Isolar - 1976 Tour

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Isolar - 1976 Tour


image_caption=
artist = David Bowie
location =
locations = North America
Europe
type =
album= "Station to Station"
start_date = 2 February 1976
end_date = 18 May 1976
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows = 64
last_tour = Diamond Dogs Tour
(1974)
this_tour = Isolar - 1976 Tour
(1976)
next_tour = Isolar II - The 1978 World Tour
(1978)The David Bowie Isolar - 1976 Tour [Kevin Cann, "David Bowie: A Chronology", Vermilion, 1983, ISBN: 0091538319] was a concert tour in support of the album "Station To Station". It opened on 2 February 1976 at the Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, and continued through North America and Europe, concluding at the Pavillon de Paris in Paris, France, on 18 May 1976. The tour is commonly referred to as Thin White Duke Tour, [Nicholas Pegg, "The Complete David Bowie", Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0] The Station to Station Tour, [Pimm Jal de la Parra, "David Bowie: The Concert Tapes", P.J. Publishing, 1985, ISBN 909001005X] and The White Light Tour. [David Buckley, "Strange Fascination: The Definitive Biography of David Bowie", Virgin Books, 1999, ISBN 1-85227-784X]

History

The performances began with a projected sequence of surrealist images, depicting a razor blade cutting into an eyeball, from the 1928 film "Un Chien Andalou", [Christopher Sandford, "Bowie: Loving the Alien", Warner Books, 1997, ISBN 0751519243] by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. The visual element of the performances incorporated banks of fluorescent white light set against black backdrops creating a stark spectacle on a stage largely devoid of props or other visual distractions.

The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, performance on 23 March 1976 was recorded by RCA Records with extracts broadcast by The King Biscuit Radio Network. Two songs from the performance were later included on the 1991 Rykodisc re-issue of the "Station to Station" album.

Tour band

In March 1976, the band became known as Raw Moon.
*David Bowie - vocals, saxophone
*Stacey Heydon - lead guitar
*Carlos Alomar - rhythm guitar
*George Murray - bass guitar
*Dennis Davis - drums
*Tony Kaye - keyboards, synthesizers

Tour dates

North America

*02/02/1976 flagicon|Canada Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
*03/02/1976 flagicon|United States Seattle Center Coliseum - Seattle, WA
*04/02/1976 flagicon|United States Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR
*06/02/1976 flagicon|United States Cow Palace - Daly City, CA
*08/02/1976 flagicon|United States The Forum - Los Angeles, CA
*09/02/1976 flagicon|United States The Forum - Los Angeles, CA
*11/02/1976 flagicon|United States The Forum - Los Angeles, CA
*13/02/1976 flagicon|United States San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA
*15/02/1976 flagicon|United States Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Phoenix, AZ
*16/02/1976 flagicon|United States Civic Auditorium - Albuquerque, NM
*17/02/1976 flagicon|United States McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO
*20/02/1976 flagicon|United States Milwaukee Arena - Milwaukee, WI
*21/02/1976 flagicon|United States Wings Arena - Kalamazoo, MI
*22/02/1976 flagicon|United States Roberts Municipal Stadium - Evansville, IN
*23/02/1976 flagicon|United States Riverfront Coliseum - Cincinnati, OH
*25/02/1976 flagicon|Canada Montreal Forum - Montreal, QC
*26/02/1976 flagicon|Canada Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, ON
*27/02/1976 flagicon|United States Public Auditorium - Cleveland, OH
*28/02/1976 flagicon|United States Public Auditorium - Cleveland, OH
*29/02/1976 flagicon|United States Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI
*01/03/1976 flagicon|United States Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI
*03/03/1976 flagicon|United States International Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL
*05/03/1976 flagicon|United States Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO
*06/03/1976 flagicon|United States Mid-South Coliseum - Memphis, TN
*07/03/1976 flagicon|United States Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
*08/03/1976 flagicon|United States Omni Coliseum - Atlanta, GA
*11/03/1976 flagicon|United States Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
*12/03/1976 flagicon|United States Scope Cultural and Convention Center - Norfolk, VA
*13/03/1976 flagicon|United States Capital Centre - Landover, MD
*14/03/1976 flagicon|United States Capital Centre - Landover, MD
*15/03/1976 flagicon|United States Spectrum Arena - Philadelphia, PA
*16/03/1976 flagicon|United States Spectrum Arena - Philadelphia, PA
*17/03/1976 flagicon|United States New Boston Garden Arena - Boston, MA
*19/03/1976 flagicon|United States Buffalo Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY
*20/03/1976 flagicon|United States Rochester Community War Memorial - Rochester, NY
*21/03/1976 flagicon|United States Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA
*22/03/1976 flagicon|United States New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT
*23/03/1976 flagicon|United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
*26/03/1976 flagicon|United States Madison Square Garden - New York City

Europe

*07/04/1976 flagicon|Germany Olympiahalle - Munich, Germany
*08/04/1976 flagicon|Germany Philipshalle - Düsseldorf, Germany
*10/04/1976 flagicon|Germany Deutschlandhalle - Berlin, Germany
*11/04/1976 flagicon|Germany Congress Centrum - Hamburg, Germany
*12/04/1976 flagicon|Germany Congress Centrum - Hamburg, Germany
*13/04/1976 flagicon|Germany Festhalle - Frankfurt, Germany
*14/04/1976 flagicon|Germany Eberthalle - Ludwigshafen, Germany
*17/04/1976 flagicon|Switzerland (Cancelled) Festhalle - Berne, Switzerland
*17/04/1976 flagicon|Switzerland Hallenstadion - Zurich, Switzerland
*24/04/1976 flagicon|Finland Messuhalli - Helsinki, Finland
*26/04/1976 flagicon|Sweden Kungliga Tennishallen - Stockholm, Sweden
*27/04/1976 flagicon|Norway (Cancelled) Ekebergshallen - Oslo, Norway
*27/04/1976 flagicon|Sweden Kungliga Tennishallen - Stockholm, Sweden
*28/04/1976 flagicon|Sweden Scandinavium - Gothenburg, Sweden
*29/04/1976 flagicon|Denmark Falkoner Teatret - Copenhagen, Denmark
*30/04/1976 flagicon|Denmark Falkoner Teatret - Copenhagen, Denmark
*03/05/1976 flagicon|England Empire Pool - London, England
*04/05/1976 flagicon|England Empire Pool - London, England
*05/05/1976 flagicon|England Empire Pool - London, England
*06/05/1976 flagicon|England Empire Pool - London, England
*07/05/1976 flagicon|England Empire Pool - London, England
*08/05/1976 flagicon|England Empire Pool - London, England
*11/05/1976 flagicon|Belgium Vorst Nationaal - Brussels, Belgium
*13/05/1976 flagicon|Netherlands Sportpaleis Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands
*14/05/1976 flagicon|Netherlands Sportpaleis Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands
*17/05/1976 flagicon|France Pavillon de Paris - Paris, France
*18/05/1976 flagicon|France Pavillon de Paris - Paris, France
*19/05/1976 flagicon|France (Cancelled) Pavillon de Paris - Paris, France

References