Bowie 'dashing' In Denver

Bowie opens in Denver
Image: Mark Plati

Read 'em pal and grin

The Colorado newspapers are fast with their copy! By Sunday morning 5.00am, USA 'Mountain Time', there were already two glowing reviews of the most recent show on the Area: 2 tour available. The Denver Post said:- "The Area:2 tour is energy in its purest form. ...on top of all the bass, there was David Bowie, statuesque and sexy, encoring with "Ziggy Stardust" to the disbelief of many of his fans. Bowie, looking dashing as ever in a white button-down, a muted black vest and an undone tie strung around his neck, began his set with "Life on Mars?" from 1972's "Hunky Dory."

Image: Mark Plati

He was affable and praised Denver for having the single-best bookstore in North America (he must have visited Tattered Cover earlier in the day)... There's something convincing, almost inspiring, about the way Bowie grips the microphone while singing "Ashes to Ashes," "Heroes" or "China Girl." "Fame's" perverse bassline and Dali-like vocals still hold up powerfully, as do the unforgettable verses of "Ziggy Stardust."

The Daily Camera focused at first on the diversity of the audience at the shows, and said:- "Area: 2 headliners David Bowie, Busta Rhymes and the Blue Man Group entertained a curious cross-section of today's CD-buying demographic ? complete with punk rockers, rave kids, glamour girls and old-time rock fans. "

'Ashes To Ashes' : db and just two of the 'gazillion' guitarists'
Image: Mark Plati

Discussing David's set, they had this to say:- "Backed by a young band with a gazillion guitarists and looking slick as ever in a black vest and a flying mop of hair, Bowie entertained with a nice selection of older hits ("Ashes to Ashes,""China Girl," "Heroes" and "Fashion"), plus tastes of material from his newest CD, Heathen ("Slip Away" and "Waiting for You"). His show was tight and polished.... A consummate showman, he closed with a pair of sparkling oldies ? "Let's Dance" and "Ziggy Stardust."" This is the second journalist to describe David as 'consummate' . The definition of this word is 'supremely skilled'.... I couldn't agree more.

The Rocky Mountain News were not quite so quick off the mark, but they did have a story Friday covering a telephone interview David gave recently from New York. With reference to some of his past work, he talked about "trying to widen the vocabulary of rock by utilizing other aspects of the arts," but had this to add when discussing the current tour, "There's no art involved in this one. It's just a bloke singing songs - a nice pair of trousers and a bloody good band." And on being nominated for the Mercury Prize:- "..I was thrilled. All the other nominees are 13 years old. Hey, look at this old guy go! I was really chuffed about that."

The same paper did catch up this morning however, with this review of the show, which was well worth waiting for. They said:- "both Moby and David Bowie easily gave some of the peak performances of their careers... Bowie opened with an exuberant Life On Mars, delivered in superb voice to an ecstatic crowd. He chose wisely from his new album, Heathen, delivering those songs with ultimate confidence... Charming and effusive, he worked through a swath of his career, from a crunching, hard-edged Fame to a loping, energetic Heroes to the final cut, the definitive live version of Ziggy Stardust that left the crowd breathless and stunned. I'm Afraid Of Americans took on an otherworldly air in light of the past year, with fans cheering the lines "I'm afraid of Americans / I'm afraid of the world."

Once again, David was joking with the crowd and telling stories about his days on the road. It seems he had the tour bus stop in Nebraska to try and get hold of a "Jackalope" for the hood of the bus. Unfortunately they were all out. Maybe he should have tried Jackalope Junction. ;-) He praised Denver for its famous bookstore, 'The Tattered Cover' where he said he spent 19 hours. When drinking from his mug, he announced that his mouth was so dry he could lay down carpeting with his tongue, then said he wasn't sure quite what that meant but it "sounded good". The crowd were very hot for David last night, with great choruses of 'Bowie', 'Bowie', 'Bowie' going up to persuade him to come back for encores. When he returned to the stage to grant their wish, he opened the encores with 'A New Career In A New Town', and told the audience it was "pre-Dance Tent". (Thanks again, Simone)

Set List

Life On Mars?
Ashes To Ashes
Breaking Glass
Cactus
China Girl
Slip Away
Fame
I'm Afraid Of Americans
I've Been Waiting For You
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
"Heroes"
Heathen (The Rays)

Encores

A New Career In A New Town
Fashion
Everyone Says Hi
Let's Dance
Ziggy Stardust

We will bring you further reviews for all the shows on this tour in a round-up later this week. In the meantime, I leave you with this shot, once again from Mark Plati, of the view from the tour bus as it leaves Denver for the West Coast.

