"A REALITY TOUR", (October 2003 - July 2004)

Earl Slick lead guitar Gerry Leonard - lead guitar + backing vocals Sterling Campbell: drums Gail Ann Dorsey - bass + guitar + vocals Mike Garson - piano + keyboards Catherine Russel - backing vocals + percussion + keyboards + guitars .

Almost the same band as on the two previous tours, except Mark Plati. No other tour has never seen so many songs played as here, 60 songs in all

"2002 HEATHEN TOUR", (May - October 2002)

Earl Slick lead guitar Gerry Leonard - lead guitar Mark Plati: rhythm guitar + bass Sterling Campbell: drums Gail Ann Dorsey - bass + guitar + vocals Mike Garson - piano + keyboards Catherine Russel - backing vocals + percussion + keyboards

Almost the same band from 2000. The two additions were Gerry Leonard and Catherine Russel.

"2000 MINI TOUR", (July 2000)

Earl Slick lead guitar Mark Plati: rhythm guitar + bass Sterling Campbell: drums Gail Ann Dorsey - bass + guitar + vocals + clarinet Mike Garson - piano + keyboards Emm Gryner - background vocals + keyboards + clarinet Holly Plamer - background vocals + percussion

Earl Slick back on lead guitar once again. Last time was back in 1983. Only 4 shows. Two public shows, one for bowienetters (only) and the last one before a selected audience at the BBC radio theatre.

"HOURS PROMO TOUR", (August - December 1999)

Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar) Page Hamilton - lead guitar Mark Plati (rhythm guitar) Gail Ann Dorsey (bass) Sterling Campbell (drums) Mike Garson (keyboards) Emm Gryner - background vocals Holly Palmer - background vocals Lani - background vocals (only the shows before the David Letterman Show).

VH1 Storytellers was the only time Reeves played lead guitar on this tour. The show was taped infront of a live audience on August 24th, and was aired on TV (US) for the first time October the 18th.

"EARTHLING TOUR", (June - November 1997)

Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar) Gail Ann Dorsey (bass) Zachry Alford (drums) Mike Garson (keyboards)

David and the band performed once as the act (Tao Jones Index) at the Phoenix Festival. Several radio recordings took place during the US leg of the tour.

"BRIDGE BENEFIT", acoustic band (October 1996)

Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar) Gail Ann Dorsey (bass)

"BALLROOM TOUR", (September 1996)

Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar) Gail Ann Dorsey (bass) Zachry Alford (drums) Mike Garson (keyboards)

Four shows in btween the recording of the album "Hours".

"OUTSIDE TOUR", band II (June - July 1996)

Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar) Gail Ann Dorsey (bass) Zachry Alford (drums) Mike Garson (keyboards)

The reason why some of the bandmebers was dumped has not yet been told, nevertheless, a small but oh so great band.

"OUTSIDE TOUR", band I (September 1995 - May 1996)

Carlos Alomar (guitar) Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar) Gail Ann Dorsey (bass) Zachry Alford (drums) Mike Garson (keyboards) Peter Scwartz (keyboards) George Simms (backing vocals)

Mike Garson teamed up with Bowie again. It's been 22 years since they've played together live. Frank Simms did the backing vocals as on the Serious Moonlight tour 1983. Peter Schwartz was the musical director for this tour.

"TIN MACHINE; IT'S MY LIFE TOUR", (August 1991 - February 1992)

Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar) Hunt Sales (drums) Tony Sales (bass) Eric Schrmerhorn (rhythm guitar, backing vocals)

Compared to the Tin Machine tour in 1989, this tour was more of a regualr Bowie tour.

"SOUND AND VISION TOUR", (March - December 1990)

Adrian Belew (lead guitar) Erdal Kizilkay (bass) Michael Hodges (drums) Rick Fox (keyboards)

Second time around for Adrian Belew. He toured with Bowie on the 1978 tour. Bowie wrote Pretty Pink Rose and co-wrote Gunman with Belew on his solo album "Young Lions, released 1990. Pretty Pink Rose was performed during the tour. Micheal Hodges and Rick Fox are members of Adrian's band. Erdel Kizilkay toured with Bowie on the 1987 tour.

