David Bowie performed at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England, on 20 November 2003, as part of A Reality Tour.
It was the 26th date of the tour, which began on 7 October in Copenhagen, and the second of two consecutive nights in Birmingham.
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 played at the NEC Arena on 5 and 6 June 1983 during the Serious Moonlight Tour; 19 and 20 March 1990 for the Sound+Vision Tour; and 20 and 21 November and 13 December 1995 for the Outside Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘New Killer Star’
- ‘Sister Midnight’
- ‘Reality’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Cactus’
- ‘Fall Dog Bombs The Moon’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
- ‘The Loneliest Guy’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Sunday’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Happy Birthday’
- ‘Life On Mars?’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘Loving The Alien’
- ‘Days’
- ‘Never Get Old’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Fantastic Voyage’
- ‘Heathen (The Rays)’
- ‘Five Years’
- ‘Hang On To Yourself’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
Also on this day...
- 1995: Live: NEC Arena, Birmingham
- 1991: Live: Tin Machine, Orpheum Theater, Boston
- 1987: Live: Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne
- 1983: Live: Sydney Showground, Sydney
- 1972: Live: Municipal Auditorium, Nashville
- 1969: Live: Purcell Room, London
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Justin Hall, West Wickham, Bromley
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