David Bowie performed at the Boston Garden in Boston, MA, on 17 March 1976, as part of the Isolar Tour.
It was the 34th date of the tour, which began on 2 February in Vancouver. It was also the first of two consecutive nights at the venue.
His guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Stacy Heydon. Tony Kaye was on keyboards, George Murray was on bass guitar, and Dennis Davis was on drums.
Bowie returned to the Boston Garden on 6 May 1978 during the Isolar II 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...
- 1987: Live: Diamond Club, Toronto
- 1972: Live: Town Hall, Birmingham
- 1967: Live: David Bowie and the Riot Squad, Woodlands Youth Centre, Basildon
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I distinctly remember hearing Bowie play “Sister Midnight” that night.