Sometimes you just have to go to the show (Bowie Edition)
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Back in June of 2004, I was living about 10 mins from the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. David Bowie was finishing up the final US leg of The Reality Tour. The concert was sold out but I decided to go anyway and see if there was a drop at the box office or if that didn’t pan out, find a ticket in the lot. If those plans didn’t work, I would just go home. I tried to get a friend or two to join me but everyone had an excuse why they couldn’t go and I set forth solo. I walked up to the box office and asked if there were any good tickets available. The woman agent smiled and said that some tickets had been released not 30 seconds before I got to the window. It turned out that I had gotten a ticket for a row of seats that were set up directly in front of the sound board that I guess were originally earmarked for some VIPs. I had an unobstructed view of the stage and probably the best sound in the house all because I decided, on a whim, to go to the show. I had seen David Bowie perform a number of times and each time the show was different that any of the others and was great. This time was no different and included the first performance of his first record release, back when he was Davy Jones and a memorable incident were he had a security guard removed from his post because Bowie thought the guard was upstaging him and that was not allowed. Everything was perfect that evening and I left with a big smile.
As it turned out, that was the last David Bowie concert in North America ever. There were a few more dates in Europe and then Bowie stopped touring. Looking back to this concert and others, sometimes I feel like the Forest Gump of rock and roll. Happy birthday, David Bowie. You are missed.
Although this video isn't from that show, it is from that tour and it opened just like this...https://youtu.be/eF551z9KlA8
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I saw Bowie perform once in
I saw Bowie perform once in New Haven in March of 1976. I was 15 at the time, and had managed to score third row center tickets from the sister of a friend who worked at the box office of the Coliseum. Bowie had been arrested for possession of weed in upstate New York a few days before the New Haven show, and I naively thought the Coliseum show might not go on because of the bust, but of course it did.
The tour was in support of the Station to Station album, but we were hoping to hear some older tunes, and were not disappointed. As we took our seats, we noticed immediately that there was a movie screen hung at the front of the stage, and as the lights went down, a grainy black and white film started flickering on the screen. I would find out many years later that it was a surrealist film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali titled Un Chien Andalou that I won't even attempt to describe here, but I will link it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB7gd_t6WMQ
My young mind was blown in so many ways that night, and while I soon found myself listening to other musicians more and more, and Bowie less and less, it was his early stuff that helped me get through a lot of my early teen angst. Happy birthday to the Thin White Duke.
David Bowie
New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 22, 1976
Station to Station
Suffragette City
Fame
Word on a Wing
Stay
I'm Waiting for the Man
Queen Bitch
Life on Mars?
Five Years
Panic in Detroit
Changes
TVC15
Diamond Dogs
Encore:
Rebel Rebel
The Jean Genie
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I saw that same tour when it
I saw that same tour when it hit Madison Square Garden,, Mike. My seats were not as good as yours. They were high in the old 400 seats at MSG. That was an intense tour and one thing that I will always remember is that, more than a few times, it felt like Bowie was looking directly into my eyes while performing. From where I was sitting, that was quite a feat!
Tonight on Rolling Live Studios there is a Bowie birthday celebration stream with a large number of people who were in Bowie's bands and a lot of special guests. The list is way too long to type out here but it's going to be something special. 6pm Pacific 9pm Eastern https://rollinglivestudios.com/
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On a somewhat related note, I
On a somewhat related note, I've had this song playing repeat in my head over the last couple of days...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubc3o2KZA4w
(This is not America)
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https://rollinglivestudios
https://rollinglivestudios.com/collections/bowie
$20 for an Allstar Bowie tribute tonight (pre-recorded) in a couple minutes
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If anyone was planning on
If anyone was planning on watching the Bowie birthday concert stream, it has been postponed 24 hours. Same place same time just 24 hours later.
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$20 for an Allstar Bowie
It has been postponed until tomorrow and it's a mix of live and pre-recorded.
