#50GreatestConcerts: David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Bowie reigned over his greatest tour as a crimson-haired, sparkly, makeup-slathered rock & roll space god
David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust with Mick Ronson in London in 1973. Photo: Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo
“I wanted the music to look like it sounded,” said David Bowie, who reigned over the moonage daydream of his greatest tour as a crimson-haired, sparkly, makeup-slathered rock & roll space god. The music, thanks to the savage elegance of the Spiders From Mars, was even wilder, with an intense symbiosis developing between Bowie and chunky-toned guitarist Mick Ronson. “There was magic there,” says keyboardist Mike Garson. Ziggymania broke out across the world, and even as Bowie moved on, it never really stopped.
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Watch David Bowie perform “Ziggy Stardust” live in 1972:
