David Bowie performed at the Sporthalle in Cologne, Germany, on 19 May 1978, as part of the Isolar II Tour.
It was the 36th date of the tour, which began on 29 March in San Diego.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Adrian Belew. Simon House was on electric violin, Sean Mayes played piano, and Roger Powell was on keyboards and synthesizers. George Murray played bass guitar and Dennis Davis was on drums.
The setlist
- ‘Warszawa’
- “Heroes”
- ‘What In The World’
- ‘Be My Wife’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Blackout’
- ‘Sense Of Doubt’
- ‘Speed Of Life’
- ‘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’
- ‘Stay’
- ‘TVC 15’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
Last updated: 17 October 2023
Also on this day...
- 2007: Live: The Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York City
- 2004: Live: Milwaukee Theatre, Milwaukee
- 2000: Glastonbury 2000 diary – part two
- 1987: Rehearsal: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
- 1983: Live: Forest National, Brussels
- 1973: Live: Empire Theatre, Edinburgh
- 1972: Live: Oxford Polytechnic
- 1968: Live: Middle Earth, London
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