i am so ridiculously psyched up for this show! i keep hoping he'll perform rock n'roll with you or something equally as obscure. has he performed that at all during this tour?

nope, they'll be no sleep for me tonight!
[This message was edited Wed Jan 14 23:28:23 PST 2004 by SassyBritches]

i'm excited too!

Have fun tonite, all you Chi-town peoples!!

Bowie's about to kick your ass!

so, now its just a matter of 'what to wear'!

WELL???

oh my goodness!

david bowie rocked my pussy! the show was great. the venue was perfect...not a bad seat in the house (and i say that from the thrid to last row of the mezzanine). bowie's personality and energy are just amazing for a 60 year old! and he is so damn sexy! i am still daling with the excitement of gina flying up from miami to see this show with me...and she decided she wanted to see tonight's show as well. so now we have 10th row seats for this show, tonight! very exciting...hopefully, he'll do a different set. here's the list from last night (not in order and i may miss some):
rebel rebel
new killer star
cactus
the man who sold the world
all the young dudes
hallo spaceboy
white light white heat
hang onto yourself( may have dreamed this?)
changes
heathen
i'm afraid of americans
china girl
suffragette city
ziggy stardust
life on mars
ashes to ashes
fame
heroes
under pressure
pablo picasso
the lonliest guy
fall dog bombs the moon
reality


i feel like i'm forgetting some songs but i'm sure someone will help me out...and maybe even provide them in their right order! lol.

i wonder what he'll do tonite!?!

inadazeandfuckin'uptitlesedit
[This message was edited Wed Jan 14 14:09:07 PST 2004 by SassyBritches]

Sassy, I looked for you last night and didn't see you. The show kicked ass last night and I can barely see cuz I'm so tired but my absolute favorite part of the show was Under Pressure. I wanna marry Gail. I swear I do.

we were in sec. 204 in the third from last row. right next to the woman who was freaking out at people for standing up! duh-get pay per view if you wanna sit!

i'm so glad you enjoyed the show! i wish i had the chance to hook up with y'all!

SassyBritches said:

I hate people like that! Fuck her! I have never seen energy like the crowd had last night! It was wonderful.

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

we heckled her for a bit but then, well, david was on stage!

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

ugh, we had the exact same problem at the MPLS show...the guys behind me would not shut-up about people standing and dancing. Of course they expected me to sit down and not see (or have fun) and yell at the people in front of me to sit down...the bastids!


sounds like an awesome show, though!

YAAAY!!!

endorphin74 said:

Did you rightly tell them to go dick themselves? I hope so.

It was again another wonderful show. At first, I wasn't crazy about our seats but then once the show started, they were actually perfect. They were close but way off to the side, but you could see everything that way. Bowie was in a really playful mood throughout. A highlight was "Battle
For Britain" for sure. He asked who knew the album Earthling and only a few people cheered. I was one of them. And he pointed in our direction and said, "Well this is for the seven of you then."

I really wanted to go tonight too. The terrible weather here in Detroit is the reason I didn't. I decided to try to get home to avoid it. We did wait afterwards and Bowie said a quick hello to the 50 or so people waiting. It was too cold to sign or chat, but he came out to wave wearing a black ball cap and glasses. Very cool.

Anyone who's considered going to this tour, I urge you to do so. He's in top form and you won't be disappointed, even if you're only a casual fan or a newbie. He's very welcoming and humorous with his audience. He makes you feel like you're in on something special and also very informal. I love that.

A final note. One moment that absolutely stunned me was during "The Man Who Sold The World". He accidentally knocked over his mic stand during one of the instrumental breaks. He sat down and began a motion as if he was rowing a boat with the stand. Then he put his hand on his brow like he was looking for something or someone far off in the distance. It really added to the isolation and loneliness of the song. He took a simple mistake and turned it into a grand moment of theatre. And the audience loved it! Such a professional.

Here was the setlist in order:

1. Rebel Rebel
2. New Killer Star
3. Reality
4. Hang Onto Yourself
5. Fame
6. Cactus
7. All The Young Dudes
8. China
9. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
10. The Loneliest Guy
11. The Man Who Sold The World
12. Hallo Spaceboy
13. Sunday
14. Under Pressure
15. Life On Mars?
16. Battle For Britain (The Letter)
17. Ashes To Ashes
18. Changes
19. White Light/White Heat
20. I'm Afraid Of Americans
21. "Heroes"

Encore:

22. Pablo Picasso
23. Five Years
24. Suffragette City
25. Ziggy Stardust

I kept trying to imagine what Sassy Britches and Anxiety looked like so I could say a quick hello. I stuck around near the front at the end to see if they might recognize me too. Unfortunately I didn't meet either of y'all.

What can I say but OH WOW!!!

It goes without saying that Bowie was wonderful, but Macy Gray and her band were also top notch (even if her set was a bit on the short side and the audience wasn't really feelin her that much).

