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David Bowie played a concert in Perth on November 14, 1978 and at the last moment, added a second concert (not originally on the schedule) on November 15. Both concerts were held indoors at the Entertainment Centre - a relatively new circular building with a capacity of 8,200. |
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Below and Right: Some of the very last pictures taken at the venue that was listed in The Guinness Book of World Records (the largest purpose built regular theatre containing a proscenium arch in the world). More here at the blog, 6000 Times |
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"The opening song for both concerts was 'Warszawa'...memorable because very few of the audience was aware Bowie was on stage until he did his vocal part. 'Station to Station' was in the middle. It was a chance for Bowie to change outfit while we were impressed by the guitar work and the sound system. The support act for both nights were The Angels. They were really hot. I remember one reviewer describing the group at the time as a young Mick Jagger in front of T-Rex - on uppers! The first night I was afraid Bowie wasn't going to be able to follow them - they were that good and the crowd ate them up. No fear...Bowie wiped them away!" ~ Kim Van Weert, Bowie fan. |
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The second Perth concert was apparently not announced until the morning after the first concert! Not surprisingly, it was only about half full and made up of mainly hardcore Bowie fans who attended the first night and then dragged along a friend or two to see it all again. According to fans, the second night was the pick of the two concerts and Bowie enjoyed himself and joked with the crowd. |
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After the first gig, Carlos Alomar, Sean Mayes and some of the crew went to Hernando's Hideaway - a place that was gradually transitioning from a fledging cabaret jazz venue to that of a venue central to the Perth punk scene. Unfortunately Hernando's was left with a scratch band for this night as nearly all of Perth's musicians were at the Bowie show! The band witnessed something that was described as "very untogether". Click here to view Kim Salmon's guided tour through this venue and other places important to punk in 1970s Perth. |
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![]() Cruising down the Swan River with friends. Photo from Sean Mayes' diary "We Can Be Heroes". |
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