The question most frequently asked at BDU more is when David Bowie might be returning for further concerts down under.

The short answer is - we do not know. The longer answer is that toward the end of the A Reality Tour, Bowie faced some major health problems and since that time, new albums and tours have been on the back burner. As of April 2011, his last album stands as 2003's Reality meaning it is already more than three times the usual wait between albums as well as being longer than any wait between world tours. Having said that, David Bowie will always remain an enormous concert draw card in Australia and New Zealand underlined by the fact that in 2004, these countries held yet again the biggest concerts of his world sojourn. Persistent rumours that Bowie might play the Big Day Out still come up frequently and each time, they have been met with big headlines before being denied.

Since Bowie's 2004 visit, music festivals and the job of currating music festivals has come more into vogue than before. Bowie's friends and collaborators - Brian Eno, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson - have all currated the Sydney VIVID Festival over the last two years. It is quite feasible that this type of thing could hold big appeal for Bowie sometime in the future. For the time being - as of April 2011 - Bowie appears to have no future plans for touring.