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The images in Denis O’Regan’s new book Ricochet: David Bowie 1983 are candid chronicle of the singer performing and offstage during his Serious Moonlight world tour

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• Look Back in Anger Play Video
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• What in the World Play Video
• Golden Years Play Video
• Fashion Play Video
• Let's Dance Play Video
• Breaking Glass Play Video
• Life on Mars? Play Video
• Sorrow ( The McCoys  cover) Play Video
• Cat People (Putting Out Fire) Play Video
• China Girl ( Iggy Pop  cover) Play Video
• Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) Play Video
• Rebel Rebel Play Video
• White Light/White Heat ( The Velvet Underground  cover) Play Video
• Station to Station Play Video
• Cracked Actor Play Video
• Ashes to Ashes Play Video
• Space Oddity Play Video
• Young Americans Play Video
• Fame Play Video
• Star Play Video
• Stay Play Video
• The Jean Genie Play Video
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• Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
• Let's Dance
• Modern Love
• Ashes to Ashes
• Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
• Golden Years
• Station to Station
• China Girl by Iggy Pop
• Sorrow by The McCoys
• White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
• Cracked Actor
• The Jean Genie
• Breaking Glass
• What in the World
• Young Americans
• "Heroes"
• Space Oddity
• Rebel Rebel
• Life on Mars?
• Look Back in Anger

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David Bowie 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour

David Bowie on stage during the 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour Tour by David Bowie Associated album Let’s Dance Start date 18 May 1983 End date 8 December 1983 Legs 8 Shows 96

The David Bowie Serious Moonlight Tour was thus far Bowie’s longest, largest and most successful concert tour. The tour opened at the Vorst Forest Nationaal, Brussels, on 18 May 1983 and ended in the Hong Kong Coliseum on 8 December 1983; 16 countries visited, 96 performances, and over 2.6M tickets sold. The tour garnered mostly favorable reviews from the press.

Tour development Bowie himself had a hand in the set design for the tour, which included giant columns (affectionately referred to as “condoms”) as well as a large moon and a giant hand. Some of the musicians from his 1978 tour were re-hired for this tour, including Carlos Alomar, who was the band leader for the tour. Earl Slick was drafted as guitarist a few days before the commencement of the tour due to problems with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s management demanding a contract renegotiation. The band rehearsed for the tour in Dallas, Texas. Each band member wore a costume which was designed “down to the smallest detail.” Two sets of each person’s costumes were made and worn on alternate nights, and everyone got to keep one set at the conclusion of the tour as a souvenir. One song that was on the rehearsal’s song list that never actually got to the rehearsal stage was “Across the Universe,” which Bowie had covered in 1975 on his Young Americans album.

Tour performances Earl Slick November 1983 during the Serious Moonlight Tour On 30 June 1983 the performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in London was a charity show for the Brixton Neighbourhood Community Association in the presence of Princess Michael of Kent. The 13 July 1983 Montreal Forum performance was recorded and broadcast on American FM Radio and other radio stations worldwide. The concert on 12 September in Vancouver was recorded for the concert video Serious Moonlight, that was released in 1984 and on DVD in 2006. At the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, ON performance on 4 September 1983, Bowie introduced onstage special guest, Mick Ronson, who borrowed Earl Slick’s guitar and performed “The Jean Genie” with Bowie and band. Mick had only been asked to play the day before, and he later recalled: I was playing Slick’s guitar … I had heard Slick play solos all night so I decided not to play solos and I just went out and thrashed the guitar. I really thrashed the guitar, I was waving the guitar above my head and all sorts of things. It was funny afterwards because David said, ‘You should have seen [Earl Slick’s] face…’ meaning he looked petrified. I had his prize guitar and I was swinging it around my head and Slick’s going ‘Waaaa… watch my guitar’, you know. I was banging into it and it was going round my head. Poor Slick. I mean, I didn’t know it was his special guitar, I just thought it was a guitar, a lump of wood with six strings. The last show of the tour (8 December 1983) was the third anniversary of John Lennon’s death, whom both Bowie and Earl Slick had worked with in the studio previously. Slick suggested to Bowie a few days prior to the show that they play “Across the Universe” as a tribute, but Bowie said, “Well if we’re going to do it, we might as well do “Imagine.”” They rehearsed the song a couple of times on 5 December (in Bangkok) and then performed the song on the final night of the tour as a tribute to their friend.

