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The David Bowie Earthling Tour opened on 7 June 1997 at Flughafen Blankense - Lübeck, Germany continuing through Europe, North America before reaching a conclusion in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 7 November 1997.

History

The original concept of the tour was to perform two separate set lists, one regular, and one dance incorporating drum'n'bass. The two set-lists was abandoned, due to media critics and audience apathy^[1], after the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg - Utrecht performance on 11 June 1997 with elements of each incorporated into the one set.

The 19 July 1997 Phoenix Festival performance, was billed as Tao Jones Index, in the BBC Radio 1 dance tent preceded the regular performance on the main stage the following day. The 14 October 1997 show at the Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY, broadcast on MTV's Live from the 10 Spot, was added at short-notice due to cancellation by The Rolling Stones. The following show on 15 October 1997 at the Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY was as part of the GQ Awards. The set-list for the shows included a version of the Laurie Anderson work O Superman with lead vocals by Gail Ann Dorsey.

Tour Band

• David Bowie - vocals, guitar, alto & baritone saxophone
• Reeves Gabrels - guitar
• Gail Ann Dorsey - bass guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Zachary Alford - drums, percussion
• Mike Garson - keyboards

Tour Warm-up Shows

• 17/05/1997 The Factory Studios - Dublin, Ireland
• 02/06/1997 Hanover Grand - London, England
• 03/06/1997 Hanover Grand - London, England
• 05/06/1997 Grosse Freiheit - Hamburg, Germany

Tour Dates

Europe

• 07/06/1997 Flughafen Blankense - Lübeck, Germany
• 08/06/1997 Bieberer Berg Stadion - Offenbach am Main, Germany
• 10/06/1997 Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 11/06/1997 Muziekcentrum Vredenburg - Utrecht, Netherlands
• 13/06/1997 (Cancelled) Essen Stadium - Essen, Germany
• 13/06/1997 Westfalenhalle - Dortmund, Germany
• 14/06/1997 Parc des Princes - Paris, France
• 16/06/1997 La Trocadiere - Rezé, France
• 17/06/1997 La Medocquine - Bordeaux, France
• 19/06/1997 Maison des Sports - Clermont-Ferrand, France
• 21/06/1997 Go Bang Festival - Leipzig, Germany
• 22/06/1997 Go Bang Festival - Munich, Germany
• 24/06/1997 Sommer Arena - Vienna, Austria
• 25/06/1997 Congress Centre - Prague, Czech Republic
• 28/06/1997 Kalvoeya Festival - Oslo, Norway
• 29/06/1997 Ruisrock Festival - Turku, Finland
• 01/07/1997 Zagreb Stadium - Zagreb, Croatia
• 02/07/1997 Piazza del Duomo - Pistoia, Italy
• 04/07/1997 Tourhout Festival - Turnhout, Belgium
• 05/07/1997 Werchter Festival - Werchter, Belgium
• 06/07/1997 Midtfyns Festival - Ringe, Denmark
• 08/07/1997 Stadio Mario Rigamonti - Brescia, Italy
• 10/07/1997 Neapolis Festival - Napoli, Italy
• 11/07/1997 Rocce Rosse Festival - Arbatax, Italy
• 13/07/1997 Out In The Green - Frauenfeld, Switzerland
• 15/07/1997 (Cancelled) Las Ventas - Madrid, Spain
• 15/07/1997 Aqua Lung - Madrid, Spain
• 16/07/1997 Pabellón Príncipe Felipe - Zaragoza, Spain
• 17/07/1997 Velodromo De Anoeta - San Sebastián, Spain
• 19/07/1997 Phoenix Festival - Long Marston Airfield, Stratford upon Avon, England (billed as Tao Jones Index)
• 20/07/1997 Phoenix Festival - Long Marston Airfield, Stratford upon Avon, England
• 22/07/1997 Barrowlands - Glasgow, Scotland
• 23/07/1997 Manchester Academy - Manchester, England
• 25/07/1997 Mölleplatsen - Malmö - Sweden
• 26/07/1997 Lollipop Festival - Stockholm - Sweden
• 27/07/1997 (Cancelled) Stadion Lechii - Gdańsk, Poland
• 29/07/1997 Fourvière - Lyon, France
• 30/07/1997 Pinede Gould, Juan-les-Pins, France
• 01/08/1997 Que Club - Birmingham, England
• 02/08/1997 Royal Court - Liverpool, England
• 03/08/1997 Riverside - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
• 05/08/1997 Rock City - Nottingham, England
• 06/08/1997 Town & Country Club - Leeds, England
• 08/08/1997 Olympia Theatre - Dublin, Ireland
• 09/08/1997 Olympia Theatre - Dublin, Ireland
• 11/08/1997 Shepherds Bush Empire - London, England
• 12/08/1997 Shepherds Bush Empire - London, England
• 14/08/1997 Student Island Fest - Budapest, Hungary

