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David Bowie Isolar II – The 1978 World

Isolar II – The 1978 World,  more commonly known as The Low / Heroes World Tour or The Stage Tour , was a worldwide concert tour by David Bowie. The tour opened on 29 March 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena continuing through North America, Europe and Australia before reaching a conclusion at the Nippon Budokan in Japan on 12 December 1978.

THE 1978 WORLD TOUR

It’s two years since he made his last tour; Japan is included after a lapse of five years,and Australia and New Zealand for the first time. He drew gigantic numbers of attendances there. Its 77 concerts reached nearly a million people .

Bowie was through with creating and playing characters; he was anxious to find out what it would be like to present his own self on stage. He found he quite liked it: he was often quite gay and, particularly in the smaller houses,he rejoiced in this contact with the audience. Still,there were enough moments of boredom, which of course is inevitable when one is taking a show around the world.

A short interval divided the show into two parts,the repertory of the first part mainly consisting of the recent material of Low and Heroes ,that of the second part being made up of numbers from Station to Station and,to everyone’s surprise, Ziggy Stardust . The greatest part of the audience had never had an opportunity of seeing and hearing Ziggy live ,so the broad selection of numbers from the Ziggy LP was received with loud cheers in every city.

Bowie had lined the stage with a large cage of neon lights,four vast walls of 292 tubes in all. When lit these produced a magni­ ficent effect which was a surprise to everyone; coloured lamps were also used. Altogether it was a happy, warm-hearted show.

Tour by David Bowie

Associated album Low & “Heroes” Start date 29 March 1978 End date 12-dec-78 Legs 4 Shows 77

David Bowie – vocals, chamberlain Adrian Belew – lead guitar, backing vocals Carlos Alomar – rhythm guitar, backing vocals George Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals Dennis Davis – drums, percussion Roger Powell – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (except 11–14 November 1978) Dennis Garcia – keyboards, synthesizer (11–14 November 1978 only) Sean Mayes – piano, string ensemble, backing vocals Simon House – electric violin

Date City Country Venue

North America 29 March 1978 San Diego, California United States ,San Diego Sports Arena 30 March 1978 Phoenix, Arizona Arizona ,Veterans Memorial Coliseum 02 april 1978 Fresno, California ,Fresno Convention Center 03 april 1978 Los Angeles, California ,The Forum 04 april 1978 Los Angeles, California ,The Forum 05 aprril 1978 Oakland, California ,Oakland Coliseum 06 april 1978 Los Angeles, California ,The Forum 09 april 1978 Houston, Texas ,The Summit 10 april 1978 Dallas, Texas ,Dallas Convention Center 11 apil 1978 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Louisiana ,State University Assembly Center 13 april 1978 Nashville, Tennessee ,Municipal Auditorium 14 april 1978 Memphis, Tennessee ,Mid-South Coliseum 15 april 1978 Kansas City, Missouri ,Municipal Auditorium 17 april 1978 Chicago, Illinois ,Arie Crown Theatre 18 april 1978 Chicago, Illinois ,Arie Crown Theatre 20 april 1978 Detroit, Michigan ,Cobo Arena 21 april 1978 Detroit, Michigan ,Cobo Arena 22 april 1978 Cleveland, Ohio ,Richfield Coliseum 24 april 1978 Milwaukee, Wisconsin ,Mecca Arena 26 april 1978 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ,Civic Arena 27 april 1978 Landover, Maryland ,Capital Centre 28 april 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,Spectrum Arena 29 april 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,Spectrum Arena 01 May 1978 Toronto, Ontario Canada ,Maple Leaf Gardens 02 May 1978 Ottawa, Ontario ,Ottawa Civic Centre 03 May 1978 Montreal, Quebec ,Montreal Forum 05 May 1978 Providence, Rhode Island United States ,Civic Center 06 May 1978 Boston, Massachusetts New Boston ,Garden Arena 08 May 1978 New York City, New York ,Madison Square Garden 09 May 1978 New York City, New York ,Madison Square Garden

