Live: Forest National, Brussels

David Bowie performed at the Forest National in Brussels, Belgium, on 18 May 1983, for the first date of the Serious Moonlight Tour.

His guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick. Dave Lebolt was on keyboards and synthesizers, and Steve Elson, Stan Harrison, Lenny Pickett played saxophones. Carmine Rojas played bass guitar and Tony Thompson was on drums and percussion. George and Frank Simms were the backing singers.

It was first of two consecutive nights at the venue, also known as the Vorst Nationaal.

Bowie had previously performed there on 11 May 1976 during the Isolar Tour, and on 11 and 12 June 1978 for the Isolar II Tour.

He returned on 20 and 21 April 1990 for the Sound+Vision Tour, and 27 January 1996 for the Outside Tour.

The setlist

• ‘Star’
• “Heroes”
• ‘What In The World’
• ‘Look Back In Anger’
• ‘Joe The Lion’
• ‘Wild Is The Wind’
• ‘Golden Years’
• ‘Fashion’
• ‘Let’s Dance’
• ‘Red Sails’
• ‘Breaking Glass’
• ‘Life On Mars?’
• ‘Sorrow’
• ‘Cat People (Putting Out Fire)’
• ‘China Girl’
• ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
• ‘Rebel Rebel’
• ‘I Can’t Explain’
• ‘White Light/White Heat’
• ‘Station To Station’
• ‘Cracked Actor’
• ‘Ashes To Ashes’
• ‘Space Oddity’
• ‘Young Americans’
• ‘Soul Love’
• ‘Hang On To Yourself’
• ‘Fame’
• ‘TVC 15’
• ‘Stay’
• ‘The Jean Genie’
• ‘Modern Love’