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A number of audio and visual recordings from the period are in circulation amongst collectors. The information below details the most commonly known pieces: Port Chester Capitol Theater Rehearsals 8 June 1974 The earliest audio recording from the period is taken from the final rehearsals staged at the Port Chester Capitol Theater. It is believed that this recording originated from a video of the tour rehearsals and it consists of the following songs: Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + The Jean Genie An unofficial CD exists of this recording - "Dawn Of The Dogs". Montreal Forum 14 June 1974 Although no audio recording is thought to exist of the opening show of the Diamond Dogs Tour, a short piece of video does. This has been converted from silent 8mm film: Reviews of this show appeared in The Montreal Star 15 June 1974 and Disc magazine (UK) on 6 July 1974. Toronto O'Keefe Centre 16 June 1974 Audio recordings exist of both performances from this date - matinee and evening - although the latter is complete, the matinee recording omits Rock'n'Roll Suicide: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Drive-In Saturday + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide An unofficial album exists from these shows - "Halloween Jack Spooks 'em In Toronto". A short piece of video also exists from the evening performance of this date - converted from silent 8mm film: Reviews of this show appeared in The Toronto Star 17 June 1974, Toronto Globe Mail 17 June 1974 and Rolling Stone 18 July 1974. Rochester Memorial Auditorium 17 June 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which is slightly incomplete: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Drive-In Saturday + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie Cleveland Public Auditorium 19 June 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which contains the following songs: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Drive-In Saturday + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide Detroit Cobo Arena 23 June 1974 An incomplete audio recording exists which is labelled Detroit Cobo Arena 22 June 1974. As the show for the 22 June was cancelled - and was originally scheduled for the Ford Auditorium anyway - it is probably safe to assume that it is from 23 June instead. It contains the following songs: Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane A review of this show appeared in The Windsor Star 24 June 1974 Atlanta Fox Theater 1 July 1974 At some point between the Cleveland show and this one, the acoustic "Drive-In Saturday" had been dropped form the set. This recording contains the following songs: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide Tampa Curtis Hixon Hall 2 July 1974 This show opens with the following announcement - "Good evening. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. The concert you're going to see tonight is not the show we had planned for you. Due to an unfortunate road accident, half of our stage scenery, costumes, lighting equipment is in a local swamp fifteen miles north of here. There was talk of cancelling tonight's performance but David Bowie would not hear of it and insisted we go on in the remaining half condition. So, in a few minutes we'll go on with the concert - thank you": 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide Songs from these shows appear on three unofficial albums - "The Return Of The Diamond Dogs", "Live In Tampa" and "Live In Tampa 2". In addition, some songs from this show also appear on an unofficial CD - "1974". Philadelphia Tower Theater 12 July 1974 This is (possibly) one of the performances which was recorded for the "David Live" album: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14 July 1974 An incomplete audio recording exists of this show: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide A short piece of video also exists from this performance - converted from silent 8mm film: Boston Music Hall 16 July 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which contains the following songs: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Knock On Wood + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide Some songs from this show appear on the unofficial album - "Subway". A review of this show appeared in The Boston Globe 18 July 1974. New York Madison Square Garden 20 July 1974 The final show of the Diamond Dogs tour: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Watch That Man + Knock On Wood + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Panic In Detroit + Big Brother + Time + Width Of A Circle + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide Los Angeles Universal Ampitheater 2 September 1974 The opening show of the West Coast dates which now began to feature new songs recorded during the six week break: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Knock On Wood + Young Americans + It's Gonna Be Me + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Big Brother + Time + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) A review of this show appeared in The Los Angeles Times 4 September 1974. Los Angeles Universal Ampitheater 4 September 1974 The third show of the West Coast dates: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Knock On Wood + It's Gonna Be Me + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide Los Angeles Universal Ampitheater 5 September 1974 This was the concert filmed by the BBC for the Cracked Actor documentary: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Knock On Wood + It's Gonna Be Me + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Big Brother + Time + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) An unofficial album exists from this show - "Strange Fascination" which also exists on CD. Los Angeles Universal Ampitheater 6 September 1974 An incomplete recording exists of the fifth show at the Universal Ampitheater: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + Diamond Dogs + Big Brother + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) San Diego Sports Arena 11 September 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which contains the following songs: 1984 + Rebel Rebel + Moonage Daydream + Sweet Thing + Changes + Suffragette City + Aladdin Sane + All The Young Dudes + Cracked Actor + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Knock On Wood + It's Gonna Be Me + Space Oddity + Diamond Dogs + Big Brother + Time + The Jean Genie + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) Madison Dane County Coliseum 11 October 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which is commonly thought to be from 10 October 1974 at the University of Wisconsin. However, David only played one show in Madison and this did not take place on the University campus. During "Rock'n'Roll With Me" he says "Mm..Mm..Madison. Good evening. It's a pleasure and my privilege to be here. Thank you for having me." The recording contains the following songs: (Mike Garson Band) Memory Of A Free Festival + (David Bowie) Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + 1984 + Moonage Daydream + Rock'n'Roll With Me + The Jean Genie + Diamond Dogs + Young Americans + Can You Hear Me + It's Gonna Be Me + Somebody Up There Likes Me + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide Songs from this show appear on an unofficial album - "Somebody Up There Likes Me". 