David Bowie: On Tour opened at V&A Dundee on 4 November 2026, the first stop on the V&A's new UK-wide tour of the musician's archive. Dundee is the first city to host the tour. More than 100 highlights from the archive are on display across four sections, in the first presentation of the collection on this scale outside London, running until 15 February 2027. Tickets went on sale in late September, with priority booking for museum members.

The display brings together costumes, instruments, photography and handwritten material spanning Bowie's life on and off stage, including a Ziggy Stardust-era guitar. The four sections take audiences behind the scenes of Bowie's creative imagination, from his early years to global stardom. It is part of the global Bowie80 programme marking what would have been the musician's 80th birthday on 8 January 2027. The objects come from the David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse, which holds the artist's archive.

After Dundee, the tour continues to Showtown Blackpool from June to September 2027, the Bowes Museum in County Durham from October 2027 to January 2028, the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull from February to May 2028, and Bristol Museum and Art Gallery from June to September 2028.

The exhibition, curated by Harriet Reed, the V&A's curator of contemporary performance, is on show in Gallery 2 on level 2 of the Dundee museum at 1 Riverside Esplanade. Adult tickets cost 10 pounds, with an optional 1 pound donation; V&A members and visitors aged 18 and under go free, with advance booking essential.