Europe 14 May 1978 Frankfurt Germany ,Festhalle 15 May 1978 Hamburg ,Congress-Centrum 16 May 1978 Düsseldorf (Cancelled) ,Philipshalle 16 May 1978 Berlin ,Deutschlandhalle 18 May 1978 Essen ,Grugahalle 19 May 1978 Cologne ,Kölner Sporthalle 20 May 1978 Munich ,Olympiahalle 22 May 1978 Vienna Austria ,Stadthalle 24 May 1978 Paris France ,Pavillon de Paris 25 May 1978 26 May 1978 Lyon ,Palais des Sports de Gerland 27 May 1978 Marseilles (Cancelled) Parc Chaneau 27 May 1978 Marselles ,Palais des Sports 31 May 1978 Copenhagen Denmark ,Folketeatret 01 June 1978 Copenhagen Denmark ,Folketeatret 02 June 1978 Stockholm Sweden ,Skansen (Cancelled) 02 June 1978 Stockholm, Sweden ,Kungliga Tennishallen 4 June 1978 Gothenburg ,Scandinavium 5 June 1978 Oslo ,Norway ,Ekersberghallen 7 June 1978 Rotterdam Netherlands Sportpaleis Ahoy 8 June 1978 Rotterdam Netherlands ,Sportpaleis Ahoy 9 June 1978 Rotterdam Netherlands ,Sportpaleis Ahoy 11 June 1978 Brussels Belgium ,Vorst Nationaal 12 June 1978 Brussels Belgium ,Vorst Nationaal 14 June 1978 Newcastle upon Tyne England ,Newcastle City Hall 15 June 1978 Newcastle upon Tyne England ,Newcastle City Hall 16 June 1978 Newcastle upon Tyne England ,Newcastle City Hall 19 June 1978 Glasgow Scotland ,The Apollo 20 June 1978 Glasgow Scotland ,The Apollo 21 June 1978 Glasgow Scotland ,The Apollo 22 June 1978 Glasgow Scotland ,The Apollo 24 June 1978 Stafford England ,New Bingley Hall County Showground 25 June 1978 Stafford England ,New Bingley Hall County Showground 26 June 1978 Stafford England ,New Bingley Hall County Showground 29 June 1978 London ,Earl’s Court 30 June 1978 London ,Earl’s Court 01 July 1978 London ,Earl’s Court

Oceania 11 november 1978 Adelaide Australia Adelaide Oval 14 november 1978 Perth Perth Entertainment Centre 15 november 1978 Perth Perth Entertainment Centre 18 november 1978 Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground 21 november 1978 Brisbane Lang Park 24 november 1978 Sydney RAS Showgrounds 25 november 1978 Sydney RAS Showgrounds 29 november 1978 Christchurch New Zealand Queen Elizabeth II Park 2-december 1978 Auckland Western Springs Stadium

Asia 6 december 1978 Osaka Japan Koseinenkin Kaikan 7 december 1978 Osaka Japan Koseinenkin Kaikan 9 december 1978 Banpaku Kaikan 11 december 1978 Tokyo Budokan Arena 12 december 1978 NHK Hall

Live: Olympia Stadium, Detroit

David Bowie performed at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium on 1 March 1976, as part of the Isolar Tour.

It was the 21st date of the tour, which began on 2 February in Vancouver . It was also the second 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.

The setlist

• ‘Station To Station’
• ‘Life On Mars?’
• ‘Queen Bitch’
• ‘Five Years’
• ‘Suffragette City’
• ‘Panic In Detroit’
• ‘The Jean Genie’
• ‘Diamond Dogs’
• ‘Rebel Rebel’
• ‘Golden Years’
• ‘Word On A Wing’
• ‘Sister Midnight’
• ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’

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• 1973: Live: Masonic Temple, Detroit
• 1972: Live: Bristol University
• 1970: Live: David Bowie and Hype, Three Tuns, Beckenham
• 1969: Live: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
• 1967: Mixing: David Bowie (1967)

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As a teenager David Bowie was my hero. No other artist affected me the way he did. I went so far as to take the Aladdin Sane cover to the barbershop and cut my hair like Bowie's for senior prom. In my teens, I thought I wanted to be a photographer. I was hustling magazines like Hit Parader and  Creem  to buy my photos. It was a great way to get into shows and the editors had no idea I was only 15 years old when I started doing it. But a few years later, I was still way too green to talk anyone into getting me a photo pass to shoot an act as big as Bowie when he came to Chicago in 1978. For these shows, we bought tickets and snuck the camera and a couple of lenses into the theater. I never tried to sell any of these shots. Maybe they just meant too much to me.

Peter Katsis is a music manager and partner at Deckstar in Los Angeles. His clients include The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction and Culture Club.

