David Bowie performed at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, on 21 October 2003, as part of A Reality Tour.
It was the ninth date of the tour, which began on 7 October in Copenhagen, and the second of two consecutive nights in Paris.
Earl Slick and Gerry Leonard played guitar, Gail Ann Dorsey was on bass guitar and vocals, and Mike Garson played keyboards and piano. Sterling Campbell was on drums, and Catherine Russell played keyboards, percussion, guitar and sang backing vocals.
Bowie had previously performed at the Bercy on 2 and 3 April 1990 during the Sound+Vision Tour, and 20 February 1996 for the Outside Tour.
The setlist
- ‘New Killer Star’
- ‘Pablo Picasso’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
- ‘I’ve Been Waiting For You’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Cactus’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Afraid’
- ‘Days’
- ‘Sound And Vision’
- ‘Breaking Glass’
- ‘Be My Wife’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Heathen (The Rays)’
- ‘Always Crashing In The Same Car’
- ‘Hang On To Yourself’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
Last updated: 30 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 2002: Live: Tower Theater, Upper Darby
- 1995: Live: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
- 1991: Live: Tin Machine, Cirkus, Stockholm
- 1983: Live: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
- 1972: Live: Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica
- 1969: Live: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Victoria Drill Hall, Newmarket
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Medway County Youth Club, Chatham
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