Nineteen-Eighty Three was a memorable year in Edinburgh – especially for David Bowie fans, who got to see the music icon performing a massive outdoor show at Murrayfield Stadium.
But there was plenty of other stuff going on in the Capital, too, as you will see. Take a look through our photo gallery for a nostalgic trip back to Edinburgh in 1983.
![Two performers promoting their show outside the Edinburgh Festival Fringe office in the High Street, August 1983.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjJjNTNhOTMwLTMyMDAtNDhlZi05NTgzLTMzMmM5NDRkZGM3OToyMTUwMDc5NS01NTE4LTQyNTctYWVjNC1iN2QzNWM4NTcxYWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. High Street during the Festival 1983
Two performers promoting their show outside the Edinburgh Festival Fringe office in the High Street, August 1983. Photo: Denis Straughan
![A girl using the new IBM personal computer (with dot matrix printer) at the Micro Centre in Dundee Street Edinburgh, September 1983.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjA1OTM1M2NiLTJiOTYtNGZmYy05YmI3LWE3YzY2MDcyOWZlOTo1ZmQxNjQ3Yy0xYzJlLTRlNGEtODhkOC1hN2EzMzUyNDI5NzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. IBM PC 1983
A girl using the new IBM personal computer (with dot matrix printer) at the Micro Centre in Dundee Street Edinburgh, September 1983. Photo: Denis Straughan
![A road sweeper stops to admire a chalk drawing of the Mona Lisa on the pavement outside the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, September 1983.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjgxMzUyYzNlLWFjOWMtNGVlZi1iOTZmLTg1MzA2OWM5OWEzMDphNjdhYTI2Ni0zNzZjLTQ5ZmYtODU2OS1jYWQ3ZTU3ZTA0MTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. Mona Lisa street art 1983
A road sweeper stops to admire a chalk drawing of the Mona Lisa on the pavement outside the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, September 1983. Photo: Bill Newton
![Christmas shoppers in the usual last-minute rush - the cosmetic/perfume department of Princes Street branch of Boots Edinburgh, December 1983.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjFmZDE5NzU1LWM2NTUtNDBlYS1iOTAzLTY4YzMyNjhiNTliYzo2MzQ4ZTEyZi0yNTg1LTRiZWYtODc2MS04ZDM0ODZlM2Y0YTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. Christmas shopping 1983
Christmas shoppers in the usual last-minute rush - the cosmetic/perfume department of Princes Street branch of Boots Edinburgh, December 1983. Photo: Jack Crombie