Tin Machine Tour

<h2 id="tour-performance-details">Tour performance details</h2>
<p>The band played in "fashionable black suits" in front of stark lighting in what was described as a departure from lead vocalist David Bowie's <a href="/facts/Glass_Spider_Tour/g8WSXfgE">previous solo tour</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The second concert at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles on 17 June 1989, was added at the last minute, when Bowie saw the long lines for tickets to the first show on 16 June; the show was at midnight (technically the night of 16 June), and tickets were sold at half-price.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> For the concert in Amsterdam on 24 June 1989, video screens were erected outside the venue for those unable to obtain tickets.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The video for "<a href="/facts/Maggie%2527s_Farm/7qdD9Xjn">Maggie's Farm</a>" was recorded at the same venue.
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<h2 id="critical-reception">Critical reception</h2>
<p>The <i><a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Times/jFHbcmb9">Los Angeles Times</a></i> had a positive review of Tin Machine's first show of the tour in New York City, saying "the band was full of life, raucous and brash, good-natured and smart."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone/HhCFoJ9F">Rolling Stone</a></i> described fans who had gone to see "the Thin White Duke crooning '<a href="/facts/Young_Americans_(song)/RJM2gDIW">Young Americans</a>'" as receiving a rude awakening as Bowie offered "no oldies, no encores and no apologies,"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> and that it was Bowie's presence that "elevated the songs from the level of average grunge to that of theatrical avant-garage rock",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> which it later said helped Bowie regain some of the credibility he had lost during his previous <a href="/facts/Never_Let_Me_Down/9hzfpDgP">album</a> and <a href="/facts/Glass_Spider_Tour/g8WSXfgE">tour</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a>
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<h2 id="live-recordings">Live recordings</h2>
<p>The 25 June performance at <a href="/facts/La_Cigale/Q8LgyM9M">La Cigale</a>, Paris was recorded with excerpts broadcast on <a href="/facts/Westwood_One_(1976%25E2%2580%25932011)/WLMPVtfv">Westwood One</a> <a href="/facts/FM_radio/TpKl3FJv">FM radio</a>. Four songs from the same performance were released as b-sides to the 1989 <a href="/facts/Single_(music)/xkeLPy2P">singles</a>; "<a href="/facts/Tin_Machine_(song)/3sLuP9So">Tin Machine</a>" and "<a href="/facts/Prisoner_of_Love_(Tin_Machine_song)/1tEVYPdY">Prisoner of Love</a>." 8 songs performed at this show were released digitally on the album <i>Live at La Cigale, Paris, June 25th, 1989</i> in August 2019, to coincide with the album's 30th anniversary. The digital release was mastered by original album producer <a href="/facts/Tim_Palmer_(record_producer)/j8fEde5s">Tim Palmer</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a>
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<h2 id="setlist">Setlist</h2>
<p>The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 14 June 1989, at The World in New York City. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
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<ol><li>"Sacrifice Yourself"</li>
<li>"<a href="/facts/Heaven%2527s_in_Here/VQxsnD6W">Heaven's in Here</a>"</li>
<li>"Amazing"</li>
<li>"<a href="/facts/Working_Class_Hero/4CKgXtH2">Working Class Hero</a>" (<a href="/facts/John_Lennon/voXHuusf">John Lennon</a> song)</li>
<li>"<a href="/facts/Tin_Machine_(song)/3sLuP9So">Tin Machine</a>"</li>
<li>"Sorry"</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Prisoner_of_Love_(1989_song)/1tEVYPdY">Prisoner of Love</a></li>
<li>"Bus Stop" (country version)</li>
<li>"Bus Stop"</li>
<li>"<a href="/facts/I_Can%2527t_Read/QWxJpD1r">I Can't Read</a>"</li>
<li>"<a href="/facts/You%2527ve_Been_Around/4Mb3qYoz">You've Been Around</a>"</li>
<li>"Baby Can Dance"</li>
<li>"Run"</li>
<li>"Crack City"</li>
<li>"Pretty Thing"</li>
<li>"<a href="/facts/Under_The_God/JIBdU5To">Under The God</a>"</li></ol>
<h2 id="tour-dates">Tour dates</h2>
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Date</th><th scope="col">City</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Venue</th><th scope="col">Opening act</th></tr><tr><th colspan="5">North America</th></tr><tr><td>14 June 1989</td><td>New York City</td><td rowspan="3">United States</td><td><a href="/facts/The_World_(nightclub)/o2CD3SVo">The World</a></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>16 June 1989</td><td rowspan="2">Los Angeles</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Roxy_Theatre_(West_Hollywood)/qLVUExDN">The Roxy</a></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>17 June 1989</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Europe</th></tr><tr><td>21 June 1989</td><td>Copenhagen</td><td>Denmark</td><td>Saga Rockteatre</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>22 June 1989</td><td><a href="/facts/Hamburg/kmAAsYtT">Hamburg</a></td><td>West Germany</td><td><a href="/facts/Docks_(nightclub)/P6nMv0RM">Docks</a></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>24 June 1989</td><td>Amsterdam</td><td>Netherlands</td><td><a href="/facts/Paradiso_(Amsterdam)/EYDExllu">Paradiso</a></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>25 