David Bowie performed at the Milton Keynes National Bowl on 5 August 1990, as part of the Sound+Vision Tour.
This was the 79th date of the tour, which began on 4 March in Quebec City, and the first of two consecutive nights at the National Bowl.
Bowie’s guitarist was Adrian Belew, who was also the musical director. Erdal Kızılçay played bass guitar, Rick Fox was on keyboards, and Michael Hodges was on drums.
Bowie had previously performed at the National Bowl on 1, 2, and 3 July 1983 during the Serious Moonlight Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Space Oddity’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘Life On Mars?’
- ‘Pretty Pink Rose’
- ‘Sound And Vision’
- ‘Blue Jean’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Station To Station’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘Fame’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Changes’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Also on this day...
- 2002: Live: Molson Amphitheater, Toronto
- 1997: Live: Rock City, Nottingham
- 1969: David Bowie’s father dies
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