I'll give a full report later. I am way to braindead and sore to even type right now.

All I can say is that it was indeed another mind-blower. He did one of his infamous marathon shows with at least 33 songs that I can count. It just seemed like it would never end, and that's a good thing during a show.

I'll try to be back later in the day with some details.

One tidbit that was especially pleasing though: he did "Panic In Detroit" for the first time on this tour.



Jason, I'm sorry I missed you. I looked for a guy with a lightning bolt but he was nowhere to be found.

sounds awesome, TRON. and those bits over the phone were really cool. thanks for Five Years!

I stand corrected. It was 32 songs. But it was the 3rd longest show on the whole tour so far.

Yay for Detroit!

Here's the setlist:

1. Rebel Rebel
2. New Killer Star
3. Reality
4. Panic In Detroit
5. Fashion
6. Hang Onto Yourself
7. Fame
8. Cactus
9. All The Young Dudes (normally not one of my favorites, but surprisingly great!)
10. China Girl (see above)
11. The Loneliest Guy
12. The Man Who Sold The World
13. Hallo Spaceboy
14. Sunday
15. Under Pressure
16. Life On Mars?
17. Ashes To Ashes
18. She'll Drive The Big Car (dedicated to the Motor City)
19. Never Get Old (should be a new concert staple)
20. Changes
21. I'm Afraid Of Americans
22. "Heroes"

encore:

23. Afraid
24. Be My Wife (thanks Dave!)
25. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
26. Fantastic Voyage (fell the fuck out nasty)
27. Breaking Glass
28. Let's Dance
29. White Light/White Heat
30. Five Years!!!
31. Suffragette City
32. Ziggy Stardust

AaronAlmighty said:

You're welcome. Hope I didn't piss off your parents too much with that.

I was trying my damndest to get you to not forfeit your ticket.

It's strange cuz it seems that the song selection and order is totally random, but it's not.

Everything hangs together very well and has a natural progression to it.

I love seeing legendary artists like this and Prince during the ONA shows rely strictly on their talent. No fancy staging, silly dancers, props, gimmicks, etc. Just a fabulous band and top-notch vocals. That's all you need really. The songs speak for themselves.

what a great setlist! can't wait for Tuesday!

AaronAlmighty said:

Let's hope he pulls another marathon out of his ass for Chicago. He didn't seem winded at all during the entire show. He was full throttle 100% of the time. Who knows how many times he could pull that off though. When the average concert sees about 18 to 20 songs, it was amazing to see someone give so much.

wow, looks like quite a show, judging from the list!!!

I'm gettin very excited for tomorrow!!!

now, where are the 'glam pics'???

endorphin74 said:

At the beginning of a roll of film of my dad's. I'll let you know once they're developed.

I can't wait for you to see him tomorrow night.

Who ya taking?

TRON said:

i'm taking me roomie, Andy...

He doesn't know much Bowie, but he's up to the challenge... I've been immersing him in it for the last few days

endorphin74 said:

Is he gonna pay to play?

I hope he does Sound and Vision just for you.

Any idea what Bowie you'd like to get into next?

LOOK for some pics of me in my Aladdin Sane garb VERY VERY soon. Stephanie is getting them developed this week. I was a HIT--everyone wanted their picture taken with me...and if I had known that wearing Spandex pants (!) and eyeliner would've been so popular with the ladies, I woulda dressed like this in high-school.

TRON's description if the show was perfect. All I can say is that I was in PARADISE and the show was all I hoped for.
Hearing "Be My Wife" LIVE was practically an orgasm.

It was such a cool show, I spent $80 on merch...

TRON said:

ummm, I think he'll be providing a few beers to play!




as for my next bowie step...I think you should pick a few full albums for me to focus on!

OH MY GOD!

tron, i am so glad you had a blast! i will definitely be at the tuesday night show in chicago! though, with three nights in this city, i don't expect a marathon show like you got!!

so, he worked your pussy, huh?

good for you!!!

