David Bowie 2002 Heathen Tour Era

📅 2002-01-08
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie celebrates his 55th birthday by officially announcing the global distribution deal for his ISO label with Columbia Records. He spends the month in meetings at the ISO offices, finalizing the ‘Heathen’ release strategy.

📅 2002-01-15
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Looking Glass Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie and Tony Visconti record the final ‘Heathen’ b-sides, including ‘Wood Jackson’ and ‘When The Boys Come Marching Home’. These tracks are specifically mixed to maintain the ‘haunted’ sonic consistency of the main album.

📅 2002-02-11
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ South Bank Centre
🗒️ Notes: Official announcement that Bowie has accepted the role of Artistic Director for the 2002 Meltdown Festival. He begins a massive curation process, personally inviting artists like Television, Philip Glass, and The Dandy Warhols to perform.

📅 2002-02-22
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Carnegie Hall
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Performance at the Tibet House Benefit Concert. Bowie performs ‘Space Oddity’ with Philip Glass on piano and ‘I’ll Take You There’ with Moby. Backstage, he discusses the ‘Heathen’ sound with Tony Visconti. 📜 Setlist: Space Oddity, I’ll Take You There.

📅 2002-03-10
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Looking Glass Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie records a guest vocal for ‘I’ve Been Waiting For You’ specifically for the album. He also oversees the final mastering of ‘Heathen’ with Tony Visconti, ensuring the ‘high-fidelity’ atmospheric sound is perfected.

📅 2002-03-25
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Various Locations
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie conducts a series of private strategy meetings with Columbia Records. He insists on a ‘high-art’ marketing campaign, rejecting traditional pop promotion in favor of the stark, blind-eyed imagery created by Jonathan Barnbrook.

📅 2002-04-05
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ SIR Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Early technical rehearsals for the ‘Low’ segment of the tour. Bowie and the band experiment with the electronic textures of ‘Art Decade’ and ‘Weeping Wall’, marking the first time these tracks are rehearsed for a full live performance since 1978.

📅 2002-04-13
🗒️ Notes: Bowie announces his first European live dates for the summer, confirming headlining slots at festivals in Norway, Denmark, and Belgium.

📅 2002-04-14
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ SIR Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Early band meetings for the Heathen Tour. The line-up is finalized: Earl Slick, Gerry Leonard, Mark Plati, Sterling Campbell, Mike Garson, and Catherine Russell. Bowie emphasizes a ‘dynamic’ setlist that bridges his classic 70s work with the new material.

📅 2002-04-20
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Various Locations
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Photo sessions with Jonathan Barnbrook for the ‘Heathen’ artwork. Bowie chooses the ‘blind-eyed’ portrait, reflecting the spiritual and questioning themes of the record.

📅 2002-05-10
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Various Locations
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie records a series of promotional ‘ID-spots’ and short interviews for European television networks to coincide with the album launch. He discusses the spiritual themes of the record and his excitement about the Meltdown Festival.

📅 2002-05-10
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Battery Park City — MTV Tribeca Film Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: TV / Festival performance. A free outdoor concert to close the festival. Bowie performs a high-energy set featuring new material and 70s classics. 📜 Setlist highlights: Cactus, “Heroes”, Be My Wife, I’m Afraid Of Americans, Everyone Says ‘Hi’.

📅 2002-05-13
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ SIR Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Start of intensive full-band rehearsals. Bowie decides to perform the entire ‘Low’ album alongside ‘Heathen’ for select dates, a major technical and artistic challenge for the band.

📅 2002-05-15
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ SIR Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Start of intensive rehearsals for the Heathen Tour. The new live band features Earl Slick and Gerry Leonard on guitars, Mark Plati on bass/guitar, Sterling Campbell on drums, Mike Garson on keyboards, and Catherine Russell on backing vocals/percussion.

📅 2002-05-20
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ SIR Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Final dress rehearsals for the ‘Live By Request’ TV special. Bowie meticulously checks the sound balance for ‘Slow Burn’, ensuring the complex guitar layers originally played by Pete Townshend are perfectly replicated by Earl Slick and Gerry Leonard.

📅 2002-05-22
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Kaufman Astoria Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Rehearsals and soundcheck for the ‘Live By Request’ television special. Bowie interacts with fans via the internet to select the potential pool of songs for the broadcast.

