![]() ![]() “ He joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. On Wednesday (May 24) the singer's reps officially confirmed that Iggy Pop is not dead. Iggy Pop Death Hoax Dismissed Since Singer Is ‘Alive And Well’ Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major American network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a singer of Iggy Pop's stature would be major news across networks.Ī recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (71%) of respondents think those Iggy Pop death rumors are not funny anymore. Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax. ![]() Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 76-year-old singer was dead. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.” ET on Tuesday (May 23, 2023), our beloved singer Iggy Pop passed away. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the American singer’s passing: “ At about 11 a.m. Iggy Pop’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Rumors of the singer’s alleged demise gained traction on Tuesday after a ‘ R.I.P. Thankfully, Stooges frontman is alive and well. However the May 2023 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. News of singer Iggy Pop’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. The stage invasion continues through ‘Down on The Street’, the fans lurching and jerking as Iggy surveys the scene – once and always a master of it all.Is Iggy Pop secretly gay and hiding in the closet? “Get up here and dance with me!” he urges during ‘No Fun’. With wonderful foresight, Iggy insists that the house lights are kept on throughout, so we can see every grin, every twinkling eye and every triumphant punch of the air from the pit. Instead he ends the song sweetly blowing kisses.Īfter a year of watching earnest, but somewhat lonely looking rock stars gigging in empty venues online, it’s almost as much of a pleasure watching the people in the crowd as it is Iggy. Is he… going to get his knob out? Though he may well have done 50 years previously, it’s a no show tonight. “Now let’s get down and dirty!” yells Iggy as his fingers jump to his belt, which he unbuckles before gesturing to his flies. There’s even a brass section, making everything that more soulful, at times coming on like an X-rated Otis Redding revue.Īfter an impressive run through ‘Lust For Life’, ‘The Passenger’ and ‘Some Weird Sin’ – during which Iggy toasts the crowd with a giant golden goblet, as befitting of the godfather of punk – the brutal thrum of ‘1969’ kicks up. ![]() He’s not backed by the all-star backing band that he took on the road for 2016’s ‘Post Pop Depression’, but who needs Joshua Homme and Matt Helders when you’ve got a man in his 70s singing about the joys of S&M? In fact, that album is ignored entirely in favour of a great, giddy gallop through Iggy’s greatest hits solo and Stooges and a glammy cover of his good mate Bowie’s ‘The Jean Genie’ thrown in for good measure. He’s been doing this for well over half a century now and still – still – the people come in their thousands to see those loose gyrations from a body made of veins like spaghetti. Bounding onto the stage to ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’, his leopard print jacket lasting approximately a minute-and-a-half before it’s peeled off, revealing his infamous hairless torso, Iggy Pop can’t help but grin. READ MORE: On the cover – Iggy Pop: “Punk has to have a sense of hopelessness about it”Īs a time machine into the way things were, it’s a beautiful thing.Though streamed on Iggy’s birthday last night, this gig was actually filmed two years ago, the second of two shows at the Sydney Opera House and a good eight months before COVID-19 pounced into our consciousness. Do not be alarmed by the heaving crowds, the sweaty intermingling of human bodies and the carefree way that Iggy Pop – a man who yesterday turned 74, placing him well and truly within the ranks of the clinically vulnerable – seems to have no qualms about getting up close and personal with the audience. ![]()
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