It's My Life Tour

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = It's My Life Tour


image_caption=
artist = Tin Machine
location =
locations = Europe
United States
Japan
type =
album= "Tin Machine II"
start_date = 5 October 1991
end_date = 17 February 1992
number_of_legs = 3
number_of_shows = 69
last_tour = Tin Machine Tour
(1989)
this_tour = It’s My Life Tour
(1991-92)
next_tour = The Tin Machine It's My Life Tour opened on 5 October 1991 after two warm-up shows, one press show and three trade-industry shows. The concert tour itinerary took in twelve countries and sixty-nine performances, a larger outing than the low-key Tin Machine Tour of 1989. Joined onstage by guitarist, Eric Schermerhorn, Tin Machine, presented songs from the "Tin Machine" album and the "Tin Machine II" album, augmented with cover versions of songs from the Pixies, Neil Young and The Moody Blues.

The Hamburg Docks performance on 24 October 1991, was filmed and later released on the video, "Oy Vey, Baby: Tin Machine Live At The Docks", with the song "Baby Can Dance" from the same performance appearing on the compilation album "Best of Grunge Rock". The Boston, Chicago, New York, Sapporo and Tokyo performances were recorded with selected songs released on the July 1992 album "".

Tour Band

*David Bowie - vocals, guitar, alto & tenor saxophone
*Reeves Gabrels - lead guitar, vocals
*Tony Sales - bass guitar, vocals
*Hunt Sales - drums, vocals
*Eric Schermerhorn - rhythm guitar, vocals

Tour Rehearsals

*10/08/1991 flagicon|Ireland The Factory Studios - Dublin, Ireland
*11/08/1991 flagicon|Ireland The Factory Studios - Dublin, Ireland
*12/08/1991 flagicon|Ireland The Factory Studios - Dublin, Ireland
*13/08/1991 flagicon|Ireland The Factory Studios - Dublin, Ireland
*14/08/1991 flagicon|Ireland The Factory Studios - Dublin, Ireland
*15/08/1991 flagicon|Ireland The Factory Studios - Dublin, Ireland

Tour Warm-Up Shows

*16/08/1991 flagicon|Ireland The Baggot Inn - Dublin, Ireland
*19/08/1991 flagicon|Ireland The Waterfront - Dublin, Ireland

Press Show

*25/08/1991 flagicon|United States Rockit Cargo - LAX Airport, Los Angeles, CA

Trade Shows

*07/09/1991 flagicon|United States Mariott - Minneapolis, MN
*10/09/1991 flagicon|United States Mariott - Los Angeles, CA (Warehouse Entertainment)
*12/09/1991 flagicon|United States Slim's - San Francisco, CA (National Association of Broadcasters Convention)

Tour Dates

Europe

*05/10/1991 flagicon|Italy Teatro Smeraldo - Milan, Italy
*06/10/1991 flagicon|Italy Teatro Smeraldo - Milan, Italy
*08/10/1991 flagicon|Italy Palazzetto Dello Sport - Florence, Italy
*09/10/1991 flagicon|Italy Teatro Brancaccio - Rome, Italy
*10/10/1991 flagicon|Italy Teatro Brancaccio - Rome, Italy
*12/10/1991 flagicon|Germany Circus Krone - Munich, Germany
*14/10/1991 flagicon|Germany Stadthalle - Offenbach, Germany
*15/10/1991 flagicon|Germany Forum - Stuttgart, Germany
*17/10/1991 flagicon|Germany Neue Welt - Berlin, Germany
*19/10/1991 flagicon|Denmark Falkoner Teatret - Copenhagen, Denmark
*21/10/1991 flagicon|Sweden Circus - Stockholm, Sweden
*22/10/1991 flagicon|Norway Oslo Konserthus - Oslo, Norway
*24/10/1991 flagicon|Germany Docks - Hamburg, Germany
*25/10/1991 flagicon|Germany Music Hall - Hanover, Germany
*26/10/1991 flagicon|Germany E-Werk - Cologne, Germany
*28/10/1991 flagicon|Netherlands Muziekcentrum Vredenburg - Utrecht, Netherlands
*29/10/1991 flagicon|France Olympia - Paris, France
*30/10/1991 flagicon|France Le Zénith - Paris, France
*31/10/1991 flagicon|Belgium Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Belgium
*02/11/1991 flagicon|England Civic Hall - Wolverhampton, England
*03/11/1991 flagicon|England International 2 - Manchester, England
*05/11/1991 flagicon|England Mayfair - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
*06/11/1991 flagicon|England Royal Court - Liverpool, England
*07/11/1991 flagicon|Scotland Barrowlands - Glasgow, Scotland
*09/11/1991 flagicon|England Corn Exchange - Cambridge, England
*10/11/1991 flagicon|England Brixton Academy - Brixton, England
*11/11/1991 flagicon|England Brixton Academy - Brixton, England

