David Bowie at Slane Castle, Co. Meath, Ireland 1987

On 11 July 1987, David Bowie brought his Glass Spider tour to Ireland when he played at Slane Castle. The support acts at Slane in County Meath included Aslan, Big Country and The Groove. Ahead of the concert, David Bowie spoke to Marty Whelan for the programme ‘Video File’. David Bowie recalls performing on the RTÉ pop music programme ‘Like Now!’ in 1969. Unfortunately, only photographs of the performance remain. He also chats about The Rolling Stones playing Slane, touring the world, and contemplates political and social affairs in Russia. This episode of ‘Video File’ was broadcast on 12 May 1988. The presenter is Marty Whelan.