David Bowie Reality Tour Dublin The Point 22 November 2003
Support Act The Dandy Warhols
By 2003, I was desperate to see David Bowie again. I’d forgotten my disappointment of Tin Machine and realised the stature of Bowie in the formation of rock. So when he announced the Reality tour, I was determined to see him. Marie and I decided we would have a weekend in Dublin, and take in his show at The Point. I booked a hotel room on O’Connell Street, and booked flights and we all set. Our trip to Dublin wasn’t without incident. When we arrived at the desk at Newcastle airport, we discovered that Marie’s passport had run out, and we couldn’t check in. So we dashed home to pick up her driving licence, which we were assured would be ok to check us onto the flight, and arrived back just in time, heavily stressed. We were straight onto the flight, and arrived in Dublin safely soon after. The gig was great, Bowie was on top form, one of the best times I’ve seen him. Marie even enjoyed it so he must have been good! 
The set drew from his extensive back catalogue. Setlist: Rebel Rebel; New Killer Star; Reality; Fame; Cactus; Afraid; All the Young Dudes; China Girl; The Loneliest Guy; The Man Who Sold the World; Hallo Spaceboy; Sunday; Under Pressure; Life on Mars; Battle for Britain; Ashes to Ashes; The Motel; Loving the Alien; Never Get Old; Changes; I’m Afraid of Americans; Heroes; Encores: Bring Me the Disco King; Slip Away; Heathen; Five Years;Hang On to Yourself; Ziggy Stardust
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Posted by Gavin on January 19, 2023 at 12:58 am
I saw Bowie only once, on this tour, a few nights after this show in Glasgow at the SECC, id wanted to see him for years and so glad I made the effort, obviously had no idea this would be his final tour. He was brilliant, and did a career spanning set pretty much exactly as above, he might have also played White Light/White Heat by the Velvets in the encore; he was lithe and funny and in great voice and looked so much younger than his years. When I think of the greatest concerts I’ve been too, Bowie at the SECC is up there, sounds like you had a great evening too, Dublin’s a great city, never seen a show there, I lived in Belfast for work for around 18 months and saw a couple at the Odyssey arena there, but I digress..
Posted by vintagerock on January 19, 2023 at 11:03 am
Thanks for sharing Gavin. Yes I was lucky enough to see David Bowie several times and he was always amazing! Best wishes Peter