DAVID BOWIE NEWS

David Bowie will curate the first High Line Festival, an 11-day series of music, film, comedy and art in New York. The festival will be named in honour of the 1.45-mile elevated train line on the city's West Side. According to New York Times, the line was used for last time in 1980, and is to be developed into a green corridor. Organizers will take care of conservation causes in several proceeds. Bowie, 60, had special regard when he selected artists and performers, saying he would attend himself. The Brooklyn art-rock group TV on the Radio will open Thursday. The fest begins Wednesday. Each year a different curator will be chosen.