David Bowie 1973-05-19 Edinburgh, Scotland (incl. 45 mins. 1973-06-14 Salisbury, England)  –SQ  6– David Bowie 1973-05-24 London ,Lewisham Odeon & Soundcheck  (cleaned up VC)  – SQ  -7

David Bowie 1973-05-23 Brighton, The Brighton Dome – Brighton – (low gen RAW) – SQ -6

David Bowie 1973-05-23 Brighton, The Brighton Dome - Brighton - (low gen RAW) - SQ -6

David Bowie 1973-05-23 Brighton, The Brighton Dome - Brighton - (low gen RAW) - SQ -6

Label: No label

Audio Source: audience

Lineage: Total running time: 1:17:46

Sound Quality: Bad ,excessive noise ,extremely dull : can hardley

Attendance: 2.100

Artwork: None.

David Bowie 1973-05-23 Brighton, The Brighton Dome - Brighton - (low gen RAW).
Sound Quality Rating

Track Listing...
01 - Announcement - Ode To Joy.
02 - Hang On To Yourself.
03 - Ziggy Stardust.
04 - Watch That Man.
05 - Medley -> Quicksand - Life On Mars - Memeory Of A Free Festival.
06 - Moonage Daydream.
07 - Changes.
08 - Space Oddity.
09 - The Jean Genie.
10 - Time.
11 - The Width Of A Circle.
12 - Let's Spend The Night Together.
13 - Suffragette City.
14 - Cracked Actor.
15 - Drive In Saturday.

The Quicksand-medley is ,once again,played beautifully. By the way,this was the last time Bowie played it during this tour: after Brighton it was replaced by another medley. After the medley,Moonage Daydream,in which Bowie sings: "Freak out in a teddy-bear dream-dream"! The number is interrupted a couple of times,and a tiny bit is missing. When the song is over,one can hear a girl screaming "I love you David!". During the concert the audience were hysterical ,maybe even a trifle too much so: in their high-strung mood they did much damage to the theatre , especially to the seats! As a result the Dome managers would never have Bowie perform there again!

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"Thank you,we'll be back in ten minutes" Bowie says after Space Oddity,and after a pause they return to playa heavy version of Jean Genie. After Width of a Circle the tape is shortly interrupted to continue with Let'a Spend the Night To­gether,of which the beginning is missing - and also the band intro to it. "Thank you,we love you" Bowie says after Drive in Saturday, and a music tape is played to indicate that the con­cert is over: no Rock & Roll Suicide??! Strange!
There are moments when Bowie's singing,which is not too clear as it is,is drowned by Bolder's bass. Still,a nice tape.

david-bowie-Brighton-Dome on May 23, 1973
 
 
 
 
David Bowie Tour Band - The Ziggy Stardust Tour

  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Mick Ronsonguitar, vocals
  • Trevor Bolderbass
  • Mick "Woody" Woodmanseydrums
  • Mike Garsonpiano, mellotron, organ (22 September 1972 – end of tour)
  • John Hutchinsonrhythm guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar (8 Apr 1973 – 20 Apr 1973 – 3 July 1973)
  • Geoffrey A. MacCormackbacking vocals, percussion (19 January 1973 – end of tour)
  • Ken Fordham – saxophone (19 January 1973 – end of tour)
  • Brian Wilshawsaxophone, flute (19 January 1973 – end of tour)
     
    Crew

  • Robin Mayhew ,Will Palin ,Mick Hince ,Dean Heiser - Sound ,Ground Control ,Front of House Engineer ,Stage hands
  • Nigel Olliff, Nick Gilbey, Paul Normand and crew - Lights ,1972 Heavy Light ,1973 See Factor Industries NY Bob See ,Steve Hurston ,Mick Fussey
  • Peter Hunsley - Stage Equipment
  • Suzi Fussey - Wardrobe, Makeup and Hair
     
     
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