Bowie at Maine Road

[GaudinoMotors]

I was around and dont even remeber it being a thing. Bowie was not a big draw in the early 90's.

It was huge and it was 87.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

It was huge and it was 87.

It was August 1990. And Vanila Ice was a bigger thing at that point in time.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

It was August 1990. And Vanila Ice was a bigger thing at that point in time.

Teach me not to read a thread, I went to the 87 one then. Apologies.

 

[bangkokblueballs]

went to this.

Me too. Also Guns and Roses a few years later

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Used to work as a steward via the supporters club on all these.

 

[chesterbells]

Like a few others, didn’t go to this, but went to Glass Spider. Oddly I think the set list for Sound & Vision tour was better, so maybe I shouldn’t have given up after Glass Spider.
Was sat in the main stand; recall the ornate stage set, Peter Frampton when he still had hair, and the horrendous Trent Darby as support I think. I did love the lead single off that album though, Time Will Crawl (a bit like this spring tbh), but overall it just couldn’t compete with Serious Moonlight/Lets Dance album for quality.

Been to a few others at our place too;
Simple Minds Real Life Tour
Stones Steel Wheels think it was called, and
Queen/ Status Quo and Belious Some!

 

[Winchester]

Yes I went
Was in The North Stand Throughly good concert
Saw both Glass Spider gigs too

 

[BTH]

I hadn't realised he'd come to Maine Road on two different tours!
Went to both nights of the Glass Spider Tour as I was a steward back then.
Terence Trent D'Arby antagonised the crowd with his frequent foul-mouthed tirades which seemed to be prompted by nothing at all and Alison Moyet was neither here nor there.
I'm not the biggest Bowie fan but both shows were underwhelming IMO, with the setlist mainly then recent stuff with few old classics.
Peter Frampton was wasted on guitar and only sprang into life on All The Madmen - admittedly not the hardest thing to plat for a musician of his standing. Regretably he didn't really get to showcase his undisputed talent but then neither did Bowie.
One for the aficionados only I think.
https://www.davidbowienews.com/2019/12/david-bowie-live-maine-road-manchester-uk-july-14th-1987/

 

[Electric Blue]

I went to both always save my tickets for memorabilia and was surprised to see that they were exactly the same colour/ format For the 2nd gig 2-3 yrs later
Used the first gig ticket no probs and sold my legit one happy days
That guy was so special, what a genius

 

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