Bowie In America 1972/73
Ian Gittins, MOJO, January 2007
MORE THAN 30 years after the event, Ziggy Stardust remains one of the most inventive and flamboyant productions in rock history. Yet when Bowie took Ziggy to America, the high drama and intrigue surrounding the tour dwarfed even the events onstage.
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