What made me feel so bad?
A Reality Tour reached KeyArena in Seattle last night, and despite not feeling so good, David certainly didn’t show any evidence of ill health. Gene Stout of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was there to review the show, as was Dan DeLong who took some cracking shots to accompany Dan’s review, which is headed: Bowie gives his best, showcasing an extraordinary career. The piece can be read in full
Even if David Bowie wasn’t feeling his best, he gave his best. The 57-year-old rock star, in his second Seattle concert of the year, offered a powerful and inspiring performance Wednesday night at KeyArena that served as a showcase for his extraordinary career. The show was a blend of new songs and past hits with fresh arrangements that made them sound entirely new.
Bowie told the near-capacity audience he wasn’t feeling all that well, and explained away a series of awkward gyrations midway through the two-hour show as a “performance malfunction” caused by a sense of malaise. But if he hadn’t said anything at all, perhaps no one would have noticed. His energy and self-assurance told another story.
Sporting a mop of blond hair and dressed in tight pants and a purple, crushed-velvet jacket with tails, Bowie looked very hip despite his more than three decades of rock stardom.
We’ve updated the
Here’s the officially confirmed 28-song set list from a rather excited HNB, who has furnished me with a remarkable photograph of his own… read on after the set list if you’re interested in his CRAP:
Seattle April 14th 2004
01 Rebel Rebel
02 New Killer Star
03 Battle For Britain (The Letter)
04 Fame
05 Cactus
06 Fashion
07 All The Young Dudes
08 China Girl
09 Hang On To Yourself
10 Never Get Old
11 The Loneliest Guy
12 Modern Love
13 Let’s Dance
14 The Man Who Sold The World
15 Hallo Spaceboy
16 Sunday
17 Heathen (The Rays)
18 Under Pressure
19 Days
20 Afraid
21 Looking For Water
22 Ashes To Ashes
23 Quicksand
24 I’m Afraid Of Americans
25 “Heroes”
(Encore)
26 Changes
27 Suffragette City
28 Ziggy Stardust
As I say, Handsome Nick B has had his pictures back from the 24-hour lab including a rather interesting picture from Kelowna. Not immediately obvious in the version above is what looks like a green serpent type creature… could it be the fabled Ogopogo? Nick admits he hadn’t noticed the legendary monster when he took the shot, but that’s no indication of anything to be honest.
Anyway, I had the USAF check the picture out, and they their findings seem to confirm that the picture is the real McCoy and doesn’t appear to have been tampered with. They even provided the enlargement below for further inspection. Over to you dear reader… what do you think?
A Reality Tour continues tomorrow at the Berkeley Community Theatre.