Discover how the Cold War of the 1970s inspired Bowie's classic Berlin albums. On this 3-hour tour, you'll explore Berlin, which he describes as "cut off from its world, its art and its culture, dying without hope of reprisal" with a specialist guide. Follow in Bowie's footsteps to the building housing the apartment he shared with Iggy Pop, and take a stroll through Hansa Studios, where Bowie's music reached its creative peak. Plus, learn about Bowie's bizarre, inspiring attachment to his dystopia of Cold War angst.
When David Bowie moved to Berlin in 1976, he discovered an island of Cold War angst, "cut off from its world, its art and its culture, dying without hope of reprisal". This tour takes you back to the decadent 1970s city that inspired Bowie's classic Berlin albums: Low, Heroes and Lodger. From the decadent heart of Cold War West Berlin, Zoo Station, we follow Bowie's trail to the apartment he shared with Iggy Pop, the clubs they partied at and legendary recording studios. Hansa where Bowie's music reached its creative peak.
Sites visited on this tour typically include:
- Zoo de la Train Station
- Old Club Jungle
- KaDeWe
- Potsdamer Platz
- Studios Hansa
- Berlin Wall
- topography of terror
- Bowie's former home
- New shore cafe
