David Bowie performed at the Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 3 August 1997, as part of the Earthling Tour.
It was the 38th date of the tour, which began on 7 June 1997 in Lübeck, Germany.
With a capacity of just 890, this was the smallest venue on his 1997 tour.
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’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘Queen Bitch’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Looking For Satellites’
- ‘Seven Years In Tibet’
- ‘Outside’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Little Wonder’
- ‘Dead Man Walking’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘O Superman’
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
Last updated: 28 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 2002: Live: Great Woods Arts Center, Mansfield
- 1987: Live: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
- 1983: Live: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont
- 1969: Live: Three Tuns, Beckenham
- 1969: Travel: Tuscany to London
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