"TIN MACHINE CLUB TOUR", (May - July 1989)

Reeves Gabrels (lead guitar) Hunt Sales (drums) Tony Sales (bass)

"GLASS SPIDER TOUR" (May - November1987)

Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar) Peter Frampton (lead guitar) Richard Cottle (synthesizer, sax) Erdal Kizilkay (keyboard, congas, violin, trumpet) Carmine Rojas (bass) Alan Childs (drums, percussion)

Band leader Carlos Alomar assumed responsibility, as he had for the past 14 years, to rehearse the band and give expressions to the music in his typically intuitive way that would render a Bowie tour without him an unthinkable prospect.

"SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR" (May - December 1983)

Earl Slick (lead guitar) Carlos Alomar (guitar) Dave Lebolt (keyboards) Lenny Pickett (sax) Stan Harrison (sax) Steve Elson (sax) Carmine Rojas (bass) Tony Thompson (drums) Frank Simms (backing vocals) George Simms (backing vocals)

Carlos Alomar was the musical director of the "Serious Moonlight" band. Together with Bowie he was responsible for putting together the band and leading the rehearsals in Dallas and Brussels. Bowie obviously felt confident with the musicians on the "Let's Dance" sessions and included Carmine Rojas, Tony Thompson, Stan Harrison, Steve Elson, and the Simms brothers in the line-up. Only four days before the opening concert in Brussels, Earl Slick replaced Stevie Ray Vaughn as lead guitarist. Earl said, "They rehearsed for four weeks with another guitar player, and, apparently, he became unbearable for some reason or another and he was fired. I was called in to take his place. They had about four weeks and I had four days!"

"LOW AND HEROES TOUR", band, II (two Australasian concerts 1978)

Adrian Belew (lead guitar) Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar) Dennis Garcia (keyboards) Simon House (violin) Sean Mayes (piano) George Murray (bass) Dennis Davis (drums)

Roger Powell played in Todd Rundgren's Utopia and because of recording commitments, he couldn't play the first concerts on the Australasian tour. His place was filled in by Australian Dennis Garcia. He played only two concerts with Bowie before Roger Powell could return to the group again.

"LOW AND HEROES TOUR", band I (American and European tours 1978. Australasian tour 1978 minus two concerts)

Adrian Belew (lead guitar) Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar) Roger Powell (keyboards) Sean Mayes (piano) Simon House (violin) George Murray (bass) Dennis Davis (drums)

At an early planning stage, Bowie didn't intend to use Carlos Alomar in the backing group on the 1978 World Tour, "Just to make things more interesting." Apparently, this proved impossible. Alomar was needed to lead the rehearsals with the band. Simon House had earlier played with Hawkwind. Sean Mayes came from Fumble, a group that did some shows with Bowie and the Spiders in 1972/73. Adrian Belew had played with Frank Zappa.

"STATION TO STATION TOUR", Raw Moon (American and European tours 1976)

Stacy Heydon (lead guitar) Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar) Tony Kaye (keyboards) George Murray (bass) Dennis Davis (drums)

The group on the 1976 tour, which Bowie often introduces as Raw Moon, consisted of two members from The Mike Garson Band, Carlos Alomar and Dennis Davis. New Yorker George Murray played bass, and ex-Yes member Tony Kaye was the keyboard player. Stacey Heydon, a Canadian guitarist, was a last minute replacement for Earl Slick.

"THE MIKE GARSON BAND" ("soul Tour" 1974)

Earl Slick (guitar) Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar) Mike Garson (keyboards) David Sanborn (sax, flute) Emir Kasan (bass) Dennis Davis (drums) Pablo Rosario (percussion) Warren Peace (backing vocals) Ava Cherry (backing vocals) Robin Clarke (backing vocals) Anthony Hinton (backing vocals) Diane Sumler (backing vocals) Luther Vandross (backing vocals)

The band was slightly changed for the "Soul Tour." "Dog" Gui Andrisano left the group. Emir Kassan and Dennis Davis replaced Doug Raunch and Greg Enrico. The Black band (only slick, Garson, Peace and Sanborn were white) adopted the name of the Mike Garson Band.