4 songs from this show appear on an unofficial CD - "Dawn Of The Dogs". However, the full show appears on an unofficial CD - "1974". Detroit Michigan Palace 16 October 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which contains the following songs: (Mike Garson Band) Memory Of A Free Festival + (David Bowie) Space Oddity + Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + 1984 + Moonage Daydream + Rock'n'Roll With Me + The Jean Genie + Diamond Dogs + Young Americans + Can You Hear Me + It's Gonna Be Me + Somebody Up There Likes Me + Knock On Wood + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide 2 songs from this show appear on an unofficial CD - "Infected With Soul Love". New York Radio City Music Hall 30 October 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which is commonly thought to be from 28 October 1974. However, David did not play New York on that date and in his book "People Stared At The Make-up On His Face", Per Nilsen suggests that the correct date is 30 October. This recording is the only one known to contain the full set played by the Mike Garson Band prior to David taking the stage: (Mike Garson Band) Funky Music + You Keep Me Hangin' On + I'm In The Mood For Love + Stormy Monday + Deep In The Heart Of Me + Love Train + Memory Of A Free Festival (David Bowie) Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + 1984 + Moonage Daydream + Rock'n'Roll With Me + The Jean Genie + Diamond Dogs + Young Americans + Can You Hear Me + It's Gonna Be Me + Somebody Up There Likes Me + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide An unofficial CD exists from this show - "Infected With Soul Love". In addition, some songs appear on 2 unofficial singles. A review of this show appeared in The New York Times 2 November 1974. Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 8 November 1974 There is no known audio recording from this show but there is a short piece of video which has been converted from silent 8mm film: Washington DC Capital Centre 11 November 1974 There is no known audio recording from this show but there is a short piece of video which has been converted from silent 8mm film: A review of this show appeared in The Washington Post 12 November 1974. Boston Music Hall 14 November 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which contains the following songs: (Mike Garson Band) Memory Of A Free Festival + (David Bowie) Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + Young Americans + 1984 + Footstompin' + Rock'n'Roll With Me + The Jean Genie + Moonage Daydream + Can You Hear Me + Somebody Up There Likes Me + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + Diamond Dogs There has been mention of a video recording of this performance. A review of this show appeared in The Boston Globe 15 November 1974. Boston Music Hall 15 November 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which contains the following songs: (Mike Garson Band) Memory Of A Free Festival + (David Bowie) Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + Young Americans + 1984 + Footstompin' + Rock'n'Roll With Me + The Jean Genie + Moonage Daydream + Can You Hear Me + Somebody Up There Likes Me + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + Diamond Dogs An unofficial CD exists from this show - "Plastic Soul". Boston Music Hall 16 November 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which contains the following songs: (Mike Garson Band) Memory Of A Free Festival + (David Bowie) Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + Young Americans + 1984 + Footstompin' + Rock'n'Roll With Me + The Jean Genie + Moonage Daydream + Can You Hear Me + Somebody Up There Likes Me + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + Diamond Dogs Philadelphia Spectrum 25 November 1974 An audio recording exists of this show which contains the following songs: (Mike Garson Band) Memory Of A Free Festival + (David Bowie) Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + Young Americans + 1984 + Rock'n'Roll With Me + The Jean Genie + Moonage Daydream + Can You Hear Me + Knock On Wood + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + Diamond Dogs Atlanta The Omni 1 December 1974 This was the final show of the Philly Dogs Tour and the only known recording to include "Win": (Mike Garson Band) Memory Of A Free Festival + (David Bowie) Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + Young Americans + 1984 + Win + The Jean Genie + Moonage Daydream + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Panic In Detroit + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + Knock On Wood + Footstompin' + Diamond Dogs
A number of other audio recordings from the period are in circulation amongst collectors but their real locations/dates cannot be accurately determined: Chicago Arie Crown Theater 21 October 1974 David did not play Chicago on this date although an audio recording is in circulation which contains the following songs: Space Oddity + Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + 1984 + Moonage Daydream + The Jean Genie + Diamond Dogs + Young Americans + Can You Hear Me + It's Gonna Be Me + Somebody Up There Likes Me + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + Panic In Detroit + Knock On Wood Boston Music Hall 15 November 1974 An incomplete audio recording with this date has been in circulation for a number of years. However, since the emergence of an authenticated recording from this date, this one now falls into the "unknown" category. Having started "Changes" David decided that he wanted to do a fast one so the band launch into "Panic In Detroit" after which "Changes" is performed in full: Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + Panic In Detroit + Changes + Young Americans + 1984 + Footstompin' + Rock'n'Roll With Me + Moonage Daydream Uniondale Nassau Coliseum 26 November 1974 David did not play Uniondale on this date although an audio recording is in circulation which contains the following songs: (Mike Garson Band) Memory Of A Free Festival + (David Bowie) Rebel Rebel + John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) + Sorrow + Changes + Moonage Daydream + Can You Hear Me + Young Americans + 1984 + Footstompin' + Rock'n'Roll With Me + The Jean Genie + Somebody Up There Likes Me + Suffragette City + Rock'n'Roll Suicide + Diamond Dogs
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