- Earthling Tour
Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Earthling Tour
image_caption=
artist =David Bowie
location =
locations =Europe North America South America
type =
album= "Earthling"
start_date =7 June 1997
end_date =7 November 1997
number_of_legs = 3
number_of_shows = 83
last_tour =Outside Summer Festivals Tour
(1996)
this_tour = Earthling Tour
(1997)
next_tour =The 'hours...' Tour
(1999)TheDavid Bowie Earthling Tour opened on7 June 1997 at Flughafen Blankense -Lübeck ,Germany continuing throughEurope ,North America before reaching a conclusion inBuenos Aires ,Argentina on7 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 [
Nicholas Pegg , "The Complete David Bowie", Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0] , after the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg - Utrecht performance on11 June 1997 with elements of each incorporated into the one set.The
19 July 1997 Phoenix Festival performance, was billed asTao Jones Index , in theBBC Radio 1 dance tent preceded the regular performance on the main stage the following day. The14 October 1997 show at the Capitol Theatre -Port Chester, NY , broadcast onMTV 's "Live from the 10 Spot", was added at short-notice due to cancellation byThe Rolling Stones . The following show on15 October 1997 at theRadio City Music Hall -New York, NY was as part of the GQ Awards. The set-list for the shows included a version of theLaurie Anderson workO 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 - keyboardsTour Warm-up Shows
*17/05/1997 flagicon|Ireland The Factory Studios -
Dublin ,Ireland
*02/06/1997 flagicon|England Hanover Grand -London ,England
*03/06/1997 flagicon|England Hanover Grand -London ,England
*05/06/1997 flagicon|Germany Grosse Freiheit -Hamburg ,Germany Tour Dates
Europe
*07/06/1997 flagicon|Germany Flughafen Blankense -
Lübeck ,Germany
*08/06/1997 flagicon|GermanyBieberer Berg Stadion -Offenbach ,Germany
*10/06/1997 flagicon|Netherlands Paradiso -Amsterdam ,Netherlands
*11/06/1997 flagicon|Netherlands Muziekcentrum Vredenburg - Utrecht,Netherlands
*13/06/1997 flagicon|Germany (Cancelled) Essen Stadium -Essen ,Germany
*13/06/1997 flagicon|GermanyWestfalenhalle -Dortmund ,Germany
*14/06/1997 flagicon|FranceParc des Princes -Paris ,France
*16/06/1997 flagicon|France La Trocadiere -Rezé ,France
*17/06/1997 flagicon|France La Medocquine -Bordeaux ,France
*19/06/1997 flagicon|France Maison des Sports -Clermont-Ferrand ,France
*21/06/1997 flagicon|Germany Go Bang Festival -Leipzig ,Germany
*22/06/1997 flagicon|Germany Go Bang Festival -Munich ,Germany
*24/06/1997 flagicon|Austria Sommer Arena -Vienna ,Austria
*25/06/1997 flagicon|Czech Republic Congress Centre -Prague ,Czech Republic
*28/06/1997 flagicon|Norway Kalvoeya Festival -Oslo ,Norway
*29/06/1997 flagicon|FinlandRuisrock Festival -Turku ,Finland
*01/07/1997 flagicon|Croatia Zagreb Stadium -Zagreb ,Croatia
*02/07/1997 flagicon|Italy Piazza del Duomo -Pistoia ,Italy
*04/07/1997 flagicon|Belgium Tourhout Festival -Turnhout ,Belgium
*05/07/1997 flagicon|Belgium Werchter Festival -Werchter ,Belgium
*06/07/1997 flagicon|DenmarkMidtfyns Festival -Ringe ,Denmark
*08/07/1997 flagicon|ItalyStadio Mario Rigamonti -Brescia ,Italy
*10/07/1997 flagicon|Italy Naples Festival -Napoli ,Italy
*11/07/1997 flagicon|Italy Rocce Rosse Festival -Arbatax ,Italy
*13/07/1997 flagicon|Switzerland Out In The Green -Frauenfeld ,Switzerland
*15/07/1997 flagicon|Spain (Cancelled)Las Ventas -Madrid ,Spain
*15/07/1997 flagicon|Spain Aqua Lung -Madrid ,Spain
*16/07/1997 flagicon|Spain Pabellón Príncipe Felipe -Zaragoza ,Spain
*17/07/1997 flagicon|Spain Velodromo De Anoeta -San Sebastián ,Spain
*19/07/1997 flagicon|EnglandPhoenix Festival -Long Marston Airfield , Stratford upon Avon,England (billed as "Tao Jones Index")
