David Bowie performed at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, on 24 October 2003, as part of A Reality Tour.
It was the 11th date of the tour, which began on 7 October in Copenhagen.
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 Hallenstadion on 17 April 1976 during the Isolar Tour, and 14 February 1996 for the Outside Tour. This was his final appearance in Zürich.
The setlist
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘New Killer Star’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Cactus’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Fall Dog Bombs The Moon’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Sunday’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Never Get Old’
- ‘The Motel’
- ‘5:15 The Angels Have Gone’
- ‘Loving The Alien’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Heathen (The Rays)’
- ‘Bring Me The Disco King’
- ‘Slip Away’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
Last updated: 30 November 2023
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- 1995: Live: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma
- 1991: Live: Tin Machine, Docks, Hamburg
- 1983: Live: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
- 1983: Album release: Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
- 1980: Single release: Fashion
- 1968: Recording: Ching-A-Ling, Back To Where You’ve Never Been
- 1966: Decca agrees to record David Bowie’s debut album
- 1963: Live: The Konrads, Wickham Hall, West Wickham
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