Back to normal in the North-East after a beautiful day in Cardiff as this was the worst weather and worst show – the football ground is on a hill facing the sea and it was very windy and rained all day. The wind was so strong that Bowie’s plane was delayed which meant he was late on to make it worse. When he did bound on stage he famously said “Hello Newcastle” much to the amusement and anger of the locals.
The support act were Big Country. There are recordings of all the 1987 shows and some are excellent but not of this show. It isn’t something you would want to remember anyway.
Purple Haze
Up The Hill Backwards
Glass Spider
Day In Day Out
Bang Bang
Absolute Beginners
Loving The Alien
China Girl
Fashion
Scary Monsters
All The Madmen
Never Let Me Down
Big Brother
87 and Cry
Heroes
Time Will Crawl
Beat Of Your Drum
Sons Of The Silent Age
Dancing With The Big Boys
Zeroes
Lets Dance
Fame
Blue Jean
Modern Love