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David Bowie, Roxy Music: Rainbow Theatre, London

Charles Shaar Murray, New Musical Express, 26 August 1972

GOING TO THE Rainbow these days is definitely an outing, an excursion, something of a treat. Unfamiliarity breeds respect, and though the cheerful hippies who used to sell you hot dogs and guide you to your seat have been replaced by bored-looking usherettes, there's still that thrill as you wait for showtime. Mr. and Mrs. First Nighter... this is your life.

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