David Bowie in 1983 launched the Serious Moonlight Tour, a massive world tour supporting his all-time best selling studio album Let’s Dance.
Before venturing out on a journey that would span 96 shows through 15 countries, selling over 2.6 million tickets, he held a pair of rehearsals in Brussels on May 16 & 17 and those in attendance got to witness some live debuts.
Do rehearsals at the Forest National arena in front of thousands count as live debuts? Many do!
Originally planned for small theaters, the tour was quickly upgraded to large outdoor stadiums when the record rocketed up the charts thanks to heavy MTV and radio airplay. One promoter reported 250,000 fan requests for a venue with just 44,000 seats.
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