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Sweet I went skiing today and
Sweet I went skiing today and took a 50mg after dinner, will be in much better shape tomorrow
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Never saw Bowie at a live
Never saw Bowie at a live show. Closest I got was Philadelphia Live Aid while he played Wembley in UK. Maybe they put him on the Big Screen, I forget.
http://bcb-board.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=112126
However he was always quite the Spectacle on TV, whether Saturday Night Live or whatever show. Dancing midgets and such.
The Angie Bowie biography was hilarious. My favorite bit is the Swimming Pool Demon after too many weeks of coke.
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If anyone wants to watch the
If anyone wants to watch the rescheduled Bowie birthday celebration, it will now be streamed starting at 9pm Pacific today. If that doesn't work into your schedule, it will be immediately available for replay until midnight on Sunday. I was a bit disappointed that the show did not go on yesterday but it will today and the lineup is stellar.
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Midnight eastern works for me
Midnight eastern works for me (after Super Wildcard Weekend)
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Lucky to have seen him 5 or 6 times. Loved every one of them
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I saw him 5 times and one of
I saw him 5 times and one of the things that I loved was each tour had a completely different feel to it. The constant was Bowie's stagemanship. The guy could get an audience focused on him and only him.
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I saw 83 87 and the 2002
I saw 83 87 and the 2002 tower theater show where I was able to get an autograph outside before the show
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And they keep adding artists
And they keep adding artists to tonight's celebration of David Bowie. Strap in, kids.
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Saw him in:
Saw him in:
1987 - he was good, band and setlist mediocre, visually cluttered with too many dancers and a cheesy spider setup
1990 - didn't care for Adrian Belew's 'synth guitar' sound, was way more stripped down, but he seemed to be going through the motions a bit
1997 (last show of the tour in Budapest) - electrifying
2004 - never seen Bowie so jovial, great setlist and band, even took an audience request, my favorite of the 4
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1) Duran Duran - Five Years
1) Duran Duran - Five Years
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2) Lena Hall & Lzzy Hale -
2) Lena Hall & Lizzy Hale - Moonage Daydream
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Billy Corgan - Space Oddity
3) Billy Corgan - Space Oddity
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4) Perry & Etty Farrell - The
4) Perry & Etty Farrell - The Man Who Sold The World
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5) Anna Calvi - Disco King
5) Anna Calvi - Bring Me The Disco King
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6) Gary Barlow - Fame
6) Gary Barlow - Fame
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7) Corey Glover - Young
7) Corey Glover - Young Americans
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8) Gail Ann Dorsey - Can You
8) Gail Ann Dorsey - Can You Hear Me?
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9) Bernard Fowler - Sweet
9) Bernard Fowler - Sweet Thing
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10) Charlie Sexton - Let's
10) Charlie Sexton - Let's Dance
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11) Judith Hall - Lady
11) Judith Hall - Lady Stardust
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12) Macy Gray - Changes
12) Macy Gray - Changes
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13) Bowie Alumni Band -
13) Bowie Alumni Band - Slaughter on 10th Avenue
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14) Catherine Russell -
14) Catherine Russell - Conversation Piece
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15) Charlie Sexton - Rebel
15) Charlie Sexton - Rebel Rebel
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16) Joe Elliott - Win
16) Joe Elliott - Win
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I'm loving that they are
I'm loving that they are pulling all sorts of songs from Bowie's songbook, not just the hits.
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17) Joe Elliott - Ziggy
17) Joe Elliott - Ziggy Stardust
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18) Taylor Momsen -
18) Taylor Momsen - Quicksand
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Another by Charlie Sexton
Another by Charlie Sexton
19 Charlie Sexton - DJ
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Correction
Correction
19/20 Charlie Sexton Dj>Blue Jean
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21) Michael C Hall - Where
21) Michael C Hall - Where Are We Now Tony Levin on bass
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22) Taylor Hawkins - Rock N
22) Taylor Hawkins - Rock N Roll Suicide with Dave Navarro on guitar, Chris Chaney on bass, and Mike Garson on keys
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Saddler, Do you have a link?
Saddler, Do you have a link?
