Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Father's Day Concert Movies
June 18, 2017
Capturing the London Hammersmith Odeon Theatre concert from 1973’s Aladdin Sane UK tour, rock doc vet D. A. Pennebaker shoots straight with minimal behind-the-scenes action. Featuring performances of “Space Oddity,” “Changes,” and “Suffragette City,” alongside covers of The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, and Beethoven.
Capturing the London Hammersmith Odeon Theatre concert from 1973’s Aladdin Sane UK tour, rock doc vet D. A. Pennebaker shoots straight with minimal behind-the-scenes action, and he only has eyes for Bowie (and guitarist Mick Ronson). The concert became famous for Bowie’s surprise (and highly ambiguous) announcement that the show would be “the last show we’ll ever do”—not even the band knew that this was to be not only the tour’s final date but also the official retirement of Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust persona and the end of a seminal chapter in the musician’s career. Featuring performances of “Space Oddity,” “Changes,” and “Suffragette City,” alongside covers of The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, and Beethoven.
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