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David Bowie (September 24, 1972) – Ellis Auditorium Memphis – Alternative Concert Handbill

Sep 24, 1972
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This original 1972 promotional handbill for David Bowie & The Spiders from Mars advertises the Mid-America Premier performance at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis during the Ziggy Stardust era.

Publication: Original Promotional Handbill / Flyer

Date: September 24, 1972 Country: United States Location: Memphis, Tennessee Section: Concert Promotion (Memorabilia)

THE STORY

This variant handbill features a full-length image of Bowie in his Ziggy-era patterned jacket, seated on a stool with arms outstretched. It promotes the Sunday September 24 show with The Spiders from Mars (Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, Woody Woodmansey) at Ellis Auditorium, with advance ticket information and mail order details.

CONTEXT AND NOTES 

This concert was the 60th date of the legendary Ziggy Stardust Tour, just months after the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Four days later the band played Carnegie Hall in New York. The show was a complete sell-out, and the tour marked Bowie’s transformation into a global superstar.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

Event: Promotional concert handbill Era: 1972 (Ziggy Stardust era) Tone: Historic, collectible, iconic Photography: Classic Ziggy-era stage image of Bowie

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

  • David Bowie in patterned jacket and boots, posed dynamically on a stool

  • Bold headline “DAVID BOWIE & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS”

  • Full venue and date details: Sunday September 24, Ellis Auditorium

  • Ticket prices ($5, $4, $3), outlets, and “MID-AMERICA PREMIER”

  • Period aging, creases and edge wear typical of original 1972 flyers


SETLIST (Same show as previous handbill)

  1. Hang On to Yourself

  2. Ziggy Stardust

  3. Changes

  4. The Supermen

  5. Life on Mars?

  6. Five Years

  7. Space Oddity (acoustic)

  8. Andy Warhol (acoustic)

  9. My Death (acoustic)

  10. The Width of a Circle

  11. Queen Bitch

  12. Moonage Daydream

  13. Starman

  14. White Light/White Heat

  15. John, I’m Only Dancing

  16. Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide

  17. Suffragette City Encore: Around and Around

RELATED MATERIAL 

This variant handbill is a companion piece to the signed version from the same Memphis concert. For other relevant posts, see the tags at the foot of the page.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

All magazine scans, photographs and original text excerpts remain the property of their respective copyright holders. This entry is a transformative, non-commercial archival summary created for historical documentation and educational reference.






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