Shelved David Bowie Concert Film Revived for Immersive Live Show — SkimNews
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- Stage, the unreleased David Bowie concert film recorded on his 1978 tour behind Low and Heroes, will tour arenas in 2027 as a multimedia live show.
- Brett Morgen adapted footage from Bowie’s Isolar II tour—originally shot by David Hemmings—for Stage’s multiscreen format after spending years remastering the 35mm material.
- Uber Arena in Berlin will host the Stage premiere on February 14; additional arena dates have not yet been announced.
- Brett Morgen conceived Stage in 2018 while sifting Bowie’s archives for the 2022 documentary Moonage Daydream, which included Hemmings’ footage of “Heroes.”
- David Bowie intended the Earls Court film to play in live venues as an alternative to touring himself, The Guardian notes; after releasing the 1978 live album Stage, he shelved the footage, did not tour again until 1983 and told Uncut in 2001 that he “simply didn’t like the way” it had been shot.
- Patrick Woodroffe supplies the integrated lighting show while Paul Massey mixes the immersive audio for a production designed for auditoriums and venues with capacities starting at 5,000.
Why it matters: The February 14 premiere gives the David Bowie Estate and Wonderworld a confirmed arena debut for their *Stage* collaboration, aimed at venues with capacities starting at 5,000. The production also fulfills the role Bowie himself proposed—screening the Earls Court film in live spaces—even though he shelved the footage after the 1978 tour.
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