David Bowie's 1985 Concert History

David Bowie (born David Robert Jones, in Brixton, London, on January 8, 1947) was a British singer-songwriter often regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He achieved his breakthrough with the 1969 song "Space Oddity," his first number-one hit single in the UK. Other popular songs by Bowie include "Starman,” "Heroes,” "Under Pressure" (with Queen), "Let's Dance," "Changes," "Modern Love," "The Man Who Sold the World," and "Moonage Daydream.” Bowie also had a successful acting career, most notably starring as Jareth the Goblin Key in Jim Henson and George Lucas’s 1986 cult classic “Labyrinth.” He was married twice, first to Angela Barnett with whom he had a son, filmmaker Duncan Jones, and later to supermodel Iman, with whom he had a daughter, Alexandria “Lexi” Jones. On January 10, 2016, David Bowie passed away from liver cancer, two days after the release of his final album, "Blackstar.”

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Oct 14, 1985
David Bowie & Nine Inch Nails

Outside Tour

South Park Meadows Austin, Texas, United States
Jul 13, 1985

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John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Show Duplicates for Jul 13, 1985
Jun 26, 1985
David Bowie Stadion Feijenoord Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Mar 24, 1985
Tina Turner / Bryan Adams / David Bowie

Private Dancer Tour

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Birmingham N E C Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Live Aid on Jul 13, 1985 [104-small]

Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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My ticket to Live Aid, 1985


Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid programme, Live Aid on Jul 13, 1985 [637-small]

Live Aid programme


Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ticket, Live Aid on Jul 13, 1985 [368-small]

Ticket


Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Programme, Live Aid on Jul 13, 1985 [369-small]

Programme


Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
 London, England, United Kingdom
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