David Bowie performed at London’s Empire Pool on 3 May 1976, as part of the Isolar Tour.
It was the 55th date of the tour, which began on 2 February in Vancouver, and the first 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...
- 1978: Live: Forum, Montreal
- 1973: Press conference: George V Hotel, Paris
- 1972: Live: King’s Hall, Aberystwyth
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