David Bowie performed at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 28 November 1987, as part of the Glass Spider Tour.
It was the 86th and final date of the tour, which began on 30 May in Rotterdam.
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 Western Springs Stadium on 2 December 1978 during the Isolar II Tour, and 26 November 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’
- ‘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’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Blue Jean’
- ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
Last updated: 8 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 2003: Live: SEC Centre, Glasgow
- 1974: Live: Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis
- 1972: Live: Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh
- 1969: Audition: Sunday Bloody Sunday
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