BOWIE last night.

[mankie]

Who went......comments?
 
 Nice touch when he indirectly dedicate "The Man Who Sold the World" to George Dubya.
 
 I'll reserve my comments till I see what other's thought.

[Bombay Chutney]

I thought it was fantastic. Easily the show of the year for me (so far anyway).  The band was tight.  The crowd attentive.  Good mix of old/new/hits/covers.   I liked the story about stealing his Ziggy stance from Gene Vincent.

[grotty]

set list anyone?
 
 This is the most recent posted @ bowienet for the 14th in Canada:
 
 London, Ont May 14th 2004
 
 01 Rebel Rebel
 02 Fashion
 03 New Killer Star
 04 Cactus
 05 Sister Midnight
 06 Hang On To Yourself
 07 All The Young Dudes
 08 Fame
 09 China Girl
 10 The Loneliest Guy
 11 The Man Who Sold The World (Followed by a tease of Puppet On A String)
 12 Panic In Detroit
 13 Hallo Spaceboy
 14 Sunday
 15 Heathen (The Rays)
 16 Under Pressure
 17 Station To Station
 18 Ashes To Ashes
 19 Quicksand
 20 The Supermen
 21 Modern Love
 22 White Light, White Heat
 23 I'm Afraid Of Americans
 24 "Heroes"
 
 (Encore)
 25 Suffragette City
 26 Ziggy Stardust
 
 Similar set in DC?

[grotty]

Originally posted by Bollocks:
  I'll reserve my comments till I see what other's thought.

C'mon - give it up.
 Be a risk takin' trend setter.
   

[Bombay Chutney]

bowiewonderworld
 
      01. Rebel Rebel
      02. Fashion
      03. New Killer Star
      04. Cactus
      05. Sister Midnight
      06. Hang On To Yourself
      07. All The Young Dudes
      08. Fame
      09. China Girl
      10. The Loneliest Guy
      11. The Man Who Sold The World
      12. Panic In Detroit
      13. Hallo Spaceboy
      14. Heathen (The Rays)
      15. Sunday
      16. Under Pressure
      17. Station To Station
      18. Ashes To Ashes
      19. Quicksand
      20. The Supermen
      21. Loving The Alien
      22. Modern Love
      23. White Light, White Heat
      24. I'm Afraid Of Americans
      25.  Heroes
 Encore:
      26. Suffragette City
      27. Ziggy Stardust

[mankie]

Bowie has never given a bad performance in all the times I've seen him....last night he seemed much more relaxed than previous shows, chatting to the audience, cracking jokes and poking fun at himself. I laughed at the Gene Vincent story and the explanation about the fan at the front of the stage was just there to keep him cool and not to make him look all heroic with his hair blowing in the wind and all that.
 
 Songs of note..."All the young dudes", the audience really got into it. "Quicksand" for me because it's one of my all time favourites of his."Panic in Detroit" how can it not be? "Under Pressure" was also pretty damn amazing... Then to finish with Heroes and follow up with the encore of Suffragette City and Ziggy Stardust left me gobsmacked.
 
 Most memorable comment by my wife, "I never thought I'd want to fuck a 56 year old man...but there you go?"
 
 The crowd was a great mix of ages and demographics too.
 
 Didn't bother to go inside for the Stererophonics having seen them at the 930 and had been very underwhelmed with them, so decided to stay in the "beer garden"  :roll:  having just spent what seemed like 3 hours going through security to get there. What's with the check the id..stamp your hand that says "OVER 21", get a red arm band then get carded yet again everytime you go to buy a beer? They could show the TSA how to do it.

[grotty]

Good, good reviews. Your enthusiasm & feedback has me pretty eager for the evening.
 
 I'm seeing him tonight @ the Benedum in Pittsburgh. A very cool old theater:
  Benedum Center
   
 Should be a great intimate venue.

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Originally posted by grotty:
  Good, good reviews. Your enthusiasm & feedback has me pretty eager for the evening.
 
 I'm seeing him tonight @ the Benedum in Pittsburgh. A very cool old theater:
  Benedum Center
   
 Should be a great intimate venue.