📅 2002-05-30
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Kaufman Astoria Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: TV Appearance: ‘Live By Request’ on the A&E Network. An interactive two-hour live concert where fans call in to request songs.
📜 Setlist highlights: Fame, Changes, Starman, Slow Burn, Ashes To Ashes, Ziggy Stardust.

📅 2002-06-10
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Ed Sullivan Theater
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒 Notes: TV recording ‘The Late Show With David Letterman’. Bowie records ‘Slow Burn’ for the show, which is broadcast on the album’s release day, June 11th.

📅 2002-06-11
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Roseland Ballroom
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Official release day of the ‘Heathen’ album. Bowie performs the entire ‘Low’ album followed by the entire ‘Heathen’ album. This historic performance is a massive technical achievement for the new band.
📜 Setlist highlights: Speed Of Life, Breaking Glass, Sound And Vision, Sunday, Slip Away, Slow Burn.

📅 2002-06-14
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ NBC Today Show Studios
🗒️ Notes: TV broadcast
🎤 Artist: David Bowie

📅 2002-06-14
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Rockefeller Center
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: TV Appearance: ‘The Today Show’. Bowie performs on the outdoor plaza for a massive crowd.
📜 Performance: Slow Burn, Cactus, “Heroes”.

📅 2002-06-15
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Sony Studios — Live By Requeston on A&E Channel
🗒️ Notes: TV broadcast
🎤 Artist: David Bowie

📅 2002-06-15
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Ed Sullivan Theater
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: TV Appearance: ‘Late Show with David Letterman’. 📜 Performance: Slow Burn.

📅 2002-06-16
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ Royal Festival Hall – Meltdown Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie performes his own headline set at the festival he curated. Just like at Roseland, he performs the full ‘Low’ and ‘Heathen’ albums back-to-back.

📅 2002-06-13
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ NBC Studios — Late Night With Conan O’Brien
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒 Notes: TV recording and broadcast. Bowie performs ‘Slow Burn’.

📅 2002-06-14
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Rockefeller Center — NBC Today Show
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒 Notes: Free outdoor concert broadcast live on national TV. 📜 Setlist: Slow Burn, Cactus, “Heroes”.

📅 2002-06-15
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Sony Music Studios — Live By Request on A&E Channel
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒 Notes: Two-hour interactive TV special. Fans call in to request songs. Bowie performs 13 tracks. 📜 Setlist highlights: Fame, Changes, China Girl, Starman, Slip Away, Ziggy Stardust.

📅 2002-06-16
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ Royal Festival Hall — Meltdown Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒 cache Notes: Bowie headlines his own curated festival. Repeats the ‘Low’ and ‘Heathen’ back-to-back set.

📅 2002-06-21
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ BBC Broadcasting House — Jo Whiley Show
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒 Notes: Radio performance and interview.
📜 Performance: Slow Burn, Everyone Says ‘Hi’.

📅 2002-06-29
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ Royal Festival Hall — Meltdown Festival
🎤 Artist: Various Artists (Curated by David Bowie)
🗒️ Notes: ‘The New Heathens Night’. The final night of the Meltdown Festival. While Bowie is performing in Norway, the event he curated concludes with performances by The Dandy Warhols and The Polyphonic Spree.

📅 2002-07-01
📍 Paris, 🇫🇷 France
🏛️ Paris Olympia
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: A highly acclaimed intimate club show. Following the ‘Low/Heathen’ sets in June, Bowie performs a career-spanning set for the French audience. 📜 Setlist highlights: Stay, 5:15 The Angels Have Gone, Absolute Beginners, Moonage Daydream.

📅 2002-07-02
📍 Paris, 🇫🇷 France
🏛️ Studio 102 — Canal+ ‘Nulle Part Ailleurs’
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: TV Appearance. Bowie performs a powerful live version of ‘Slow Burn’. During the interview, he discusses the ‘Heathen’ concept and his admiration for French culture.