Tour legacy The tour was a high point of commercial success for Bowie, who found his new popularity perplexing. Bowie would later remark that with the success of Let’s Dance and the Serious Moonlight Tour, he had lost track of who his fans were or what they wanted.[5] One critic would later call this tour his “most accessible” because “it had few props and one costume change, from peach suit to blue.” Bowie later specifically tried to avoid repeating the formula for success from his Serious Moonlight Tour with his 1987 Glass Spider Tour.

Tour band David Bowie – vocals, guitar, saxophone Earl Slick – guitar Carlos Alomar – guitar Carmine Rojas – bass guitar Tony Thompson – drums, percussion Dave Lebolt – keyboards, synthesizers Steve Elson – saxophones Stan Harrison – saxophones, woodwinds Lenny Pickett – saxophones, woodwinds George Simms – backing vocals Frank Simms – backing vocals

Date  City  Country  Venue

Europe 18 May 1983 Brussels ,Belgium ,Vorst Forest Nationaal 19 May 1983  Brussels ,Belgium ,Vorst Forest Nationaal 20 May 1983 FrankfurtWest GermanyFesthalle 21 May 1983 Munich ,Olympiahalle 22 May 1983 Munich ,Olympiahalle 24 May 1983 Lyon ,France ,Palais des Sports de Gerland 25 May 1983  Lyon ,France ,Palais des Sports de Gerland 26 May 1983 Fréjus ,Les Arènes 27 May 1983 Fréjus ,Les Arènes 29 May 1983 Nantes (Cancelled) Le Beaujoire

North America 30 May 1983 San Bernardino, California ,US Festival Glen Helen Regional Park

Europe 02 June 1983 London, England ,Wembley Arena 03 June 1983 London ,England ,Wembley Arena 04 June 1983 London ,England ,Wembley Arena 05 June 1983 Birmingham ,National Exhibition Centre 06 June 1983  Birmingham ,National Exhibition Centre 08 June 1983 Paris ,France ,Hippodrome D’Auteuil 09 June 1983 Paris ,France ,Hippodrome D’Auteuil 11 June 1983 Gothenburg ,Sweden ,Ullevi Stadium 12 June 1983  Gothenburg ,Sweden ,Ullevi Stadium 15 June 1983 Bochum ,Germany ,Ruhrstadion 17 June 1983 Bad Segeberg ,Freilichtbühne 18 June 1983  Bad Segeberg ,Freilichtbühne 20 June 1983  Berlin ,Waldbühne 24 June 1983 Offenbach am Main ,Bieberer Berg Stadion 25 June 1983 Rotterdam ,Netherlands ,Stadion Feijenoord 26 June 1983 Rotterdam ,Netherlands ,Stadion Feijenoord 28 June 1983 Edinburgh ,Scotland ,Murrayfield Stadium 30 June 1983 London ,England ,Hammersmith Odeon 01 July 1983 Milton Keynes ,Milton Keynes Bowl 02 July 1983 Milton Keynes ,Milton Keynes Bowl 03 July 1983 Milton Keynes ,Milton Keynes Bowl

