The Spiders from Mars

The Spiders from Mars were a glam rock band from 1970 to 1973. It was a project created by David Bowie. Bowie himself was the lead singer, playing his alter ego character Ziggy Stardust. Ziggy's 'life' came to an end in a live concert at the Hammersmith Odeon on July 3, 1973. This show was released as a movie in 1983, called Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture. A 30th anniversary edition of this movie was released in 2003.

Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars recorded two albums:

 The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
 Aladdin Sane (1973)

Band members
 Trevor Bolder - Bass guitar
 David Bowie - Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals
 Mick Ronson - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
 Mick "Woody" Woodmansey - Drums

Related pages
Ziggy Stardust

 Other websites 
The Ziggy Stardust Companion

Category:1970s British music groups
Category:Musical groups disestablished in the 1970s
Category:English rock bands
Category:David Bowie