4. David Bowie’s New York City Marathon Tour, 2002

Snug Harbor Music Hall

In 2002’s “New York City Marathon Tour,” (also called the NYC Bowie-athon), Bowie played a show in each of New York City’s boroughs following the order of the New York City Marathon and allowed a photographer to follow him on tour for the first time in 15 years. In the accompanying photo book David Bowie: Live In New York with photos by Myriam Santos-Kayda, Bowie gives his reasons for doing the tour: “The last time I came through the Northeast it was on the Area 2 Tour. We played in amphitheaters, which are usually a good distance from the major cities. Marathon courses are strategically planned to bring the runners to the streets. I would like to repay the fans that traveled so far to see me by bringing my show to them. But most importantly, I could get home from all the gigs on roller skates.”

The venues were: The Music Hall at Snug Harbor, St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, the Queens College Golden Center, Jimmy’s Bronx Cafe, and the Beacon Theatre on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.