(Thanks again SusanS)

:))

David Featured In Harpers Bazaar

Mama can I kiss you, Daddy can I tell?

The current issue of Harpers Bazaar (Aug 2002) has a four page spotlight feature on David. It includes two rather special full page black and white shots. The first is a photograph of David sporting a sexy wink, baggy low fitting pants and a nifty Ziggy Stardust T-Shirt! ('David's own' - how cool is that). The second is a beautiful close up of David staring suggestively into the camera with his finger resting on his jaw. These caused quite a stir amongst the BNetters touring Area 2 :-). Perhaps someone will post them on the message board soon ;-)

The article contains some lovely quotes. We thought you might like to read this one in particular...

"This weekend, Lexi sat on Iman's lap and recited the alphabet," he announces breathlessly. "It was amazing! The whole ABC from start to finish." ..."I mean, she didn't get every letter," he goes on earnestly. "But it was basically all there. I called up everyone I know to boast about it, but it was terrible - no one was in."

aw..

All info: SusanS

Bowie 'duke Of Area2' In Chicago

Life On Mars?
Image: Mark Plati

Everyone Says Hi(gh)

The Chicago Daily Journal described David as the "Duke of the Area 2 show" in their review on Friday. They continued:-The blonde-haired legend was patient in his delivery, carefully crooning each and every word to both the classics and the cuts from his new disc, "Heathen."

"I've already snuck in four new tunes and you didn't notice," he told the adoring crowd about an hour into the set. "Hopefully you'll like all the rest." It was impossible not to fall in love with everything presented from that disc, on which Bowie returns to his classic experimental rock heyday...

"Heathen" standouts included the mysterious "Afraid," the ethereal "The Angels Have Gone," and the cover of the Pixies's "Cactus."... "Heroes" was golden, "China Girl" was enticing and "Fame" was hot and funky. "Let's Dance" featured a waltzy introduction and slamming guitar solo, while "Ziggy Stardust" brought the 80-minute set to a raging finale.

The Chicago Tribune also gave shouts out to David yesterday. They said :- Bowie, the consummate pro, seemed to enjoy himself, flashing a toothy smile every time the crowd erupted into adulatory applause. Bowie had another reason to be happy, namely that his new album "Heathen" is his best release in more than two decades. With such a diverse body of work to draw from, Bowie managed to slip in songs such as "Slip Away," "5:15 The Angels have Gone" and his Pixies cover "Cactus" with such tried-and-true classics as "Ashes to Ashes," "Heroes," "China Girl" and a chunky/funky "Fame."

Bowie's faithful band, especially singer/bassist Gail Ann Dorsey and guitarist Earl Slick, added a level of inventive proficiency to whatever era of music Bowie chose to pursue.

The biggest surprises of his set, however, were not such anthemic war horses as "Ziggy Stardust" and a revamped "Let's Dance," but a pair of tracks from Bowie's 1977 "Low". Magically, "Breaking Glass" and the instrumental "A New Career in a New Town" sounded right at home next to the material from "Heathen."

Ashes To Ashes
Image: Mark Plati

We also have some more inside snippets from the ever-faithful Simone. She tells us that the audience were thrilled with the addition of A New Career In A New Town to the set for the first time on the Area2 tour. David continued his jokey audience interaction, telling those in the top tiers "You are very high up there" and then pointing to the front rows and adding "So are some of you down there" :-). He had a dress thrown at him which he held up and announced he was selling in different colours, and offered a special deal price of $25 if it was thrown in with a Stylophone. We were left with a couple of mysteries....i.e who is 'Walter' ?? (apparently the audience were "all too young to remember him") and what's all this about "herbal smelling lobsters"? ..any clues would be appreciated ;-) He also delighted the audience with some bottom wiggling - I'll leave you to make your own mental image....

