David Bowie performed at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 17 October 1997, as part of the Earthling Tour.
It was the 72nd 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’
- ‘Always Crashing In The Same Car’
- ‘The Supermen’
- ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’
- ‘I Can’t Read’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- ‘Seven Years In Tibet’
- ‘Panic In Detroit’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Looking For Satellites’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Little Wonder’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘O Superman’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
Last updated: 28 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 2002: Live: Jimmy’s Bronx Cafe, New York City
- 1999: Live: Libro Music Hall, Vienna
- 1991: Live: Tin Machine, Neue Welt, Berlin
- 1974: Live: Michigan Theater, Detroit
- 1973: David Bowie moves to 89 Oakley Street, London
- 1969: Live: Tiffany’s, Exeter
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Tower Ballroom, Lee-on-the-Solent
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