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23) Corey Taylor, Taylor
23) Corey Taylor, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Navarro, and Chris Chaney - Hang On To Yourself with Ground Control
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Saddler, Do you have a link?
Go to rollingstudioslive.com and you can get in from there. You will also have the option of restreaming it until midnight tomorrow.
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24) Gary Oldman - I Can't
24) Gary Oldman - I Can't Read
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Found it
Found it thanks
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25) Jesse Malin - Jean Genie
25) Jesse Malin - Jean Genie
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26) Gail Ann Dorsey -
26) Gail Ann Dorsey - Strangers When We Meet
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27) Peter Frampton -
27) Peter Frampton - Suffrogate City
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28) Trent Reznor - Fantastic
28) Trent Reznor - Fantastic Voyage
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29) Trent & Mariqueen Reznor
29) Trent & Mariqueen Reznor with Atticus Ross - Fashion
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30) Ian Astbury - Lazarus
30) Ian Astbury - Lazarus
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31) Yungblud and Rick Wakeman
31) Yungblud and Rick Wakeman - Life On Mars
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32) Boy George - Alladin Sane
32) Boy George - Alladin Sane
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33) Ian Hunter with a song he
33) Ian Hunter with a song he wrote for David Bowie - Dandy
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34) Ian Hunter - All The
34) Ian Hunter - All The Young Dudes
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35) Adam Lambert - Starman
35) Adam Lambert - Starman
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36) Andra Day & Judith Hill
36) Andra Day & Judith Hill - Pressure
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37) Bernard Fowler - Heroes
37) Bernard Fowler - Heroes
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And that's a wrap. I highly
And that's a wrap. I highly recommend getting over to rollinglivestudios.com , buying a ticket and watch this before midnight Sunday. Proceeds to one of Bowie's favorite charities and so many high points that I can't even list them.
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Starman..Adam Lambert
Starman..Adam Lambert
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6loiGq8pptI&feature=emb_title
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Fantastic Voyage/Fashion..
Fantastic Voyage/Fashion...Reznor
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FlBDGXjfvD4&feature=emb_title
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Life on Mars...Yungblood
Life on Mars...Yungblood
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vDUie8l62ts
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First time I daw Oakland, I
First time I saw him in Oakland arena, I bought five of his records at Rasputin records in Berkeley the next day!
yes was amazed, and impressed with how he held the audience In the palm of his hand
At the Warfield I actually paid over face for only the second time in my life
$60 for maybe a $45-50 ticket At least an hour after the show began market street was pretty quiet.,.,
And I have gone to hundreds of shows without a ticket in hand
It took about 40 minutes to get into the Coliseum to see the stones With the curved rows it somehow turned out that seat 55 or whatever it was is the very first row
i miss live music
and love to all
i also just bought a piece of Bowie art that I'm waiting to arrive stoked
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With no effort on my own and
With no effort on my own and pure dumb luck I ended up 7th row center for his set at the Bridge School Benefit. I miss shoreline
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went to 28 bridge school
went to 28 bridge school shows
And I just had the thought that perhaps neil selling his publishing rights -- which is kind of opposite many of his lyrics...
Might enable funding the bridge school fo a loooooooong time
Shoreline used to be a hella blast - had MV seasons passes for the 100s a few times, and they used to play REAL rock n roll there wtf happened to music??????
it also used to be pretty easy to get down to the 100s at set breaks ( or thw 200s from the lawn for that matter)
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Gary Oldman looks like Eric
Gary Oldman looks like Eric Clapton.
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softest hands I've ever held
softest hands I've ever held
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glass spider tour
glass spider tour
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A simply one of a kind
Simply a one-of-a kind performer.
I was never much of a fan of his songs/hits, but any time I saw him live he left me awed & amazed.
Some individuals just have an aura abut them, where you can't take your eyes off of them, or want to; larger than life.
Bowie was one of those.
He was androgynous, cat like, beautiful.
He was just amazing to see perform.
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The time at the Warfield was
The time at the Warfield was one of my top ten non dead shows. The time at the Shoreline with Trent Reznor was meh, but I wasn't into the songs he was playing that time