David Bowie performed at the Rocce Rosse Festival in Àrbatax, Italy, on 11 July 1997, as part of the Earthling Tour.
It was the 23rd date of the tour, which began on 7 June 1997 in Lübeck, Germany.
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’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Dead Man Walking’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Seven Years In Tibet’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Looking For Satellites’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Little Wonder’
- ‘Outside’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘O Superman’
- ‘Strangers When We Meet’
Last updated: 27 November 2023
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- 1987: Live: Slane Castle, Slane
- 1983: Live: Colisée de Québec, Quebec City
- 1974: Live: Tower Theater, Upper Darby
- 1973: Recording: Pin Ups
- 1969: Single release: Space Oddity
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