David Bowie performed at the Spectrum in Philadelphia on 16 March 1976, as part of the Isolar Tour.
It was the 33rd 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 second of two consecutive nights at the venue. Bowie had previously performed there on 18 and 25 November 1974 during the Diamond Dogs Tour.
He returned to the Spectrum on 28 and 29 April 1978 for the Isolar II Tour; 18, 19, 20, and 21 July 1983 for the Serious Moonlight Tour; and 9, 10, 12, and 13 July 1990 for the Sound+Vision 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?’
- ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll With Me’
- ‘Panic In Detroit’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘TVC 15’
- ‘Diamond Dogs’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
Last updated: 10 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 1990: Press conference: Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood
- 1977: Live: Iggy Pop, Harvard Square Theatre, Boston
- 1968: Stage: Pierrot In Turquoise, Mercury Theatre, London
- 1967: Rehearsal: David Bowie and the Riot Squad
- 1965: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, South Parade Pier, Southsea
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