David Bowie performed at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England, on 20 November 2003, as part of A Reality Tour.
This was the second of two consecutive nights at the venue. The setlist included ‘Happy Birthday’, sung to bass guitarist Gail Ann Dorsey.
Bowie had previously played there on 5 and 6 June 1983 during the Serious Moonlight Tour; 19 and 20 March 1990 for the Sound+Vision Tour; and 20 and 21 November and 13 December 1995 for the Outside Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘New Killer Star’
- ‘Sister Midnight’
- ‘Reality’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Cactus’
- ‘Fall Dog Bombs The Moon’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
- ‘The Loneliest Guy’
- ‘The Man Who Sold The World’
- ‘Hallo Spaceboy’
- ‘Sunday’
- ‘Under Pressure’
- ‘Happy Birthday’
- ‘Life On Mars?’
- ‘Ashes To Ashes’
- ‘Battle For Britain (The Letter)’
- ‘Loving The Alien’
- ‘Days’
- ‘Never Get Old’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Fantastic Voyage’
- ‘Heathen (The Rays)’
- ‘Five Years’
- ‘Hang On To Yourself’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
Last updated: 19 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 1995: Live: NEC Arena, Birmingham
- 1983: Live: Sydney Showground, Sydney
- 1972: Live: Municipal Auditorium, Nashville
- 1969: Live: Purcell Room, London
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Justin Hall, West Wickham, Bromley
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