North America 11 July 1983 Quebec City, Quebec ,Canada ,Colisée de Québec 12 July 1983 Montreal, Quebec ,Montreal Forum 13 July 1983 Montreal, Quebec ,Montreal Forum 15 July 1983 Hartford, Connecticut ,US ,Hartford Civic Center 16 July 1983 Hartford, Connecticut ,US ,Hartford Civic Center 18 July 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,The Spectrum 19 July 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,The Spectrum 20 July 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,The Spectrum 21 July 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,The Spectrum 23 July 1983 Syracuse, New York (Re-scheduled) – Carrier Dome 25 July 1983 New York City ,Madison Square Garden 26 July 1983 New York City ,Madison Square Garden 27 July 1983 New York City ,Madison Square Garden 29 July 1983 Richfield, Ohio ,Richfield Coliseum 30 July 1983 Detroit, Michigan ,Joe Louis Arena 31 July 1983 Detroit, Michigan ,Joe Louis Arena 01 August 1983 Rosemont, Illinois ,Rosemont Horizon 02 August 1983 Rosemont, Illinois ,Rosemont Horizon 03 August 1983 Rosemont, Illinois ,Rosemont Horizon 07 August 1983 Edmonton, Alberta ,Canada ,Commonwealth Stadium 09 August 1983 Vancouver, British Columbia ,Pacific Colesium 11 August 1983 Tacoma, Washington ,United States ,Tacoma Dome 14 August 1983 Los Angeles, California ,The Forum 15 August 1983 Los Angeles, California ,The Forum 17 August 1983 Phoenix, Arizona ,Veterans Memorial Coliseum 19 August 1983 Dallas, Texas ,Reunion Arena 20 August 1983 Austin, Texas ,Frank Erwin Center 21 August 1983 Houston, Texas ,The Summit 24 August 1983 Norfolk,Virginia,Scope Cultural & Convention Center 25 August 1983 Norfolk,Virginia,Scope Cultural & Convention Center 27 August 1983 Landover, Maryland ,Capital Centre 28 August 1983 Landover, Maryland ,Capital Centre 29 August 1983 Hershey, Pennsylvania ,Hersheypark Stadium 31 August 1983 Foxborough, Massachusetts ,Sullivan Stadium 03 September 1983 Toronto, OntarioCanada ,National Exhibition Stadium 04 September 1983 Toronto, Ontario ,Canada ,National Exhibition Stadium 05 September 1983 Buffalo, New YorkUnited StatesBuffalo Memorial Auditorium 06 September 1983 Syracuse, New York ,Carrier Dome 09 September 1983 Anaheim, California ,Anaheim Stadium 11 September 1983 Vancouver, British Columbia ,CanadaPacific National Exhibition Coliseum 12 September 1983 Vancouver, British Columbia ,CanadaPacific National Exhibition Coliseum 14 September 1983 Winnipeg, Manitoba ,Winnipeg Stadium 17 September 1983 Oakland, California ,Oakland Alameda Coliseum

Asia 20 October 1983 Tokyo ,Japan ,Nippon Budokan 21 October 1983 Tokyo ,Japan ,Nippon Budokan 22 October 1983 Tokyo ,Japan ,Nippon Budokan 24 October 1983 Tokyo ,Japan ,Nippon Budokan 25 October 1983 Yokohama ,Yokohama Stadium 26 October 1983 Osaka ,Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium 27 October 1983 Osaka ,Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium 29 October 1983 Nagoya ,Kokusai Tenji Kaikan 30 October 198 3 Osaka ,Expo Commemoration Park 31 October 1983 Kyoto ,Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium

Oceania 04 November 1983 Perth ,Australia ,Perth Entertainment Centre 05 November 1983 Perth ,Australia ,Perth Entertainment Centre 06 November 1983 Perth ,Australia ,Perth Entertainment Centre 09 November 1983 Adelaide ,Adelaide Oval 12 November 1983 Melbourne ,VFL Park 16 November 1983 Brisbane ,Lang Park 1 9 November 1983 Sydney ,RAS Showgrounds 20 November 1983 Sydney ,RAS Showgrounds 24 November 1983 Wellington ,New Zealand ,Athletic Park 26 November 1983 Auckland ,Western Springs Stadium

Asia 03 December 1983 Kallang ,Singapore ,National Stadium 05 December 1983 Bangkok ,Thailand ,Thai Army Sports Stadium 07 December 1983 Hung Hom, Kowloon ,Hong KongHong Kong Coliseum 08 December 1983 Hung Hom, Kowloon ,Hong Kong Coliseum

The Songs From Space Oddity “Space Oddity” From Hunky Dory “Life on Mars?” From The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars “Soul Love” “Star” “Hang on to Yourself” From Aladdin Sane “Cracked Actor” “The Jean Genie” From Pin Ups “I Can’t Explain” (originally non-album single by The Who, written by Pete Townshend) “Sorrow” (originally by The McCoys, written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer) From Diamond Dogs “Rebel Rebel” From Young Americans “Young Americans” “Fame” (Bowie, John Lennon, Carlos Alomar) From Station to Station “Station to Station” “Golden Years” “TVC 15” “Stay” “Wild Is the Wind” (originally a single by Johnny Mathis, written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington) From Low “Breaking Glass” (Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray) “What in the World” From “Heroes” “Joe the Lion” “”Heroes”” (Bowie, Brian Eno) From Lodger “Red Sails” (Bowie, Eno) “Look Back in Anger” (Bowie, Eno) From Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” “Ashes to Ashes” “Fashion” From Let’s Dance “Modern Love” “China Girl” (originally from The Idiot by Iggy Pop, written by Pop and Bowie) “Let’s Dance” “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)” (originally from Cat People: Original Soundtrack, written by Bowie and Giorgio Moroder) Other songs: “Imagine” (originally from Imagine by John Lennon, written by Lennon) “White Light/White Heat” (from White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground, written

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To this day this was the best concert I’ve ever been to. David always loved playing in Philadelphia and that’s where I seen him. I’ve been to well over a 100 concerts over 45 years . No one has the stage presence of David Bowie.