*20/07/1997 flagicon|EnglandPhoenix Festival -Long Marston Airfield , Stratford upon Avon,England
*22/07/1997 flagicon|Scotland Barrowlands -Glasgow ,Scotland
*23/07/1997 flagicon|EnglandManchester Academy -Manchester ,England
*25/07/1997 flagicon|Sweden Mölleplatsen -Malmö -Sweden
*26/07/1997 flagicon|Sweden Lollipop Festival -Stockholm -Sweden
*27/07/1997 flagicon|Poland (Cancelled)Stadion Lechii -Gdańsk ,Poland
*29/07/1997 flagicon|FranceFourvière -Lyon ,France
*30/07/1997 flagicon|France Pinede Gould,Juan-les-Pins ,France
*01/08/1997 flagicon|England Que Club -Birmingham ,England
*02/08/1997 flagicon|England Royal Court -Liverpool ,England
*03/08/1997 flagicon|England Riverside -Newcastle upon Tyne ,England
*05/08/1997 flagicon|England Rock City -Nottingham ,England
*06/08/1997 flagicon|England Town & Country Club -Leeds ,England
*08/08/1997 flagicon|Ireland Olympia Theatre -Dublin ,Ireland
*09/08/1997 flagicon|Ireland Olympia Theatre -Dublin ,Ireland
*11/08/1997 flagicon|EnglandShepherds Bush Empire -London ,England
*12/08/1997 flagicon|EnglandShepherds Bush Empire -London ,England
*14/08/1997 flagicon|Hungary Student Island Fest -Budapest ,Hungary North America
*06/09/1997 flagicon|Canada
Plaza of Nations -Vancouver, BC
*07/09/1997 flagicon|United States Paramount Theatre -Seattle, WA
*09/09/1997 flagicon|United StatesThe Warfield -San Francisco, CA
*10/09/1997 flagicon|United States Hollywood Athletic Club -Los Angeles, CA
*12/09/1997 flagicon|United States Universal Amphitheatre -Universal City, CA
*13/09/1997 flagicon|United States Universal Amphitheatre -Universal City, CA
*15/09/1997 flagicon|United StatesThe Warfield -San Francisco, CA
*16/09/1997 flagicon|United StatesThe Warfield -San Francisco, CA
*19/09/1997 flagicon|United StatesThe Vic Theater -Chicago, IL
*21/09/1997 flagicon|United States State Theater -Detroit, MI
*22/09/1997 flagicon|United States State Theater -Detroit, MI
*24/09/1997 flagicon|Canada Metropolis -Montreal, QC
*25/09/1997 flagicon|Canada Metropolis -Montreal, QC
*27/09/1997 flagicon|Canada Warehouse -Toronto, ON
*28/09/1997 flagicon|Canada Warehouse -Toronto, ON
*30/09/1997 flagicon|United States Orpheum Theatre -Boston, MA
*01/10/1997 flagicon|United States Orpheum Theatre -Boston, MA
*03/10/1997 flagicon|United StatesElectric Factory -Philadelphia, PA
*04/10/1997 flagicon|United StatesElectric Factory -Philadelphia, PA
*07/10/1997 flagicon|United States Chili Pepper -Ft. Lauderdale, FL
*08/10/1997 flagicon|United States Chili Pepper -Ft. Lauderdale, FL
*10/10/1997 flagicon|United States International Ballroom -Atlanta, GA
*12/10/1997 flagicon|United StatesThe Capitol Ballroom -Washington, DC
*13/10/1997 flagicon|United States The Supper Club -New York, NY
*14/10/1997 flagicon|United States Capitol Theatre -Port Chester, NY (MTV 10-Spot)
*15/10/1997 flagicon|United StatesRadio City Music Hall -New York, NY (GQ Awards)
*17/10/1997 flagicon|United StatesAragon Ballroom -Chicago, IL
*18/10/1997 flagicon|United StatesRoy Wilkins Auditorium -St. Paul, MN
*23/10/1997 flagicon|MexicoForo Sol -Mexico City ,Mexico outh America
*31/10/1997 flagicon|Brazil Pedreira Paulo Leminski -
Curitiba ,Brazil
*01/11/1997 flagicon|Brazil Pista de Atletismo -São Paulo ,Brazil
*02/11/1997 flagicon|Brazil Metropolitan -Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil
*05/11/1997 flagicon|ChileEstadio Nacional de Chile -Santiago, Chile
*07/11/1997 flagicon|ArgentinaEstadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri -Buenos Aires ,Argentina Notes
References
* David Buckley, "Strange Fascination: The Definitive Biography of David Bowie", Virgin Books, 1999, ISBN 1-85227-784X
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