Bowie in Chicago

As a teenager David Bowie was my hero. No other artist affected me the way he did. I went so far as to take the Aladdin Sane cover to the barbershop and cut my hair like Bowie's for senior prom. In my teens, I thought I wanted to be a photographer. I was hustling magazines like Hit Parader and  Creem  to buy my photos. It was a great way to get into shows and the editors had no idea I was only 15 years old when I started doing it. But a few years later, I was still way too green to talk anyone into getting me a photo pass to shoot an act as big as Bowie when he came to Chicago in 1978. For these shows, we bought tickets and snuck the camera and a couple of lenses into the theater. I never tried to sell any of these shots. Maybe they just meant too much to me.

Peter Katsis is a music manager and partner at Deckstar in Los Angeles. His clients include The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction and Culture Club.

Confidence and Control

These shows took place at Chicago's Arie Crown Theater on April 17 and 18, 1978. The tour became known as the Isolar II Tour. Since it followed the Low  and Heroes  albums, this tour was two-thirds through Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy" period. Many Bowie fans considered it his most creative and prolific time period, the best combination of invention and artistry. Confidence and control of every note, every move, every costume change. Classic in real time.

Rock as Fine Art

We had all been mesmerized the year before by the oncoming juggernaut of punk, by the mayhem of the Sex Pistols and the sheer power of The Clash as they tore down every expectation that rock was drowning in. But Bowie came back with these two albums ( Low  and Heroes ) that would have stood stalwart against any new movement. They made the case that rock could be fine art. Here he made it clear he would take a backseat to no one. He became untouchable. Timeless.

Edge of Discovery

Heroes  was the ultimate. The Bowie-Eno-Fripp musical combination was responsible for creating the impossible: a truly ground-breaking avant-garde masterpiece that could touch a wide audience. Producer Tony Visconti called it "his last great adventure in making albums." It was recorded at a studio that was located 500 feet from the Berlin Wall. Hearing those songs live for the first time felt like you were on the edge of discovery. And Bowie effortlessly brought you right alongside him for the journey.

Before his Isolar II Tour in 1978, Bowie had already graduated into playing and selling out arenas in the U.S. for The Thin White Duke Tour, which followed the Station to Station album in 1976. Across the country, the tour played to sold-out crowds in arenas like The Forum in Los Angeles.

Windy City Windfall

Chicago was lucky to have Bowie's Isolar II Tour play for two nights at the Arie Crown Theater in a relatively intimate capacity of 4,400 seats.

Air of Anticipation

Seated next to us during the Arie Crown Theater shows were fans who flew in from New York just to see the show in that close setting. The air of anticipation in the room before the show was overwhelming.

In the Front Row

On April 17, the first night of Bowie's 1978 Chicago shows, we had front-row seats and with no barricade in front of us. We were able to get very close to the stage. Bowie was so close to the audience that at one point he jumped off the stage right into the first row. I felt like my heart popped right out of my chest.

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Bowie himself was fascinated with film and photography. It was reported that he wrote Low  thinking it would become part of the score for Nicolas Roeg's 1976 film  The Man Who Fell to Earth (in which Bowie would star), but the director felt like it was not quite the right fit for the film. Bowie knew better, and felt like he was on to something special, a whole new direction for his music.

Lighting Magic

Legendary rock tour manager Eric Barrett, who started out as a guitar tech for Jimi Hendrix, was not only Bowie's tour manager but was also credited with the unique florescent tube lighting design on the Isolar II Tour. Never one to mince words, if he didn't like someone and wanted them out of the backstage area, Eric could often be heard loudly showing them the door and yelling (insert thick Scottish accent here), "Pick a window, because you're a goin' through it!"

Bowie’s Ace Band

Brian Eno was originally set to do the tour with Bowie but pulled out for health reasons. Besides Bowie's core band of guitarist Carlos Alomar, drummer Dennis Davis, and bassist George Murray, the musicians for this tour included keyboardist Roger Powell (Todd Rundgren's band), guitarist Adrian Belew (pictured; Zappa's band and later King Crimson) and violinist-keyboard player Simon House (Hawkwind).

Studio-Bound

The Isolar II touring band (including Adrian Belew, pictured with Bowie) would end up recording the third record of the "Berlin Trilogy" with Bowie, 1979's  Lodger .

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David Bowie – Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78)

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David Bowie – Live Earls Court 1978

Introduction

Welcome To the Blackout (Live London ’78) presents the best of two shows at Earls Court, London. Both shows were filmed as well and some of the footage shot on those two days was shown on British television.