A memorable concert in Munich

I was at the Washington DC Event in August 1983. Six of my friends went in tux’s and a limo. I remember they kick a 14 foot inflated world ball into the crowd and it made its way around the whole stadium.

Great memories!!!

I remember i couldn’t get a ticket for England, so got a ticket for the 25th of june in Rotherdam, fond memories had to take a train to London, then coach to Rotterdam, stayed in nice hotel, brilliant time.

I saw the September 5 concert in Buffalo. It was a thrill to see him and a great spectacle. He came out as the Thin White Duke at one point–very theatrical. I wish I could remember who opened that show.

Was at the Sept 9 gig and was looking for the opening band’s lineup, I know the Go Go’s and Madness opened but my memory fails the rest, I will say a guy was hit and killed by a train of all thing’s on his way to the concert, kinda sad. But, what was worse was the radio station KROQ in Los Angeles played Ozzy’s Crazy Train all the next day because of it…and they didn’t play rock and roll..good times ✌🧡

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Live: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

David Bowie performed at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on 28 June 1983, as part of the Serious Moonlight Tour.

It was the 26th date of the tour, which began on 18 May in Brussels .

Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick. Dave Lebolt was on keyboards and synthesizers, and Steve Elson, Stan Harrison, Lenny Pickett played saxophones. Carmine Rojas played bass guitar and Tony Thompson was on drums and percussion. George and Frank Simms were the backing singers.

The setlist

• ‘What In The World’
• ‘Golden Years’
• ‘Let’s Dance’
• ‘Breaking Glass’
• ‘Life On Mars?’
• ‘Cat People (Putting Out Fire)’
• ‘China Girl’
• ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
• ‘Rebel Rebel’
• ‘White Light/White Heat’
• ‘Station To Station’
• ‘Cracked Actor’
• ‘Ashes To Ashes’
• ‘Space Oddity’
• ‘Young Americans’
• ‘The Jean Genie’
• ‘Modern Love’

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• 1997: Live: Kalvøyafestivalen, Oslo
• 1996: Live: Freilichtbühne Peißnitz, Halle
• 1987: Live: Stade de Gerland, Lyon
• 1974: Live: Civic Center, Charleston
• 1973: Live: Bridlington Spa, Bridlington

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David Bowie / Sydney 1983: The Video / 1DVDR / Uxbridge Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia 20th November 1983

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A shocking new excavation full pro shot appears! “Emergency release decision!!” Such a shocking video was filmed on “November 20, 1983 Sydney performance”. It is the multi-camera pro shot. At that time, Bowie was in the midst of the glorious “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT Tour”, which had the longest career, the largest scale, and the most huge success. This tour reigns as a symbol of the official video “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT”, but of course it is a different performance. First, let’s check the position of the show.

《”LET’S DANCE” released on April 14th》 ・ May 18-29: Europe #1 (10 performances) ・May 30: Appearance at US Festival ・ June 2-July 3: Europe #2 (21 performances) ・ July 11-September 17: North America (43 performances) ← * Official footage ・October 20-31: Japan (10 performances) ・November 4-26: Oceania (10 performances) ← Coco ・December 3-8: Asia (4 performances)

This is the sound of David Bowie in 1983. The official video “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT” was recorded in Vancouver, Canada, but this work is about two months later. It was the 8th performance of the southern hemisphere “Oceania” leg, which is the opposite of the earth. A multi-camera pro shot that had never been known before came out of such a show. It is a beta master that seems to be an outflow, but there is white line noise and tape twist in the early stage because the tape has deteriorated. Therefore, although it is hard to say that it is “official grade”, the freshness itself is the best. No discoloration/fading due to dubbing deterioration was observed, and neither distortion nor bleeding occurred. Moreover, the noise gradually subsides, and it hardly occurs by the time the 4th song “Golden Years” is reached. It will be as vivid as if it was broadcasting just now. In addition to the visual beauty, the length transcends even the official. The official video “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT” was only the main set, but this work is completely recorded until the encore. It is a large volume exceeding 1 hour 50 minutes. Let’s organize a set full of hit songs so that you can feel the dreadfulness.

