David Bowie: "Liverpool Stadium - He's Come a Long Way" Review (1972)

David Bowie’s "Liverpool Stadium - He's Come a Long Way", a one-page concert review in Melody Maker, June 10, 1972.

The concert was part of his Ziggy Stardust Tour. This was the 32nd show of the tour, which began on January 29, 1972. The band, known as the Spiders from Mars, included David Bowie (vocals, guitar), Mick Ronson (lead guitar), Trevor Bolder (bass), and Mick "Woody" Woodmansey (drums). During the performance, a power cut interrupted James Brown’s “You Got To Have A Job (If You Don’t Work You Can’t Eat),” prompting Bowie to play an impromptu acoustic set until power was restored. Liverpool Boxing Stadium, the venue’s full name, was the world’s first purpose-built boxing stadium, opened in 1932, and served as a key live music venue in the 1970s before its demolition in the 1980s