David Bowie performed at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, on 19 August 1983, as part of the Serious Moonlight Tour.
It was the 56th date of the tour, which began on 18 May in Brussels.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick. Dave Lebolt was on keyboards and synthesizers, and Steve Elson, Stan Harrison, Lenny Pickett played saxophones. Carmine Rojas played bass guitar and Tony Thompson was on drums and percussion. George and Frank Simms were the backing singers.
Bowie returned to the Reunion Arena on 10 and 11 October 1987 during the Glass Spider Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Star’
- “Heroes”
- ‘What In The World’
- ‘Golden Years’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Breaking Glass’
- ‘Life On Mars?’
- ‘Sorrow’
- ‘Cat People (Putting Out Fire)’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘Station To Station’
- ‘Cracked Actor’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘Space Oddity’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘TVC 15’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 24 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 2003: Live: The Chance, Poughkeepsie
- 1991: Live: Tin Machine, Waterfront Cafe, Dublin
- 1990: Live: MECC, Maastricht
- 1987: Live: Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
- 1974: Recording: Young Americans
- 1972: Live: Rainbow Theatre, London
- 1969: Meeting: Growth – the Beckenham Arts Lab
- 1966: UK single release: I Dig Everything
- 1965: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, 100 Club, London
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Eel Pie Island Jazz Club, Twickenham
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