David Bowie performed at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, on 4 October 1997, as part of the Earthling Tour.
It was the 64th date of the tour, which began on 7 June 1997 in Lübeck, Germany, and the second of two consecutive nights in Philadelphia.
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 Electric Factory on 23 October 2002 during the Outside Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Queen Bitch’
- ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘The Last Thing You Should Do’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- ‘Seven Years In Tibet’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘Outside’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Looking For Satellites’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Little Wonder’
- ‘Quicksand’
- ‘I Can’t Read’
- ‘Telling Lies’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Dead Man Walking’
- ‘Pallas Athena’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘O Superman’
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
Last updated: 28 November 2023
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- 1972: Recording: RCA Studios, New York
- 1971: Live: Seymour Hall, London
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