Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of one of music’s greatest icons. From 30 June to 26 September 2027, David Bowie: On Tour comes to Showtown in Blackpool, bringing more than 100 extraordinary highlights from the V&A’s world-famous David Bowie archive to the town.
As the only North West venue on this landmark UK tour, Showtown offers a rare opportunity to experience iconic costumes, musical instruments, handwritten lyrics, photography and personal treasures that reveal the creativity, innovation and enduring influence of David Bowie. This strictly limited experience is your chance to get closer than ever to the legendary artist whose imagination transformed music, fashion and popular culture.
Items will include Bowie’s legendary costumes, musical instruments, career spanning photography and personal treasures, including the stopwatch he used when songwriting; plus never-before-seen items including Polaroids of make-up tests, a Ziggy Stardust-era acoustic guitar, unrealised scripts, and handwritten lyrics, performance notes and costumes from Bowie’s final albums, The Next Day and★ (Blackstar)
Bowie in Blackpool
David Bowie: On Tour is a major cultural moment for Blackpool, bringing one of the most significant music and performance archives in the world to the town. As one of only a handful of venues across the UK selected to host David Bowie: On Tour, Showtown will welcome visitors from across the country to experience these remarkable objects up close.
This landmark experience reinforces Blackpool’s position as a vibrant cultural destination, bringing visitors from across the country and placing the town at the heart of a major national celebration of creativity and entertainment.
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