● 80’s ・Scary Monsters: Fashion/Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)/Ashes To Ashes ・Let’s Dance: Let’s Dance/Cat People (Putting Out Fire)/China Girl/Modern Love（★） 60’s/70’s Classics ・Aladdin Sane: Cracked Actor/The Jean Genie (★) ・Young Americans: Young Americans/Fame ・Station to Station: Golden Years／Station To Station／Stay（★） Law: What In The World/Breaking Glass ・Others: White Light/White Heat/Space Oddity/Life On Mars?/Star (★)/Sorrow/Rebel Rebel/“Heroes”/Look Back In Anger * Note: “★” marks are songs that were not seen in the official video “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT”.

… and it looks like this. The master who appeared on the net started with a DJ comment introducing Bowie, but this work also added a 2 minute 20 second opening SE (screen is a still image). A complete full show is reproduced. Moreover, it’s not just that there are a lot of songs. The official video “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT” highlighted the beauty of the indoor venue, but it also had the feeling of being made like a PV. On the other hand, this work is a stadium venue that is wide open without a ceiling. The sense of openness and the spectacle of the large crowd are tremendous, and the vividness that seems to be outflow is also the opposite of “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT”. David Bowie in 1983 conquered the world as a pop star. It is a shocking video that draws the full show with vividness beyond the official. I can’t believe I can meet such a video in 2022. The appearance of the “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT Tour” is completely different from the official video. Please check it carefully in this work.

★ Multi-camera pro shot of “November 20, 1983 Sydney performance”. In the recently released new excavation video, the beta master, which seems to be leaked, has white line noise and tape twist in the early stages, but the freshness itself is superb. No discoloration/fading due to dubbing deterioration was observed, and neither distortion nor bleeding occurred. Moreover, the noise gradually subsides, and from around the 4th song “Golden Years”, it is as vivid as if it was broadcast just now. It is a shocking video where you can witness a full show of over 1 hour and 50 minutes, including the encore part that was not in the official video “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT”.

衝撃の新発掘フル・プロショットが登場！　緊急リリース決定です!! そんな衝撃映像が撮影されたのは「1983年11月20日シドニー公演」。そのマルチカメラ・プロショットです。当時のボウイは、キャリア最長にして最大規模、そして最も巨大な成功を収めた栄光の“SERIOUS MOONLIGHT Tour”の真っ直中。このツアーは公式映像『SERIOUS MOONLIGHT』が象徴として君臨しておりますが、もちろんそれとは別公演です。まずは、ショウのポジションを確かめてみましょう。

《４月14日『LET’S DANCE』発売》 ・５月18日ー29日：欧州#1（10公演） ・５月30日：USフェス出演 ・６月２日ー７月３日：欧州#2（21公演） ・７月11日ー９月17日：北米（43公演）←※公式映像 ・10月20日ー31日：日本（10公演） ・11月４日ー26日：オセアニア（10公演）←★ココ★ ・12月３日ー８日：アジア（４公演）

これが1983年音デヴィッド・ボウイ。公式映像『SERIOUS MOONLIGHT』はカナダのバンクーバーで収録されたわけですが、本作は約２ヶ月後。地球の反対である南半球「オセアニア」レッグの８公演目にあたるコンサートでした。 そんなショウから飛び出してきたのは、これまで存在も知られていなかったマルチカメラ・プロショット。流出と思しきベータ・マスターなのですが、テープに劣化があるのか序盤では白線ノイズやテープヨレもある。そのため「オフィシャル級」とは言いがたいものの、鮮度そのものは極上。ダビング劣化による変色／退色などは見当たらず、歪みも滲みも起こしていない。しかもノイズも徐々に収まっていき、４曲目「Golden Years」に至る頃にはほとんど発生しない。まるでたった今放送しているかのような鮮やかさになるのです。 その映像美に加えてオフィシャルさえも超越しているのが長さ。公式映像『SERIOUS MOONLIGHT』は本編セットのみでしたが、本作はアンコールまで完全収録。１時間50分超えの大ボリュームなのです。その凄味を実感していただくためにも、ヒット曲満載のセットを整理してみましょう。

