David Bowie performed at the Freilichttheater in Bad Segeberg, Germany, on 18 June 1983, as part of the Serious Moonlight Tour.
It was the 21st 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 second of two consecutive nights at the Freilichttheater, Bowie’s only appearances in Bad Segeberg.
The setlist
- ‘Star’
- “Heroes”
- ‘What In The World’
- ‘Golden Years’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Red Sails’
- ‘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’
- ‘TVC 15’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 20 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 2004: Live: Frognerbadet, Oslo, Norway
- 1996: Live: Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow
- 1974: Live: Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1973: Live: Colston Hall, Bristol
- 1967: Live: Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Guildhall, Thetford
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