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Sound+Vision Tour
Rock in Chile 27 September 1990
Tour by David Bowie
Locations	Europe North America Japan South America
Start date	4 March 1990
End date	29 September 1990
Legs	7
Shows	108
David Bowie tour chronology
Glass Spider Tour (1987)	Sound+Vision Tour (1990)	Outside Tour (1995-96)
Tin Machine tour chronology
Tin Machine Tour (1989)		It's My Life Tour (1991-92)

The David Bowie Sound+Vision Tour opened at the Colisée de Québec - Quebec City, QC on 4 March 1990 before reaching its conclusion in Argentina- Buenos Aires, Argentina on 29 September 1990. The concert tour surpassed the previous Serious Moonlight and Glass Spider Tour's statistics by visiting 27 countries, lasting seven months, with 108 performances. For the ten performances in the United Kingdom it was estimated the audience figure was 250,000^[1] in total.

History

The impetus for the Sound+Vision Tour was EMI and Rykodisc being keen for Bowie to promote his back-catalogue re-issue programme that had started in 1989 with the release of the Sound and Vision box set. It was announced that the set-list for any given performance of the tour would be partially determined by the most popular titles logged in a telephone poll, a further declaration was that thereafter Bowie would never perform his greatest hits again^[2]. The NME in response to the telephone poll ran a spoof campaign, Just Say Gnome, in an effort to have The Laughing Gnome included in the set-lists^[3].

A number of performances were filmed and recorded for television and radio broadcasts; Milton Keynes Bowl 5 August 1990 broadcast by BBC Radio, Estadio de Palmeiras - São Paulo 23 September 1990 broadcast by Radio Transamérica. TV broadcasts; Tokyo Dome 16 May 1990, Sambodromo de Rio - Rio de Janeiro 20 September 1990 by TV Globo and Rock in Chile Festival - Estadio Nacional de Chile 27 September 1990.

Tour Band

• David Bowie - vocals, guitar, saxophone
• Adrian Belew - guitar, backing vocals
• Erdal Kizilcay - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Rick Fox - keyboards, backing vocals
• Michael Hodges - drums

Tour dates

North America

• 04/03/1990 Colisée de Québec - Quebec City, QC
• 06/03/1990 Montreal Forum - Montreal, QB
• 07/03/1990 Skydome - Toronto, ON
• 10/03/1990 Winnipeg Arena - Winnipeg, MB
• 12/03/1990 Northlands Coliseum - Edmonton, AB
• 13/03/1990 Olympic Saddledome - Calgary, AB
• 15/03/1990 Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, BC

Europe

• 19/03/1990 National Exhibition Centre - Birmingham, England
• 20/03/1990 National Exhibition Centre - Birmingham, England
• 23/03/1990 Royal Highland Exhibition Centre - Ingliston, Scotland
• 24/03/1990 Royal Highland Exhibition Centre - Ingliston, Scotland
• 26/03/1990 Docklands Arena - London, England
• 27/03/1990 Docklands Arena - London, England
• 28/03/1990 Docklands Arena - London, England
• 30/03/1990 Sportpaleis Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 01/04/1990 (Re-scheduled) Westfalenhalle - Dortmund, Germany
• 02/04/1990 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy - Paris, France
• 03/04/1990 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy - Paris, France
• 05/04/1990 Festhalle - Frankfurt, Germany
• 07/04/1990 Sporthalle - Hamburg, Germany
• 08/04/1990 Deutschlandhalle - Berlin, Germany
• 10/04/1990 Olympiahalle - Munich, Germany
• 11/04/1990 Schleyerhalle - Stuttgart, Germany
• 13/04/1990 Palatrussardi - Milan, Italy
• 14/04/1990 Palatrussardi - Milan, Italy
• 17/04/1990 Palaeur - Rome, Italy
• 18/04/1990 (Cancelled) Palaeur - Rome, Italy
• 20/04/1990 Vorst Forest Nationaal - Brussels, Belgium
• 21/04/1990 Vorst Forest Nationaal - Brussels, Belgium
• 22/04/1990 Westfalenhalle - Dortmund, Germany

North America

• 27/04/1990 Miami Arena - Miami, FL
• 29/04/1990 Pensacola Civic Center - Pensacola, FL
• 01/05/1990 Orlando Arena - Orlando, FL
• 04/05/1990 Florida Suncoast Dome - St. Petersburg, FL
• 05/05/1990 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum - Jacksonville, FL
• 07/05/1990 Omni Coliseum - Atlanta, GA
• 09/05/1990 Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC

