Travels with Bowie - In Conversation with Geoff MacCormack & Film Screening

Welcome to 'Travels with Bowie' - an exhibtion of photographs by Geoff MacCormack, where we will have an intimate conversation with the photographer & author, along with a rare screening of Bowie's short film 'The Long Way Home.'

Join us at Lilford Gallery for an evening filled with music, memories, and magic. Immerse yourself in the world of David Bowie as we screen rare footage and delve into his extraordinary adventures. Our guest speaker (the photographer and author, as well as life-long friend of Bowie) will share personal anecdotes and insights into Bowie's life and artistry. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with fellow fans and celebrate the iconic legacy of the Starman himself.

David Bowie: Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me is Geoff MacCormack’s remarkable photographic memoir, charting his lifelong friendship with David Bowie. Images bring MacCormack’s stories to life, showing the places he and Bowie inhabited, the people they met and the adventures they shared. Beginning at Burnt Ash Primary school in the mid-1950s, the years go by in a whirlwind of discovering and making music. The book contains nearly 150 photos taken by MacCormack throughout the years, some never seen before: from touring the Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane shows and sailing to New York on a world tour, to Bowie’s first major film The Man Who Fell to Earth and the recording of Station to Station and his Thin White Duke persona.

David Bowie: Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me is an incredible story, told with wit and candour. A must for all Bowie fans, it sheds a rare insight into a friendship where two men shared their love for music from the moment they met to their final goodbyes.

Film Screening of The Long Way Home - David Bowie, 1973

Filmed during the Ziggy Stardust Tour, The Long Way Home offers a rare glimpse into David Bowie’s private world. Shot by Bowie himself, the short film traces a journey he made with his close friend Geoff MacCormack from Japan to Moscow during a break in the tour.

The work combines Bowie’s moving images with MacCormack’s still photographs. A singer, percussionist, and dancer in Bowie’s 1973–74 touring band, MacCormack captured the artist not on stage, but in moments of quiet travel and companionship.

First shown publicly in London in 2017, the film reveals Bowie far from the spotlight — relaxed in his train berth on the Trans-Siberian Express, reflecting the intimacy of life between performances. Neither pure documentary nor staged performance, The Long Way Home exists as travelogue, visual diary, and portrait of an artist in transit.

Now presented at Lilford Gallery, the film continues to share this rarely seen side of Bowie with new audiences.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with fellow fans and celebrate the iconic legacy of the Starman himself. See you there!