| Daily Mirror 4 June 1997 The Big Review London the Hanover Grand Bowie's club gig triumph In the past he's played massive, open-air stadiums. But for the last two nights David Bowie played to just 400 fans in a small London Club. And my trip to the Hanover Grand was one of the most astonishing concerts I've ever seen. Dressed in a red polo-neck, Bowie sauntered ono stage, strapped on an acoustic guitar and launched into Quicksand from the Hunky Dory LP. The sound was awsome, with bass notes thundering through every cell in my body while guitarist Reeves Gabrels rampaged around each song. But it was Bowie's unique voice that brouht ecstatic screams from the floor. I'd been warned he would concentrate on his brillian but-how can I put this?-testing new LP, Earthling. But the set was a dazzling mix of hits and drum'n'bass, and the band is easily his best since the Spiders. Classics like Fame and Scary Monsters were interspersed with Earhling's Battle For Britain and LIttle Wonder-awseome walls of sound. The wise old bird even played Jean Genie, a blistering answer to those who say he's lost the plot.
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