scene."
Speaking after Oli's table invasion, Chris insisted he enjoyed Bring Me The Horizon's performance, and described it as "very rock 'n' roll".

Yoko Ono's biggest inspiration in life is herself.
The 83-year-old musician-and-artist was at the NME Awards on Wednesday night (17.02.16) to collect the Inspiration Award but she insists she doesn't need to look outwardly to keep her creative spark shining brightly.
When asked who inspires her on the red carpet of the event - held at the O2 Academy in Brixton, south London - she said: "I am inspired by myself. It's so great to win this award, I'm so flattered."
Just as she is inspired by herself, Yoko - the widow of late Beatles legend John Lennon - hopes her fans are motivated to make positive choices in their lives by her music and art.
Yoko - who engages in a weekly Q&A session with her fans via her website ImaginePeace.com - told BANG Showbiz: "I want to keep on making music and art and keep on inspiring people. But I don't know what my fans take from what I do with my work and my website, I just keep dishing out things and I hope for the best, but I never know how people will react to what I do."
Yoko also admitted when she was told she had to go to Brixton to collect her prize she had no idea where she would be travelling to in the UK.
She said with a laugh: "Before tonight I didn't even know where Brixton was! I thought I had to go somewhere that was three or four hours from London, because it's usually like that. But when I found out it was right in London, it was easy."
Yoko was presented with her award by former Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore who paid tribute to her and John's efforts to bring peace to the world before she walked out on stage.
He said: "She is an activist for peace. Her and her husband expressed peace. To say her name is to express happiness."
A video of her incredible life was then screened before she came out to be handed her prize.
After accepting her accolade, she said: "I'm excited to get this award. I didn't expect it at all. It's great to be busy together."
Other stars in attendance at the NME Awards included Charli XCX, Ricky Wilson, Kylie Minogue and Coldplay - who were given the Godlike Genius prize.

Zayn Malik has unveiled his debut album art.
The 23-year-old singer will release 'Mind of Mine' on March 25, exactly one year after he quit One Direction, and on Wednesday (17.02.16), he revealed the cover of his solo record during an appearance on 'The Tonight Show'.
It features a picture of the star as a cherubic youngster with tattooed arms and has already drawn comparisons to Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' album.
Zayn also performed the song he wrote about his ex-fiancée Perrie Edwards during his first TV appearance as a solo artist, 'It's You', which will be the second single from the album.
Zayn has said previously: "I just felt like I needed to put myself out there on that just because it was a form of therapy for me and it did help get me through some s**t."
The former couple split in August, amid claims he had dumped her by text, something he denies.
Zayn is currently dating model Gigi Hadid, who appears in the video for his debut single 'Pillowtalk'.
One Direction's remaining members, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, are currently on an extended hiatus.

Mark Hoppus is "very involved" with All Time Low.
The Blink-182 rocker keeps a close eye on the rising pop punk band and always shows interest in their music, which is a "dream come true" for 27-year-old bass player Jack Barakat.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, he said: "We are as close to Mark than most bands. He is good at keeping in touch and seeing what the band is doing. He is very involved with us and that is a dream come true obviously. He is one of my favourite people."
Elsewhere, the 'Kids In The Dark' hitmaker says he hasn't been told anything about Blink's latest album, with new co-singer Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio because it's "pretty early" days and Mark is keeping tight-lipped about.
Asked if he'd spoke to Mark about their comeback LP, he said: "It's pretty early in the process. Alkaline Trio is one of my favourite bands and Blink are one my favourite bands. Put it together and I don't know how it can go wrong."
All Time Low - which also including Alex Gaskarth, Zack Merrick, Rian Dawson - have just ended their UK and Ireland headline arena tour with fellow US pop punks Good Charlotte.
One of the highlights of the run of dates for Jack was getting to meet Good Charlotte's Benji Madden's wife Cameron Diaz, who has been coming out each night to support the band.
Of meeting the Hollywood actress, he said she was "the nicest person ever".
He said: "She was watching the show from side of stage and it was really cool because she is the nicest person ever and it was really cool to talk to her."