David Bowie performed at London’s Empire Pool on 7 May 1976, as part of the Isolar Tour.
It was the 59th date of the tour, which began on 2 February in Vancouver, and the fifth of six consecutive nights at the venue.
The Empire Pool was later renamed Wembley Arena. Bowie returned to the venue on 2, 3, and 4 June 1983 for the Serious Moonlight Tour; 14, 15, 17, and 18 November 1995 for the Outside Tour; and 25 and 26 November 2003 for A Reality 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: 13 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 1990: Live: Omni Coliseum, Atlanta
- 1978: Live: Madison Square Garden, New York
- 1973: David Bowie attends the premiere of Hitler: The Last Ten Days
- 1972: Live: Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead
- 1971: UK single release: Moonage Daydream by The Arnold Corns
- 1970: Recording: The Man Who Sold The World
- 1970: David Bowie ends management contract with Kenneth Pitt
- 1968: Photo shoot: Manchester Street, London
- 1967: David Bowie sees Jimi Hendrix live
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Refectory, University of Leeds
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