David Bowie 1987 04/05
Glass Spider Rehearsals New York City
Setlist
01. INTRO
02. GLASS SPIDER
03. DAY-IN DAY-OUT
04. BANG BANG
05. ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
06. LOVING THE ALIEN
07. SHINING STAR
08. FASHION
09. SCARY MONSTERS
10. ALL THE MADMEN
11. NEVER LET ME DOWN
12. BIG BROTHER
13. 87 AND CRY
14. HEROES
15. BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUNG
16. SCREAM LIKE A BABY
17. SONS OF THE SILENT AGE
18. NEW YORK'S IN LOVE
19. DANCING WITH THE BIG BOYS
20. TIME WILL CRAWL
21. BEAT OF YOUR DRUM
22. LET'S DANCE
23. ZEROES
24. FAME
25. TIME
26. BLUE JEAN
27. CHINA GIRL
28. MODERN LOVE
This boot was recorded in March / April of 1987 in New York, and consists of the Glass Spider tour rehearsals – one of Bowie’s best periods in both creativity and live performance. The recording contains rare versions of SHINING STAR / BECAUSE YOU’RE YOUNG / SCREAM LIKE A BABY; all dropped before the premiere show!
Tour band 1987 – The Glass Spider Tour
• David Bowie – vocals, guitar
• Peter Frampton – guitar, vocals
• Charlie Sexton – guitar, backing vocals
• Carlos Alomar – guitar, backing vocals, music director
• Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
• Alan Childs – drums
• Erdal Kızılçay – keyboards, trumpet, congas, violin, backing vocals
• Richard Cottle – keyboards, saxophone, tambourine, backing vocals
Tour dancers
• Melissa Hurley
• Constance Marie
• Spazz Attack (Craig Allen Rothwell)
• Viktor Manoel
• Stephen Nichols
• Toni Basil (choreography)
Tour design
• Allen Branton – Lighting design
• Mark Ravitz – Set design
• Christine Strand – Video director
