Talk:Glass Spider Tour

Setlist doubts
I can't find any evidence that Bowie ever played 'All the young dudes' or 'Dancing in the street' during this tour. Can anyone back this up? 87Fan (talk) 02:58, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


 * crickets two weeks later? I'll pull these songs from the listing.
 * 87Fan (talk) 19:59, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

correct- they weren't even rehearsed (been checking bootlegs!), i wonder if the confusion stems from the Frampton Guitar solo on some versions of "Time" i can't decide if its a deliberate quote from ATYD or a coincidence.79.69.237.196 (talk) 16:39, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

79.69.237.196 (talk) 16:39, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Tour legacy
I'm sure I've read at some point that the Glass Spider Tour, for all its perceived faults, opened the door for other theatrical tours, like those that artists like Madonna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga have done over the years. I cannot for the life of me find that reference anywhere, so I'm hoping someone out there in the wikiverse can help bring those references to light. I'm also interested if anyone has anything discussing how some of Bowie's contemporaries may also have had an influence (like Peter Gabriel/Genesis). I do believe I've read that this tour had a lasting impact on the touring landscape of other artists and I think we would be remiss to fail to note that at some point in this article.

Any pointers are appreciated.

87Fan (talk) 01:00, 11 September 2011 (UTC)


 * I found the article, it was from a Q magazine interview during the Tin Machine era. I've updated the article to reflect the statements Bowie later made about the legacy of this tour. 87Fan (talk) 15:53, 13 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Given the reaction today, the greatest legacy of the tour may be the fall of the Berlin Wall: I have added to that page

"David Bowie Concert 1987 Having earlier lived and recorded in West Berlin, on 6 June 1987, David Bowie played a concert close to the Wall. This was accompanied with violent rioting in East Berlin. According to Tobias Ruther, these protests in East Berlin were the first in the sequence of riots that led to those of November 1989. On his death, the German Foreign Office tweeted "Good-bye, David Bowie. You are now among #Heroes. Thank you for helping to bring down the #wall." " DrArsenal (talk) 16:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Help me rate this article
Ok I've put a lot of effort into improving this article; if interested, please help me verify the class of this article. I've taken a stab that it's a B-class article; prove me wrong or prove me right! Thanks 87Fan (talk) 17:19, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Opening Acts
FWIW--I attended the Philadelphia shows in July 1987, and can state that Duran Duran did NOT open for Bowie at Vet Stadium. I definitely recall Squeeze as an opener--there may have been one other, as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Soccermavn (talk • contribs) 18:18, 20 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I based the comment about Duran Duran on a flier for tickets for the show, but I'm sure it's incomplete and this is good information. I think it would be worth updating the article to reflect other opening acts where appropriate. The kicker is, do we have anything in writing stating that? Maybe a ticket stub? 87Fan (talk) 04:38, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

My Cousin did security at the Maine Road gig, Terrence Trent D'arby was support - and apparently excellent. the Security (not my cousin!) wouldn't let D'arby in! they had to go find someone to vouch for him79.69.237.196 (talk) 16:44, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

For the London (UK) show, there was a few supporting artists, but I do remember Alison Moyet and Terence Trent D'Arby supporting...in fact there was a huge fight in the crowd and I always remember Terence trying to calm it down. Kal9000 (talk) 20:27, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Austria Correction
this wasn't the first tour to hit Austria, he played Vienna in 1978 - theres a bootleg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.69.237.196 (talk) 16:40, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Incidents
a girl went missing after the Slane Castle Show, I heard an appeal on Irish Radio, should be easy to trace the info online79.69.237.196 (talk) 16:42, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

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Official Tour Name: The Glass Spider Tour
All official promotional material from this tour, posters, tour program, shirts, etc, all mention the tour name as "The Glass Spider Tour", including the "The" as part of the name. Other tours pages on WP have added the word to its title and lead paragraph based on the same argument, as The Virgin Tour and The MDNA Tour by Madonna, The Magic Summer Tour by New Kids on the Block, The Monster Ball Tour by Lady Gaga, The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour by Bruno mars. I open this space to debate about adding the word and move the article to The Glass Spider Tour, its official name on all official mromotional material. --Mr00Mister (talk) 18:40, 30 November 2021 (UTC)