June 1989</td><td>Paris</td><td>France</td><td><a href="/facts/La_Cigale/Q8LgyM9M">La Cigale</a></td><td><a href="/facts/La_Place_(band)/qGlaGnzS">La Place</a></td></tr><tr><td>27 June 1989</td><td rowspan="2">London</td><td rowspan="2">England</td><td><a href="/facts/O2_Forum_Kentish_Town/HvdHQFup">Town & Country Club</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Jesus_Jones/S8K0rhdt">Jesus Jones</a></td></tr><tr><td>29 June 1989</td><td>National Ballroom</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1 July 1989</td><td><a href="/facts/Newport%2c_Wales/JEVSdlAq">Newport</a></td><td>Wales</td><td><a href="/facts/Newport_Centre_(Wales)/zHDvzsAg">Newport Leisure Centre</a></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2 July 1989</td><td><a href="/facts/Bradford/0u0XRyI7">Bradford</a></td><td>England</td><td><a href="/facts/St_George%2527s_Hall%2c_Bradford/McJIB32R">St. George's Hall</a></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>3 July 1989</td><td><a href="/facts/Livingston%2c_West_Lothian/MsVvhkIs">Livingston</a></td><td>Scotland</td><td>The Forum</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="songs-performed">Songs performed</h2>
<p>From <i><a href="/facts/Tin_Machine_(album)/vCskVj1I">Tin Machine</a></i>
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<ul><li>"Heaven's in Here"</li>
<li>"Tin Machine"</li>
<li>"Prisoner of Love"</li>
<li>"Crack City"</li>
<li>"I Can't Read"</li>
<li>"Under the God"</li>
<li>"Amazing"</li>
<li>"Working Class Hero" (<a href="/facts/John_Lennon/voXHuusf">John Lennon</a> song)</li>
<li>"Bus Stop"</li>
<li>"Pretty Thing"</li>
<li>"Run"</li>
<li>"Sacrifice Yourself"</li>
<li>"Baby Can Dance"</li></ul>
<p>From <i><a href="/facts/Tin_Machine_II/386QIpzB">Tin Machine II</a></i>
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<ul><li>"Sorry"</li></ul>
<p>From <i><a href="/facts/Black_Tie_White_Noise/4Mb3qYoz">Black Tie White Noise</a></i>
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<ul><li>"You've Been Around"</li></ul>
<p>Other songs:
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<ul><li>"Maggie's Farm" (<a href="/facts/Bob_Dylan/WcaUqWBj">Bob Dylan</a> song)</li>
<li>"Now" (unreleased from <i>Tin Machine</i>)</li>
<li>"<a href="/facts/Shakin%2527_All_Over/K0qyGK1e">Shakin' All Over</a>" (<a href="/facts/Johnny_Kidd_and_the_Pirates/Lq8rgo1J">Johnny Kidd and the Pirates</a> song)</li></ul>
<h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2>
Tin Machine<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/David_Bowie/7nMplAnf">David Bowie</a> – vocals, guitar</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Reeves_Gabrels/LdREuNbf">Reeves Gabrels</a> – guitar</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Tony_Sales/uFd3FBSA">Tony Sales</a> – bass guitar, vocals</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hunt_Sales/PY5hCwml">Hunt Sales</a> – drums, vocals</li></ul>
Additional musicians
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Kevin_Armstrong_(guitarist)/zRN7a2a8">Kevin Armstrong</a> – rhythm guitar, vocals<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li></ul>
<h2 id="notes">Notes</h2>

<ul><li>David Buckley, <i>Strange Fascination: The Definitive Biography of David Bowie</i>, Virgin Books, 1999, <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 1-85227-784-X</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Fantino, Lisa (August 1989), "International Rock Awards – May 31", The Music Paper: 14 <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Ressner, Jeffrey (10 August 1989), "Bowie's Bicoastal Blitz", Rolling Stone: 24 <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Ressner, Jeffrey (10 August 1989), "Bowie's Bicoastal Blitz", Rolling Stone: 24 <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Nicholas Pegg, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0 <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Pegg" target="_blank">/wiki/Nicholas_Pegg</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Pareles, Jon (16 June 1989), "Review/Rock; Bowie and Band, Without Disguises", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 29 October 2013 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/16/arts/review-rock-bowie-and-band-without-disguises.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/16/arts/review-rock-bowie-and-band-without-disguises.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>Ressner, Jeffrey (10 August 1989), "Bowie's Bicoastal Blitz", Rolling Stone: 24 <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>Ressner, Jeffrey (10 August 1989), "Bowie's Bicoastal Blitz", Rolling Stone: 24 <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"June 1989", Rolling Stone: 96, 14–28 December 1989 <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>Tin Machine at La Cigale in Paris 1989, 31 August 2019, retrieved 4 September 2019 <a href="https://www.davidbowie.com/blog/2019/8/30/tin-machine-at-la-cigale-in-paris-1989" target="_blank">https://www.davidbowie.com/blog/2019/8/30/tin-machine-at-la-cigale-in-paris-1989</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:10"><p>Ressner, Jeffrey (10 August 1989), "Bowie's Bicoastal Blitz", Rolling Stone: 24 <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:11"><p>Ressner, Jeffrey (10 August 1989), "Bowie's Bicoastal Blitz", Rolling Stone: 24 <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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