One of our members, in the audience for the first time, posted a lovely journal about her feelings, titled 'TREMBLING LIKE A FLOWER IN CHICAGO!' Here is an extract "David was the brightest gleaming of all these stars. I had heard before, but never understood, how he has a 'presence' when you are there watching him face to face. I understand now. He was *working* it tonight, I tell you! It's not my fault he's still damn sexy... I have eyes... There's one thing for sure, the people LOVE Bowie ...At least as much as they did 30+ years ago. Sailor, if you happen to read this: Thanks for the dazzling show and your flawlessly divine performance." Tia K. (If you were at the gig, it was Tia who threw her flower to David.)

And one more quote from the boards:- "Thank you from the bottom of my heart for that great concert at the Tweeter Center in Chicago. I'm still walking on air the day after... Just hearing your wonderful voice and seeing you flash that beautiful smile lifted me right up. I was so far above Cloud 9 yesterday that I couldn't even see it when I looked down..Thank you so much for just being you." Barbara (a.k.a. Bubba)

I'll leave you for this time (but not quite - see below!) with a photo of David in Chicago, kindly submitted by BowieNetter Dave Poley.

Bowie lights up Chicago

Set List

Life On Mars?
Ashes To Ashes
Breaking Glass
Cactus
China Girl
Slip Away
Fame
I've Been Waiting For You
I'm Afraid Of Americans
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
"Heroes"
Heathen (The Rays)

Encores

A New Career In A New Town
Fashion
Everyone Says Hi
Let's Dance
Ziggy Stardust

(Thanks again to SusanS)

:))

On The Road

Slow down ......, stick to 30
Image: Mark Plati

If the food makes you leery....

Ever wanted to know what it's like to be on the road with David Bowie? As you can see from the opening shot, life is not all 'Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll' for travelling Rock Gods. Is Sterling remembering Jones Beach and preparing himself for another lot of thunder and lightning? Is David feeling a little queasy? Perhaps it was the 'herbal lobster'... ;-)

Meanwhile, in another part of the store, Earl Slick is collared for a shot with a lively fan:-

You wanna hear 'Stay'? Sure, no problem
Image: Mark Plati

(Thanks for all your help SusanS)

:))

Mis-information From Pr Newswire

Contrary to information circulated in a press release from PR Newswire, DAVID BOWIE will not be making an appearance at this Monday night's event at the Wherehouse Music store in Los Angeles. He was not confirmed to be on hand at this event.

Win Tickets To See David On The Tonight Show

David Bowie and Moby will be appearing as musical guests on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this coming Monday 12th August. The show will be broadcast on NBC at 11.35PM ET/PT.

If you are lucky enough to be in the area on the day of the show you may be able attend! Tickets for the show can be obtained on day of the show only, and only at the NBC Ticket Box, located at NBC in Burbank, CA. The NBC Ticket Box opens at 8am. All available tickets are distributed to the public on a first come, first-served, two (2) tickets per person basis.

Members anywhere in the world can submit a question for David or Moby, by clicking here and posting on the show's message boards.

We also have a special treat for seven lucky BowieNetters! Check out the Bowie section of our message boards. The first seven members to reply in full to the post entitled 'Reply to win tickets to Jay Leno with Bowie' will receive a confirmation email on Monday morning giving them the full lowdown.

Good Luck!

Detroit's Favourite Uncle

db, Buster Rhymes and Moby
a 'space-alien heavy line-up'
Image © Kevin Mazur/Wire Image

Twinkle, twinkle Uncle David

Detroit's Flint Journal joined the growing number of rave reviews for David's Area2 performances today. Entitled "Ever-subtle David Bowie the life of the Area2 party", it goes on to say "David Bowie is like the favorite uncle who livens things up the minute he arrives." :-)

They add:- "Bowie, nattily dressed in a black, three-piece suit, was in great spirits Tuesday, giving one of the most relaxed, playful, sexy performances I've seen in the 25 years I've attended his concerts. Happily celebrating his past without sacrificing the present, Bowie mugged, joked, danced, flirted and sung his heart out in a 90-minute, 15-song performance that stretched from the rarely performed "Life on Mars" from the early '70s to the cerebral "5:15 The Angels Have Gone" from the new album. " They go on to describe him as "...a man totally at peace with himself, his accomplishments and his still-sharp abilities." and say "Bowie turned serious on an inspiring version of "Heroes" and transformed "Ziggy Stardust" and an encore of "Let's Dance" into celebratory anthems. "

The Detroit Free Press also has an item previewing the show, in which Moby is asked to define the theme for his handpicked Area2 concert roster. ""Space aliens," he says without a pause. "Myself, David Bowie, Busta Rhymes and the Blue Man Group -- that's about the most space alien-heavy lineup you could have.""

