David Bowie (May 6 1972) Tour and New Album

Overview

This short NME news item from May 6 1972 announces David Bowie’s forthcoming UK tour and the release of his new album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.   The piece lists early tour dates beginning June 7 at Newcastle City Hall, followed by shows in Liverpool, Sheffield, Middlesbrough, Leicester, Bristol, Oxford, Southampton, Guildford, and Croydon.   Additional appearances include Kingston Polytechnic, Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Worthing Assembly Hall, Ealing Town Hall, Slough Technical College, Oxford Polytechnic, Bournemouth Chelsea Village, and Epsom 

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Publication: 

Scrapbook Archive Entry  

Date: May 6 1972

Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: News Brief / Tour 

Announcement

Title: Bowie Tour and New Album – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the 

Spiders from Mars

David Cassidy feature – “The Cassidy Phenomenon,” NME, May 6 1972.

“David Bowie goes on the road soon and also releases his next album  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.” — NME, 6 May 1972

Feature Highlights

• Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

• Tour Start: June 7 – Newcastle City Hall

• Venues: Across England including Liverpool, Sheffield, Oxford, and Croydon

• Context: The announcement appeared just weeks before the album’s release (June 16 1972), signalling the arrival of Bowie’s most defining era.

Design Notes

The clipping’s compact layout — bold headline, single paragraph, and dense venue list — typifies NME’s concise news style. Its understated tone contrasts sharply with the cultural explosion that Ziggy Stardust would unleash only weeks later.

“The tour starts at Newcastle City Hall on June 7 and the dates so far are Liverpool, Sheffield, and Middlesbrough Town Hall…”   — NME, 6 May 1972

Sources — 

David Bowie Tour and 

New Album (May 6 1972)

• Publication data sourced from NME archive records (1972)

• Tour dates and album information verified from visible clipping content

Related Material — 

David Bowie

 Tour and New Album (May 6 1972)

• Associated Entries: NME Charts Page (May 6 1972), Bolan and America Feature

•  (NME May 6 1972)

• Additional tour and promotional material

   listed in the archive index

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