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Television: Live By Request

Joe — Sat, 15 Jun 2002 19:00:58 +0000

David Bowie performed at Sony Music Studios in New York City in New York City, USA, on 15 June 2002. It was filmed for the A&E television show David Bowie – Live By Request, and saw Bowie and his band perform requests taken from viewers live on air. Earl Slick was on guitar, Gerry Leonard played guitar and keyboards, and Mark Plati played guitar, bass guitar, and keyboards. Gail Ann Dorsey was on bass guitar, guitar, and backing vocals, and Mike Garson played keyboards. Sterling Campbell was on drums, and Catherine Russell played keyboards and percussion and sang backing vocals. The

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Live: BBC Radio Theatre, London

Joe — Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:00:48 +0000

David Bowie performed a special concert at the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, London, on 27 June 2000. It was recorded two days after Bowie’s headline set at the Glastonbury Festival, and was before an invited audience of mostly BowieNet members. The show was broadcast on BBC Radio 1, and later on television. It was also issued as a bonus disc, titled BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000, as part of the limited edition 3xCD Bowie At The Beeb set, released on 26 September 2000. Bowie’s band was Earl Slick on guitar, Mark Plati on guitar and bass,

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Television: Tin Machine, In Concert

Joe — Sun, 25 Aug 1991 19:00:28 +0000

Tin Machine performed at Rock-It Cargo at LAX Airport, Los Angeles, on 25 August 1991. Two hundred and fifty passes were given to fans ahead of the show, which was filmed and broadcast on ABC TV’s In Concert series. The setlist ‘One Shot’ ‘A Big Hurt’ ‘Stateside’ ‘Baby Universal’ ‘If There Is Something’

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Television: Musikladen

Joe — Tue, 30 May 1978 13:00:06 +0000

David Bowie performed on the Musikladen Extra TV show in Bremen, Germany, on 30 May 1978. He was midway through the Isolar II Tour, which began on 29 March in San Diego. This was Bowie’s only appearance in Bremen. Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Adrian Belew. Simon House was on electric violin, Sean Mayes played piano, and Roger Powell was on keyboards and synthesizers. George Murray played bass guitar and Dennis Davis was on drums. We flew up to Bremen in north Germany for a TV show. Musikladen was the largest pop show in the world, going out to

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Television: Dinah!

Joe — Fri, 15 Apr 1977 19:00:29 +0000

David Bowie and Iggy Pop made an appearance on CBS TV’s Dinah! on 15 April 1977. They were nearing the end of Pop’s The Idiot Tour, which concluded in San Diego the following night. Bowie played keyboards on the tour; the other band members were Ricky Gardiner on guitar, Tony Sales on bass guitar, and Hunt Sales on drums. Dinah! was a daytime variety talk show hosted by singer and actress Dinah Shore. Pop and the band performed ‘Sister Midnight’ and ‘Funtime’, and he and Bowie were interviewed by Shore. The show was filmed at CBS Television City at 7800

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Television: Top Pop

Joe — Wed, 13 Feb 1974 14:00:45 +0000

David Bowie filmed an appearance on the Dutch TV show Top Pop on 13 February 1974, miming to his forthcoming single ‘Rebel Rebel’. The performance was filmed at the AVRO studios in Hilversum. It was broadcast on 18 February, and later released on the 2002 DVD Best Of Bowie. Bowie was suffering from a bout of conjunctivitis, and wore an eyepatch over the afflicted eye – meaning that his permanently-dilated iris received the full glare of the studio lights. I had conjunctivitis so I made the most of it and dressed like a pirate. Just stopped short of the parrot. I had

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Live: The 1980 Floor Show, Marquee Club, London

Joe — Sat, 20 Oct 1973 10:30:35 +0000

The third and final night of David Bowie’s stage production The 1980 Floor Show took place on 20 October 1973. The variety show was staged at London’s Marquee Club, with tickets each night given to members of Bowie’s fan club. It was filmed by NBC and broadcast in America on 16 November in the series The Midnight Special. The show was designed to give Bowie some much-needed exposure in America. Although he was a household name by this point, a final US leg of the Ziggy Stardust Tour had been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. At that time no

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Live: The 1980 Floor Show, Marquee Club, London

Joe — Fri, 19 Oct 1973 19:00:30 +0000

The second night of David Bowie’s stage production The 1980 Floor Show took place on 19 October 1973. The variety show was staged at London’s Marquee Club, with 200 tickets given to members of Bowie’s fan club. It was filmed by NBC and broadcast in America on 16 November in the series The Midnight Special. The show was designed to give Bowie some much-needed exposure in America. Although he was a household name by this point, a final US leg of the Ziggy Stardust Tour had been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. At that time no one would book

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Live: The 1980 Floor Show, Marquee Club, London

Joe — Thu, 18 Oct 1973 19:00:30 +0000

David Bowie’s stage production The 1980 Floor Show began the first of three nights on 18 October 1973. The variety show was staged at London’s Marquee Club. It was filmed by NBC and broadcast in America on 16 November in the series The Midnight Special. On this first night there was no audience, as the focus was on filming sequences and ironing out final issues. Filmed on this day were the opening titles, featuring dancers spelling out the show’s title with their bodies. The choreographer was Matt Mattox. Marianne Faithfull performed Noel Coward’s ’20th Century Blues’, and Bowie sang ‘Sorrow’.

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Television: Russell Harty Plus Pop

Joe — Wed, 17 Jan 1973 12:00:12 +0000

David Bowie filmed an appearance on the UK TV show Russell Harty Plus Pop on 17 January 1973. In addition to being interviewed by Harty, he performed ‘Drive-In Saturday’ with the Spiders From Mars, along with a solo acoustic version of ‘My Death’. It was filmed at London Weekend Television’s Studio 3 at the South Bank Television Centre in London. Nick Barrett was the producer and Mike Mansfield the director. The show was broadcast on 20 January. The interview and ‘Drive-In Saturday’ were released on 2002’s Best Of Bowie DVD.

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