📅 2002-07-03
📍 Kristiansand, 🇳🇴 Norway
🏛️ Odderøya — Quart Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: This is the correct date for the Quart Festival performance according to the verified tour itinerary. Bowie headlines the festival with a 22-song set.
📜 Performance:‘Life On Mars?’,‘Hallo Spaceboy’,‘I’ve Been Waiting For You’,‘Speed Of Life’,‘China Girl’,‘5:15 The Angels Have Gone’,‘Stay’,‘Slip Away’,‘Ashes To Ashes’,‘Afraid’,‘Cactus’,‘A New Career In A New Town’,‘Fashion’,‘Changes’,‘Sound And Vision’,“Heroes”,‘Heathen (The Rays)’,‘Everyone Says ‘Hi”,‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’,‘Let’s Dance’,‘Ziggy Stardust’

📅 2002-07-05
📍 Horsens, 🇩🇰 Denmark
🏛️ Horsens Ny Teater
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: An intimate theater performance. Bowie is in a jovial mood, interacting frequently with the small audience.

📅 2002-07-07
📍 Ostend, 🇧🇪 Belgium
🏛️ Hippodrome Wellington — Seat Beach Rock Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Headline performance at the Belgian coast. The set is notable for the inclusion of ‘Bewlay Brothers’, though only as a short tease during the acoustic segment.

📅 2002-07-10
📍 Manchester, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ Old Trafford Cricket Ground — Move Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie headlines the opening night of the festival. Despite the large outdoor setting, the band maintains the atmospheric textures of the ‘Heathen’ material.

📅 2002-07-11
📍 Manchester, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ Old Trafford Cricket Ground
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: During the soundcheck for the Move Festival, Bowie and the band rehearse a rare version of ‘The Bewlay Brothers’. Although not performed in full during the set, it marks the first time since 1971 that he seriously revisits the track for a live audience.

📅 2002-07-12
📍 Cologne, 🇩🇪 Germany
🏛️ E-Werk
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: A special club performance for German fans. Recorded for future television broadcast and the ‘Heathen’ tour documentation.

📅 2002-07-14
📍 Nîmes, 🇫🇷 France
🏛️ Les Arènes de Nîmes
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Performed in a historic Roman amphitheater on Bastille Day. The visual atmosphere of the venue perfectly complements the ‘Heathen’ aesthetic.

📅 2002-07-15
📍 Lucca, 🇮🇹 Italy
🏛️ Piazza Napoleone — Lucca Summer Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Performance in the historic center of Lucca. Bowie is presented with a local award for his contribution to the arts before the show.

📅 2002-07-18
📍 Montreux, 🇨🇭 Switzerland
🏛️ Auditorium Stravinski — Montreux Jazz Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: This legendary 3-hour show is the only time during the European tour where Bowie performs the entire ‘Low’ album. The performance of ‘Warszawa’ and ‘Art Decade’ is noted for its near-perfect sonic replication of the original 1977 studio recordings.
📜 Setlist includes: Sunday, Slip Away, Fashion, Sound And Vision, Art Decade, Warszawa.

📅 2002-07-25
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Various Locations
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Before starting the Area2 tour, Bowie conducts a series of high-level meetings with Moby to finalize the festival’s production. He insists on a ‘no-ego’ environment backstage, fostering a collaborative spirit between the diverse artists on the bill.

📅 2002-07-28
📍 Bristow, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Nissan Pavilion — Area2 Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Start of the North American ‘Area2’ tour leg, curated by Moby. Bowie shares the bill with Moby, Busta Rhymes, and Blue Man Group.

📅 2002-07-30
📍 Camden, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront — Area2 Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie

📅 2002-07-31
📍 Holmdel, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ PNC Bank Arts Center — Area2 Festival
🎤 Artist: David Bowie

📅 2002-08-02
📍 Wantagh, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Jones Beach Theater
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Part of the Area2 Festival. This outdoor show at the water’s edge is noted for its spectacular atmosphere. Bowie adjusts the setlist to include more uptempo ‘Heathen’ tracks like ‘Cactus’ and ‘Afraid’ to match the energy of the electronic-leaning crowd.

📅 2002-08-03
📍 Mansfield, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Area2 Festival. Bowie and Moby continue their onstage camaraderie; Moby often watches Bowie’s set from the wings. The performance of ‘Slow Burn’ is highlighted for its intricate guitar interplay between Earl Slick and Gerry Leonard.

📅 2002-08-05
📍 Toronto, 🇨🇦 Canada
🏛️ Molson Amphitheater
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Area2 Festival. The only Canadian date of this leg. Bowie delivers a powerful 15-song set. 📜 Setlist highlights: Life On Mars?, Ashes To Ashes, I’m Afraid Of Americans, “Heroes”.

