David Bowie performed at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 16 July 1996, as part of the Outside Tour.
It was the 90th date of the tour, which began on 14 September in Hartford, USA.
Bowie’s guitarist was Reeves Gabrels, and Mike Garson played piano and keyboards. Gail Ann Dorsey was on bass guitar, and Zack Alford played the drums.
He had previously performed at the Rotterdam Ahoy on 13 and 14 May 1976 during the Isolar Tour; 7, 8, and 9 June 1978 for the Isolar II Tour; and 30 March 1990 for the Sound+Vision Tour.
He returned to the venue for a final time on 15 October 2003 for A Reality Tour.
The setlist
- ‘The Motel’
- ‘Baby Universal’
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- ‘We Prick You’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘Outside’
- ‘Aladdin Sane’
- ‘The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Breaking Glass’
- ‘Telling Lies’
- ‘Jump They Say’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
- ‘A Small Plot Of Land’
- ‘Strangers When We Meet’
- ‘Lust For Life’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
Last updated: 22 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 1997: Live: Velodromo De Anoeta, San Sebastián
- 1990: Live: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale
- 1983: Live: Civic Center, Hartford
- 1974: Live: Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
- 1973: Recording: The Man Who Sold The World by Lulu
- 1972: Press conference: Dorchester Hotel, London
- 1969: Recording: Janine, An Occasional Dream, Letter To Hermione
- 1968: Screen test: The Virgin Soldiers
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Club One-O-One, Brighton
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