David was in a fun mood once again. Simone tells us he apologised to the crowd for his "slight Ann Arbor accent" and pretended he was the son of Ann Arbor sunglasses manufacturers. During '5:15 The Angels Have Gone', someone in the audience gave David a rose, upon which, he pretended to stab himself with the thorns and sank to the ground. What we wouldn't give for a shot of that, girls (and boys), eh?

Set list

Life On Mars?
Ashes To Ashes
Breaking Glass
Cactus
Slip Away
China Girl
Fame
Hello Spaceboy
I've Been Waiting For You
I'm Afraid Of Americans
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
"Heroes"
Heathen (The Rays)

Let's Dance
Ziggy Stardust

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Paris Show Update

db at the Olympia, Paris in July 2002
EPA PHOTO/AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

looking for information

Here is the latest information on the Paris show, confirmed for Tuesday September 24th, at The Zenith.

Tickets, priced EUR 45, will be available via FNAC. The number to call is + 33 8 92 68 36 22 ( 0,34 Euros/mn.)

Tickets go on sale on Friday August 16th, via the FNAC website, and after that on Tuesday August 20th with a ten day exclusive for FNAC vendors.

New Live German Dates Confirmed!

Doch wir koennen siegen, fuer immer und immer

We are very proud to bring you confirmation of three new live dates in Germany.

Sept. 22
Berlin
Venue; Max Schmeling Halle
Address; Velomax Berlin Hallenbetriebs GmbH Am Falkplatz 10437
Tel; (0 30) 44 30 45

Tickets priced EUR 45 and EUR 42 (seated), and EUR 38 (standing)

Sept 27
Bonn
Venue; Museumsmeile
Address; Am Hofgarten 21 53113 Bonn
T; 0228/737282

Tickets priced EUR 39.50

Sept. 29
Munich
Venue; Olympiahalle
Address; Olympiapark Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21 80809 München
T; +49(0)89 - 30 67-0

Ticket prices: EUR 50, EUR 45, EUR 40, EUR 35 and EUR 25

Tickets are available from this Saturday 10th August at 9.00am, via the following Ticket Hotlines.

01805 57 0000 CTS Eventim (from Germany only)

+49 521 560 500 Ticketservice Stratmann

Or www.prknet.de (click on "Ticket", then "Bowie", then choose the city and click on "kaufen"(to buy).

Enjoy!

Reminder: Last Call With Carson Daly

David and Gerry backstage at Carson Daly
Image: Mark Plati

Can you hear me call ya?

Don't forget to watch David on Last Call with Carson Daly tonight. The show airs on NBC in the USA on 8/8/02 at 1.35AM, which of course is actually the early hours of tomorrow morning. Check out the Carson Daly website which has this to say about tonight's show:- "Our 100th episode features music legend David Bowie rocking our world."

I'll leave you to your anticipation, and this rather fetching cropped shot of db and Gerry rehearsing some manoeuvres. ;-)

Image: Mark Plati

:))

Kristeen Young And The Low Boys @ Cbgb

Oh she's a tongue twisting storm, she'll come to the show to(morrow)night

Wow, that's a sexy picture! Tomorrow night, 8th August at 8.30PM, is your last chance to see Kristeen Young in her current series of shows at CBGB's.

If you missed the fun last week, (08/05/02 NEWS: TONY VISCONTI MEET AND GREET) , then here's your chance! You never know - Tony might just be there again this week.

Beautiful Bowie In Toronto

David and 'Foxy Macy Dorsey' prepare for the show.
Click on the image for more 'hair-raising' backstage shots.
All images: Mark Plati

Hey babe, your hair's alright

The Toronto Sun is right on the ball (and on the money!) with a rave review of David's performance on Monday night. They headline with "Beautiful Bowie Flawless at Moby's Area2 fest." and go on to say:- "David Bowie is timeless perfection.. (he)"stole the show at Moby's Area2 Festival last night at the Molson Amphitheatre with an hour-and-a-half set that began and ended with two cherished classics from his 30-year-plus catalogue -- Life On Mars and Ziggy Stardust.

Elegantly dressed in a black suit, white dress shirt and skinny electric blue tie, Bowie quietly took the stage -- adorned with his last name in marquee-like white lights above him -- while only a pianist accompanied him on Life On Mars. Bowie.. was clearly enjoying himself.

