In 1980, David Bowie had released his album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), at the time expecting to support the album with a tour. However, the murder of John Lennon in December 1980 deeply affected Bowie and … See more

Faced with high demand for tickets for the tour, Bowie decided to play his more recognizable songs from his repertoire, saying a few years later that his goal was to give the fans the songs that they'd heard on the radio over the past 15 years, calling the setlist a … See more

The tour was a commercial high point for Bowie, who found his new popularity perplexing. He later remarked that, with the success of Let's … See more

Initially, Bowie worked with Derek Boshier to design the stage for the tour, as Boshier had designed the artwork for the Let's Dance album itself. The design proposed by Boshier was an … See more

Bowie used the musicians he'd newly collaborated with on Let's Dance, along with some longer standing collaborators, including Carlos Alomar who was the designated tour band leader. Stevie Ray Vaughan, who had contributed guitar solos to six of the … See more

Various artists opened for Bowie across different legs, including UB40, Icehouse, The Tubes, The Beat and Peter Gabriel. To counteract counterfeiting, tickets and backstage passes were printed with small flaws that casual observers would not notice, but tour staff … See more

This is the set list from the performance in Vancouver, Canada, on 12 September 1983. It's not intended to represent all shows throughout the tour.
1. "Look Back in Anger"
2. "Heroes"
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