1978 David Bowie 1978: Tour Booklet for Isolar 2

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated

A tour booklet in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps.

A highly collectible tour program for Isolar 2, the 1978 world tour of David Bowie.

The Isolar 2 (or II), the 1978 World Tour, 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 29th March 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena, and continued through North America, Europe and Australia. The last stage of the tour was at the Nippon Budokan in Japan on 12th December 1978.

This program, designed by David Bowie, contains a wealth of photographs, illustrations, album cover art and song lyrics. Including photographic portraits of Bowie by Bruce Webber and Andy Kent, Bowie with other musicians such as Iggy Pop in 1976, and Bowie in the film 'Just a Gigolo'. Two paintings by Bowie are also featured, one named 'Mishima' and the other 'Iggy Pop'. Pictures of Bowie's previous album covers, alongside the lists of songs for each album, are featured, as well as lyrics for the songs 'Low', 'What in the World' and 'Sound and Vision'.