David Bowie performed at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia, on 4 November 1983, as part of the Serious Moonlight Tour.
It was the 84th 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 three consecutive nights at Perth’s Entertainment Centre. The other dates were 5 and 6 November 1983.
Bowie had previously performed there on 14 and 15 November 1978 during the Isolar II Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- “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’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Star’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Modern Love’
Also on this day...
- 1987: Live: Sydney Entertainment Center, Sydney
- 1972: Live: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix
- 1970: US album release: The Man Who Sold The World
- 1969: Travel: Zürich to London
- 1968: Filming: The Virgin Soldiers
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