North America

*15/11/1991 flagicon|United States Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA
*16/11/1991 flagicon|United States The Citadel - Washington, D.C.
*17/11/1991 flagicon|United States Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA
*19/11/1991 flagicon|United States Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
*20/11/1991 flagicon|United States Orpheum Theater - Boston, MA
*24/11/1991 flagicon|United States New Campus Club - Providence, RI
*25/11/1991 flagicon|United States The Sting - New Britain, CT
*27/11/1991 flagicon|United States The Academy - New York, NY
*29/11/1991 flagicon|United States The Academy - New York, NY
*01/12/1991 flagicon|Canada La Brique - Montreal, QC
*02/12/1991 flagicon|Canada La Brique - Montreal, QC
*03/12/1991 flagicon|Canada The Concert Hall - Toronto, ON
*04/12/1991 flagicon|United States Clubland - Detroit, MI
*06/12/1991 flagicon|United States Agora Metropolitan - Cleveland, OH
*07/12/1991 flagicon|United States Riviera Theatre - Chicago, IL
*09/12/1991 flagicon|United States Bronco Bowl - Dallas, TX
*10/12/1991 flagicon|United States Back Alley - Houston, TX
*13/12/1991 flagicon|United States Variety Arts Theater - Los Angeles, CA
*14/12/1991 flagicon|United States Spreckels Theater - San Diego, CA
*15/12/1991 flagicon|United States Spreckels Theater - San Diego, CA
*17/12/1991 flagicon|United States The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
*18/12/1991 flagicon|United States The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
*20/12/1991 flagicon|United States Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA
*21/12/1991 flagicon|Canada Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC

Japan

*29/01/1992 flagicon|Japan Kaikan Dai Ichi Hall - Kyoto, Japan
*30/01/1992 flagicon|Japan Festival Hall - Osaka, Japan
*31/01/1992 flagicon|Japan Festival Hall - Osaka, Japan
*02/02/1992 flagicon|Japan Kyusyu Kouseinenkin Kaikan - Fukuoka, Japan
*03/02/1992 flagicon|Japan Kouseinenkin Kaikan - Hiroshima, Japan
*05/02/1992 flagicon|Japan NHK Hall - Tokyo, Japan
*06/02/1992 flagicon|Japan NHK Hall - Tokyo, Japan
*07/02/1992 flagicon|Japan Bunka Taiikukan - Yokohama, Japan
*10/02/1992 flagicon|Japan Kouseinenkin Kaikan - Sapporo, Japan
*11/02/1992 flagicon|Japan Kouseinenkin Kaikan - Sapporo, Japan
*13/02/1992 flagicon|Japan Sunplaza Hall - Sendai, Japan
*14/02/1992 flagicon|Japan Soniku City Hall - Oumiya, Japan
*17/02/1992 flagicon|Japan Budokan Hall - Tokyo, Japan

References

* Nicholas Pegg, "The Complete David Bowie", Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0
* David Buckley, "Strange Fascination: The Definitive Biography of David Bowie", Virgin Books, 1999, ISBN 1-85227-784X