David Bowie writes Watch That Man
David Bowie wrote ‘Watch That Man’, the opening song on Aladdin Sane, on 29 September 1972.
Month: September 1972
Live: Carnegie Hall, New York
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall on 28 September 1972.
Live: Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tennessee on 24 September 1972.
Travel: Cleveland to Memphis
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars travelled from Cleveland, Ohio to Memphis, Tennessee on 23 September 1972.
Live: Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, on 22 September 1972.
Rehearsal: Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
David Bowie had a seven-hour rehearsal at the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, on 21 September 1971.
Travel: New York to Cleveland, Ohio
David Bowie and his entourage travelled from New York City to Cleveland, Ohio, on 20 September 1972.
David Bowie sees the New York Dolls live
In between his arrival in New York and the first US dates of the Ziggy Stardust Tour, David Bowie had several days of rest and rehearsal.
Mike Garson auditions for David Bowie
18 September 1972 was the likely date that Mike Garson auditioned to play piano in David Bowie’s band, the Spiders From Mars.
Travel: Southampton to New York
David Bowie boarded the QE2 in Southampton to set sail for New York on 12 September 1972.
Live: Top Rank Suite, Stoke-on-Trent
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Stoke-on-Trent’s Top Rank Suite on 7 September 1972.
Live: Top Rank Suite, Sheffield
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Sheffield’s Top Rank Suite on 6 September 1972.
Live: Top Rank Suite, Sunderland
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Sunderland’s Top Rank Suite on 5 September 1972.
Live: Top Rank Suite, Liverpool
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Liverpool’s Top Rank Suite on 4 September 1972.
Live: Hardrock, Manchester
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Manchester’s Hardrock Concert Theatre on 3 September 1972.
Live: Hardrock, Manchester
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Manchester’s Hardrock Concert Theatre on 2 September 1972.
Live: Top Rank Suite, Doncaster
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Doncaster’s Top Rank Suite on 1 September 1972.
UK single release: John, I’m Only Dancing
David Bowie’s single ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’ was released in the UK on 1 September 1972.