“Gail, get over here. We can do that Peters and Lee tune… ‘Welcome home, welcome…'”
And a really fine pair of shades, Means everything, And the light that blinds my eyes, Shines from you… *
David Bowie returned to American soil last night for a show at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. Again, I’ve not read any reviews just yet, but according to a series of pictures on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer web site, David “borrowed sunglasses from a fan because of the bright spotlights at the Paramount during his performance”.
Well, the evidence is here in these pictures from BowieNetter thelaughinggnome (Michelle Noe), but I’m afraid I can’t trust the word of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer 100 per cent as they have suggested a picture of Gerry walking across the raised platform is actually David. Their pictures are still worth taking a look at anyway, and you can reach them by going
Thanx to Michelle for the great shots I’ve used here, very kind of you to send them in. Meanwhile, here’s the 26-song set list:
Seattle January 25th 2004
01 Rebel Rebel
02 New Killer Star
03 Reality
04 Fame
05 Cactus
06 All The Young Dudes
07 China Girl
08 I’ve Been Waiting For You
09 Days
10 A New Career In A New Town
11 Breaking Glass
12 Be My Wife
13 Always Crashing In The Same Car
14 The Man Who Sold The World
15 Hallo Spaceboy
16 Sunday
17 Under Pressure
18 Life On Mars?
19 Panic In Detroit
20 Ashes To Ashes
21 White Light, White Heat
22 I’m Afraid Of Americans
23 “Heroes”
(Encore)
24 Five Years
25 Suffragette City
26 Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie’s A Reality Tour continues in San Jose tomorrow.
* OK… It’s an Iggy song. But DB co-wrote it, and you never know, he may have chipped in a few words!