Japan

• 15/05/1990 Tokyo Dome - Tokyo, Japan
• 16/05/1990 Tokyo Dome - Tokyo, Japan

North America

• 20/05/1990 BC Place Stadium - Vancouver, BC
• 21/05/1990 Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, WA
• 23/05/1990 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena - Los Angeles, CA
• 24/05/1990 Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA
• 26/05/1990 Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles, CA
• 28/05/1990 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
• 29/05/1990 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
• 01/06/1990 McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO
• 02/06/1990 McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO
• 04/06/1990 Starplex Amphitheater - Dallas, TX
• 06/06/1990 Frank Erwin Center - Austin, TX
• 07/06/1990 Woodland Pavilion - Houston, TX
• 09/06/1990 Sandstone Amphitheater - Kansas City, MO
• 10/06/1990 St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO
• 12/06/1990 Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN
• 13/06/1990 Marcus Amphitheater - Milwaukee, WI
• 15/06/1990 World Music Amphitheater - Chicago, IL
• 16/06/1990 World Music Amphitheater - Chicago, IL
• 19/06/1990 Richfield Coliseum - Cleveland, OH
• 20/06/1990 Richfield Coliseum - Cleveland, OH
• 22/06/1990 The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
• 24/06/1990 The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
• 25/06/1990 The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
• 27/06/1990 Starlake Amphitheater - Burgettstown, PA
• 30/06/1990 City Park - St. John's, NF
• 02/07/1990 Moncton Coliseum - Moncton, NB
• 04/07/1990 Canadian National Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, ON
• 06/07/1990 Frank Clair Stadium - Ottawa, ON
• 07/07/1990 Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
• 09/07/1990 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
• 10/07/1990 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
• 12/07/1990 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
• 13/07/1990 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
• 16/07/1990 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
• 18/07/1990 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
• 19/07/1990 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
• 21/07/1990 Sullivan Stadium - Foxborough, MA
• 23/07/1990 Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT
• 25/07/1990 Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center - Niagara Falls, NY
• 29/07/1990 Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ

Europe

• 04/08/1990 Milton Keynes Bowl - Milton Keynes, England
• 05/08/1990 Milton Keynes Bowl - Milton Keynes, England
• 07/08/1990 Maine Road Football Ground - Manchester, England
• 09/08/1990 Point Depot - Dublin, Ireland
• 10/08/1990 Point Depot - Dublin, Ireland
• 13/08/1990 Les Arènes - Fréjus, France
• 16/08/1990 Flanders Expo - Ghent, Belgium
• 18/08/1990 Stadion de Goffert - Nijmegen, Netherlands
• 19/08/1990 Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre - Maastricht, Netherlands
• 22/08/1990 Jordal Stadion - Oslo, Norway
• 24/08/1990 Olympiastadion - Stockholm, Sweden
• 25/08/1990 Idraetsparken - Copenhagen, Denmark
• 26/08/1990 Idraetsparken - Copenhagen, Denmark
• 29/08/1990 Linzer Stadion - Linz, Austria
• 31/08/1990 Weißensee Sportplatz - Berlin, Germany
• 01/09/1990 Festival Site - Schüttorf, Germany
• 02/09/1990 Open Air Festival - Ulm, Germany
• 04/09/1990 MTK Stadium - Budapest, Hungary
• 05/09/1990 Stadion Dinamo - Zagreb, Yugoslavia
• 08/09/1990 Festa Nationale di Modena - Modena - Italy
• 11/09/1990 Hipodromo de las Mestas - Gijon, Spain
• 12/09/1990 Rockodromo Arena - Madrid, Spain
• 14/09/1990 Alvalade Stadium - Lisbon, Portugal
• 16/09/1990 Estadio Olimpico de Montjuic - Barcelona, Spain

South America

• 20/09/1990 Sambodromo de Rio - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 22/09/1990 Estadio de Palmeiras - São Paulo, Brazil
• 23/09/1990 Estadio de Palmeiras - São Paulo, Brazil
• 25/09/1990 Olympia Theater - São Paulo, Brazil
• 27/09/1990 Rock in Chile Festival - Estadio Nacional de Chile - Santiago, Chile
• 29/09/1990 River Plate Stadium - Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Songs

From Space Oddity

• "Space Oddity"

From Hunky Dory

• "Changes"
• "Life on Mars?"
• "Queen Bitch"

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

• "Starman"
• "Ziggy Stardust"
• "Suffragette City"
• "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide"

From Aladdin Sane

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

From Diamond Dogs

• "Rebel Rebel"

From Young Americans

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

From Station to Station

• "Station to Station"
• "Golden Years"
• "TVC 15"
• "Stay"

From Low

• "Sound and Vision"
• "Be My Wife"

From "Heroes"

• ""Heroes"" (Bowie, Brian Eno)

From Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

• "Ashes to Ashes"
• "Fashion"

From Let's Dance

• "Modern Love"
• "China Girl" (originally from The Idiot by Iggy Pop, written by Pop and Bowie)
• "Let's Dance"

From Tonight

• "Blue Jean"

Other songs:

• "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan, written by Dylan)
• "Alabama Song" (non-album single, originally from Bertold Brecht's opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, written by Brecht and Kurt Weill)
• "Amsterdam" (b-side from Sorrow single, originally from Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964 by Jacques Brel, written by Brel & Mort Shuman)
• "Baby, Please Don't Go" (originally a song by Big Joe Williams)
• "Baby, What You Want Me to Do?" (originally by Elvis Presley)
• "Fame '90 (House Mix)" (new version of song from Young Americans, released as single)
• "Heartbreak Hotel" (originally a single by Elvis Presley, written by Presley, Mae Boren Axton and Thomas Durden)
• ""Helden"" (German language version of song from "Heroes", appears on some versions of "Heroes" single)
• "John, I'm Only Dancing" (non-album single)
• "Pretty Pink Rose" (from Young Lions by Adrian Belew, written by Bowie)
• "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)
• "You and I and George" (traditional)

References