David Bowie/Germany 6.6.1987 Complete & more

When Bowie died, the German government made an official statement: “Farewell, David Bowie. You are our hero. Thank you for helping to bring down the wall.” This comment was a reference to the concert that David Bowie held on June 6, 1987, in the square in front of the Berlin Wall. The concert, held in Berlin as part of the Glass Spider tour, was not held in an existing venue, but instead was set up in a square near the Berlin Wall, with speakers facing the East Berlin side of the wall. In this symbolic place of the Cold War, people on both sides of the Berlin Wall came together through Bowie. One of Bowie’s signature songs, “Heroes,” is a masterpiece inspired by the image of lovers meeting on either side of the Berlin Wall. This concert seemed to project the people of East and West onto lovers, and appeal for East-West reconciliation. In East Germany at that time, gatherings without prior permission were prohibited, and under the watchful eye of the Stasi (Ministry of State Security in East Germany), 5,000 people gathered on the east side of the Berlin Wall, resulting in many arrests. Nevertheless, the young people of East Berlin were enthusiastic about Bowie’s concert, which could be heard through the ears. In the socialist camp during the Cold War, where Western art was banned, “it was like tasting forbidden fruit. Everyone intuitively knew that this concert was happening to change our situation.” This work is a complete soundboard recording of the West Berlin performance on June 6, 1987, which was one of the triggers for the fall of the Berlin Wall. Bonus tracks include the sound check from the day and a news report from the day. Concert in front of the Berlin Wall on June 6, 1987 A historical record of young people from East and West shouting for reconciliation across the Berlin Wall. Complete high-quality soundboard recording. Sound check from the day and news report from the time PLATZ DER REPUBLIK, WEST BERLIN, WEST GERMANY June 6, 1987 DISC ONE 01. Purple Haze 02. guitars solo introduction 03. Up The Hill Backwards 04. Glass Spider 05. Up The Hill Backwards Reprise 06. Day In Day Out 07. Bang Bang 08. Absolute Beginners 09. Loving The Alien 10. China Girl 11. Fashion 12. Scary Monsters 13. All The Madmen 14. Never Let Me Down 15. Big Brother 16. 87 And Cry 17. “Heroes” DISC TWO 01. Time Will Crawl 02. band introduction 03. Beat Of Your Drum 04. Sons Of The Silent Age 05. New York’s In Love 06. Dancing With The Big Boys 07. Zeroes 08. Let’s Dance 09. Fame 10. Time 11. Blue Jean 12. Modern Love SOUNDCHECK 13. Introduction 14. All The Madmen 15. Loving The Alien 16. Glass Spider NEWS REPORT 17. News Report #1 18. News Report #2 19. News Report #3