David Bowie performed at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on 6 September 1987, as part of the Glass Spider Tour.
It was the 49th date of the tour, which began on 30 May in Rotterdam, and the first of two consecutive nights in Chapel Hill.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Peter Frampton. Erdal Kızılçay played keyboards, trumpet, congas, and violin, and Richard Cottle was on keyboards, saxophone, and tambourine. Carmine Rojas played bass guitar and Alan Childs was on drums and percussion.
Bowie returned to the Dean Smith Center on 9 May 1990 during the Sound+Vision Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Up The Hill Backwards’
- ‘Glass Spider’
- ‘Up The Hill Backwards’ (Reprise)
- ‘Day-In Day-Out’
- ‘Bang Bang’
- ‘Absolute Beginners’
- ‘Loving The Alien’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Never Let Me Down’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Sons Of The Silent Age’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Beat Of Your Drum’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Time’
- ‘Blue Jean’
- ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 1 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 1997: Live: Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
- 1996: Live: Electric Factory, Philadelphia
- 1983: Live: Carrier Dome, Syracuse
- 1974: Live: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles
- 1972: Live: Top Rank Suite, Sheffield
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Civic Hall, Grays
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