David Bowie performed at the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 11 September 1987, as part of the Glass Spider Tour.
It was the 52nd date of the tour, which began on 30 May in Rotterdam, and the second of two consecutive nights in Milwaukee.
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 returned to the Marcus Amphitheater on 13 June 1990 during 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’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’
- ‘Blue Jean’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 1 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 1995: Rehearsal: Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford
- 1990: Live: Hipódromo de las Mestas, Gijón
- 1983: Live: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver
- 1974: Live: Sports Arena, San Diego
- 1969: Recording: God Knows I’m Good
- 1967: Photo shoot: The Image
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Central Hotel, Gillingham
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London
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