>>> I attended a few shows at the old "Stanley" Theatre during the late 70's and early 80's......damn....if I'd have known that the Benedum was the old Stanley I would have bought ticks in a heartbeat......some of the best acoustics anywhere in the U.S.......fucking GREAT space...enjoy!

[grotty]

Originally posted by The O' Rotten Factor:
  I attended a few shows at the old "Stanley" Theatre during the late 70's and early 80's......damn....if I'd have known that the Benedum was the old Stanley I would have bought ticks in a heartbeat......some of the best acoustics anywhere in the U.S.......fucking GREAT space...enjoy!

It is pretty funny when I think back. Right before it re-opened as the Benedum, it was home to many a 70's/80's rock concert. I saw quite a few of the the big 80's metal bands there. The place would just get trashed:
   <img src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf300/f351/f35107gjtm0.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 Now it's home mostly to high-brow theater & such with the occasional concert booking only when deemed worthy.

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Originally posted by grotty:
  Good, good reviews. Your enthusiasm & feedback has me pretty eager for the evening.
 
 I'm seeing him tonight @ the Benedum in Pittsburgh. A very cool old theater:
  Benedum Center
   
 Should be a great intimate venue.

>>>> A few of the shows I remember seeing there were Gary Numan,Gang Of Four,Talking Heads and Bob Marley & The Wailers(His last show ever)....

[MaLo]

Did he make the joke about how he grew up in the area???  I saw him twice in 2002...during which time i found out that he not only grew up in Manassas, VA and went to "Manassas University"...but he also grew up in Paris and went to The University of Paris.  
 
 I wanted to go see the show last nite...he is an awesome performer..but as always, i gots no money.

[holagato666]

Awesome show (as always). But it has absolutely renewed my determination to completely forswear all arena shows.
 
 Yes, I am spoiled by "smaller" venues like 9:30 and Black Cat. But I saw Bowie at Nation and at Roseland and would happily pay twice the ticket price to NEVER have to see him at Patriot Center again.
 
 In addition to the ignorant beer garden and parking -- it was a show full of people who really don't get going to shows. I don't mean that to be as snobby as it might appear. Besides, while he can manage to energize a place like Patriot Center he just seems, I dunno, more powerful in a smaller venue.
 
 Damn you, David Bowie, last night was the perfect advertisement for me to FINALLY join BowieNet so I can get notices for any of the smaller NYC shows. Yes, I will go to New York to see him before I will go back to Patriot Center.
 
 Bullocks, tell your wife to keep her hands offa him. He's mine, mine, mine, all mine.
 
 Oh, and I sat behind a guy with the worst BO in the history of smells. He actually made my eyes water. The hubby and I were putting napkins to our faces to try and deaden the stench. Mouth-breathing -- nope, then your tongue just tasted like this guy stunk. Even did the Medical Examiner thing of chewing really really strong mentholated gum -- nothing would stop the uberfunk. We ended up finding seats away from this monster and cracked up whenever we would see some unsuspecting fool sit down, wrinkle their nose, dry heave and split.

[JGatz]

Bowie put on a great show.  Wasn't a big fan of him before the show but now I am.  
 
 The Stereophonics played a lot of their new album.  It was ok, much harder roking than their previous stuff.
 
 The patriot center is not an ideal venue but Bowie had everyone rocking and into the show.

[mankie]

Originally posted by JGatz:
  Bowie put on a great show.  Wasn't a big fan of him before the show but now I am.  
 
 The Stereophonics played a lot of their new album.  It was ok, much harder roking than their previous stuff.
 
 The patriot center is not an ideal venue but Bowie had everyone rocking and into the show.

Nobody listens to mank because he's just an ornery old git stuck in a time warp....BUT....am I or am I not right when I say anyone who considers themselves a music fan must see Bowie live if the opportunity arises? (Which I've said many times on this board.)

[piglit]

Originally posted by MaLo:
  Did he make the joke...he not only grew up in Manassas, VA and went to "Manassas University"...

Awwrite, ya broke-a-loo.  Is that Bowie that went to MAnassas U.?!
 
 I just moved there...can't find the U anywhere...too funny that DBowie would pick that rednek haven to make jokes...could I imagine him there in the androg. years?!  He'd have been killt.
 
 -pigi