David Bowie performed at CNE Stadium in Toronto, Canada, on 25 August 1987, as part of the Glass Spider Tour.
It was the 43rd date of the tour, which began on 30 May in Rotterdam, and the second of two consecutive nights at the CNE Stadium.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Peter Frampton. Erdal Kızılçay played keyboards, trumpet, congas, and violin, and Richard Cottle was on keyboards, saxophone, and tambourine. Carmine Rojas played bass guitar and Alan Childs was on drums and percussion.
Bowie had previously performed at the stadium on 3 and 4 September 1983 during the Serious Moonlight Tour. He returned for a final time on 4 July 1990 for the Sound+Vision Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Up The Hill Backwards’
- ‘Glass Spider’
- ‘Up The Hill Backwards’ (Reprise)
- ‘Day-In Day-Out’
- ‘Bang Bang’
- ‘Absolute Beginners’
- ‘Loving The Alien’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘All The Madmen’
- ‘Never Let Me Down’
- ‘Big Brother’
- ‘Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family’
- ‘’87 And Cry’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Sons Of The Silent Age’
- ‘Time Will Crawl’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘Beat Of Your Drum’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Time’
- ‘Blue Jean’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 1 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 1991: Television: Tin Machine, In Concert
- 1990: Live: Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
- 1983: Live: Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia
- 1972: Filming: John, I’m Only Dancing
- 1969: Television: Doebidoe
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