
51 YEARS AGO
BOWIE’S
FIRST
AMERICAN
TOUR
BEGINS
51 YEARS AGO
BOWIE’S
FIRST
AMERICAN
TOUR
BEGINS
In the tempestuous landscape of 1972, amidst the shadows of Nixon, Watergate, and the lingering specter of Vietnam, a lean, androgynous figure from Brixton touched down on American shores, glittering with ambition. David Bowie, with his alter ego Ziggy Stardust in tow, was poised to set the nation aflame, not with politics, but with music – a transcendent brand of rock ‘n’ roll that America hadn’t quite seen or heard before.