David Bowie performed at the Kalvøyafestivalen on the island of Kalvøya in Bærum near Oslo, Norway, on 28 June 1997, as part of his Earthling Tour.
It was the 14th date of the tour, which began on 7 June 1997 in Lübeck, Germany.
This was the final Kalvøyafestivalen, which had run since 1971. The 1998 festival was cancelled after the organisers could not attract sufficient headline acts.
Bowie’s guitarist was Reeves Gabrels, and Mike Garson played piano and keyboards. Gail Ann Dorsey was on bass guitar, vocals and keyboards, and Zack Alford played the drums.
The setlist
- ‘Quicksand’
- ‘Queen Bitch’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Outside’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Seven Years In Tibet’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Looking For Satellites’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Dead Man Walking’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘Telling Lies’
- ‘Little Wonder’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
Last updated: 27 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 1996: Live: Freilichtbühne Peißnitz, Halle
- 1987: Live: Stade de Gerland, Lyon
- 1983: Live: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
- 1974: Live: Civic Center, Charleston
- 1973: Live: Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
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