The Hours... Tour

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = The Hours... Tour


image_caption=
artist = David Bowie
location =
locations = Europe
United States
type =
album= "'hours...'"
start_date = 9 October 1999
end_date = 7 December 1999
number_of_legs =
number_of_shows = 8
last_tour = Earthling Tour
(1997)
this_tour = The Hours... Tour
(1999)
next_tour = Mini Tour
(2000)

The Hours... Tour was a small-scale promotional concert tour by David Bowie comprising eight live performances and numerous television appearances in support of the album "Hours...". A new guitarist, Page Hamilton, ex-Helmet founder member, was drafted to replace Reeves Gabrels whose final performance and association with Bowie ended at the VH1 Storytellers performance on 23 August 1999. Rumours of a split were denied by both parties, until a few months later the story changed as the guitarist admitted that he and Bowie had drifted apart. [Nicholas Pegg, "The Complete David Bowie", Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0]

History

The Elysée Montmartre - Paris performance on 14 October 1999 was filmed and recorded with three songs later appearing on the CD single of "Survive". The Libro Music Hall - Vienna performance on 17 October 1999, coinciding with the launch of "BowieNet Europe" was made available as a live webcast. The performance at the Kit Kat Klub - New York, NY on 19 November 1999 was recorded and filmed with a webcast of the performance as part of the American Express Blue Concert series transmitted on 7 December 1999, in addition to a simulcast radio broadcast by SFX Radio network on the same date. Three songs from the performance appeared on the CD single of "Seven".

Tour band

*David Bowie - vocals, acoustic guitar
*Page Hamilton - guitar
*Mark Plati - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
*Gail Ann Dorsey - bass guitar, rhythm guitar
*Sterling Campbell - drums, percussion
*Mike Garson - keyboards, piano
*Holly Palmer - backing vocals
*Emm Gryner - backing vocals

Tour dates

*09/10/1999 flagicon|England NetAid - Wembley Stadium - London, England

SET LIST: Life On Mars?, Survive, China Girl, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell, Drive-In Saturday,
Rebel Rebel

*10/10/1999 flagicon|Ireland Dublin HQ - Dublin, Ireland

SET LIST: Life On Mars?, Thursday's Child, Can't Help Thinking About Me, Word On A Wing, China Girl,
Repetition, Always Crashing In The Same Car, I Can't Read, Survive, Drive-In Saturday, Changes, The
Pretty Things Are Going To Hell, Seven, Rebel Rebel

*14/10/1999 flagicon|France Elysée Montmartre - Paris, France

SET LIST: Life On Mars?, Thursday's Child, Something In The Air, Word On A Wing, Can't Help
Thinking About Me, China Girl, Always Crashing In The Same Car, Survive, Drive-In Saturday,
Changes, Seven, Repetition, I Can't Read, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell, Rebel Rebel

*17/10/1999 flagicon|Austria Libro Music Hall - Vienna, Austria

SET LIST: Life On Mars?, Thursday's Child, Something In The Air, Word On A Wing, Can't Help Thinking
About Me, China Girl, Always Crashing In The Same Car, Survive, Drive-In Saturday, Changes, If I'm
Dreaming My Life, Repetition, I Can't Read, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell, Seven, Rebel
Rebel

*19/11/1999 flagicon|United States Kit Kat Klub - New York, NY

SET LIST: Life On Mars?, Thursday's Child, Something In The Air, China Girl, Can't Help Thinking About
Me, Always Crashing In The Same Car, Survive, Drive-In Saturday, Stay, Seven, Changes, Cracked
Actor, Ashes To Ashes, Repetition, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell, Rebel Rebel, I'm Afraid of
Americans

*02/12/1999 flagicon|England The Astoria - London, England

SET LIST: Life On Mars?, Word On A Wing, Thursday's Child, Ashes To Ashes, Survive, Can't Help
Thinking About Me, China Girl, Always Crashing In The Same Car, Something In The Air, Drive-In
Saturday, Stay, Seven, Changes, Rebel Rebel, Repetition, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell,
Cracked Actor, I'm Afraid of Americans

*04/12/1999 flagicon|Italy Alcatraz - Milan, Italy

SET LIST: Life On Mars?, Thursday's Child, Ashes To Ashes, Survive, Can't Help Thinking About Me,
China Girl, Always Crashing In The Same Car, Something In The Air, Drive-In Saturday, Stay, Seven,
Changes, Rebel Rebel, Cracked Actor, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell, Repetition, I'm Afraid of
Americans

*07/12/1999 flagicon|Denmark Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark

SET LIST: Life On Mars?, Thursday's Child, Ashes To Ashes, Survive, Can't Help Thinking About Me,
China Girl, Always Crashing In The Same Car, Something In The Air, Drive-In Saturday, Stay, Seven,
Changes, Rebel Rebel, Word On A Wing, Repetition, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell, Cracked
Actor, I'm Afraid of Americans

References