"DIAMOND DOGS TOUR", band II (Diamond Dogs Tour, September 1974)

Earl Slick (guitar) Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar) Mike Garson (keyboards) David Sanborn (sax, flute) Richard Grando (sax, flute) Doug Raunch (bass) Greg Enrico (drums) Pablo Rosario (percussion) Gui Andrisano (backing vocals) Warren Peace (backing vocals) Ava Cherry (backing vocals) Robin Clarke (backing vocals) Anthony Hinton (backing vocals) Diane Sumler (backing vocals) Luther Vandross (backing vocals)

The "Diamond Dogs band" underwent some changes before the west-Coast concerts in September. Michael Kamen, Richard Grando and the two Englishmen, Herbie Flowers and Tony Newman left the group. Bowie included several of the musicians he had worked with in the Sigma Sound studios in Philadelphia recording "Young Americans". Willie Weeks played bass and Andy Newmark drums on these sessions but they were unable to tour with Bowie because of recording commitments with George Harrsion. Replacements were Doug Raunch and Greg Enrico. .....Initially Bowie wanted to have Carlos Alomar in the first "Diamond Dogs band," but he wasn't available because of other commitments. Alomar and Bowie first met during the Lulu sessions in late 1973, and when Bowie came to New York in the spring of 1974, Alomar was his guide to the Apollo and other black clubs.

"DIAMOND DOGS TOUR", band I (Diamond Dogs Tour, June - July 1974)

Earl Slick (guitar) Michael Kamen (keyboards, oboe) Mike Garson (keyboards) David Sanborn (sax, flute) Richard Grando (sax, flute) Herbie Flowers (bass) Tony Newman (drums) Pablo Rosario (percussion) Gui Andrisano (backing vocals) Warren Peace (backing vocals)

Michael Kamen, the musical director of the "Diamond Dogs Tour" band, was the leader of the classically-influenced New York Rock and Roll ensemble for several years. After leaving the group, he wrote scores for a ballet company. As luck would have it, Bowie was in the audience at one of the performances and was very impressed with Kamen's musical interpretations. Mutual friend Cherry Vanilla introduced them. Kamen took charge of assembling the band and arranging the material. The group consisted of many of the best musicians from London and New York, among them the guitarist from New York Rock and Roll Ensemble, Earl Slick.

"THE SPIDERS IV" (American, Japanese and British tours 1973)

Mick Ronson (guitar) John Hutchinson (rhythm guitar) Mike Garson (keyboards) Brian Wilshaw (sax, flute) Ken Fordham (sax) Trevor Bolder (bass) Mick Woodmansey (drums) Geoffrey MacCormack (percussion, backing vocals)

The expanded nine-piece Spiders included "Hutch" who had played with Bowie in the Buzz and Feathers. Geoffrey MacCormack is a childhood friend. He sang backing vocals on "Aladdin Sane", "Pin Ups", "David Live", "Young Americans" and "Station To Station." He also did backing vocals on the 1974 tours, calling himself Warren Peace.

"THE SPIDERS V" (American tour 1972 and fifth British tour 1972/73)

Mick Ronson (guitar) Mike Garson (piano) Trevor Bolder (bass) Mick Woodmansey (drums)

Mike Garson was an American piano teacher introduced to Bowie by Annette Peacock. He played in all Bowie's backing bands up to and introducing the Soul Tour band. He is featured on "Aladdin Sane", "Pin Ups", "Diamond Dogs", "David Live", "Young Americans", "Black Tie White Noise", "Buddha Of Suburbia", "Outside" and "Earthling".

"THE SPIDERS IV" (Ziggy Stardust Show and fourth British tour 1972)

Mick Ronson (guitar) Nicky Graham (piano) Trevor Bolder (bass) Mick Woodmansey (drums)

Nicky Graham replaced Lumley as the Spider's pianist at the "Ziggy Stardust" shows at the Rainbow Theatre and the following short British tour.

