∞ Days of Bowie, Day 580: DJ 8-4-79: Bowie’s single for the song DJ hit its peak of #29 on the UK Charts. The music video featured Bowie walking down Earl’s Court Rod in London. He would never be out in public like this again due to Lennon’s death a year later. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #DJ

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 580: Three Tuns 8-3-69: Bowie flew in from Rome to perform his 11th Beckenham Arts Lab gig at the Three Tuns pub. After the show Bowie was told his father was ill with pneumonia. He was quickly driven to Bromley to check on his father. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #ThreeTuns

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 579: Project Bowie 8-2-25: Project Bowie plays A Reality Tour Experience at Drakes in Maidstone. This 5-piece band continues to tour and keep this era of Bowie’s performances alive. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #ProjectBowie

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 578: Holiday On 8-1-73 Bowie was on holiday in Rome with family, staff, and guitarist Mick Ronson. It was during this time that the plans for a stage production and album based on George Orwell’s 1984 were first laid out. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 577: Glass Spider 7-31-07: The live album & DVD release of Bowie’s tour from 87 was released. This was Bowie’s longest & most extravagant tour. It was heavily criticized at the time but it did open the door to theatrical style tours. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #GlassSpider

David∞ Days of Bowie, Day 576: David Sanborn 7-30-45 is the birthday of saxophonist David Sanborn. He’s released more than 20 albums & has won six Grammys! He was on tour with Bowie in 74 & performed on the Young Americans album. He sadly passed in 2024. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #DavidSanborn

I see Ivermectin was mentioned again in the hallowed halls of our government again today. I wonder if the local Tractor Supply store is going to have to re-institute the policy of having to show a picture of you & your horse to purchase equine Ivermectin again. #morons #ivermectin #TractorSupply

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 575: Mike Garson Birthday Born 7-29-45, Mike Garson has been involved with Bowie for the longest of times. His work has appeared on at least 20 Bowie albums & his avant-garde/ jazz influences helped Bowie achieve a truly unique sound. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #MikeGarson

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 574-1: Steve Peregrin Took 7-28-49 was the birthday of Stephen Ross Porter who took the more Lord of the Rings inspired stage name. In 1967 he answered an ad & was soon the drummer for the band Tyrannosaurus Rex. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #StevePeregrinTook

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 573: The Beat Room 7-27-64: Davie Jones & the King Bees performed their single Liza Jane on this show. That like many BBC shows had almost all of their recordings wiped. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TheBeatRoom

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 572: Eel Pie Island Jazz Club On 7-26-64 Davie Jones & the Mannish Boys played at this venue. The venue would be closed by council 3 years later. It became a hippie commune before burning down. It was replaced by housing. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #EelPieIslandJazzClub

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 571: Fame 7-25-75: David Bowie’s song Fame is released as a single, it would hit #1 in the US. The song was a collaboration with John Lennon who stated that Elton John had given him a #1 hit so karma had him pass that on to Bowie. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Fame

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 570: Online Pioneer 7-24-00: Bowie won the Online Pioneer of the Year award at the 3rd annual Yahoo! Internet Life Online Music Awards. Bowie’s ISP BowieNet won artist site of the year. BowieNet was a dial-up ISP that ran from 98 to 06. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 569: Travel Day 7-23-71: One of the few times Bowie traveled by plane, this time between London and Dulles. He was held up in customs due to his unusual appearance and was unable to perform during this trip due to work permit issues. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 568: Bowie Baysox Tribute 7-22-16: The Bowie Baysox held a tribute for David Bowie by changing the pronunciation of their team for one game. charity. Also a Bowie themed firework display was held following the game. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #BowieBaysox

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 567: BOWPROMO 7-21-71 was one of the many recording sessions of Bowie and the band that would become the Spiders to create a promotional album in hopes of scoring a record deal. On 4-22-17 the album would be re-released in a limited run. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #BOWPROMO

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 566: Apollo 11 Moon Landing 7-20-26: Having been rushed out just days earlier the BBC would choose Bowie’s song Space Oddity to play during their coverage of NASA’s lunar landing of Apollo 11. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #Apollo11

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 565: Tao Jones Index 7-19-97: 1 day before Bowie was set to perform at the Phoenix Festival a band called Tao Jones Index played the Radio 1 Dance Tent. The band was Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Gail Ann Dorsey, Zack Alford & Mike Garson. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TaoJonesIndex

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 564: Fickle Pickle Club 7-18-70 Bowie & the Hype would play at this night club located in the Cricketers Inn. But unlike posts where I lament on the closure of an old club, this time I can celebrate that this club has reopened! #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #FicklePickleClub

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 563: Witch Doctor 7-17-65 Davie Jones & the Lower Third performed at Witch Doctor at Marine Court in East Sussex. Marine Court was a modeled after the liner the Queen Mary. The nightclub Witch Doctor was housed there from 64 to 67. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #WitchDoctor

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 562: Screen Test: The Virgin Soldiers 7-16-68: Bowie went in for a screen test for a small role in the film The Virgin Soldiers. It’s hard to believe that it took almost a year to work out, yet he was only onset for a few days. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TheVirginSoldiers

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 561: Friars Club 7-15-72: Bowie would play his 3rd & final time at this venue. It was the final show on the first leg of the Ziggy Stardust tour. By this point Bowie was in full stardom and getting into and out of the venue was tricky. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #FriarsClub

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 560: Love You Till Tuesday 07-14-67: Bowie released this song as his final single on the Deram label. While as unsuccessful as his other singles, critics did find a lot to like about this song. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #LoveYouTillTuesday

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 559: Live Aid 7-13-85: Live Aid! A charity concert to benefit the victims of famine in Ethiopia orchestrated by Bob Geldof & Midge Ure. Bowie performed & also created a music video with Mick Jagger for the song Dancing in the Streets. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #LiveAid

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 558: The Virgin Soldiers On 7-12-68 Bowie went in for a costume fitting at Bermans on Irving St in London. Bowie would have a screen test in a few days in an effort to be an extra in this film. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #TheVirginSoldiers

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 557: Space Oddity 7-11-69: Space Oddity single was released, rushed out just days before Apollo 11 launched on the 16th. The BBC banned the song until Apollo 11 had returned & the song didn’t chart until Sep and peaked at #5 in Nov. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #SpaceOddity

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 556: Château d'Hérouville On 7-10-73 Bowie would travel to France to record the album Pin-Ups at the studios here. The studios had been recommended by Marc Bolan & granted Bowie a massive tax savings as recording in the UK had become too costly. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 555: Hunky Dory leftovers 7-9-71: during the Honky Dory sessions Bowie recorded It Ain’t Easy & Bombers. Neither would make the album, the former ended up on the Ziggy album & the latter wasn't released until 1990’s Hunky Dory reissue. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #HunkyDory

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 554: David Live 7-8-74 was the 1st of 5 nights of the Diamond Dogs Tour in Upper Darby that were recorded for David Live. Bowie would comment that the album should have been titled: “David Bowie is alive & well & living only in theory”. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #DavidLive

∞ Days of Bowie, Day 553: Diamond Dogs Tour On 7-7-74 Bowie was at the Norfolk Scope in Virginia as part of the Diamond Dogs Tour. Surprisingly the Norfolk Scope is not sponsored by Scope like most venues but the name is a contraction of kaleidoscope. #davidbowie #davidbowiedaily #DiamondDogs