David Bowie performed at the Summit in Houston, Texas, on 7 October 1987, as part of the Glass Spider Tour.
It was the 66th date of the tour, which began on 30 May in Rotterdam, and the first of two consecutive nights in Houston.
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 Summit on 9 April 1978 during the Isolar II Tour, and on 21 August 1983 for the Serious Moonlight 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...
- 2003: Live: Forum København, Copenhagen
- 1997: Live: Chili Pepper, Fort Lauderdale
- 1995: Live: Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh
- 1972: Live: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
- 1972: Recording: The Jean Genie, John I’m Only Dancing
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Eel Pie Island Jazz Club, Twickenham
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