DAVID BOWIE TO HOST INTERNET CHAT WITH PLACEBO ON MONDAY, MARCH 29

DATE: MARCH 24, 1999

FROM: TRESA REDBURN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

DAVID BOWIE TO HOST
INTERNET CHAT WITH PLACEBO
ON MONDAY, MARCH 29,
FOLLOWED BY A LIVE AUDIO/CYBERTCAST OF
THEIR SHOW FROM IRVING PLAZA IN NYC

DAVID BOWIE will host a live SonicNet/Yahoo! chat with the critically acclaimed British-based PLACEBO Monday, March 29 at 2:00 PM (ET)/11:00 AM (PT), to be be followed by a live audio/video cybercast of their show from Irving Plaza in NYC at 11:00 PM (ET)/8:00 PM (PT). This event comes in the midst of the band's U.S. tour in support of their Virgin album WITHOUT YOU I'M NOTHING, which features the dark and alluring hit "Pure Morning."

As music fans know, BOWIE and PLACEBO–known for their adventurous brand of rock–are no strangers to each other. PLACEBO were personally invited by BOWIE as the opening act for his historic 50th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden in l997. Recently, at the Brit Awards, PLACEBO invited BOWIE to perform with them for a bracing version of the T. Rex glam classic "20th Century Boy."

The chat event begins at 2:00 PM (ET) and will be presented with streaming audio and video in REAL MEDIA (www.real.com). BOWIE will take questions live from the Internet, in addition to adding his own special, insightful commentary as host and interviewer. The chat will be rebroadcast immediately following PLACEBO's Irving Plaza performance. Produced by SonicNet, the event will be presented inconjunction with Virgin Records (www.virginrecords.com) and BowieNet (www.davidbowie.com). Online production is provided by Globix Steaming Media Group (www.globix.com) while the chat is hosted by Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com).

At 9:00 PM (ET), PLACEBO will take the stage in raging glory. Will DAVID BOWIE join PLACEBO on stage? Tune in and find out.

Fans can experience all this cyber event at the following addresses:

www.sonicnet.com
www.virginrecords.com
www.bowie.net
www.broadcast.com