Being the first concert on the new part of the tour, there was the question of what might be played. Despite having tour reports of overseas concerts, it was not certain whether Bowie would maintain something similar...
"As the light began to fade support band, The Angels, who were playing to a home crowd, entertained, and were warmly welcomed.
It seemed an age between The Angels finishing and a group of musicians walking quietly on to stage and the opening bars of “Warsawa” sounding.
At least in youth, there’s a strong impact of seeing someone who has been admired in the flesh for the first time. They seem larger than life, almost magical.
For me, that Adelaide concert on Saturday November 11 was magical. A short visit to Adelaide airport the next day secured autographs of the some of the band."
~ Colin M, Bowie fan, 2011.
As it turned out, the repertoire in Adelaide remained almost identical to the previous leg of
the tour - focusing on material from Low and "Heroes", although
'Speed of Life' had now been dropped. The set was effectively divided in two - Bowie announcing:
"We're just going off for 10 minutes....and when we come back....we won't be wearing any slippers".
Sean Mayes recalled that the crowd was particularly vocal in the second
half:
"People were throwing streamers on-stage, also a sparkler, a camera sling ... and a blue puppet wearing a DEVO badge.
Towards the end, Carlos was losing his voice and David forgot some of the words in 'Station to Station'. But we stormed through
the encores....".
The blue puppet, incidentally, was Bruce Butler's Grover doll. It sat aloft Sean's piano for most of the concert (having been placed there by Bowie).

Bruce and Grover, 1978
After the gig, the band went to what was described as "a posh but boring nightclub". |


Adelaide Set List |
1. Warszawa
2. "Heroes"
3. What In The World
4. Be My Wife
5. The Jean Genie
6. Blackout
7. Sense Of Doubt
8. Breaking Glass
9. Fame
10. Beauty And The Beast
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11. Five Years
12. Soul Love
13. Star
14. Hang On To Yourself
15. Ziggy Stardust
16. Suffragette City
17. Art Decade
18. Alabama Song
19. Station To Station
20. Stay
21. Rebel Rebel |
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