A vibrant new mural celebrating Bowie’s Ziggy debut is unveiled in Tolworth, paired with the release of grazing cattle onto London’s largest suburban rewilding site — a rare moment where music history and ecological renewal meet.

A modest suburban pub becomes the launchpad for one of music’s most iconic personas, as David Bowie introduces Ziggy Stardust to an unsuspecting Tolworth audience on February 10, 1972.

A short but striking NME preview urging readers to catch David Bowie in Tolworth — celebrating his glamour, rising reputation, and the growing buzz around his emerging Ziggy persona. Though printed as “The Fox, Tolworth,” all surviving evidence suggests the venue was misidentified.