| Concert Tour Name: | Heathen Tour |
| Artist: | David Bowie |
| Album: | Heathen |
| Start Date: | 11 June 2002 |
| End Date: | 23 October 2002 |
| Number Of Legs: | 4 |
| Number Of Shows: | 36 |
| Last Tour: | Mini Tour (2000) |
| This Tour: | Heathen Tour (2002) |
| Next Tour: | A Reality Tour (2003–04) |
The Heathen Tour was a 2002 concert tour by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie in support of his album, Heathen, and was also notable for the performances of all songs from the 1977 Low album.
The Low album, not previously performed live in its entirety, was premiered on 11 June 2002 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, together with all the songs from the Heathen album. With other commitments ruling out the possibility of a major concert tour, the Heathen Tour became a mini-concert tour similar to the 1996 Outside Summer Festivals Tour.
On 11 February 2002, it was announced that Bowie had accepted the role of Artistic Director[1] at the Meltdown Festival, an annual music and arts event held at the South Bank complex inLondon, England. David Bowie's Meltdown 2002 ran from 14 to 30 June, with a schedule of concerts and events including performances by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Coldplay, The Waterboys and a London Sinfonietta performance of Philip Glass's Low and Heroes symphonies. The closing night was billed as The New Heathens Night with Bowie headlining the event with support by The Dandy Warhols followed by a DJ set from Jonathan Ross.
The Heathen Tour proper began at the Meltdown Festival with Bowie embarking on a series of European performances including a link-up with Moby for the 12-date North America Area:2 Festivals with a return to Europe for a further six performances. Before returning again to North America to perform a final seven shows with the first five in each of New York City's five boroughs, dubbed The New York Marathon Tour by Bowie, who joked "I could get home from all the gigs on roller skates".[2]
The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 11 October 2002 at The Music Hall at Snug Harbour in New York City.[3] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warm-up show | |||
| 11 June 2002 | New York City | United States | Roseland Ballroom |
| 15 June 2002 | Sony Music Studios | ||
| Europe | |||
| 29 June 2002 | London | England | Royal Festival Hall |
| 1 July 2002 | Paris | France | L'Olympia |
| 3 July 2002 | Kristiansand | Norway | Odderøya |
| 5 July 2002 | Horsens | Denmark | Horsens Ny Teater |
| 7 July 2002 | Ostend | Belgium | Hippodrome Wellington |
| 10 July 2002 | Manchester | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground |
| 12 July 2002 | Cologne | Germany | E-Werk |
| 14 July 2002 | Nîmes | France | Arena of Nîmes |
| 15 July 2002 | Lucca | Italy | Piazza Napoleone |
| 18 July 2002 | Montreux | Switzerland | Auditorium Stravinski |
| North America | |||
| 28 July 2002 | Bristow | United States | Nissan Pavilion |
| 30 July 2002 | Camden | Tweeter Center at the Waterfront | |
| 31 July 2002 | Holmdel Township | PNC Bank Arts Center | |
| 2 August 2002 | Wantagh | Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater | |
| 3 August 2002 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts | |
| 5 August 2002 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheater |
| 6 August 2002 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| 8 August 2002 | Tinley Park | Tweeter Center | |
| 10 August 2002 | Denver | Pepsi Center | |
| 13 August 2002 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | |
| 14 August 2002 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
| 16 August 2002 | George | The Gorge Amphitheatre | |
| Europe | |||
| 22 September 2002 | Berlin | Germany | Max-Schmeling-Halle |
| 24 September 2002 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
| 25 September 2002 | |||
| 27 September 2002 | Bonn | Germany | Museumsmeile |
| 29 September 2002 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |
| 2 October 2002 | London | England | Carling Apollo Hammersmith |
| North America | |||
| 11 October 2002 | New York City | United States | The Music Hall at Snug Harbour |
| 12 October 2002 | St. Anne's Warehouse | ||
| 16 October 2002 | Colden Center at Queens College | ||
| 17 October 2002 | Jimmy's Bronx Cafe | ||
| 20 October 2002 | Beacon Theatre | ||
| 21 October 2002 | Upper Darby Township | Tower Theater | |
| 23 October 2002 | Boston | Orpheum Theatre | |
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