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Finally on to New Zealand where Bowie
was set to play a further two shows, before
finishing his World Tour in Japan. |
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The show in Christchurch was at Queen
Elizabeth II Park - an open air athletic
stadium. It remains the one and only time Bowie has
played the South Island. |
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Left: Car
Pass sent in by Julian from NZ. Right: Queen Elizabeth II Park - built for the Xth Commonwealth Games which opened at the venue in 1974. |
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Above:
QEII Park. |
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According to the fans, the concert was one
of the best they'd ever experienced. Bowie fan Margo Barton recalls: "The experience was a one off! I was lucky to go to the after party at the hotel. Bowie and Carlos Alomar sang 'All The Young Dudes', oh my gad! amazing!" |
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The Bowie gig also exposed a sound
problem at QEII Park as did a Peter Frampton gig a
few days earlier. |
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All of the following pictures were kindly
taken by Bruce from New Zealand and provided to us
via his friend Margo. Please do not reproduce
without permission. |
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Editor Ray Columbus wrote a follow up article in the Christchurch press. As gathered from the article on the right, he expressed disappointment but also accepted that he was in the minority. Among Columbus' criticisms were: * Bowie's comments to the audience about fascism (in which he sights a completely different - and probably more unlikely - source than the one cited by Bowie fan McLellan above) * Bowie's lack of playing 'Space Oddity' and * About the 'heavy' nature of the music not offering low key moments like Elton John did with 'Your Song' and Rod Stewart with 'Sailing'. .... Errrm, do I need to say more? ;) ![]()
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Queen Elizabeth Park II was damaged beyond
repair during the Christchurch earthquake of
February 2011. The venue has been subsequently
demolished. |
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