Announcement

On May 16th, 2018 the following was announced on davidbowie.com :

… The new releases begin with the CD and digital debut of Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78). This live album features performances recorded at Earls Court in London on 30 June and 1 July, 1978 during Bowie’s “Isolar 2” Tour. The music was released earlier this year on vinyl as a strictly limited-edition triple-LP set for Record Store Day 2018. Tony Visconti, who co-produced a dozen studio albums for Bowie throughout his career, recorded the 1978 concert which was later mixed by Bowie and David Richards. The set naturally focuses on songs from the two albums Bowie released in 1977 – Low and “Heroes” as well as other earlier career highlights such as “Fame”, “Ziggy Stardust”, “The Jean Genie” and “Station To Station” and the first ever live performance of “Sound And Vision”, included in this set was its debut live performance. Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78) will be available as a two-CD set as well as digitally for download and streaming in both standard and high-definition versions. … © 2018 davidbowie.com

I have waited a long time for a release like this. Today it was finally made available on CD. This is a mandatory purchase for all music lovers!

David Bowie – 1978 Live

The concerts were part of the Isolar 2 Tour that was organized in 1978. The tour was divided in four parts:

• USA: March 29th until May 9th

The tour was primarily targeted at the two masterpieces David Bowie had released in 1977: Low and “Heroes” . Initially, Brian Eno was to be part of the touring band, but that unfortunately didn’t happen due to health issues. Carlos Alomar, who worked with Bowie since September of 1974, was the band leader and led the band rehearsals. The band had only two weeks (!) to prepare for the tour.

David Bowie – Isolar 2 – Stage setup and equipment

The set consisted of two parts. The first part emphasized the (superior) music of Low and “Heroes” . The second part of the set started with five/six songs from The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (the band had learned the complete album). The concerts were closed with songs from the 1976 album Station To Station . The encore was Rebel Rebel .

During the tour in 1976 (called Isolar ) fluorescent neon lighting was introduced onto the stage. The concept was built upon for the new tour, which developed into a cage like construction with lighting. The lighting pulsated calmly during the slower, introspective songs and flashed wildly during the more uptempo songs.

According to several band members every concert of the tour was recorded for Bowie’s private use.

David Bowie – Isolar 2 Tour Programme

Tour programme

The tour programme was a newspaper, designed by Bowie himself. The newspaper contained various photos, which were shot during the preceding years, including photos made while recording Low and “Heroes” with Brian Eno and The Idiot with Iggy Pop, complemented with photos from the movie Just A Gigolo .

Stage and (movie) recordings

David Bowie – Stage – Ad

The concerts on April 28th and 29th and May 5th and 6th (in Philadelphia, Providence and Boston) were recorded for the live double album Stage . Those nights the tempo of the songs was slightly slowed down. Perhaps one of the reasons Stage disappointed as a document. Potentially, this tour was the best Bowie had to offer and he was at the absolute top of his game and innovative spirit. Stage didn’t do justice to his status as performer and innovator. The songs sounded pale and not exciting at all.

Several concerts were professionally filmed. On April 10th a how in Dallas was filmed. Using the title David Bowie On Stage six songs from that show were aired on American television ( What In The World , Blackout , Sense Of Doubt , Speed Of Life , Hang On To Yourself and Ziggy Stardust ). The December 12th show in Tokyo was filmed and aired in the Japanese television show The Young Music Show .

David Bowie – Earls Court 1978

Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78)

The June 30th and July 1st shows (40 years ago), at Earls Court in London, England, were filmed by David Hemmings. Some short fragments were broadcast in British television show The London Weekend Show . The movie hasn’t been released (yet).

The shows were professionally recorded as well by Bowie’s steady producer Tony Visconti using a mobile RCA unit. At these shows Sound And Vision was performed live for the very first time. The recordings were mixed by Bowie and David Richards at the Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland from January 17th until 22nd. Be My Wife and Sound And Vision were remixed at a later time by John Prestage for the compilation album RarestOneBowie , which was released in 1995.

To commemorate Record Store Day on April 21st, 2018, Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78) was released on vinyl as a limited edition. On June 29th, 2018, it was released on compact disc and made available for download.

Is this release better than Stage then? Sure it is! Both releases can not be compared. Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78) comes highly recommended. A perfect representation of where Bowie was at, at the time. The songs are more dynamic, Bowie’s voice is strong and the band is at its peak. The pleasure and force is audible and it’s a joy to listen to.

Highlights abound:  “Heroes” ,  Blackout ,  Sound And Vision ,  Five Years and  TVC15 . But I shouldn’t name them, I sell the rest short.

Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78) is an essential addition to Bowie’s discography and is indispensable for everyone who (like me) regards the Berlin trilogy as the most interesting, relevant, and innovative period of Bowie’s career.

Just like the release of Cracked Actor a year ago, this album also is a primary example for the way to treat the legacy of an artist of his caliber.

Review 1978

The review shown below is part of the Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78) release. At the time, it was published in the newspaper Evening News :

Boxing Bowie’s the champion of rock. David Bowie – Live 1978 David Bowie returned to the London stage last night with a show that confirms him as Britian’s top rock star. For more than two hours he mesmerised 17,000 fans at Earls Court with songs that ranged from early rockers such as ‘Suffragette City’ to his latest stark instrumental work. Wearing a yellow shirt with blue tunic and trousers, the 31-year old star moved around the stage like a boxer limbering up. He wiggled, danced and jumped in front of blinding white neon lights as his six-piece band pumped out some of the best rock music around. Bowie dared to experiment with the heavily-synthesised sounds from his last two albums Low and Heroes. But he also knew his two-year absence had left the fans craving for the songs he made famous in the early ’70’s. And in the second half of his show he gave it to them. ‘Five Years’, ‘Soul Love’ and ‘Hang On To Yourself’ had the capacity audience on their feet to welcome home their blond-haired hero. Above all it was Bowie’s supreme confidence as a performer that helped reaffirm his status as a world class rock and roller. As he danced from one side of the stage to the other, utilising all his talents as a former mime artist, he turned into the Pied Piper of rock until the whole audience were on their feet cheering. The three encores of ‘TVC 15’, ‘Stay’ and ‘Rebel Rebel’, where he donned a sailor’s hat, only added to his impact. Without a doubt David Bowie is the most innovative rock star Britain has produced in the ’70’s  and with the three shows he’s currently playing in London he’s proving to be a polished and confident performer. He may also prove the biggest rock star we have who’s actually moving into the ’80’s. © David Hancock, Evening News, June 30th, 1978

David Bowie – Welcome To The Blackout (Live London ’78) – Innersleeve

• “Heroes”
• What In The World
• The Jean Genie
• Sense Of Doubt
• Speed Of Life
• Sound And Vision
• Breaking Glass
• Beauty And The Beast
• Hang On To yourself
• Ziggy Stardust
• Suffragette City
• Alabama Song
• Station To Station
• Rebel Rebel

David Bowie – 1978 – Playing the chamberlin

• David Bowie – vocals, chamberlin (precursor to the mellotron)
• Adrian Belew – lead guitar, background vocals
• Carlos Alomar – rhythm guitar, background vocals
• George Murray – bass, background vocals
• Dennis Davis – drums, percussie
• Roger Powell – keyboards, Moog Taurus bass pedals, synthesizer, background vocals
• Sean Mayes – piano, ARP String Ensemble (synthesizer), background vocals
• Simon House – electric violin

Production by Tony Visconti. Post production mix by David Bowie and David Richards, except Be My Wife and Sound And Vision , which were mixed by John Prestage.

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David Bowie Isolar II : 1978 Tour Programme

£ 75.00 – £ 160.00

Following on from 1976’s  Isolar 1  (found here David Bowie Isolar I 1976 US tour programmes ) this was Bowie’s World Tour in support of the LPs Low  & Heroes.

Unlike Isolar I, there was only one size. :  72cm x 58cm  6 sheets of newsprint that folded down to form a 29cm x 36cm programme.Again, somewhat unusually, it was originally folded into two sections of 3 pages each.  I’ve often seen miscellaneous pages being sold separately on eBay, while the same seller is selling the 1st 3 pages as a complete programme. Like Isolar I the contents are purely photographic.

Copies sold in the USA have a US address on the back cover to send off all additional copies for $3, whereas UK copies are £1.50 from a London address. US copies the title is slightly pink , while the UK is bold red.

Although less scarce than Isolar I, it’s hard to find copies that have aged well. Either they have discoloured or worn at the folds. Most copies, due to the size, were clearly folded on the way home from gigs.

The front cover artwork is a self portrait by Bowie from the Heroes LP cover.  Since I’ve been asked a 1,000 times, the “blue scribble” on the cover is printed and part of the drawing by Bowie, not some random fan scribbling or colouring in….

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Programme for the final ‘Australasian Leg of the tour’ : David Bowie Australasian Tour 1978 ( Isolar II) tour programme.

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