David Bowie Concert Film Screening: Ziggy Startdust and the Spiders From Mars

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Ziggy played guitar—and then he quit. On July 3, 1973, on-stage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, David Bowie took his leave of the previous 18 months of stardom and insanity with one of the most legendary performances of his entire career. Documentarian D.A. Pennebaker (“Monterey Pop”) was on hand to catch it with what remains the most captivating and electrifying Bowie live footage of all.

The feature length film captures the aura surrounding one of the most unusual and revered musicians and stars of this or any era.

Framed by a smattering of behind-the-scenes footage, the bulk of the film concerns the actual concert, notable as the final time that Bowie would perform under the Ziggy Stardust persona, an announcement that, at the time, led many fans to mistakenly believe Bowie was retiring altogether.

Features numerous songs from Ziggy Stardust, Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane and other Bowie albums, including “Ziggy Stardust,” “Moonage Daydream,” “Changes,” and “Space Oddity,” as well as a cover of the Velvet Underground’s “White Light/White Heat.” Though a shortened version of the film was broadcast on television in 1974, the film did not receive a full theatrical release until 1983.

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