Show 217 - David Bowie - Live At The Phoenix Festival UK - 18 July 1996

 

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.

The Show
The text file with the CD rip I received suggested this was a soundboard recording but I think this is far more likely to be a stereo FM broadcast. In any case, it's the full show from the only UK date of Bowie's tour of festivals around Europe in the Summer of 1996; a tour that featured a slimmed down version of the band he had played the 1.Outside tour with a few months earlier. 

What Was Done
There were a few clicks to remove but the biggest fault was a gap in the sound at 1 point (with a small bit of music missing). All I could really do was fade that out and cross back in so it doesn't disturb your listening anything like as much. 

Once that was done, I got to work on what was a rather flat recording - EQ and the usual studio toys really improved the sound a lot - you can really hear everything going on now. Finally, I mastered it to make it clearer and more powerful. The result is really really excellent - both Bowie and the band are on top form; this is a great gig.

The All Important Download/Stream Link

As always, the restored and remastered show is available to download or stream for free as a single 320kbps MP3. Just hit the link:

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Setlist
Look Back in Anger
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
The Hearts Filthy Lesson
Outside
Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)
The Man Who Sold The World
Hallo Spaceboy
Breaking Glass
Telling Lies
Jump They Say
Under Pressure
"Heroes"
Strangers When We Meet
Lust For Life
All The Young Dudes
White Light/White Heat
Moonage Daydream

 

Be sure to check out the other gigs from David Bowie I've restored HERE - including a completely different acoustic set from later in 1996 - all similarly downloadable for free.

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Show 60 - David Bowie - Live at Bridge School Festival - 19 and 20 October 1996

I wanted to mark David Bowie's passing with something quite special; something quite different to the 1974 Bowie gig already in the archives (HERE, if you haven't seen it). Something which would show a different side to the artist, and the man; I think these performances are it. These recordings were in good condition - some EQ took away some harshness and I repaired a few spots where there was distortion on the vocal.

This show features 2 performances by Bowie at benefit gigs for The Bridge School, an annual event for a school founded by Neil Young and his now ex-wife Pegi in 1986, that continues to run to this day. Featuring Reeves Gabrels on guitar, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass, and Bowie himself on guitar and a bottle top strapped to his foot to keep time, these almost acoustic sets include songs rarely performed elsewhere. There are 2 sets as Bowie performed both days of the gig, over a weekend. At least 1 more (probably more) remastered Bowie gig will be posted up on here over the next few months.

Update 2018
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist - 19 October 1996
Aladdin Sane
The Jean Genie
I'm a Hog for You (The Coasters cover)
I Can't Read ((Tin Machine song)
The Man Who Sold the World
"Heroes"
Let's Dance

Setlist - 20 October 1996
Aladdin Sane
The Jean Genie
You and I and George (Stan Kenton cover)
I Can't Read (Tin Machine song)
The Man Who Sold the World
China Girl (Iggy Pop cover)
"Heroes"
White Light/White Heat