| Isolar II - The 1978 World Tour | ||
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| Tour by David Bowie | ||
| Locations | North America Europe Australia New Zealand Japan |
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| Supporting album | Low & "Heroes" | |
| Start date | 29 March 1978 | |
| End date | 12 December 1978 | |
| Legs | 4 | |
| Shows | 77 | |
| David Bowie tour chronology | ||
| Isolar - 1976 Tour (1976) |
Isolar II - The 1978 World Tour (1978) |
Serious Moonlight Tour (1983) |
The Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour[1], more commonly known as The Low / Heroes World Tour or The Stage Tour[2], was a worldwide concert tour by David Bowie. The tour opened on 29 March 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena continuing through North America, Europe and Australia before reaching a conclusion at the Budokan Arena - Tokyo, Japan on 12 December 1978.
Contents |
The stark fluorescent tube lighting approach of the previous 1976 tour, was further developed and expanded to create a large cage of tube lighting, which enclosed the stage with the ability to pulsate moodily during the slower instrumental pieces and flash frantically during the faster songs. The set list for the performances consisted of material from the previous year's albums, Low and "Heroes", with the second half of each performance opening with a five-song sequence from the The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album with material from the Station To Station album as the closing numbers.
The Dallas Convention Center performance on 10 April 1978 was filmed with six-songs broadcast on USA television entitled David Bowie On Stage. The performances at Civic Center - Providence, RI, New Boston Garden Arena and Philadelphia Spectrum were recorded for the live album Stage. The Earl's Court - London performances were filmed by David Hemmings, with extracts broadcast on a British TV programme, The London Weekend Show. The film has yet to be released.
The final night of the Earl's Court - London performance was recorded by the RCA mobile unit with the live performance premiere of the song, Sound and Vision, later released on the 1995 compilation album, Rarestonebowie. The song was not performed live again until the 1990 Sound and Vision Tour.
The Australian leg of the tour was Bowie's first concert performances in Australia and his first large-scale outdoor concerts[2]. For the first two dates, keyboardist Dennis Garcia substituted for Roger Powell, who had a previous commitment with Utopia.The NHK Hall - Tokyo performance on 12 December 1978 being filmed and broadcast on Japanese TV's The Young Music Show.
San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Phoenix, AZ Fresno Convention Center - Fresno, CA The Forum - Los Angeles, CA The Forum - Los Angeles, CA Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA The Forum - Los Angeles, CA The Summit - Houston, TX Dallas Convention Center - Dallas, TX Louisiana State University Assembly Center - Baton Rouge, LA Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN Mid-South Coliseum - Memphis, TN Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, MO Arie Crown Theatre - Chicago, IL Arie Crown Theatre - Chicago, IL Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI Richfield Coliseum - Cleveland, OH Mecca Arena - Milwaukee, WI Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA Capital Centre - Landover, MD Spectrum Arena - Philadelphia, PA Spectrum Arena - Philadelphia, PA
Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, ON Ottawa Civic Centre - Ottawa, ON Montreal Forum - Montreal, QC Civic Center - Providence, RI New Boston Garden Arena - Boston, MA Madison Square Garden - New York City Madison Square Garden - New York City Madison Square Garden - New York City
Festhalle - Frankfurt, Germany Congress-Centrum - Hamburg, Germany (Cancelled) Philipshalle - Düsseldorf, Germany Deutschlandhalle - Berlin, Germany Grugahalle - Essen, Germany Kölner Sporthalle - Cologne, Germany Olympiahalle - Munich, Germany
Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria
Pavillon de Paris - Paris, France Pavillon de Paris - Paris, France Palais des Sports de Gerland - Lyon, France (Cancelled) Parc Chaneau - Marseilles, France Palais des Sports - Marseilles, France[citation needed] The place opened in 1989.
