David Bowie performed at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, on 13 March 1976, during the Isolar Tour.
It was the 30th date of the tour, which began on 2 February in Vancouver.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Stacy Heydon. Tony Kaye was on keyboards, George Murray was on bass guitar, and Dennis Davis was on drums.
It was the first of two consecutive nights at the Capital Center, which Bowie had previously visited on 11 November 1974 during the Diamond Dogs Tour.
Bowie returned to the venue on 27 April 1978 for the Isolar II Tour, 27 and 28 August 1983 for the Serious Moonlight Tour, and 28 and 29 September 1987 for the Glass Spider Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Station To Station’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Word On A Wing’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’
- ‘Queen Bitch’
- ‘Life On Mars?’
- ‘Five Years’
- ‘Panic In Detroit’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘TVC 15’
- ‘Diamond Dogs’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
Last updated: 10 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 1990: Live: Olympic Saddledome, Calgary
- 1977: Live: Iggy Pop, Plateau Hall, Montreal
- 1973: David Bowie sees Bette Midler live
- 1970: Live: David Bowie and Hype, Fillmore North, Sunderland
- 1968: Stage: Pierrot In Turquoise, Mercury Theatre, London
- 1967: Rehearsal: David Bowie and the Riot Squad
- 1967: David Bowie becomes a member of the Performing Rights Society
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