Things seem good again…
David Bowie returned to the stage in Montreal at the Bell Canada Centre last night, after a five-gig influenza-induced hiatus. This was the first show since his November 28th appearance in Glasgow.
According to a report from Reuters, it seems David almost didn’t make the gig. Here’s a bit from their online review:
“I didn’t know if I could do the show tonight; I felt really ill, to be honest with you,” Bowie, 55, (sic) revealed near the end of his 110-minute set at the Bell Canada Centre on Saturday. But, in his words, the show turned out to be “really memorable” as he performed hits from all facets of a diversified career spanning almost 40 years.
The report goes onto explain that despite the sniffles, David went on to pull out the stops and deliver as only David Bowie can:
But his illness did not appear to affect his voice, which he stretched to its fullest on such classics as “Life on Mars” and “All the Young Dudes.” He apologised in French for his poor command of the language, smiled at fans in vintage tour t-shirts, and caught a bouquet of flowers, but he drew the line at a Disney stuffed toy offered to him.
You can read the whole of Dean Goodman‘s report for Reuters by clicking on the image above. Here’s the 23-song setlist from last night:
Montreal December 13th 2003
01 Rebel Rebel
02 New Killer Star
03 Reality
04 Fame
05 Fashion
06 Cactus
07 Afraid
08 All The Young Dudes
09 China Girl
10 The Loneliest Guy
11 The Man Who Sold The World
12 Hallo Spaceboy
13 Sunday
14 Under Pressure
15 Life On Mars?
16 Ashes To Ashes
17 Never Get OId
18 Changes
19 I’m Afraid Of Americans
20 “Heroes”
(Encore)
21 Five Years
22 Suffragette City
23 Ziggy Stardust
Anyway, it’s great to have you back David. A Reality Tour continues at MSG in NY tomorrow.