The Hours... Tour
The Hours... Tour | ||||
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Tour by David Bowie | ||||
Associated album | 'Hours...' | |||
Start date | 9 October 1999 | |||
End date | 7 December 1999 | |||
Shows | 8 | |||
David Bowie concert chronology | ||||
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The 'Hours...' Tour was a small-scale promotional concert tour by David Bowie comprising eight live performances and numerous television appearances in support of the album 'Hours...'. A new guitarist, Page Hamilton, ex-Helmet founder member, was drafted to replace Reeves Gabrels whose final performance and association with Bowie ended at the VH1 Storytellers performance on 23 August 1999. Rumours of a split were denied by both parties, until a few months later the story changed as the guitarist admitted that he and Bowie had drifted apart.[1]
History
The Elysée Montmartre performance on 14 October 1999 was filmed and recorded with three songs later appearing on the CD single of "Survive" . The Libro Music Hall, Vienna, performance on 17 October 1999, coinciding with the launch of BowieNet Europe was made available as a live webcast. The performance at the Kit Kat Klub, New York City, on 19 November 1999 was recorded and filmed with a webcast of the performance as part of the American Express Blue Concert series transmitted on 7 December 1999, in addition to a simulcast radio broadcast by SFX Radio network on the same date. Three songs from the performance appeared on the CD single of "Seven" (2000).
Tour band
- David Bowie - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Page Hamilton - guitar
- Mark Plati - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
- Gail Ann Dorsey - bass guitar, rhythm guitar
- Sterling Campbell - drums, percussion
- Mike Garson - keyboards, piano
- Holly Palmer - backing vocals
- Emm Gryner - backing vocals
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
23 August 1999 | New York City | United States | Manhattan Center |
Europe | |||
9 October 1999 | London | England | NetAid - Wembley Stadium |
10 October 1999 | Dublin | Ireland | Dublin HQ |
14 October 1999 | Paris | France | Elysée Montmartre |
17 October 1999 | Vienna | Austria | Libro Music Hall |
North America | |||
19 November 1999 | New York City | United States | Kit Kat Klub |
Europe | |||
2 December 1999 | London | England | The Astoria |
4 December 1999 | Milan | Italy | Alcatraz |
7 December 1999 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega |
Songs
From Hunky Dory
- "Changes"
- "Life on Mars?"
From Aladdin Sane
From Diamond Dogs
From Station to Station
- "Word on a Wing"
- "Stay"
From Low
From Lodger
- "Repetition"
From Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
From Let's Dance
- "China Girl" (originally from The Idiot (1977) by Iggy Pop; written by Pop and Bowie)
From Tin Machine
- "I Can't Read" (Bowie, Reeves Gabrels)
From Earthling
- "I'm Afraid of Americans" (Bowie, Brian Eno)
From 'Hours...'
- "Thursday's Child" (Bowie, Gabrels)
- "Something in the Air" (Bowie, Gabrels)
- "Survive" (Bowie, Gabrels)
- "If I'm Dreaming My Life" (Bowie, Gabrels)
- "Seven" (Bowie, Gabrels)
- "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" (Bowie, Gabrels)
Other songs:
- "Can't Help Thinking About Me" (early non-album single released in 1966)
References
- ↑ Nicholas Pegg, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0