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, 2,601,196 tickets sold.
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.
Earl Slick November 1983 during the Serious Moonlight Tour
On 30 June 1983 the performance at the Hammersmith Odeon – 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.
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. The 11 & 12 September 1983 Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, BC performances were filmed and released on video in 1984 with a DVD release in 2006.
1. Look Back In Anger
2. Heroes
3. What In The World
4. Golden Years
5. Medley: Fashion/ Let’s Dance
6. Breaking Glass
7. Life On Mars
8. Sorrow
9. China Girl
10. Scary Monsters
11. Rebel Rebel
12. White Light, White Heat
13. Station To Station
14. Cracked Actor
15. Ashes To Ashes
16. Space Oddity
17. Young Americans
18. Fame