Manchester Nh Setlist, Pix And Review… Of Sorts

“I hope those rumours of me playing Dr Who aren’t coming true… I feel like I’m regenerating.”

Just gonna have to be a different Manchester…

A Reality Tour steamed in to Manchester in New Hampshire last night for the 101st show of the tour at the Verizon Wireless.

Last night’s show was the first of four shows this week that will end this current North American leg of the tour, before a short break and the commencement of the European dates in Amsterdam on Friday June 11.

Anyway, I’ve managed to find one online review from the Union Leader entitled: Ageless David Bowie brings decades of brilliance to city which was penned, if not brilliantly researched, by Tom Fahey. Although his heart is in the right place, the review is worth checking out, if not only for the fact that Tom seems to think Gail had a day off! If only that was his one solitary mistake. Here’s a few of the funnier bits:

Bowie, dressed in chinos, sneakers and a sleeveless T-shirt…Still slender after all these years, Bowie looked younger and spryer than most 57-year-old males in the audience…solidly belting out tunes like ?Diamond Dogs,? ?I?m Afraid of America,? and ?We Could Be Heroes.? …The six-member band included Earl Slick and Gerry Leonard on guitars and Diane Johnson on bass and vocals. Johnson did a fine job filling in for the late Freddy Mercury on ?Under Pressure,? which he co-authored with Bowie. …The opening act last night was The Polyphonic Spree, a 25-member group that dresses in full-length nightshirts…

“OK Gail. I’ll count to ten and I want you to come out. Who is Diane Johnson anyway?”

Go here if you still feel inspired to read the complete thing. Oh well, I guess Tom Fahey enjoyed the show and he did praise it in his own way.

Here’s the officially-confirmed 25-song setlist courtesy of HNB:

Manchester, NH June 1st 2004

01 Rebel Rebel
02 Queen Bitch
03 Cactus
04 Sister Midnight
05 New Killer Star
06 All The Young Dudes
07 China Girl
08 The Loneliest Guy
09 The Man Who Sold The World
10 Battle For Britain (The Letter)
11 Pablo Picasso
12 Heathen (The Rays)
13 The Supermen
14 Hallo Spaceboy
15 Under Pressure
16 Station To Station
17 Ashes To Ashes
18 Quicksand
19 Modern Love
20 I’m Afraid Of Americans
21 “Heroes”

(Encore)
22 Diamond Dogs
23 Five Years
24 Suffragette City
25 Ziggy Stardust

Click on either of the images above to get to VT for a shed load of new pix from Erik. A Reality Tour continues tonight with a show at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.