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Isolar - 1976 Tour
Tour by David Bowie
Bowie performing at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, February 26, 1976
Associated albumStation to Station
Start date2 February 1976
End date18 May 1976
Legs2
No. of shows64
David Bowie concert chronology

The David Bowie Isolar – 1976 Tour[1] was a concert tour in support of the album Station To Station. It opened on 2 February 1976 at the Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, and continued through North America and Europe, concluding at the Pavillon de Paris in Paris, France, on 18 May 1976. The tour is commonly referred to as Thin White Duke Tour,[2] The Station to Station Tour,[3] and The White Light Tour.[4]

History

The performances began with a projected sequence of surrealist images, depicting a razor blade cutting into an eyeball, from the 1928 film Un Chien Andalou,[5] by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. The visual element of the performances incorporated banks of fluorescent white light set against black backdrops creating a stark spectacle on a stage largely devoid of props or other visual distractions.

The Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio performance on 28 February 1976 was recorded by a concert-goer and released as the bootleg entitled "NeoExpressionism" on the TSP (The Swinging Pig) label. It would be digitally re-mastered in 2007 and the entire set released on 2 CD's. The only song not done at this performance is "Sister Midnight."

The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, performance on 23 March 1976 was recorded by RCA Records with extracts broadcast by The King Biscuit Radio Network. Two songs from the performance were later included on the 1991 Rykodisc re-issue of the Station to Station album. The entire Nassau performance is available on the 2010 deluxe edition of Station to Station.

Tour band

In March 1976, the band became known as Raw Moon.

Technicians (Roadies)

  • Rob Joyce
  • Vern Constan
  • Jan Alejandro
  • Edd Kolakowski
  • Leroy Kerr

Tour dates

North America

Europe

Songs

From Hunky Dory

  • "Changes"
  • "Life on Mars?"
  • "Queen Bitch"

From The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

  • "Five Years"
  • "Suffragette City"

From Aladdin Sane

  • "Panic in Detroit"
  • "The Jean Genie"

From Diamond Dogs

  • "Diamond Dogs"
  • "Rebel Rebel"

From Young Americans

From Station to Station

  • "Station to Station"
  • "Golden Years"
  • "Word on a Wing"
  • "TVC 15"
  • "Stay"

Other songs:

References

  1. ^ Kevin Cann, David Bowie: A Chronology, Vermilion, 1983, ISBN 0091538319
  2. ^ Nicholas Pegg, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0
  3. ^ Pimm Jal de la Parra, David Bowie: The Concert Tapes, P.J. Publishing, 1985, ISBN 909001005X
  4. ^ David Buckley, Strange Fascination: The Definitive Biography of David Bowie, Virgin Books, 1999, ISBN 1-85227-784X
  5. ^ Christopher Sandford, Bowie: Loving the Alien, Warner Books, 1997, ISBN 0751519243
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