David Bowie performed at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Canada, on 11 July 1983, as part of the Serious Moonlight Tour.
It was the 31st date of the tour, which began on 18 May in Brussels, and the first North American date.
Bowie’s 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.
David Bowie returned to the Colisée de Québec on 4 March 1990 during the Sound+Vision Tour, and 4 April 2004 for A Reality Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- ‘Breaking Glass’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- “Heroes”
- ‘What In The World’
- ‘Life On Mars?’
- ‘Sorrow’
- ‘Golden Years’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Red Sails’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘Station To Station’
- ‘Cracked Actor’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘Space Oddity’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘Cat People (Putting Out Fire)’
- ‘TVC 15’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Star’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘I Can’t Explain’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 23 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 1997: Live: Rocce Rosse Festival, Àrbatax
- 1987: Live: Slane Castle, Slane
- 1974: Live: Tower Theater, Upper Darby
- 1973: Recording: Pin Ups
- 1969: Single release: Space Oddity
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