David Bowie left this earth in the midst of one of those creative streaks that occurred regularly throughout his masterful career, releasing two late-career classic albums in the period before his death, the second just days before. But one huge element of what made Bowie such a special artist that was missing from those final years was live performances.
Bowie was in excellent form during his Reality tour that ran from 2003-2004 and no-one who was there would have assumed those dates would be the last chance to see him in concert. During the European leg of the tour, Bowie suffered a heart attack at the end of a show in Scheessel, Germany. He would never play another headline gig.
