David Bowie performed at the Hong Kong Coliseum on 8 December 1983, as part of the Serious Moonlight Tour.
It was the 97th and final date of the tour, which began on 18 May in Brussels. This was the second of two consecutive nights at the Coliseum.
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.
The concert occurred three years to the day since John Lennon was killed in New York City. Bowie dedicated a performance of ‘Imagine’ to the former Beatle.
The setlist
- ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- “Heroes”
- ‘What In The World’
- ‘Golden Years’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Life On Mars?’
- ‘Sorrow’
- ‘Cat People (Putting Out Fire)’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Station To Station’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘Space Oddity’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Imagine’
- ‘Look Back In Anger’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Star’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 25 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 1995: Live: NYNEX Arena, Manchester
- 1972: Recording: Aladdin Sane
- 1966: Recording: Little Bombardier, Maid Of Bond Street, Sell Me A Coat, Silly Boy Blue
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