North America

• 06/09/1997 Plaza of Nations - Vancouver, BC
• 07/09/1997 Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA
• 09/09/1997 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
• 10/09/1997 Hollywood Athletic Club - Los Angeles, CA
• 12/09/1997 Universal Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA
• 13/09/1997 Universal Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA
• 15/09/1997 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
• 16/09/1997 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
• 19/09/1997 The Vic Theater - Chicago, IL
• 21/09/1997 State Theater - Detroit, MI
• 22/09/1997 State Theater - Detroit, MI
• 24/09/1997 Metropolis - Montreal, QC
• 25/09/1997 Metropolis - Montreal, QC
• 27/09/1997 Warehouse - Toronto, ON
• 28/09/1997 Warehouse - Toronto, ON
• 30/09/1997 Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA
• 01/10/1997 Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA
• 03/10/1997 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
• 04/10/1997 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
• 07/10/1997 Chili Pepper - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 08/10/1997 Chili Pepper - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 10/10/1997 International Ballroom - Atlanta, GA
• 12/10/1997 The Capitol Ballroom - Washington, DC
• 13/10/1997 The Supper Club - New York, NY
• 14/10/1997 Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY (MTV 10-Spot)
• 15/10/1997 Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY (GQ Awards)
• 17/10/1997 Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
• 18/10/1997 Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul, MN
• 23/10/1997 Foro Sol - Mexico City, Mexico

South America

• 31/10/1997 Pedreira Paulo Leminski - Curitiba, Brazil
• 01/11/1997 Pista de Atletismo - São Paulo, Brazil
• 02/11/1997 Metropolitan - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 05/11/1997 Estadio Nacional de Chile - Santiago, Chile
• 07/11/1997 Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Songs

From The Man Who Sold the World

• "The Man Who Sold the World"
• "The Supermen"

From Hunky Dory

• "Quicksand"
• "Queen Bitch"

From The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

• "Moonage Daydream"

From Aladdin Sane

• "Panic in Detroit"
• "The Jean Genie"

From Young Americans

• "Fame" (Bowie, John Lennon, Carlos Alomar)

From Station to Station

• "Stay"

From Low

• "Always Crashing in the Same Car"

From "Heroes"

• "Heroes" (Bowie, Brian Eno)
• "V-2 Schneider"

From Lodger

• "Look Back in Anger" (Bowie, Eno)

From Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

• "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
• "Fashion"

From Tin Machine

• "I Can't Read" (Bowie, Reeves Gabrels)

From Black Tie White Noise

• "Pallas Athena"

From Outside

• "Outside" (Bowie, Kevin Armstrong)
• "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" (Bowie, Eno, Gabrels, Mike Garson, Erdal Kizilcay, Sterling Campbell)
• "Hallo Spaceboy" (Bowie, Eno)
• "The Motel" (Bowie, Eno)
• "The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (as Beauty)" (Bowie, Eno, Gabrels)
• "I'm Deranged" (Bowie, Eno)
• "Strangers When We Meet"

From Earthling

• "Little Wonder" (Bowie, Gabrels, Mark Plati)
• "Looking for Satellites" (Bowie, Gabrels, Plati)
• "Battle for Britain (The Letter)" (Bowie, Gabrels, Plati)
• "Seven Years in Tibet" (Bowie, Gabrels)
• "Dead Man Walking" (Bowie, Gabrels)
• "Dead Man Walking (Moby Mix)" (Bowie, Gabrels)
• "Telling Lies"
• "The Last Thing You Should Do" (Bowie, Gabrels, Plati)
• "I'm Afraid of Americans" (Bowie, Eno)

Other songs:

• "All the Young Dudes" (from All the Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople, written by Bowie)
• "Can't Help Thinking About Me" (early non-album single)
• "Is It Any Wonder?" (Instrumental proto version of Fun)
• "My Death" (from La Valse à Mille Temps by Jacques Brel, written by Brel & Shuman)
• "O Superman" (from United States Live by Laurie Anderson, written by Anderson)
• "Under Pressure" (a single by Bowie and Queen from the Queen's Hot Space, written by Bowie, John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor)
• "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)" (a single by Domenico Modugno, written by Modugno and Franco Migliacci)
• "Waiting for the Man" (from The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground and Nico, written by Lou Reed)
• "White Light/White Heat" (from White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground, written by Reed)

Notes

References

• David Buckley, Strange Fascination: The Definitive Biography of David Bowie, Virgin Books, 1999, ISBN 1-85227-784X