David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Preston’s Guild Hall on 9 January 1973.
This was the 90th date of the Ziggy Stardust tour, which had begun on 29 January 1972. The support acts were Fumble and Stealers Wheel.
The setlist:
- ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’
- ‘Hang On to Yourself’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘The Supermen’
- ‘Five Years’
- ‘The Width Of A Circle’
- ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’
- ‘Starman’
- ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide’
The Ziggy Stardust Tour returned to the Guild Hall on 9 June 1973.
Last updated: 4 May 2023
Also on this day...
- 2004: Live: The Palace, Auburn Hills
- 1997: Live: Madison Square Garden, New York – David Bowie’s 50th birthday concert
- 1974: Recording: The Astronettes
- 1970: Photo shoot: Haddon Hall, Beckenham
- 1965: Live: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys, Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin
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