David Bowie performed at the Hippodrome D’Auteuil in Paris, France, on 8 June 1983, as part of the Serious Moonlight Tour.
It was the 15th date of the tour, which began on 18 May in Brussels.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick. Dave Lebolt was on keyboards and synthesizers, and Steve Elson, Stan Harrison, Lenny Pickett played saxophones. Carmine Rojas played bass guitar and Tony Thompson was on drums and percussion. George and Frank Simms were the backing singers.
This was the first of two consecutive nights at the Auteuil Hippodrome, a horse racing venue in the Bois de Boulogne.
The setlist
- ‘Star’
- “Heroes”
- ‘What In The World’
- ‘Golden Years’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Breaking Glass’
- ‘Life On Mars?’
- ‘Sorrow’
- ‘Cat People (Putting Out Fire)’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘Station To Station’
- ‘Cracked Actor’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘Space Oddity’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘Hang On To Yourself’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 20 October 2023
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- 1974: Rehearsal: Capitol Theatre, New York
- 1973: Live: City Hall, Newcastle
- 1972: Live: Town Hall, Middlesbrough
- 1971: Recording: Song For Bob Dylan
- 1969: Live: Three Tuns, Beckenham
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