David Bowie performed at the Bushnell Auditorium in Hartford, Connecticut, on 17 July 1974. This was his only show at the venue.
It was the 29th date of the Diamond Dogs Tour, which had kicked off in Montreal on 14 June. This date replaced a cancelled show at the Cape Cod Coliseum in Yarmouth.
The musical director was Michael Kamen, who also played electric piano, Moog synthesizer, and oboe. Earl Slick played guitar, and Mike Garson was on piano and Mellotron. The bass guitarist was Herbie Flowers, and the drummer was Tony Newman.
The backing singers were Geoff MacCormack (billed as Warren Peace) and Gui Andrisano. The line-up was completed by David Sanborn and Richard Grando on saxophone and flute, and percussionist Pablo Rosario.
The setlist
- ‘1984’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
- ‘Sweet Thing’
- ‘Candidate’
- ‘Sweet Thing (Reprise)’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘Aladdin Sane’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
- ‘Cracked Actor’
- ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll With Me’
- ‘Watch That Man’
- ‘Future Legend’
- ‘Diamond Dogs’
- ‘Panic In Detroit’
- ‘Big Brother’
- ‘Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family’
- ‘Time’
- ‘The Width Of A Circle’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide’
Also on this day...
- 1987: Live: Stade De L’Ouest, Nice
- 1974: Recording, mixing: David Live
- 1973: Recording: Pin Ups
- 1972: Travel: London to Cyprus
- 1969: Recording: Janine, An Occasional Dream
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Playboy Club, London
- 1965: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Witch Doctor, St Leonards-on-Sea
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