David Bowie performed at Munich’s Olympiahalle on 20 May 1978, as part of the Isolar II Tour.
It was the 37th 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.
Bowie had previously performed at the venue on 7 April 1976 during the Isolar Tour.
He returned to the Olympiahalle on 21 and 22 May 1983 for the Serious Moonlight Tour, and 10 April 1990 for the Sound+Vision Tour. His final shows there were on 29 September 2002 for the Heathen Tour, and 27 October 2003 during A Reality Tour.
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’
Also on this day...
- 2004: Live: Murat Shrine, Indianapolis
- 1990: Live: BC Place, Vancouver
- 1987: Rehearsal: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
- 1983: Live: Festhalle, Frankfurt
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, School Of Education, University of Birmingham
- 1965: Radio: Turrie On The Go!
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