| Tour by David Bowie | |
 Bowie in character as Ziggy Stardust during the tour | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Associated album | Hunky Dory The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Aladdin Sane |
| Start date | 29 January 1972 |
| End date | 3 July 1973 |
| Legs | 6 |
| No. of shows | 191 (196 scheduled) |
| David Bowie concert chronology | |
The Ziggy Stardust Tour was a 1972–73 concert tour by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, to promote the studio albums Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Aladdin Sane. Bowie was accompanied by his backing group, the Spiders from Mars, and integrated choreography, costumes and make-up into the live shows to make them a wider entertainment package. The tour generated significant press coverage, drawing positive reviews and launching Bowie to stardom.
The tour covered the UK, the US and Japan. It moved from small pub and club gigs at the beginning, to highly publicised sold-out shows at the end. At the tour's last gig at the Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973, Bowie shocked fans by announcing that it was the last show he would do with the Spiders from Mars.