David opens in Toronto.
Image: Mark Plati

Not only was his voice in top form, but he also struck some seriously swoon-worthy poses as he moved around the stage. He was able to create excitement with just the wave of his arms as he commanded the audience to scream louder.

Among the new songs, Bowie's covers of the Pixies' Cactus and Neil Young's I've Been Waiting For You stood up well alongside such expansive-sounding originals as Slip Away, I Would Be Your Slave, 5:15 and Heathen's title track.

Even Moby had Bowie fever as he talked about watching the legend from the sidelines every night as "a dream come true."

David also gave an interview to Jam Music in advance of the gig. Click here for page one, and here for page two.

The Toronto Star said "It was... Bowie who proved the one real uniting force of the day." and singled out "...the electro-shocked "I'm Afraid Of Americans" and "Hello Spaceboy," the '80s standard "Let's Dance," a massive cover of Neil Young's "I've Been Waiting For You" and the brooding title track from his excellent new Heathen disc" for special praise.

The Star also features an excellent telehone interview, and review of Heathen, titled 'David Bowie finds dark majesty' which David gave on the morning after the the first show of the Area2 tour.

Once again, we have a BowieNet reporter in the field. Thanks for the texts, Simone! She tells us that David was doing his best Portobello Market trader impersonation last night. After 'Slip Away' he told the audience he would be selling Stylophones after the show. He borrowed some sun glasses from a member of the audience (the sun was in his eyes), and when he returned them after three songs, he offered to reduce the price of a Stylophone by a few dollars in recompense. :-) Gail was dubbed 'Foxy Macy Dorsey' for the evening and wore her afro for the show.

And one more word, emailed to me from a member. "After seeing David at the Warehouse in 97 I didn't think the live performances could get any better. Boy was I mistaken. A phenomenal show yesterday in Toronto. 'Slip Away' was incredible as was 'Heathen'. I took my 11 and 14 year old kids. They were blown away. They couldn't believe they were seeing the "real David Bowie". Who is that anyway????" (Alexander)

Set list

Life on Mars?
Ashes to Ashes
Breaking Glass
Cactus
Slip Away
China Girl
Be My Wife
Fame
I've Been Waiting For You
I Would Be Your Slave
I?m Afraid of Americans
Stay
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
"Heroes"
Heathen (The Rays)

Hallo Spaceboy
Fashion
Everyone Says Hi
Let's Dance
Ziggy Stardust

(Thanks again to SusanS for her help, and for the fun clickthrough)

:))

Jones Beach Update

Image © Kevin Mazur

a real cool cat..

We return to Jones Beach (and why not?) to bring you coverage of the gig from Newsday.com, and also to bring you a slightly different version of the image we posted yesterday. What's special about this one though, is that if you click on the picture above, you will see a large and exceptionally lovely photograph of db and the elements, and also some of you! :-)

Newsday said that David was "the personification of sophisticated cool" and added "Bowie was stylishly smooth during his hour-long set, alternating songs from his impressive new "Heathen" album, including his rocking cover of The Pixies' "Cactus," with such timeless classics as "Fame" and "Ashes to Ashes," which sound as current today as they did more than two decades ago. He played off the rainstorm, catching raindrops on his tongue and arguing with the heavens before launching into "I Would Be Your Slave." Unfortunately, the fun was cut short, after lightning strikes grew a little too close to the stage. (They would also cut off music in the dance tent, where DJ Carl Cox was performing.) Before he left, Bowie whipped the crowd into a frenzy with a rousing version of "Heroes," to "keep spirits high," he said, as sheets of rain began to fall."

:))

Bowie Returns To Europe

David Bowie at Meltdown: June 2002
Image: Celine

The European cannon is here..

You lucky, lucky people! As hinted by Blammo when he announced David's nomination for this year's Mercury Prize (07/31/02 NEWS: 'HEATHEN' SHORTLISTED FOR MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE), David will indeed be returning to Europe in September. We are pleased to announce that a show will take place on Tuesday September 24th at The Zenith in Paris, France. The Zenith is located at 19ème 211, Avenue Jean Jaures, 75019, Paris. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday August 20th, and we will bring you details of ticket outlets as soon as these are confirmed.

Watch this space for further details of a number of additonal European shows! As you wait, no doubt impatiently, here's just a tentative / unconfirmed hint of the cities where shows may take place.

