glass spider tour worldwide concert tour david_bowie launched support album let began preceded week press tour saw visit countries europe north_america drum public interest tour glass spider tour tour visit austria italy spain ireland wales sponsorship tour intended visit russia south_america plans later cancelled tour point longest expensive tour embarked career time tour elaborate set called largest touring set conceived tour theatrical included spoken word introductions songs employed visuals including projected videos theatrical lighting stage props stage joined guitarist troupe dancers choreographed long time collaborator theme rock stars reality divided acts encore set list modified course tour dropped newer material favour older songs repertoire tour generally poorly received time despite criticism remarked tour laid later successful theatrical tours artists set design integration music inspired later acts variety artists starting late 2000s tour began collect accolades successes tour named concert tour designs time tour financially successful attended seen million fans worldwide poor critical reception album tour led abandon plans elaborate stage shows reconsider motivations making music tour named album track performances tour released vhs video released dvd background preparations tour began early warned band ready year initially plans tour saying going stage thing year incredibly excited cause gon chance asked elaborate plans replied laughs acts keeping things interesting announcing tour embarked series promotional press shows covering countries weeks including canada seven countries europe press tour shows typically delivered smaller venues seating people local fans allowed events opportunity educate press album tour multiple dates allowed correct london glass spider press conference clarified didn lights costumes sex said lights costumes theatrical sets response question audience expect seeing new live press tour shows included live performances songs album let joined long time friend tour said don book sell don album sell guitarist pressure enjoying known teen years attended father art teacher development clear goal tour return performed short lived diamond dogs tour wanted tour ultra theatrical combination music theater rock felt previous tour successful away preferred tour promoters coming saying listen david moved grew grew coming let trim giving songs heard radio years songs probably didn realize added great body work coming guy glass spider tour coming feel established want songs work performance certainly obscure songs general public songs albums weren huge albums particular songs actually fit section songs create works beginning conclusion deals subject indicated testing waters tour potentially considering large elaborate stage shows tour successful songs work working songs mean different exciting way like working mean like got book like bible working play written structured thematic devices unfortunately revue form songs written ultimate course works way hope step write piece specifically arenas like taking musical road narrative form way cast characters written epic theater decided theme reality rock critic called rock stars reality said rock singer rock music lot audience perceive rock rock figures stereotypes family relationship incorporated wide variety props attempting lot stuff incorporates movement dialogue fragments film projected images called multi media 60s described assembled saying idea minimalist stage pieces accompany rock roll songs wanted bridge kind theater modern dance jazz dance certainly mtv dance influenced people like montreal group called human steps pieces minimalist pieces vulgar pieces straightforward bits asked thought audience expected tour said guess come fall don know know consider good performance think years proved best provide new vision musical information stage think probably element couldn don know want able write written performed interests essentially agreement great mean lost audiences times years come reason sort got mutual agreement going stay away fair know reportedly coordinated aspects tour email rarity late 1980s song selection elected play known songs tour avoided bigger hits eager repeat formula tour success saying easy cheers word know reaction play changes golden years feet reaction money run away easy didn want songs shining star love album let played live tour songs performed tour chosen fit performance fit goal theatrical strong dramatic content asked going rock dramatic replied surprised piece rock band stage couple lights songs anticipated playing tour ultimately dropped rehearsals started including space joe lion don look songs band rehearsed played tour looking avoid playing songs tired playing long tour saying star hard don think material tour laughs probably use lot material things like tried bit making day sings baby baby let lord jesus remember sons silent age fingers right thank god remember new song onstage sons silent age performed night tour set design tour set described time largest touring set designed look like giant spider feet high feet wide included giant tube legs lit inside color changing lights single set took trucks estimated weigh tons video screens displayed video images audience away stage system required run included separate sound systems speaker lights output total computers tour wireless microphone technology available allowing considerable freedom stage concert allowed interact dancers musicians freely set included story high mobile dancers occasionally climb set cost million million today dollars invested million money help fund tour paid million week maintain staff people maintain build sets tour moved world philadelphia tour opened set described taking people days build halfway leg tour europe discovered spider set large fit indoor venues said cost alter sets bring indoors decide smaller indoor set tour fact commission slightly smaller set called junior bug set indoor venues spider fit new_york madison square garden thought set metaphor life describing stage having feeling ship voyage rigging climbing ropes circular area like birth life rehearsals assembled band early joined stage dancers choreographed long time friend band dancers spent time hour day rehearsals new_york moving europe described rehearsal routine prepare day work morning clock rehearsals constant rehearsals visual musical clock look video tapes day adjustments necessary isn time sundays sleep day intensive rehearsals physically demanding rehearsals spider set staged stadium starting moving stadium dress rehearsals relatively easy access venues rehearsals fans knew set list tour opened stated looking dancers look like typical mtv dancers knew american street dancing european performance art originally hoped human steps involved group booked commitments later lamented tour viewed differently human steps involved different human steps provide choreography tour concert synopsis divided parts included planned encore entered song lowered set ceiling seated silver chair singing telephone dressed single quarters length red suit red shirt red shoes began pulled audience member crowd rejected fan end song revealed troupe dancers later song fashion dance troupe threatened street fight end song accidentally wins live performance let influenced minimalist choreography said wanted straight movement starts comes way doesn vary knees arms kind crawl half minutes girl accompanying pet park cylinder giving oxygen felt like protective sad little image felt right song appeared stage cry flew air flying harness subsequently tied riot police occasion flying segment song dropped malfunction set movie footage shown heroes shot time russia footage said poignant image hand waving goodbye family getting train moscow loop ending sequence old fellow tears waving bye bye plays action black white sad like saying goodbye heroism like saying