This show was STUPENDOUS ~ absolutely FANTASTIC!!! All night Bowie kept teasing the audience saying ~ "this is going to be a very long show tonight" and "Detroit, you've no idea" and "We've only just started" batting his eyes and giving the audience a flashing mischievious smile becuase we really didn't know what an amazing show we were going to get. The audience was becoming frenzied He went into song after song ~ singing, playing and moving about the stage like a 27 year old. How does he sing so FULL OUT and perfect like that??? I told TRON it was like he was throwing a huge party and having the best time just handing us present after present. He was thoroughly enjoying himself. I couldn't stop crying when he and Gail did Under Pressure ~ incredibly powerful and emotional ~ many of the songs were memorable for a lifetime. It was my first time seeing him and was beyond my wildest expectations. He is the most gorgeous man ~ far more than I had even imagined!

Note to TRON ~~~ you are just the best. Thank you for helping make this such a perfect night for Sally and me

bratchildsfriend said:

You're so very welcome. I was relieved that you made it and more importantly, that you had such a great time. It was a delight to see you guys afterwards. I really thought I'd miss you. It was especially exciting to see Sally in such a thoughtful and great mood. I'm glad that everything came together for you. What a wonderful experience for all. Thanks to our gracious host.

SassyBritches said:

OH MY GOD! Thoroughly. I don't think I'll be able to use it for like a week.

endorphin74 said:

Cool. Give me a full report when you have the chance. I'm so excited for you!

And might I suggest the 30th anniversary edition of Ziggy Stardust as a good place to start.

DudeDrops said:

I looked and looked for you. Where were you sitting? What'd your girlfriend think of it?

Can't wait to see your pics.

I'm so jealous...this sounds like the best tour he's done since 1990 (the Sound + Vision tour) when I saw him last...

I've been getting chills just listening to Jason's stories and reading the setlist

applekisses said:

Aww. I wish you could've gone. For some reason, I thought you were going.

Looks like you had agreat time.
You are so lucky to get Panic in Detroit, hope i get that as well when i see him again in June.

Minneapolis was a great show, too. I must say I'm a bit jealous of that monster setlist (I would've killed to hear Breaking Glass.), but we did get Pablo Picasso which I felt was a highlight. Even the songs I didn't normally like too much sounded great live.
[This message was edited Mon Jan 12 5:37:08 PST 2004 by HobbesLeCute]

HobbesLeCute said:

That happened to me too. Songs like "All The Young Dudes" and "China Girl" don't normally stand out to me. But both were highlights live for some reason. Funny that. Hey, do you have a full setlist? I can't seem to find one online yet.

hey Tron...Bowie plays my area on January 27.

DavidEye said:

You going?

TRON said:

No,i won't be able to go.But after reading your review,I really wish I could make it.

I can't post a completely accurate setlist because my memory isn't great, but I'll give it a shot.

1. Rebel Rebel
2. New Killer Star
3. Reality
4. Fashion
5. Hang On To Yourself
6. Fame
7. Cactus
9. All The Young Dudes
10. China Girl (He started by having the audience sing the lyrics. He said we were terrible. He was right.)

So far the setlist is the same as Detroit give or take. I was using yours as a bit of a guide so they may be in a different order than they were.

11. Sunday
12. Hallo Spaceboy
13. Under Pressure
14. Life on Mars? (A little dissapointing.)
15. Some song I don't know, but the guy behind me excitedly shouted out "OMG TRACK 3 FROM EARTHLING! TRACK 3 FROM EAAARTTTHLING!!!" which was annoying at the time, but now it's helpful!
16. Ashes to Ashes
17. Panic In Detroit (Yay!)
18. Changes
19. I'm Afraid Of Americans (First I've heard this song, too, but it was awesome.)
20. Heroes (This is one of the songs I don't normally like too much, but damn if it wasn't a fine live performance.)

And then came the encore, which started out all like:

21. Pablo Picasso
22. Be My Wife
23. Fantastic Voyage (Another song that was new to me, but awesome.)
24. White Light/White Heat
25. Five Years (Yayyy!)
26. Suffragate City
27. Ziggy Stardust

A fan-fucking-tastic show all around.

DavidEye said:

Oh c'mon. You've got plenty of time to make some magic happen. I bet you could still get tickets easily.

HobbesLeCute said:

Battle For Britain (The Letter)

Did he do it all drum 'n' bassish?


How could anyone not completely love this song?

Sounds like a great show. Was this your first time seeing him live? What were your highlights?
[This message was edited Mon Jan 12 6:32:59 PST 2004 by TRON]