Heathen Tour
- Europe
- North America
- Mini Tour
(2000) - Heathen Tour
(2002) - A Reality Tour
(2003–04)
The Heathen Tour was a 2002 concert tour by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie in support of his album, Heathen, and was also notable for the performances of all songs from the 1977 Low album.
History
The Low album, not previously performed live in its entirety, was premiered on 11 June 2002 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, together with all the songs from the Heathen album. With other commitments ruling out the possibility of a major concert tour, the Heathen Tour became a mini-concert tour similar to the 1996 Outside Summer Festivals Tour.
On 11 February 2002, it was announced that Bowie had accepted the role of Artistic Director[1] at the Meltdown Festival, an annual music and arts event held at the South Bank complex in London, England. David Bowie's Meltdown 2002 ran from 14 to 30 June, with a schedule of concerts and events including performances by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Coldplay, The Waterboys and a London Sinfonietta performance of Philip Glass's Low and Heroes symphonies. The closing night was billed as The New Heathens Night with Bowie headlining the event with support by The Dandy Warhols followed by a DJ set from Jonathan Ross.
The Heathen Tour proper began at the Meltdown Festival with Bowie embarking on a series of European performances including a link-up with Moby for the 12-date North America Area:2 Festivals with a return to Europe for a further six performances. Before returning again to North America to perform a final seven shows with the first five in each of New York City's five boroughs, dubbed The New York Marathon Tour by Bowie, who joked "I could get home from all the gigs on roller skates".[2]
Setlist
The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 11 October 2002 at The Music Hall at Snug Harbour in New York City.[3] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Life on Mars?"
- "Ashes to Ashes"
- "Breaking Glass"
- "Cactus" (Pixies song)
- "China Girl" (Iggy Pop song)
- "Slip Away"
- "Fame"
- "I'm Afraid of Americans"
- "Speed of Life"
- "5:15 The Angels Have Gone"
- "I've Been Waiting for You" (Neil Young song)
- "Survive"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- ""Heroes""
- "Heathen (The Rays)"
- Encore
- "Sunday"
- "I Would Be Your Slave"
- "Afraid"
- "Everyone Says 'Hi'"
- "Hallo Spaceboy"
- "Let's Dance"
- "Ziggy Stardust"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Warm-up show | |||
11 June 2002 | New York City | United States | Roseland Ballroom |
15 June 2002 | Sony Music Studios | ||
Europe | |||
29 June 2002[a] | London | England | Royal Festival Hall |
1 July 2002 | Paris | France | L'Olympia |
3 July 2002[b] | Kristiansand | Norway | Odderøya |
5 July 2002 | Horsens | Denmark | Horsens Ny Teater |
7 July 2002[c] | Ostend | Belgium | Hippodrome Wellington |
10 July 2002[d] | Manchester | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground |
12 July 2002[e] | Cologne | Germany | E-Werk |
14 July 2002 | Nîmes | France | Arena of Nîmes |
15 July 2002[f] | Lucca | Italy | Piazza Napoleone |
18 July 2002[g] | Montreux | Switzerland | Auditorium Stravinski |
North America[h] | |||
28 July 2002 | Bristow | United States | Nissan Pavilion |
30 July 2002 | Camden | Tweeter Center at the Waterfront | |
31 July 2002 | Holmdel Township | PNC Bank Arts Center | |
2 August 2002 | Wantagh | Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater | |
3 August 2002 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts | |
5 August 2002 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheater |
6 August 2002 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
8 August 2002 | Tinley Park | Tweeter Center | |
10 August 2002 | Denver | Pepsi Center | |
13 August 2002 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | |
14 August 2002 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
16 August 2002 | George | The Gorge Amphitheatre | |
Europe | |||
22 September 2002 | Berlin | Germany | Max-Schmeling-Halle |
24 September 2002 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
25 September 2002 | |||
27 September 2002 | Bonn | Germany | Museumsmeile |
29 September 2002 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |
2 October 2002 | London | England | Carling Apollo Hammersmith |
North America | |||
11 October 2002 | New York City | United States | The Music Hall at Snug Harbour |
12 October 2002 | St. Anne's Warehouse | ||
16 October 2002 | Colden Center at Queens College | ||
17 October 2002 | Jimmy's Bronx Cafe | ||
20 October 2002 | Beacon Theatre | ||
21 October 2002 | Upper Derby | Tower Theater | |
23 October 2002 | Boston | Orpheum Theatre |
Notes
- ^ The concert on 29 June 2002 in London was part of the Meltdown festival.