Falkoner Teatret - Copenhagen, Denmark Falkoner Teatret - Copenhagen, Denmark
(Cancelled) Skansen - Stockholm, Sweden Kungliga Tennishallen - Stockholm, Sweden Scandinavium - Gothenburg, Sweden
Ekersberghallen - Oslo, Norway
Sportpaleis Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands Sportpaleis Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands Sportpaleis Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Vorst Nationaal - Brussels, Belgium Vorst Nationaal - Brussels, Belgium
Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle upon Tyne, England Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle upon Tyne, England Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland The Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland The Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland The Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland New Bingley Hall County Showground - Stafford, England New Bingley Hall County Showground - Stafford, England New Bingley Hall County Showground - Stafford, England Earl's Court - London, England Earl's Court - London, England Earl's Court - London, England
Adelaide Oval - Adelaide, Australia Perth Entertainment Centre - Perth, Australia Perth Entertainment Centre - Perth, Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia Lang Park - Brisbane, Australia RAS Showgrounds - Sydney, Australia RAS Showgrounds - Sydney, Australia
Queen Elizabeth II Park - Christchurch, New Zealand Western Springs Stadium - Auckland, New Zealand
Koseinenkin Kaikan - Osaka, Japan Koseinenkin Kaikan - Osaka, Japan Banpaku Kaikan - Osaka, Japan Budokan Arena - Tokyo, Japan NHK Hall - Tokyo, JapanFrom The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
From Aladdin Sane
From Diamond Dogs
From Young Americans
From Station to Station
From Low
From "Heroes"
Other songs:
| Isolar II - The 1978 World Tour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tour by David Bowie | ||
| Locations | North America Europe Australia New Zealand Japan | |
| Supporting album | Low & "Heroes" | |
| Start date | 29 March 1978 | |
| End date | 12 December 1978 | |
| Legs | 4 | |
| Shows | 77 | |
| David Bowie tour chronology | ||
| Isolar - 1976 Tour (1976) | Isolar II - The 1978 World Tour (1978) | Serious Moonlight Tour (1983) |
The Isolar II - The 1978 World Tour[1], more commonly known as The Low / Heroes World Tour or The Stage Tour[2], was a worldwide concert tour by David Bowie. The tour opened on 29 March 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena continuing through North America, Europe and Australia before reaching a conclusion at the Budokan Arena - Tokyo, Japan on 12 December 1978.
Contents |
The stark fluorescent tube lighting approach of the previous 1976 tour, was further developed and expanded to create a large cage of tube lighting, which enclosed the stage with the ability to pulsate moodily during the slower instrumental pieces and flash frantically during the faster songs. The set list for the performances consisted of material from the previous year's albums, Low and "Heroes", with the second half of each performance opening with a five-song sequence from the The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album with material from the Station To Station album as the closing numbers.
The Dallas Convention Center performance on 10 April 1978 was filmed with six-songs broadcast on USA television entitled David Bowie On Stage. The performances at Civic Center - Providence, RI, New Boston Garden Arena and Philadelphia Spectrum were recorded for the live album Stage. The Earl's Court - London performances were filmed by David Hemmings, with extracts broadcast on a British TV programme, The London Weekend Show. The film has yet to be released.
The final night of the Earl's Court - London performance was recorded by the RCA mobile unit with the live performance premiere of the song, Sound and Vision, later released on the 1995 compilation album, Rarestonebowie. The song was not performed live again until the 1990 Sound and Vision Tour.
The Australian leg of the tour was Bowie's first concert performances in Australia and his first large-scale outdoor concerts[3]. For the first two dates, keyboardist Dennis Garcia, deputised for Roger Powell who had a previously arranged commitment with Utopia. The 6 December 1978 performance at Koseinenkin Kaikan - Osaka was broadcast on Japanese FM Radio, in addition to the Budokan Arena - Tokyo performance on 12 December 1978 being filmed and broadcast on Japanese TV's The Young Music Show.
From The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
From Aladdin Sane
From Diamond Dogs
From Young Americans
From Station to Station
From Low
From "Heroes"
Other songs:
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