A Reality Tour (album)

A Reality Tour
Live album by David Bowie
Released	25 January 2010
Recorded	22–23 November 2003
Venue	Point Theatre, Dublin
Genre	Rock
Length	154:00
Label	ISO, Columbia, Legacy
Producer	Jerry Rappaport
David Bowie chronology
VH1 Storytellers (2009) A Reality Tour (2010) The Next Day (2013)
David Bowie live albums chronology
VH1 Storytellers (2009) A Reality Tour (2010) Live Nassau Coliseum '76 (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
BBC Music	[1]
Popmatters	[3]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
The Telegraph	[6]

A Reality Tour is a live album by David Bowie that was released on 25 January 2010. ^[7] The album features 22 and 23 November 2003 performances in Dublin during his concert tour A Reality Tour. This is an audio version of the concert video of the same name, except that it adds three bonus tracks. The digital download on iTunes adds two more bonus tracks. ^[8]

A newly remastered and resequenced version of the album was released on 12 September 2025 as part of the I Can't Give Everything Away (2002–2016) box set. ^{[9] [10]}

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie except where noted.

Disc one

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Rebel Rebel"	Diamond Dogs (1974)	3:30
2.	"New Killer Star"	Reality (2003)	4:59
3.	"Reality"	Reality	5:08
4.	"Fame" (Bowie, John Lennon, Carlos Alomar)	Young Americans (1975)	4:12
5.	"Cactus" (Black Francis)	Heathen (2002)	3:01
6.	"Sister Midnight" (Bowie, Alomar, Iggy Pop)	The Idiot (by Iggy Pop (1977))	4:37
7.	"Afraid"	Heathen	3:28
8.	"All the Young Dudes"	All the Young Dudes (by Mott the Hoople (1972))	3:48
9.	"Be My Wife"	Low (1977)	3:15
10.	"The Loneliest Guy"	Reality	3:58
11.	"The Man Who Sold the World"	The Man Who Sold the World (1970)	4:18
12.	"Fantastic Voyage" (Bowie, Brian Eno)	Lodger (1979)	3:13
13.	"Hallo Spaceboy" (Bowie, Eno)	Outside (1995)	5:28
14.	"Sunday"	Heathen	7:56
15.	"Under Pressure" (Bowie, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor)	Hot Space (by Queen (1982))	4:18
16.	"Life on Mars?"	Hunky Dory (1971)	4:40
17.	"Battle for Britain (The Letter)" (Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati)	Earthling (1997)	4:55

Disc two

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Ashes to Ashes"	Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)	5:46
2.	"The Motel"	Outside	5:44
3.	"Loving the Alien"	Tonight (1984)	5:17
4.	"Never Get Old"	Reality	4:18
5.	"Changes"	Hunky Dory	3:51
6.	"I'm Afraid of Americans" (Bowie, Eno)	Earthling	5:17
7.	"'Heroes'" (Bowie, Eno)	"Heroes" (1977)	6:58
8.	"Bring Me the Disco King"	Reality	7:56
9.	"Slip Away"	Heathen	5:56
10.	"Heathen (The Rays)"	Heathen	6:24
11.	"Five Years"	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)	4:19
12.	"Hang On to Yourself"	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	2:50
13.	"Ziggy Stardust"	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	3:44

CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
14.	"Fall Dog Bombs the Moon"	Reality	4:11
15.	"Breaking Glass" (Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray)	Low	2:27
16.	"China Girl" (Bowie, Pop)	Let's Dance (1983)	4:18

Digital Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
14.	"5:15 The Angels Have Gone"	Heathen	5:22
15.	"Days"	Reality	3:25

Personnel

• David Bowie  – vocals, guitars, Stylophone, harmonica
• Earl Slick  – guitar
• Gerry Leonard  – guitar, backing vocals
• Gail Ann Dorsey  – bass guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Under Pressure"
• Sterling Campbell  – drums
• Mike Garson  – keyboards, piano
• Catherine Russell  – keyboards, percussion, acoustic guitar, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2010–16)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart [11]	91
Austrian Albums Chart [12]	18
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart [13]	18
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart [14]	27
Dutch Albums Chart [15]	57
French Albums (SNEP) [16]	40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17]	39
Irish Albums Chart [18]	33
Italian Albums (FIMI) [19]	55
Portuguese Albums Chart [20]	24
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21]	57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22]	56
Swiss Albums Chart [23]	39
UK Albums Chart [24]	53
US Billboard Current Albums [25]	191

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [26]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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