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The last band to perform with the late David Bowie are coming to Belfast later this year for a special gig.

Saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his group were David Bowie’s Blackstar Band, the last band to perform with the iconic artist.

In a special gig at The Limelight in October this year as part of Belfast International Arts Festival, they will play music from their latest album, Beyond Now, the highly-anticipated album which is dedicated to David Bowie who died in January 2016 aged 69.

“It was like a dream except it was something I could never have dreamed of,” reflects McCaslin on working with Bowie on Blackstar.

“David Bowie was a visionary artist whose generosity, creative spirit, and fearlessness will stay with me for the rest of my days. Beyond Now is dedicated to him and to all who loved him.”

The Belfast International Arts Festival is supported by National Lottery funding through its Principal Funder, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Ciaran Scullion, Head of Music, Arts Council, said: "T he Arts Council recognises this festival’s enormous contribution to high-quality, world-class arts and culture in return for a relatively small amount of public investment.

"The addition of the Donny McCaslin Group enriches the musical offering of this truly international festival and I would encourage everyone to go along.”

Tickets for the show at Limelight on October 25 are available now via the website.

Updates on the Festival can be found on the website and the Belfast International Arts Festival Facebook and Twitter pages.