David Bowie performed at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium on 30 November 1974.
It was the 70th date of the Diamond Dogs Tour, which had previously visited the venue on 29 June.
Bowie first performed there during the Ziggy Stardust Tour on 20 November 1972. He played there again on 7 March 1976 for the Isolar Tour, and 13 April 1978 during the Isolar II Tour.
Parts of this show were used on the 2020 live album I’m Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74).
The musical director was Mike Garson, who also played piano and Mellotron. Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar played guitar, the bass guitarist was Emir Ksasan, and the drummer was Dennis Davis.
The backing singers were Ava Cherry, Robin Clark, Geoff MacCormack (billed as Warren Peace), Luther Vandross, Diane Sumler, and Anthony Hinton. The line-up was completed by David Sanborn on saxophone and flute, and percussionist Pablo Rosario.
The setlist
- ‘Memory Of A Free Festival’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)’
- ‘Sorrow’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘1984’
- ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll With Me’
- ‘Love Me Do’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
- ‘Can You Hear Me’
- ‘Knock On Wood’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide’
- ‘Future Legend’
- ‘Diamond Dogs’
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