• Berlin
• Bonn
• Munich
• London

Click here to view the updated Bowie Tour Calendar

Bowie In Boston

'Everyone Says Hi': Image SusanS
Click here for more.

Motor sensational

As if to compensate for the bad weather at Jones Beach, Boston was hotter than hot, but that didn't stop our man from giving us one or two interesting variations to the set. Eyewitnesses were particularly entranced by the tightness of db's trousers but did manage to gasp out the odd comment on his singing.. ;-) From Tess:- "'Heathen' was heartbreakingly good. That song has just grown over the tour I guess. '5:15' was "one of our faves at the moment" and just awesome. 'Ziggy' was killer. Amazing how it sounds today... The place went nuts!"

David was particularly happy - smiling and bouncy from the moment he set foot on the stage, and even taking the time to give some advice on how to have a happy marriage! There are three important things to remember, apparently. Once again, from Tess:- "Very important point: find a girl who loves to cook and clean. Very important point: find a girl who brings in lots of money. Very important point: find a girl who loves sex. Very important point: never let the three of them meet.. ba-boom!"

The Boston Herald focus on the eclectic mix which Moby has put together, and its ability to draw a wide range of people, all of whom seemed to share and enjoy 'each other's' music:- "PTA moms danced with wild abandon to the jittery grooves supplied by star DJs such as Carl Cox and John Digweed in the rave tent and purple-haired teenagers held up swaying glowsticks as an incredibly well-preserved David Bowie sang songs much older than they were".

They describe David's set as "a hot 90 minutes", and add that "he looked typically dashing in a black three-piece suit and unstrung electric blue tie as he took the stage for stark version of ``Life on Mars,'' accompanied only by Mike Garson's agile piano. He sounded sensational, as did his tight backing band - especially guitarist Earl Slick and drummer Sterling Campbell. Slick in particular earned his pay with a string of stinging guitar solos... Newer tunes such as the winsome acoustic pop number ``Everyone Says Hi'' and the stutteringly funky and tightly coiled ``I'm Afraid of Americans'' fit in with ease."

Earl Slick thinking "I'm gonna really sting em tonight." Image: Mark Plati

Here are a couple more posts from our message boards :-

"I'm feeling a little repentant and nostalgic this morning 'cause I won't see Bowie for a while now. That was my last show. It has been a brilliant three days, not just for Bowie (which is always a bonus!) but I met so many wonderful people, some I've met before and some were new but all the same, a great little community of people." (caroline)

"Not many words to describe the show. I draw a blank, HOT, AWESOME, GREAT. These do not really work, but WOW......" (wldjareth)

David Bowie - "This one's by Clint Eastwood."
Image: Mark Plati. Keep em coming Mark!

Last word for this show should go to our tireless reporter in the field, SusanS. Sadly, she has to return to the UK.

"...David's voice was incredible. He was hitting his notes with so much ease and holding them for SO long I found myself applauding way too early..he just carried on and on :-). It was really thrilling. He was so mobile and playful. His dancing was superb; all swishy and erotic (particularly a heartstopping, sexy dance behind Gail!) . He was full of energy, playing air guitar and bouncing so much his hair was flying around :-) He really seemed to be enjoying himself. Every song was so 'ON' I couldn't stop dancing! He was hysterically funny as always, introducing 'Ashes to Ashes' as recorded by 'Clint Eastwood'....'its my cowboy song', and offering some interesting selection advice before launching into 'Be My Wife' ;-)

...With David there are always such special visual moments to savour. Last night there was a particularly special one for me. It was the the sight of David approaching Earl Slick as he ripped into another superb solo. He stood behind him, and for a moment my whole life flashed by....he held out his arms and looked so beautiful. It was perfect..and right in front of me. :-)." SusanS.

For the remaining shows, and while the very much missed Total Blam Blam is on holiday, please send your set lists and photos, and anything else you wish to share, to spaceface and/or susans at our BowieNet addresses.

Set List

Life On Mars?
Ashes To Ashes
Breaking Glass
Cactus
Slip Away
China Girl
Be My Wife
Fame
I've Been Waiting For You
I Would Be Your Slave
I'm Afraid Of Americans
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
Stay
"Heroes"
Heathen (The Rays)

Everyone Says Hi
Let's Dance
Ziggy Stardust

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Jones Beach In The Rain

Image © Kevin Mazur/Wireimage.com

It's the rain before the storm

David's set was unfortunately cut short by rain, thunder and lightning on Friday night. The band continued as long as possible, sometimes in very difficult conditions, but in the end it was just too dangerous to go on. They had hoped to return and complete the set, but this was not possible due to time constraints.

