The tour itself was met with high anticipation - not only was Bowie now sailing on the biggest wave of his career but he had just returned from his longest break in touring.
Like the first part of the tour, Bowie opened his shows with 'Look Back in Anger' and it's insistent chorus line:
"Waiting so long, I've been waiting, waiting so".
Completing 20 plus songs each night and spanning his entire career from 'Space Oddity' onwards, the Perth shows received ecstatic reviews.
Bowie fanzine Starzone mentions that Perth tickets initially sold for $19 each although some fans were willing to pay up to
$100 as indicated by advertisements in the press.
According to reports, fans began camping out for tickets 2 weeks before the sale. According
to Starzone, Perth went without a hitch. The only worry was when Bowie disappeared on a free day
without saying where he was going. After visiting Perth Zoo, Bowie drove
into the outback in a hired car.
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Perth Set list
4 Nov, 1983
1.
Look Back In Anger
2. "Heroes"
3. What In The World
4. Golden Years
5. Fashion
6. Let's
Dance
7. Breaking Glass
8. Life On Mars?
9. Sorrow
10. Cat People
11. China Girl
12. Scary Monsters
13. Rebel Rebel
14. White Light, White Heat
15. Station To Station
16. Cracked Actor
17. Ashes To Ashes
18. Space Oddity / Band Intro
19. Young Americans
20. Fame
21. Star
22. Stay
23. The Jean Genie
24 Modern Love |
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