●80年代 ・スケアリー・モンスターズ：Fashion／Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)／Ashes To Ashes ・レッツ・ダンス：Let’s Dance／Cat People (Putting Out Fire)／China Girl／Modern Love（★） ●60年代/70年代クラシックス ・アラジン・セイン：Cracked Actor／The Jean Genie（★） ・ヤング・アメリカンズ：Young Americans／Fame ・ステイション・トゥ・ステイション：Golden Years／Station To Station／Stay（★） ・ロウ：What In The World／Breaking Glass ・その他：White Light/White Heat／Space Oddity／Life On Mars?／Star（★）／Sorrow／Rebel Rebel／“Heroes”／Look Back In Anger ※注：「★」印は公式映像『SERIOUS MOONLIGHT』で観られなかった曲。

……と、このようになっています。ネットに登場したマスターはボウイを紹介するDJコメントからスタートしていましたが、本作はさらに２分20秒の開演ＳＥも追加（画面は静止画）。完全フルショウを再現しています。 しかも、単に曲数が多いだけではない。公式映像『SERIOUS MOONLIGHT』は屋内会場の美しさが際立つ一方、PVのような作り込み感もありました。それに対して本作は天井もなく大きく開けたスタジアム会場。その開放感と大群衆のスペクタクルが凄まじく、流出らしい生々しさも『SERIOUS MOONLIGHT』とは真逆なのです。 ポップ・スターとして全世界を制覇した1983年のデヴィッド・ボウイ。そのフルショウをオフィシャル超えの生々しさで描ききった衝撃映像です。まさか2022年にこんな映像に出逢えるとは。公式映像とはまるで違う“SERIOUS MOONLIGHT Tour”の姿。どうぞ、本作でじっくりとお確かめください。

★「1983年11月20日シドニー公演」のマルチカメラ・プロショット。最近になって公開された新発掘映像で、流出と思しきベータ・マスターは序盤で白線ノイズやテープヨレもあるものの、鮮度そのものは極上。ダビング劣化による変色／退色などは見当たらず、歪みも滲みも起こしていない。しかもノイズも徐々に収まり、４曲目「Golden Years」辺りからは、まるでたった今放送しているかのような鮮やかさです。公式映像『SERIOUS MOONLIGHT』にはなかったアンコール部も含め、１時間50分超えのフルショウを目撃できる衝撃映像です。

(110:29) 1. Pre-show SE/Right Now Right Now 2. Intro 3. Look Back In Anger 4. “Heroes” 5. What In The World 6. Golden Years 7. Fashion 8. Let’s Dance 9. Breaking Glass 10. Life On Mars? 11. Sorrow 12. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 13. China Girl 14. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 15. Rebel Rebel 16. White Light/White Heat 17. Station To Station 18. Cracked Actor 19. Ashes To Ashes 20. Space Oddity 21. Band Introductions 22. Young Americans 23. Fame 24. Star 25. Stay 26. The Jean Genie 27. Modern Love

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Above: Western Springs Stadium. Photo NZ/Herald Staff Photographer

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Like so many 1983 shows, Bowie opened proceedings with Look Back in Anger from 1979's Lodger. With 3 new albums to showcase since his last world tour, it would fundamentally be a mix of old and new.

Geeling Ng   - the New Zealander with Asian ancestry - who starred in the 'China Girl' video recalls:

Geeling had earlier joined the European leg of the Serious Moonlight tour for some 4 weeks. She was sad to say goodbye but then encountered Bowie's band members Carmine Rojas and Carlos Alomar outside the Regent Hotel in Auckland:

In the encore, Bowie played 'Stay' (from Station to Station ) followed by 'The Jean Genie' (from Aladdin Sane).

In the final stages, Bowie was joined by his co-actor in the film Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Kiwi actor James Malcolm   played the part of Bowie's younger brother .

As the nuclear arms race was dominating world headlines, Bowie finished with an impassioned oration: "I wish our world leaders would stop their insane inability to recognise that we wish to live peacefully" Bowie and James then released two white doves into the sky. A final song - Modern Love - closed proceedings.

With the main tour officially over, Bowie threw a party with Polynesian dancing girls.

Like Bowie's recent Australian shows, the Auckland show was supported by Australian group Models , however, a local group - Dance Exponents was also added to the bill.