- ^ The concert on 3 July 2002 in Kristiansand was part of the Quart Festival.
- ^ The concert on 7 July 2002 in Ostend was part of the Seat Beach Rock Festival.
- ^ The concert on 10 July 2002 in Manchester was part of the Move Festival.
- ^ The concert on 12 July 2002 in Manchester was part of the E-Werk festival.
- ^ The concert on 15 July 2002 in Lucca was part of the Lucca Summer Festival.
- ^ The concert on 18 July 2002 in Montreux was part of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
- ^ The concerts in North America were part of the Area2 Festival.
Tour band
- David Bowie – vocals, guitar, saxophone, harmonica, stylophone
- Earl Slick – guitar
- Gerry Leonard – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Mark Plati – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Gail Ann Dorsey – bass guitar, guitar, tambourine (on "Heathen (The Rays)"), backing vocals
- Sterling Campbell – drums, percussion
- Mike Garson – keyboards
- Catherine Russell – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Songs
From David Bowie From Hunky Dory
From The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
From Diamond Dogs From Young Americans
From Station to Station
From Low
From "Heroes"
From Lodger
| From Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
From Let's Dance
From Outside
From Earthling
From Hours
From Heathen
Other songs:
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References
- Nicholas Pegg, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0
- v
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- David Bowie (1967)
- David Bowie (1969)
- The Man Who Sold the World
- Hunky Dory
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
- Aladdin Sane
- Pin Ups
- Diamond Dogs
- Young Americans
- Station to Station
- Low
- "Heroes"
- Lodger
- Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
- Let's Dance
- Tonight
- Never Let Me Down
- Black Tie White Noise
- The Buddha of Suburbia
- Outside
- Earthling
- Hours
- Heathen
- Reality
- The Next Day
- Blackstar
- Toy
With Tin Machine |
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- David Live
- Stage
- Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
- Santa Monica '72
- LiveAndWell.com
- Glass Spider
- Live Santa Monica '72
- VH1 Storytellers
- Bowie at the Beeb
- A Reality Tour
- Live Nassau Coliseum '76
- Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)
- Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)
- Serious Moonlight (Live '83)
- Glastonbury 2000
- ChangesNowBowie
- Ouvrez le Chien (Live Dallas 95)
- Something in the Air (Live Paris 99)
- I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)
- No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95)
- Look at the Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97)
- David Bowie at the Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99)
With Tin Machine |
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- Christiane F.
- Love You till Tuesday
- Labyrinth
- Lazarus
- Moonage Daydream
- Baal
- BBC Sessions 1969–1972
- Earthling in the City
- Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks)
- Space Oddity
- The Next Day Extra
- No Plan
- Is It Any Wonder?
- The World of David Bowie
- Images 1966–1967
- Changesonebowie
- The Best of Bowie
- Changestwobowie
- Rare
- Golden Years
- Fame and Fashion
- Changesbowie
- Early On (1964–1966)
- The Singles Collection
- Rarestonebowie
- The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
- The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
- The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
- Bowie at the Beeb
- All Saints
- Best of Bowie
- Club Bowie
- The Collection
- The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
- iSelect
- Nothing Has Changed
- Legacy
- Sound + Vision
- The Platinum Collection
- David Bowie
- Five Years (1969–1973)
- Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)
- A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)
- Loving the Alien (1983–1988)
- Spying Through a Keyhole
- Clareville Grove Demos
- The 'Mercury' Demos
- Conversation Piece
- Brilliant Live Adventures
- Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001)
- The 1980 Floor Show
- Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
- Serious Moonlight
- Glass Spider
- Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby
- VH1 Storytellers
- Reality: Tour Ed.
- A Reality Tour
- Glastonbury 2000
- Love You till Tuesday
- Video EP
- Jazzin' for Blue Jean
- Day-In Day-Out
- Tin Machine
- Bowie – The Video Collection
- Black Tie White Noise
- Jump: Interactive CD-ROM
- Best of Bowie
- Reality
- The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
- The Next Day Extra
- Cracked Actor
- Ricochet
- Black Tie White Noise
- Sound and Vision
- Moonage Daydream
With Tin Machine |
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- Major Tom
- The Thin White Duke
- Ziggy Stardust
culture
- "Bowie"
- David Bowie Is
- Jareth
- Phillip Jeffries
- Statue of David Bowie
- Lazarus
- Stardust
- Symphony No. 1 "Low"
- Symphony No. 4 "Heroes"
- Symphony No. 12 "Lodger"
- The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
- We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie
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