David Bowie: "Bowie At the Marquee" Article (1973)

David Bowie’s "The 1980 Floor Show", a broadcast on The Midnight Special in the US, November 16, 1973.The visual elements of the show referenced the Ziggy Stardust character, who, along with the Spiders from Mars, had been terminated after a performance on July 3, 1973.

The troupe of dancers wore crocheted cobweb-like costumes, and Bowie sported outfits designed by Freddi Buretti, Kansai Yamamoto and Natasha Korniloff, most notably a body-stocking outfit with a flame motif, as well as a fishnet full-leotard with stuffed gold lamé hands.