"THE SPIDERS III" (third British tour 1972)

Mick Ronson (guitar) Robin Lumley (piano) Trevor Bolder (bass) Mick Woodmansey (drums)

Robin Lumley was the pianist on the hectic "Ziggy Stardust tour" in June/July, and he also played on the TV shows "Lift Off" and "Top Of The Pops." According to Lamley, "Matthew Fisher was playing keyboards with Bowie in live work, but for some unknown reason he'd done a bunk and David asked me if I would play keyboards for him."

"THE SPIDERS II" (second British tour 1972)

Mick Ronson (guitar) Matthew Fisher (piano) Trevor Bolder (bass) Mick Woodmansey (drums)

Bowie had to expand the Spiders with a pianist to be able to reproduce songs like "Changes", "Life On Mars?" and songs from the "Ziggy Stardust" album live. Matthew Fisher had earlier played with Procul Harum.

"THE SPIDERS I" (1971 - first British tour 1972)

Mick Ronson (guitar) Trevor Bolder (bass) Mick Woodmansey (drums)

The Hull trio of Ronson - Bolder - Woodmansey continued as Bowie's backing group. The name the Spiders developed during the first British tours in 1972.

ARNOLD CORNS (mid - 1971)

Rudi Valentino (vocals) Mick Ronson (lead guitar) Mark Carr-Pritchard (rhythm guitar) Trevor Bolder (bass) Mick Woodmansey (drums)

The Hype broke up after recording "The Man Who Sold The World". Ronson and Woodmansey returned to Hull, while Visconti concentrated on studio work. When, in the spring of 1971, Bowie started recording "Hunky Dory", he called up Ronson and "Woody" and asked them to come down to London and play. They brought with them bass player Trevor Bolder, a friend from Hull. During 1971, Ronson - Bolder - Woodmansey worked in two groups, Arnold Corns and Ronno (with Benny Marshall on vocals), as well as Backing Bowie on "Hunky Dory" and "Ziggy Stardust". Arnold Corns was a short-lived project. They recorded only four songs (Hang On To Yourself, Man In The Middle, Moonage Daydream and the still unreleased Looking For A Friend). Rudi Valentino, whose real name is Freddi Buretti, sang actually only n one of the songs. After the Arnold Corns project was abandoned, he became Bowie's clothes designer. Mark Carr-Pritchard was a friend from Beckenham. He also played with Bowie in 1973, on "The 1980 Floor Show."

THE HYPE, II (April - May 1970)

Mick Ronson (lead guitar) Tony Visconti (bass) Mick Woodmansey (drums)

John Cambridge's last concert with the Hype was on 30 March, and after recording the single version of "Memory Of A Free Festival" he went home to Hull. Mick "Woody" Woodmansey, who had played with Ronson in the Hull group Rats, replaced him. This second edition of the Hype, augmented by Ralph Mace on moog, recorded The Man Who Sold The World during April and May 1970.

THE HYPE, I (February - April 1970)

Mick Ronson (guitar) Tony Visconti (bass) John Cambridge (drums)

Most of the concerts during 1969 Bowie played solo with his acoustic guitar. On some occasions he was backed by Junior's Eyes, an electric group (with Tim Renwick on lead guitar). When Junior's Eyes disbanded in February 1970, Bowie thought he should form his own regular backing group. He decided to use his producer Tony Visconti on bass and John Cambridge from Junior's Eyes on drums. On guitar Cambridge suggested Mick Ronson, whom he knew back home in Hull. Over the next four years Ronson and Bowie worked closely on five Bowie albums (The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Pin Ups) as well as on the Mott the Hoople's All The Young Dudes and Lou Reed's Transformer.

FEATHERS (November 1968 - February 1969)

Hermione Farthingdale (acoustic guitar, vocals) John Hutchinson (acoustic guitar, vocals)

When Tony Hill left the trio, Bowie called up ex-Buzz member "Hutch" and asked him to join the group. He also changed the name of the group. Feathers played very few live concerts, but they are featured in the Love You Till Tuesday film. Hermione left the group after the film was finished. "Hutch" and Bowie played some concerts as a duo, but they earned so little that "Hutch" once again had to return to an ordinary job. He re-joined Bowie in 1973 in the expanded Spiders line-up.