I went to the show with a pretty good idea of what we were in for - I've been keeping up with the set lists from previous shows on the tour, and I've seen loads of pictures from the tour on Bowienet - but I've gotta say, being there and hearing that beautiful, unique soaring voice live and in the flesh - not on record, not even from a LIVE record - is unlike anything else. Nothing could prepare me for that experience...and it wasn't even my first Bowie concert. I walked in feeling like an old hand at what to expect from a live Bowie show, and walked out feelin' schooled all over again.

What Tron said was right on - Bowie's stage presence was so unaffected, informal and welcoming - yet just by virtue of who he is, his presence was at the same time so regal and stately, and so much larger than life.

And the band was fantastic - I'm a big fan of Mike Garson, who's been with Bowie on and off as his keyboardist since way back in the Ziggy Stardust days - and it was a pleasure to hear him play. Gail Ann Dorsey is always amazing to watch on bass - she sang the Freddie Mercury part on "Under Pressure" which truly does justice to the original...not to mention she's an intense bass player, and gorgeous to boot.

The set design concept was mostly unobtrusive, but had kind of a cartoony-surrealist approach. The show started with a short cartoon of the band a la Gorillaz, after which they came on stage in silouhette in front of the projections. After that, it was all about the music, with some incidental animations going on in the background (and a very silly dancing beagle puppet during Fall Dog Bombs The Moon).

I would love to go to one of the other shows this week, but I had to pull teeth to get last night off from work, so I'll just have to appreciate what I enjoyed last night, which is more than enough to keep me happy for a very long time.

If anyone has a chance to check out this tour, I can't recommend it enough.

tron and anxiety: you both described the show to perfection!

The MPLS show was almost identical to this one...EASILY the best show I've EVER been to!!!

When I saw the setlists, I didn't think it was a good idea for him to do Under Pressure. seemed kind of disrespectful to do it without Freddie, or not in his honor (like at a big event, like the FM tribute concert).

When I saw it, I changed my mind. Perhaps it's selfshiness on my part, because it's always been one of my favorites. But anyway, I was so happy when it started. And by the end, he had made me totally his bitch. Cry cry cry...


Other special moments for me: Life On Mars? and Heroes. I wasn't thrilled with the new arrangement of Heroes at first, but by halfway through, it had me emotional. Of all the songs he did that I'd already seen him do once or twice, these are the 2 that still had a lot of resonance for me. Oh, and he pulled a Let's Dance/Modern Love with China Girl too... got me to LOVE a song that I thought was only so-so previously, even though I'd already seen him do it before.

But the one that was the most special, after Under Pressure, was Five Years. thank you David.

KingSausage said:

I'm so happy you finally got to see him. Be My Wife and Fantastic Voyage were 2 of my favorites as well.

Anxiety said:

Hey Anxiety, what'd your mom think of the show? My mom still can't stop talking about it.

Any reports or setlists from tonight's show?

TRON said:

Nevermind. Someone just posted one on bowienet. I would've loved to see Always Crashing, Starman and Days.

1. Rebel Rebel
2. New Killer Star
3. Afraid
4. Hang On To Yourself
5. Fashion
6. Cactus
7. Starman
8. China Girl
9. Fantastic Voyage
10. She'll Drive The Big Car
11. Days
12. The Man Who Sold The World
13. Hallo Spaceboy
14. Heathen (The Rays)
15. Under Pressure
16. Life On Mars
17. PANIC IN DETROIT
18. Ashes To Ashes
19. Never Get Old
20. White Light/White Heat
21. I'm Afraid Of Americans
22. Heroes
Encore
23. Let's Dance
24. Always Crashing In The Same Car
25. Suffragette City
26. Ziggy Startdust

i just came from this show! ok, its over...i'm done. stick a fork in me..or david bowie's dick! god damn he is sexy!

the show was absolutely phenomenal! i was in the 10th row, in the middle section right by the aisle. i was dancing in that aisle all night long! the song selection was incredible tonight. fashion. always crashing the same car. motherfucking Panic in detroit! oh man, i was in heaven...not to mention the cute boy sitting just diagonal from me about 3 up! and no matter how often i hear life on mars or afraid of americans, i just love it each time!

i am so glad gina talked me into going to this 2nd show. he performed like the crowd was his bitch. if the first show worked my pussy, this show tore it out. i had to have the security people bring me a mop and bucket.

the man's voice has only become stronger and more in shape. he has the most dramatic sound. his humour was great. i've never seen bowie joke around quite so much. he was really enjoying chicago.

now, i just wish i was going to the friday night show!

"i had to have the security people bring me a mop and bucket"

Glad to hear that you all had a great time.
Makes me think back to that special night in october last year and it makes me look forward to, without a doubt, another special night in June.

BOWIE IS GOD

SassyBritches said:

Awesome!

Sweet! I'm not surprised, but happy to hear nite 2 kicked as much ass as nite 1!

endorphin74 said:

Hey Sassy, did he mention anything about switching the set up for the 3rd show?

What were some of the funny things he said?

TRON said:

Damn TRON. You were in Chicago? Man, I wish we all could have met up before the show.