David Bowie performed at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on 3 October 1995, as part of the Outside Tour.
It was the 11th date of the tour, which began on 14 September in Hartford, USA.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Reeves Gabrels. Mike Garson played piano and keyboards, Gail Ann Dorsey was on bass guitar, and Zack Alford was on drums. Peter Schwartz played synthesizer and was the musical director, and George Simms was on backing vocals and keyboards.
The US leg of the Outside Tour was supported by Nine Inch Nails, as part of their Self Destruct Tour. NIN’s set segued with Bowie’s, with both acts performing several songs together before Bowie continued.
Bowie had previously performed at The Palace on 22, 24, and 25 June 1990 during the Sound+Vision Tour. He returned there for a final show on 9 January 2004 for A Reality Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Subterraneans’ (with Nine Inch Nails)
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’ (with Nine Inch Nails)
- ‘Reptile’ (with Nine Inch Nails)
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’ (with Nine Inch Nails)
- ‘Hurt’ (with Nine Inch Nails)
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘Andy Warhol’
- ‘Outside’
- ‘I Have Not Been To Oxford Town’
- ‘A Small Plot Of Land’
- ‘Breaking Glass’
- ‘We Prick You’
- ‘The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)’
- ‘What In The World’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘I’m Deranged’
- ‘Nite Flights’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Teenage Wildlife’
Also on this day...
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