The concert bowie fan, nute jenson recalls that bowie drove into the oval in a white limousine flanked by motorcycle security. This work includes the tour and rehearsal held in dallas on april 27, 1983, which stevie ray vaughn also participates for the serious moonlight tour. David bowie best of serious moonlight tour youtube. The work was created in the toison d or shopping mall in brussels on friday and saturday, and the time it took to complete was used as part of a contest to win a citytrip to the david bowie is expo in holland. The david bowie serious moonlight tour was thus far bowies longest, largest and most successful concert tour. David bowie serious moonlight tour 83 tour programme australia colour tour. Filmed in vancouver on 12 september 1983, on the singers serious moonlight tour, the video was. Get the david bowie setlist of the concert at pacific coliseum, vancouver, bc, canada on september 12, 1983 from the serious moonlight tour and other david bowie setlists for free on setlist. David bowie s serious moonlight tour video and dvd is a good document of one of his most successful tours.
The concert on september 12th in vancouver was filmed for the video release and has now ended up on the. Buy david bowie vhs films and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Labryinth vintage vhs video cassette tape david bowie adventure film. Feb 08, 2016 in remembrance of his pop musical legacy, enjoy highlights of david bowie s most successful concert tour. The concert doesnt show bowie at the peak of his game, but it offers more than enough highlights to make it worthwhile. David bowie played vancouver three times at height of his fame.
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David bowies serious moonlight tour video and dvd is a good document of one of his most successful tours. David bowie serious moonlight 1983 rotten tomatoes. The large video screen lit up clearly on a clear, balmy night, complete with a full and serious moon. David bowie serious moonlight tour 1983 rustysurfboarder. Filmed in vancouver on 12 september 1983, on the singers serious moonlight tour, the video. Serious moonlight, a new dvd highlighting bowie s 1983 tour of the same name, is proof of this unfortunate fact. The serious moonlight tour was launched in may 1983 in support of david bowies album lets dance 1983. The complete david bowie, first published in 2000, is not just the most detailed compendium of bowies extraordinarily varied musical career providing the recording and performance history of every bowie song, released or otherwise, not to mention live performances, guest. It features english singersongwriter david bowie and his backing group the spiders from mars performing at the hammersmith odeon in london on 3 july 1973. David bowie serious moonlight tour live 1983 description. His acting has embraced everything from title role in hamlet to multiple appearances as a dalek in doctor who.
The tour opened at the vorst forest nationaal, brussels, on 18 may 1983 and ended in the hong kong coliseum on 8 december 1983. At this show, bowie made the sudden surprise announcement that the show would be the last show that well. Bluray movies 4k 3d dvd digital ma itunes prime games people forum. Buy david bowie memorabilia programmes and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Bowie also released 14 video albums and 72 music videos. David bowie concert setlist at pacific coliseum, vancouver on. By 1983, fans knew well of bowies reputation as a tireless rock showman, and with. David bowie heroes top of the pops 1977 heroes was originally released as a single on the 23rd of september 1977, and was then subsequently a track on david bowies heroes album, released a few weeks later, on the 14th of october. A fter wowing 1970s audiences with ziggy stardust and the thin white duke personae, in the early 1980s bowie was as mainstream as hed ever. Get the david bowie setlist of the concert at feijenoord stadion, rotterdam, netherlands on june 26, 1983 from the serious moonlight tour and other david bowie setlists for free on setlist. By the time bowie was set to go on stage, it was nearly dark. To finish up the australian leg of the tour, david bowie played two back to back shows at sydneys ras showgrounds.
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David bowie performs golden years on serious moonlight 1983 film, 1984. It was released as the second single from the album and was accompanied, like its predecessor ashes to ashes, by a highly regarded music video. Space oddityband introduction from david bowie young americans from young americans. David bowie, serious moonlight vhs video retro, supplied by gaming squad. David bowie enjoying the brilliant city of bangkok, thailand during his 1983. David bowie recorded live in concert at the pacific national exhibition coliseum, vancouver. A film diary of musician david bowies serious moonlight concert tour through hong kong, thailand and singapore. Mar 09, 2006 a fter wowing 1970s audiences with ziggy stardust and the thin white duke personae, in the early 1980s bowie was as mainstream as hed ever been.
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Dec 10, 2012 a film diary of musician david bowies serious moonlight concert tour through hong kong, thailand and singapore. David bowie live in vancouver, canada in 1983 on his serious moonlight tour. David bowie on the singapore leg of his serious moonlight tour. With david bowie, carlos alomar, steve elson, stan harrison. Recorded in 1983 during bowie s visit to vancouver, the concert is high energy.
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Serious moonlight captures bowie at the point where he began to falter, right after. David bowie serious moonlight rehearsal 1983 2cd giginjapan. David bowie concert setlist at pacific coliseum, vancouver. As in 1978, the venue was once again going to pose a problem with noise emission and in turn, the local council and residents once agan objected paul dainty considered the newly built entertainment centre as an alternative but it was deemed too small. Denis oregan he played nearly 100 gigs in 15 countries, beginning in. Ipacen, was an english singer, songwriter and actor. Denis oregan he played nearly 100 gigs in 15 countries, beginning in brussels and ending in hong kong on 8 december. Fashion is a track from david bowies 1980 album scary monsters and super creeps. David bowie concert setlist at feijenoord stadion, rotterdam. But to fans of david bowie he is the author of the bible. The show is awesome, for being in 1983 it shows bowie on the tour he would later become the most tired of, the serious moonlight tour, but tour to promote the album lets dance, featuring huge hits like of course lets dance, and china girl. Bowie traded in both the flamboyant theatricality of his early seventies shows, as well as the arthouse austerity of his berlin era tours, reinventing himself as the wellheeled, smoothsuited purveyor of the cosmopolitan pop which characterised his album lets dance. Charismatic rock legend david bowie is captured live in vancouver in this concert performance staged during his 1983 serious moonlight tour and featuring an impressive set list comprised of his most popular tracks. David bowie cat people from serious moonlight tour by david bowie.
The 87minute running time is substantial and most of the selections are from 1980 or before. Nov 01, 2017 david bowie on the singapore leg of his serious moonlight tour. According to coproducer tony visconti, fashion was the last song completed in the scary monsters sessions, its bassline and some of the melody taking inspiration. In remembrance of his pop musical legacy, enjoy highlights of david bowies most successful concert tour. The discography of english singersongwriter david bowie 19472016 included 27 studio albums including nine uk numberone albums, 11 live albums, 51 compilation albums including two uk numberone albums, nine extended plays eps, 128 singles including five uk numberone singles, and four soundtracks. Minutes before going on stage, bowie presented members of an aboriginal dance school a cheque for an unspecified amount. Find concerts, recordings, artwork, setlist info and other facts about the show or tour of your favorite artist or band. His work as a director includes productions of twelfth night and diary of a somebody, and numerous audio dramas. Serious moonlight, a new dvd highlighting bowies 1983 tour of the same name, is proof of this unfortunate fact. David bowie serious moonlight tour live 1983 music.