Bowie to curate new festival

David Bowie, who says he's "fed up" with the music industry, plans to curate a new music and arts festival in New York in May 2007.

Bowie will also play a large outdoor concert, his first show in New York since 2003.

The singer will select musicians and artists to appear at the festival, which is called High Line Festival because it is to be held atop Manhattan's elevated railway line.

"I've been particularly excited about seeking out emerging artists and giving them a place in a festival that will also feature some very well-known names," Bowie said, according to Reuters.

In an interview with New York magazine, Bowie said he's taking 2006 off.

"I've been fed up for quite some time. I'm taking a year off — no touring, no albums. I go for a walk every morning and I watch a ton of movies. One day, I watched three Woody Allen movies in a row."

Bowie said he continues to follow art rock and listens to music by bands such as Montreal's Arcade Fire and Secret Machines.

The 10-day High Line Festival will feature film, performing arts, music and visual arts in venues on and below a railroad viaduct that is being transformed into a 22-block elevated park.