Despite the weather, David and the band were in great spirits, and really enjoying the challenge. David himself was full of his usual smart one-liners. He told everyone that China Girl was "on the new album, if you want to hear it again", and introduced Katherine Russell as playing "keyboards, drums and a TV set".

He did a little rain dance early on to try and stop the rot, but sadly it didn't work. Once the rain got established, he ventured to the front of the stage, opened his mouth, dangled out his tongue and 'drank' the rain. This sight made the audience squeal once again. The man is so hot on this tour!

The weather provided a dramatic and often very appropriate set for some of the songs, especially 'I Would Be Your Slave'. David sang the song straight up to the heavens, and was 'rewarded' with a bolt of lightning. ooer...

David Bowie and Busta Rhymes backstage at Jones Beach
Image © Kevin Mazur/wireimage.com

There are lots more great images from this gig at Wire Image.

Here are some quotes from the message boards which tell a little more of the story.

"Heroes" in the rain was phenomenal. And by rain, we mean downpour. It gave new meaning to the "I wish I could swim like dolphins can swim" lyric. And Bowie was in such a lovely mood... I have to admit that I was floored (even choked up for a few moments) by "Life on Mars". All of the new stuff has really taken on a new energy since Roseland. "Slip Away" is really growing on me. (chamomile)

You wouldn't believe the effects that lightning and thunder has on the song 'I'm Afraid Of Americans' unless you've seen it. (dbfan)

I never thought I'd have the odd pleasure of seeing David during a storm. It was so dramatic and darkly romantic. Bowie and band sounded so gigantic and monstrously beautiful.. (Antoine Poncelet)

I've lost track of the amount of times I've seen David.. but I can honestly say I've never been this wet during one of his shows! (nameless Bowienet member)

Set List

Life On Mars?
Ashes To Ashes
Cactus
Slip Away
China Girl
Fame
I've Been Waiting For You
I Would Be Your Slave
I'm Afraid Of Americans
Changes
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
"Heroes"

(Thanks to SusanS for the set list and anecdotes)

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Tony Visconti Meet And Greet

Image: Helen2

Tony rapped all night

As rumoured on these pages ( 08/01/02 SNIPPET: KRISTEEN YOUNG AND THE LOW BOYS @ CBGB), Tony Visconti did indeed hold an informal 'Meet and Greet' after the Kristeen Young show at CBGB's on Thursday night.

He sat among the BowieNet members and answered a barrage of questions, spending far and above the amount of time expected of him, and staying very late. Questions ranged from his work with David and other artists, down to minor details like travelling arrangements for the band. He even talked about being in the studio with David on that terrible day last September 11th. He was thrilled that 'Heathen' has done so well and was happy to discuss many details about the recording of the album. Here's a shot of Tony talking to Pattibowie, aka Patti Brett, one of the original Sigma Kids.

Image: Helen2

After a blistering set, Kristeen also chatted to many of our members, talking about the work she did with David for 'Heathen'. As we posted at the time, (05/21/01 NEWS: BOWIE LENDS SUPPORT TO YOUNG) you will recall that David saw Kristeen at CBGB's last year.

Kristeen Young & David Bowie at CBGB,
New York, May 15 2001 - © Bob Gruen 2001

Win Tmwfte On Dvd Now... Or Sometime In The Future?

I'm changing time...

As promised last week, (07/29/02 NEWS: REGION 2 TMWFTE DVD OUT TODAY) here's the competition to win one of five copies of the Region 2 DVD (Europe, Middle East & Japan only) of 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'. It's an easy concept, in that all you have to do is find six of the numbered stills, like the one below...but, in keeping with the film's fractured time structure, they're dotted all over BowieNet news, in no particular order!

When you've found the other five (you get the one below for free!) e-mail me with the six dates in the news that you found the six numbered stills, and the number of the still on that date. For example, this one would be: 08/04/02 = Number One.

Send your entry to me at TotalBlamBlam@davidbowie.com with a heading of "I found all six of the TMWFTE DVD comp thingies". The competition ends when I have five winners. Bloody good luck... you're gonna need it!