📅 2002-08-06
📍 Detroit, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ DTE Energy Music Center
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Area2 Festival. Despite the heat, Bowie performs in a full ‘Heathen’ era suit. The band’s chemistry is noted as reaching a peak during the mid-tour transition.

📅 2002-08-08
📍 Tinley Park, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Tweeter Center
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Area2 Festival. Bowie begins incorporating more frequent ‘BowieNet’ shout-outs from the stage, acknowledging the community of fans following the tour digitally.

📅 2002-08-10
📍 Denver, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Pepsi Center
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Area2 Festival. Due to the arena setting, the ‘Heathen’ visual projections are particularly effective. Bowie performs ‘Slip Away’ with great emotional depth, dedicating it to the memory of Uncle Floyd.

📅 2002-08-13
📍 Irvine, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Area2 Festival. The California audience receives a set heavy on 70s classics mixed with five ‘Heathen’ tracks.

📅 2002-08-14
📍 Mountain View, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Shoreline Amphitheatre
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Area2 Festival. Bowie is in a jovial mood, joking with the crowd between ‘Starman’ and ‘Changes’.

📅 2002-08-16
📍 George, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ The Gorge Amphitheatre
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Final show of the Area2 Festival tour. A legendary location overlooking the Columbia River. Bowie celebrates the end of the festival run with an extended encore, thanking Moby and the other artists for the collaborative spirit of the tour.

📅 2002-08-20
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ SIR Studios
🗒️ Notes: Rehearsals begin for the upcoming ‘New York City Marathon’ tour. Bowie and the band work on a much more intimate, club-oriented setlist, rediscovering deep cuts for the five-borough run.

📅 2002-09-02
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ The Today Show (NBC)
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Live performance at Rockefeller Center. Bowie performs ‘Everyone Says ‘Hi”, ‘I’ve Been Waiting For You’ and ‘Cactus’.

📅 2002-09-05
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Late Night with Conan O’Brien
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: TV appearance promoting the Heathen album. Bowie performs ‘Everyone Says ‘Hi”.

📅 2002-09-11
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ New York Presbytarian Hospital
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Private acoustic performance for the medical staff who treated him earlier in the year.

📅 2002-09-14
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ BBC Radio 2 (The Jonathan Ross Show)
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Radio interview and session. Bowie performs ‘Everyone Says ‘Hi” and ‘New Killer Star’ (early version).

📅 2002-09-16
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ Maida Vale Studios (BBC Radio 1)
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Session for Jo Whiley. Performs ‘5:15 The Angels Have Gone’, ‘Everyone Says ‘Hi” and ‘Cactus’.

📅 2002-09-18
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ LWT South Bank Studios (Parkinson)
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Recording for the Parkinson show. Bowie performs ‘Everyone Says ‘Hi” and ‘Ziggy Stardust’.

📅 2002-09-20
📍 Cologne, 🇩🇪 Germany
🏛️ Harald Schmidt Show
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: TV performance for German television. Bowie performs ‘Everyone Says ‘Hi”.

📅 2002-09-21
📍 Berlin, 🇩🇪 Germany
🏛️ Sat.1 Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Interview and short acoustic performance for German media prior to the tour kick-off.

📅 2002-09-22
📍 Berlin, 🇩🇪 Germany
🏛️ Max-Schmeling-Halle
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Opening night of the European leg. First live performance of ‘The Loneliest Guy’ and nearly the entire ‘Low’ album.

📅 2002-09-24
📍 Paris, 🇫🇷 France
🏛️ Le Zénith
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: First of two nights at Le Zénith. The band performs a powerful 22-song set.

📅 2002-09-25
📍 Paris, 🇫🇷 France
🏛️ Le Zénith
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Significant show featuring the first live performance of ‘The Bewlay Brothers’ since 1971, dedicated to Terry Burns.

📅 2002-09-27
📍 Bonn, 🇩🇪 Germany
🏛️ Museumsmeile
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Outdoor concert in front of 10,000 fans. Setlist includes ‘Ashes To Ashes’ and ‘Life On Mars?’.

