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Watch David Bowie Perform ‘Heroes’ at His Last Full Concert in 2004

David Bowie, who died Sunday at 69, will be remembered for changing the face of music, especially with one of his best-known songs, “Heroes.” Bowie, who had not performed for a decade prior to his death, last played the song live at his final full concert, which took place on June 25, 2004 at Germany’s Hurricane Festival. (Bowie’s final performance would come in 2006, alongside Alicia Keys at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, where he performed “Changes” for the last time.) At the time, Bowie was suffering pain from what he thought was a pinched nerve; after the show, he collapsed backstage and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he underwent surgery for a blocked artery. He was later forced to cancel the rest of his Reality Tour, making the Hurricane Festival set the last time Bowie would ever tour. Watch his final performance of “Heroes” above.

Watch David Bowie Perform ‘Heroes’ for Last Time