David Bowie performed at the Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan in Osaka, Japan, on 6 December 1978, as part of the Isolar II Tour.
This was the first of two consecutive nights at the venue. The show was broadcast on Japanese radio, but the crowd was subdued and less lively than the next night.
Bowie had previously performed at the venue on 17 April 1973 during the Ziggy Stardust Tour.
The setlist
- ‘Warszawa’
- “Heroes”
- ‘What In The World’
- ‘Be My Wife’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Blackout’
- ‘Sense Of Doubt’
- ‘Breaking Glass’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Beauty And The Beast’
- ‘Five Years’
- ‘Soul Love’
- ‘Star’
- ‘Hang On to Yourself’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘Art Decade’
- ‘Alabama Song’
- ‘Station To Station’
Last updated: 9 May 2023
Also on this day...
- 1972: Recording: Aladdin Sane
- 1968: Live: Feathers, Arts Lab, London
- 1964: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Futurist Theatre, Scarborough
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