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July 11, 1989 (22 items; TT = 149:27)
Royal Festival Hall, London (Great Britain)
Audience recording (unkn)

Miles Davis (tpt, synth); Rick Margitza (ss, ts); Kei Akagi (synth); Adam Holzman (synth); Joe "Foley" McCreary (g); Benny Rietveld (el-b); Ricky Wellman (d); Munyungo Jackson (perc)

First concert
1 Intruder (M. Davis) 5:50
2 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 12:29
3 Hannibal (M. Miller) 11:18
4 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 10:37
5 Mr. Pastorius (M. Miller) 4:30

Margitza out

Second concert
6 Intruder (M. Davis) 5:02
7 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 12:38
8 Perfect Way (G. Gartside-D. Gamson) 5:50
9 Hannibal (M. Miller) 9:47
10 Amandla (fs) (M. Davis) 0:04

Davis tpt only
11 Amandla (M. Davis) 4:38
12 Jilli (J. Bigham) 6:20
13 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 11:43
14 The Senate - Me & U (J. McCreary) 11:19

Margitza out
15 Wrinkle (E. Davis) 5:01
16 Wrinkle (encore) (E. Davis) 1:03
17 Wrinkle (encore) (E. Davis) 1:14
18 Tutu (M. Miller) 14:40

Margitza out
19 Don't Stop Me Now (S. Lukather-D. Paitch) 5:27

Margitza out
20 Carnival Time (N. Larsen) 4:12
21 Carnival Time (encore) (N. Larsen) 4:26

Margitza out
22 In a Silent Way (J. Zawinul) 1:19

Davis and Margitza out


On June 26 the Davis group left New York for an eight-week tour of Europe:

June 28: Dyrskuepladsen, Ringe, Denmark
July 1: Théâtre Antique, Vienne, France
July 3 (?): unknown venue, Paris
July 5: Salle Erasme, Palais des Congres, Strasbourg
July 8: Escaldes Engordany, Andorra la Vieja, Andorra
July 10: National Exhibition Centre Arena, Birmingham, Great Britain
July 11: Royal Festival Hall, London (two concerts)
July 13: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
July 14: Giardini del Frontone, Perugia, Italy
July 15 (?): unknown venue, Principato de Monaco, Monaco
July 16: Statenhal, Congresgebouw, The Hague, Holland
July 18: Arena del Sferisterio, Macerata, Italy
July 19: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, West Germany
July 21: Casino, Montreux, Switzerland
July 25: Piazza Grande, Locarno
July 26: Pallazo della Civita, Rome, Italy
July 28: Stadio Neri, Rimini (two concerts)
July 29: Stadio dei Pini, Viareggio (two concerts)
July 31: unknown venue, Albensa
August 2: Discoteca Lanternone, Palinuro
August 4: Necombo Disco, Ischia
August 6: Stadio Comunale, Albenga
August 8: Open Air Arena, Lignana
August 10: Stadio Comunale Fausto Noce, Olbia
August 13: Châpiteau, Troyes-Mesnil, France

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