📅 2002-09-29
📍 Munich, 🇩🇪 Germany
🏛️ Olympiahalle
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Final concert of the month. Includes ‘Heathen (The Rays)’ and ‘I’m Afraid Of Americans’.

📅 2002-09-30
📍 Paris, 🇫🇷 France
🏛️ Canal+ Studios (Nulle Part Ailleurs)
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Live TV session. Bowie performs ‘Cactus’, ‘Everyone Says ‘Hi” and ‘I’ve Been Waiting For You’.

📅 2002-10-02
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ Carling Apollo Hammersmith
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: A special ‘one-off’ show for the BBC Radio 2 Live Music series. The full ‘Low’ and ‘Heathen’ albums are performed back-to-back.

📅 2002-10-04
📍 London, 🇬🇧 UK
🏛️ BBC Television Centre (Late Show with Jools Holland)
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Recording of three songs: ‘Slow Burn’, ‘Afraid’ and ‘I’ve Been Waiting For You’.

📅 2002-10-08
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Ed Sullivan Theater (Late Show with David Letterman)
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: TV performance to kick off the New York promotion. Bowie performs ‘New Killer Star’.

📅 2002-10-09
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Looking Glass Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Rehearsals for the NYC Marathon Tour. The band works on the complex arrangement of ‘The Bewlay Brothers’.

📅 2002-10-10
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Looking Glass Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Final rehearsal day before the tour starts. Dress rehearsal for the Staten Island opener.

📅 2002-10-11
📍 Staten Island, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ St. George Theatre
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Opening night of the five-borough tour. Bowie performs ‘The Bewlay Brothers’ live for the first time ever in its entirety.

📅 2002-10-12
📍 Brooklyn, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ St. Anne’s Warehouse
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Second night of the marathon. The setlist includes ‘Ashamed Of The Story I Told’ and ‘5:15 The Angels Have Gone’.

📅 2002-10-15
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Radio City Music Hall
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. Bowie performs ‘Rebel Rebel’ and ‘Cactus’.

📅 2002-10-16
📍 Queens, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Colden Center at Queens College
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Third borough. The setlist features ‘White Light/White Heat’ and a rare 2002 performance of ‘Moonage Daydream’.

📅 2002-10-17
📍 Bronx, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Jimmy’s Bronx Cafe
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Fourth night. A salsa club venue where Bowie jokes about the unique atmosphere. He performs ‘Life On Mars?’ as a request.

📅 2002-10-20
📍 Manhattan, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Beacon Theatre
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: The grand finale of the Marathon Tour. Bowie plays a massive 28-song set including ‘The Supermen’ and ‘Fashion’.

📅 2002-10-21
📍 Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Tower Theater
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: First show after the NYC Marathon. The setlist is trimmed slightly but still includes the core ‘Heathen’ material.

📅 2002-10-23
📍 Boston, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Orpheum Theatre
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: The final performance of the Heathen tour. The show ends with an emotional rendition of ‘Ziggy Stardust’.

📅 2002-10-29
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ A&E Network Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Taping for ‘Live by Request’. Interactive TV special broadcast on A&E.

📅 2002-10-31
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ TV Recording (BBC/VH1)
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Post-tour interview and promotional clips recorded for European television.

📅 2002-11-25
📍 London, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🏛️ Hilton Hotel Park Lane
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie attends the Pride of Britain Awards. He presents the Child of Courage award to 11-year-old Alice Walker.

📅 2002-12-02
📍 London, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🏛️ Victoria and Albert Museum
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie makes a public appearance at the opening of the Vivienne Westwood exhibition. A rare social appearance in London before returning to the US.

📅 2002-12-05
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Looking Glass Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie / Kristeen Young
🗒️ Notes: Bowie records piano and backing vocals for the track “Saviour”. Produced by Tony Visconti.

📅 2002-12-10
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Looking Glass Studios
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie records a cover of “Bring Me the Disco King” for the ‘Underworld’ soundtrack. This version features Danny Lohner and is a stark departure from the 1993 version recorded during the ‘Black Tie White Noise’ sessions.

📅 2002-12-31
📍 New York City, 🇺🇸 USA
🏛️ Private Residence / BowieNet
🎤 Artist: David Bowie
🗒️ Notes: Bowie spends New Year’s Eve in New York. He remains active on BowieNet, communicating with fans and confirming that 2003 will see more live activity and new recordings.