David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Worcester’s Gaumont Theatre on 4 June 1973.
It was the 129th date of the Ziggy Stardust Tour, which had begun on 29 January 1972. This was Bowie’s only appearance in Worcester.
The Gaumont Theatre opened in 1935, and hosted many rock ‘n’ roll acts from the 1950s to its closure in 1974. It was converted to a bingo hall until its closure in 2020.
The setlist
- ‘Hang On To Yourself’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
- ‘Watch That Man’
- ‘Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud’
- ‘All The Young Dudes’
- ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
- ‘Changes’
- ‘Space Oddity’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Time’
- ‘The Width Of A Circle’
- ‘Let’s Spend The Night Together’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘Round And Round’
Last updated: 11 May 2023
Also on this day...
- 2004: Live: Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh
- 1996: Live: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
- 1990: Live: Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas
- 1983: Live: Wembley Arena, London
- 1978: Live: Scandinavium, Gothenburg
- 1972: Live: Public Hall, Preston
- 1966: Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge
- 1965: Live: Davie Jones and the Lower Third, Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth
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