TURQUOISE (September - October 1968)

Hermione Farthingdale (acoustic guitar, vocals) Tony Hill (acoustic guitar, vocals)

Together with girlfriend Hermione and Tony Hill, Bowie formed an acoustic trio, his first regular group since the break-up of the Buzz almost two years earlier. Despite intense rehearsals, Turqouise only made one public performance.

THE RIOT SQUAD (March - May 1967)

Rod Davies (guitar) Croke Pebble (bass) Bob Evans (saxophone, flute) George Butcher (keyboards) Derek Roll (drums)

A band who already existed when David joined them for a run of about 20 gigs in the spring of 1967.

THE BUZZ, III (November - December 1966)

Derek Boyes (organ) Derek Fearnley (bass) John Eager (drums)

Billy Gray also left the band because of the financial problems. He wasn't replaced, and the Buzz continued as a trio.

THE BUZZ, II (June - November 1966)

Billy Gray (guitar) Derek Boyes (organ) Derek Fearnley (bass) John Eager (drums)

Bowie's next backing group was the Buzz. He found Derek 'Dek' Fearnley, John 'Ego' Eager and John "Hutch" Hutchinson through an advertisement in Melody Maker. The organist was recommended to him by "Hutch".

THE BUZZ, I (February - June 1966)

John Hutchinson (guitar) Derek Boyes (organ) Derek Fearnley (bass) John Eager (drums)

Bowie's next backing group was the Buzz. He found Derek 'Dek' Fearnley, John 'Ego' Eager and John "Hutch" Hutchinson through an advertisement in Melody Maker. The organist was recommended to him by "Hutch".

THE LOWER THIRD, II (April 1965 - January 1966)

Dennis Taylor (guitar) Graham Rivens (bass) Phil Lancaster (drums)

The first drummer left the group after only a few weeks and went home again. Phil Lancaster, a Londoner, took his place. The Lower Third and David released two singles, "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving" and "Can't Help Thinking About Me" (his first record as David Bowie). They broke up after a show for Bowie's old school in Bromley.

THE LOWER THIRD, I (March - April 1965)

Dennis Taylor (guitar) Graham Rivens (bass) Les Mighall (drums)

David's next group was the Lower Third, originally Oliver Twist and The Lower Third, a five piece band. Three of the members came to London, hoping for a brighter future for the band and to look for a new singer. David went to an audition and they decided to join forces.

THE MANISH BOYS (August 1964 - March 1965)

Johnny Flux (guitar) Bob Solly (organ) Woolf Byrne (sax) Paul Rodriguez (sax) Johnny Watson (bass) Mick Whitehead (drums)

The Manish Boys had previously been known as the Band Seven. The group needed a singer and David came along to an audition and he liked the band, it was agreed that the Manish Boys would be his backing group. The band released one single, "I Pity The Fool", which they even got to perform on British TV. Shortly after the release in March 1965, the group disbanded.

THE KING-BEES (Early 1964 - August 1964)

Roger Bluck (lead guitar) George Underwood (rhythm guitar, harmonica) Dave Howard (bass) Bob Allen (drums)

After a short-lived blues-group, David and George teamed up with three guys to form the King-Bees. Together with this group David released his first record, Liza Jane, in June 1964. George Underwood and the others continued some time after David left the group and even released a second single, You're Holding Me Down.

THE HOOKER BROTHERS (early 1964)

George Underwood (vocals, guitar) Viv (drums)

David's interest in the Kon-rads faded because of the "light weight" material they played. He wanted to play the blues, so together with his schoolfriend George Underwood (who also had played with the Kon-rads) and a drummer, he formed the Hooker Brothers early in 1964. They also used names like Dave's Reds and Blues.

THE KON-RADS (1963 - early 1964)

George Underwood (lead vocals) Roger Ferris (lead vocals) Neville Wills (guitar) Alan Dods (guitar) Rocky Shahan (bass) Dave Cook (drums) Dave Hadfield (drums)

David Bowie's first professional band was the Kon-rads. He joined the group in 1963 at the age of 16, when he was still at school. He sang and played sax in the band, later on, as the lead singer. George Underwood was replaced by Roger Ferris and Dave Cook by Dave Hadfield on drums.