Mon 1/8 at 9PM: FREE
Fri 1/12/24 at 8PM: TICKETS
Sat 1/13/24 at 8PM: TICKETS
Cleveland-based glam rock artists Vanity Crash are thrilled to announce they will be joining Foreigner, Dave Mason, WAR, Don McLean, Peter Asher and many other major acts as a featured artist on the 70’s Rock and Romance Cruise on the luxury ship Celebrity Summit, departing Miami on March 14, 2024 for a week, with stops in Aruba and Curaçao. Vanity Crash fans can take advantage of the discount code BOWIE.
Before they set sail, Vanity Crash presents three events in Northeast Ohio previewing the shows they will perform on board the ship. On Monday, January 8, 2024, Thomas Mulready will present excerpts of presentations he’ll be delivering on the cruise entitled, “An Evening With(out) David Bowie” at Mercury Music Lounge, 18206 Detroit, Lakewood, OH 44107, with free admission.
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at Jilly’s Music Room, 110 N. Main Street, Akron, OH 44308 with Birth to Ziggy (1947-74), TICKETS, exploring the artist’s formative years; and on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at BOP STOP, 2920 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113 with “Heroes” to the End (1974-2016), TICKETS, covering the second half of his life and music. Both shows are at 8PM. TICKETS.
Vanity Crash will appear in the 1000-seat Celebrity Theatre in March, 2024, performing two shows for the 1800 passengers on board with their show focused on the life and music of David Bowie including exclusive videos, original music and Bowie classics. Thomas Mulready will also perform two shows with his highly researched, in-depth presentation on the life and music of David Bowie. The first of each band and solo show will focus on the early years: David Bowie: Birth to Ziggy (1947-1974) TICKETS; the second will focus on the later years: David Bowie: “Heroes” to the End (1974-2016). TICKETS.
The 7th annual voyage of the 70’s Rock and Romance Cruise offers unparalleled access to 1970’s music icons through live nightly music performances and celebrity-led audience engagement events while on board, including panel discussions, game shows, trivia contests, wine tasting and pool parties, all while enjoying the luxurious accommodations of staterooms and suites with access to over a dozen acclaimed restaurants, martini bars and wine cellars.
The lineup of artists appearing on the 70’s Rock & Romance Cruise includes: Foreigner, Randy Bachman, Pablo Cruise, Ambrosia, WAR, Dave Mason, Don McLean, Gino Vanelli, The Cowsills, Firefall, Orleans, Peter Asher, John Ford Coley, Vanity Crash and many others.
Alan Rubens, COO of StarVista Live, responsible for the company’s entrance into themed cruises, noted, “We are excited to welcome Vanity Crash and their David Bowie programs to our 70s Rock & Romance Cruise. Obviously we couldn’t get David Bowie, but we felt it was very important to represent his music. There is no other place in the world where you can go and hang out with the musicians that helped define a decade.”
DAVID BOWIE:
“He’s chameleon, comedian, Corinthian and caricature,” David Bowie sings in 1971, but he could have been writing his own bio. Legendary for creating multiple personas like Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, The Thin White Duke, and more, the artist quickly innovated through musical styles from early experiments in R&B and folk rock to inventing glam rock, to “plastic soul,” Krautrock, ambient, pop, Drum and Bass, to a jazz rock collaboration on his final album, ★Blackstar. With over 30 appearances as an actor, and 100 million records sold, Bowie is credited with influencing generations of artists in the genres of glam, disco, punk, grunge and alternative. He raised the bar permanently for theatrics in live performance, and he upended the notion of what it means to be a rock star.
VANITY CRASH:
Vanity Crash was born onstage in the smash Cleveland Public Theatre production of “Hedwig and The Angry Inch” about a botched sex change operation. Band front man Dennis Van Crash was the musical director of the play, which featured the fictional on-stage band The Angry Inch. The glam punk band was so tight and rocking, the decision was made to keep the band together and work on original material. Five releases later, Vanity Crash has been dressing up and throwing down with eye-popping synchronized light shows, outrageous stage costumes and provocative attitude, opening for the likes of the New York Dolls, Poison, the Darkness and Gogol Bordello. Their acclaimed presentations on David Bowie include timeless gems performed live alongside their own incendiary originals.
THOMAS MULREADY:
As creator of Cool Networks LLC, Mulready leads an influencer-driven multimedia content network utilizing sites, podcasts, videos, and e-blasts to promote economic development, arts, culture and technology in Northeast Ohio. After creating the Performance Art Festival+Archives, he co-founded the Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology, and has served as Senior Vice President of National City Bank and worked at Management Recruiters International, Richardson-Vicks, and Campbell Soup. He’s played drums with Cats On Holiday and Vanity Crash, presented his performance art in New York and Paris, and served as a Senior Research Consultant in the United Kingdom.
PHOTO CREDITS:
EARLY: Photo composite of David Bowie performing live at his US debut at Cleveland’s Music Hall 09.22.72; and Vanity Crash performing live in Cleveland, 2023. Both photographs by Anastasia Pantsios.
LATE: Photo composite of David Bowie performing at the Cleveland Coliseum 04.22.78, photo by Janet Macoska; and Vanity Crash performing live in Cleveland, 2023, photo by Anastasia Pantsios.
TICKETS & INFO:
CRUISE: Although the 70’s Rock & Romance Cruise 2024 is currently sold out, cancellations can occur, and interested parties are encouraged to use the Vanity Crash discount code BOWIE to gain access to the waiting list to be notified when a cabin becomes available. A custom page to take advantage of the special insider rate has been posted here: https://rockandromancecruise.com/bowie
TICKETS: Fri 01.12.24 Jilly’s Music Room: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-bowie-birth-to-ziggy-1947-74-part-1-of-2-part-show-wvanity-crash-tickets-776226994837?aff=oddtdtcreator
TICKETS: Sat 01.13.24 BOP STOP Cleveland: https://www.themusicsettlement.org/events/2024/01/13/heroes-to-the-end-part-2-of-two-part-david-bowie-show-with-vanity-crash-bop-stop
INFO, IMAGES, VIDEO: https://VanityCrash.com
Akron, OH 44308
Cleveland, OH 44113