David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at Oxford’s New Theatre on 30 May 1973.
It was the 125th date of the Ziggy Stardust Tour, which had begun on 29 January 1972.
The setlist
- ‘Hang On To Yourself’
- ‘Ziggy Stardust’
- ‘Watch That Man’
- ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’
- ‘Moonage Daydream’
- ‘Time’
- ‘The Width Of A Circle’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘Suffragette City’
- ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide’
Bowie had previously appeared at the New Theatre in Pierre In Turquoise on 28 December 1967. The Ziggy Stardust Tour returned to the venue with two shows on 25 June and one on 26 June.
Last updated: 10 May 2023
Also on this day...
- 2004: Live: Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City
- 1987: Live: Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
- 1983: Live: Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino
- 1978: Television: Musikladen
- 1971: Duncan Jones is born
- 1968: Radio: Late Night Extra
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