David Bowie Drafts In TV on the Radio

TV on the Radio have been added to the line-up for the David Bowie curated High Line Festival.

The New York band will open for Air in their native city at the Madison Square Garden on May 10.

The inaugural Highline Music Festival runs from May 9 to 19 and features a mix of music, film, comedy, visual art, and performance, personally selected by the chameleon of rock.

The event already boasts performances from Arcade Fire, Ricky Gervais, Deerhoof, The Polyphonic Spree and The Secret Machines.

Bowie said of the festival: "I thought it a very cool deal to be asked to curate the High Line Festival. The request was for me to choose artists and acts that I myself would go out of my way to see. Although this inaugural year will be modest in scale we've been pretty lucky in that many whom I asked have accepted.

"I'm also pleased that many emerging artists are participating alongside more established talents that represent a fairly wide cross section of disciplines within the arts community. I would really hope that the exposure this festival affords will help these folk get the attention they deserve."

The festival takes place in venues near the High Line, an elevated rail structure which runs through the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Clinton/Hells Kitchen.