David Bowie performed at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, on 14 February 1996, as part of the Outside Tour.
It was the 62nd date of the tour, which began on 14 September in Hartford, USA.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Reeves Gabrels. Mike Garson played piano and keyboards, Gail Ann Dorsey was on bass guitar, and Zack Alford was on drums. Peter Schwartz played synthesizer and was the musical director, and George Simms was on backing vocals and keyboards.
Bowie had previously performed at the Hallenstadion on 17 April 1976 during the Isolar Tour. He returned for a third and final time on 24 October 2003 for A Reality Tour.
The setlist
- ‘The Motel’
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘I Have Not Been To Oxford Town’
- ‘Outside’
- ‘Andy Warhol’
- ‘The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘A Small Plot Of Land’
- ‘Strangers When We Meet’
- ‘Diamond Dogs’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Breaking Glass’
- ‘We Prick You’
- ‘Nite Flights’
- ‘Teenage Wildlife’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
Last updated: 21 November 2023
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- 1992: Live: Tin Machine, Sonic City Hall, Omiya
- 1974: Mixing: Diamond Dogs
- 1973: Live: Radio City Music Hall, New York
- 1972: Live: Brighton Dome, Brighton
- 1971: David Bowie parties in Los Angeles
- 1962: David Bowie receives emergency surgery on his left eye
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