David Bowie performed at Los Angeles’ Universal Amphitheatre on 13 September 1997, as part of the Earthling Tour.
It was the 51st date of the tour, which began on 7 June 1997 in Lübeck, Germany, and the second of two shows at the Universal Amphitheatre.
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.
Bowie had previously performed at the Universal Amphitheatre for seven consecutive nights on 2–8 September 1974, during the Diamond Dogs Tour.
The 5,200-seat venue amphitheatre was demolished in September 2013 to make way for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood.
The setlist
- ‘Quicksand’
- ‘Always Crashing In The Same Car’
- ‘Queen Bitch’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Panic In Detroit’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- ‘Seven Years In Tibet’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)’
- ‘Looking For Satellites’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Little Wonder’
- ‘Dead Man Walking’
- ‘The Last Thing You Should Do’
- ‘V-2 Schneider’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘O Superman’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
Also on this day...
- 2000: Album release: liveandwell.com
- 1996: Live: Avalon, Boston
- 1995: Rehearsal: Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford
- 1974: Live: Convention Center, Tucson
- 1973: David Bowie sees The Rolling Stones live
- 1969: Live: Library Gardens, Bromley
- 1967: Filming: The Image
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