This Day In Music

A secret wish of mine, and maybe of every music fan, is to be a witness to a unique performance that becomes legend. The special musical guest, the impromptu set never played again are easy examples of what I pray for as the lights dim before the start of every concert I attend.

On February 10 1972 about 60 people got that experience, being the first David Bowie fans to see his first performance as Ziggy Stardust. Just three months (!) after the release of his genius album Hunky Dory, these fans saw this new incarnation perform new songs such as Suffragette City, among other soon pieces that would soon cement the legend of Ziggy. And two hours after the lights went down to open the show, those sixty fans could be certain they witnessed the detonation of a legendary music explosion.