goodbye world 19th century ideal maybe looking seeds intelligence heroes like piece proud encore typically opened song time emerged spider head angel wings feet crowd song occasionally cut outdoor shows bad weather perch atop spider perform outfit encore gold leather suit complete gold winged cowboy boots suits sold auction worth today times expected selling price outfits wore signed auction tour band typically performed roughly half hour set varied little night night opening acts opening act tour varied country country north_america dates tour supported opening acts europe varied included acts pop big country cult tour played festival dates occasion headlining night headlining tour incidents tour took physical toll grow noticeably thinner course tour found exhausted tour started think tours like dangerous fucking pressures organising event longer event tour god knows people running everybody people delegate jobs right people mass confusion supposed come tour played large capacity venues europe tour alternated indoor outdoor open field venues lighting engineer tour died florence italy june falling commenced following day june worker fell lethal injury helping build set milan fans camped overnight venue controlled police shows rome june saw similar rioting fans tickets shows clashed police second night sing tear gas people arrested policemen injured rioting band plane leaving rome june bomb scare forced plane return airport discover local chief police ruse incident annoyed stunned happen italy june concert originally scheduled performed sweden moved nearby previous concert held incurred today damages fan trying enter castle backstage area swimming river drowned july point european tour guitarist ripped leg injury caused change stage character change character mad reject hair went asked lot metal stuff leg adding metal progresses occasionally visited shows attended european royalty including princess diana second stadium park glass spider tour tour reach austria italy spain ireland wales outdoor performances britain start early laws problem typically avoided european shows reduced impact lighting stage set dressing bothered considerably north american leg tour year old woman claimed sexually assaulted mansion hotel reunion arena dallas grand jury cleared charges year later ticket sales attendance demand tickets tour high september sullivan stadium massachusetts set record quickest venue record matched sold tickets shows hours venue sold million worth tickets shows minutes concert drew largest crowd concert ottawa canada time advance sales australian leg tour million surpassing michael_jackson advance sales australian leg bad concert tour estimated million writers estimated conclusion tour million people attended source suggesting million fans saw tour worldwide tour shows grossing concert shows year end estimated entire tour grossed million estimated tour grossed million roughly million course tour approximately million today adjusted inflation contemporary critical reviews european leg tour garner unfavorable reviews media positive reviews frustrated reviews europe changed initially positive negative blaming early start tour outdoor venues poor reception said biggest mistake tour opening daylight reason entire damn lost noted reviews indoor shows set lighting effective positive media papers orlando florida boston massachusetts writing positive reviews philadelphia_inquirer chicago_tribune mixed reviews shows philadelphia chicago respectively review new_york negative calling spectacular adding reigns visual activity review christian science monitor positive highlighting dazzling visuals complaining dancing occasionally inspired local paper portland oregon positive review said dancers music set band combined overall effect called spectacular performance art rock opera stunning worthy stage arena world despite criticism press time said performing tour fun road inventive tour involved live recordings despite stating press tour live album tour performances sydney entertainment centre sydney november filmed released video edit subsequently aired abc concert special abc concert special airing elvis_presley hawaii dvd release included audio recording performance olympic stadium montreal august june der city berlin festival performance broadcast live radio critic found dvd reissue video release rendered intended meaning largely songs message explicit release commercial sponsorship agreed time considered controversial commercial sponsorship agreement later seen helping way big money tours artists recorded commercial tune modern love preparing tour commercial short run withdrew commercial accused sexual assault tour sponsorship agreement said commercial sponsorship thing north_america far concerned allowed having tour able produce far extravagant means instead having sets sets travel independently far complicated originally planned glass spider tour russia albeit band dancers elaborate props money extra stage provided sponsorship felt tour russia south_america plans failed come fruition tour reached regions tour legacy found great stress tour tour ended new_zealand reportedly spider set burned saying great thing field set light relief partially refuted road manager claimed purchased stored sets warehouse entire tour physically demanding large production said time don think tour elaborate road real engaged dancers tour split years critics compared later david_bowie tours commonly echoing later review mounted stadium sized production combining excitement rock broadway incredible spectacle effect overwhelming additional theatrical device served distract ultimately impact music working tin machine said responsibility tour stress single day decision second big everybody problem time day pressure unbelievable fine details going seen indicates tiny figure finger thumb big giving interviews sound vision tour said pleased tour regarded innovative noting reviews pointed tour areas surely change way rock preparing second tour reflected glass spider tour presentation suggesting tours acts followed benefited tour stones prince madonna benefited tour like lots glass spider tour thing lot smaller quarters innovative seen lot people shows day chance copy video look light interesting shit going late 2000s tour began examined critics tone coverage began change article singled glass spider tour innovative set marriage music theatre inspiration later acts including britney_spears madonna glass spider tour won award best concert designs time alongside notable tours tour pink floyd new critical reviews began note tour strengths innovations proposed tour better reputation suggested critics found elements tour questionable including set prevalence newer material tour praised strong voice musical arrangements choice relatively set list credited participation tour helping revive career june played close berlin wall heard thousands citizens wall followed violent rioting according protests sequence riots led time fall wall november factors probably influential fall wall death tweeted good bye david_bowie heroes thank helping bring wall ultimately given negative reaction let album tour found creatively exhausted low critical standing decided return making music having touch publicist glass spider tour formed band retired catalogue songs live performance sound vision tour tour details tour design design set design video director band equipment played natural finish maple body types hand new_york based song coral electric given late 70s previously owned played series guitars custom multi played keyboards played bass bass additional instruments played included set latin percussion white inch drum sticks 17th century italian viola played prophet keyboards alto saxophone played drums tour dates songs books strange fascination definitive biography david_bowie isbn david_bowie isbn
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