David Bowie performed at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on 9 September 1997, as part of his Earthling Tour.
It was the 48th date of the tour, which began on 7 June 1997 in Lübeck, Germany, and the first of three nights at the Warfield.
Bowie’s guitarist was Reeves Gabrels, and Mike Garson played piano and keyboards. Gail Ann Dorsey was on bass guitar, vocals and keyboards, and Zack Alford played the drums.
Bowie and Gabrels had previously performed at the venue on 17 and 18 December 1991 during Tin Machine’s It’s My Life Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Quicksand’
- ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’
- ‘Baby What You Want Me To Do’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Panic In Detroit’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Seven Years In Tibet’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘Looking For Satellites’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘The Hearts Filthy Lesson’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Little Wonder’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Dead Man Walking’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘O Superman’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
Last updated: 28 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 1983: Live: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim
- 1971: David Bowie signs to RCA Records
- 1969: Recording: Memory Of A Free Festival
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, RAF Wethersfield, Braintree
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