The Bowie's Soho Walking Tour

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SATURDAY’S SOHO TOURS

Saturday, 30th May.

11am, The Bowie’s Soho Tour.

2.30pm, The Gangland Soho Tour

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David Bowie

13/05/2026

Bowie's history,May 13th 1972 Bowie performed at Slough College on May 13, 1972 as part of his Ziggy Stardust tour, and Mr Lawrence, who worked as a lighting technician at the college wanted to bring him to the town.
He said: "I saw the cover of the 'The Man Who Sold The World' album and thought we had to book this guy.
"I went to the students union and spoke to the social secretary, but the response I got was no because 'he was a bit of a gay boy'! That shows how he was perceived at the time.
"But they eventually booked him for £400."
Mr Lawrence missed Bowie's actual performance though, instead going to watch The Doors at Reading University, but Mr Lewis, who designed and printed the posters put up around the town, met the performer backstage.
He said: "I went backstage and met him - he was cooler than I thought he would be and he was very polite.
"I saw him a few weeks earlier at the Imperial College [in London] and he did a different set - he did a lot of acoustic songs in Slough.
"I always thought he would become a superstar but I think people were a bit taken aback; it was more theatrical than other musicians who were around at the time."One of the original posters produced remains in the UK, owned by Mr Lawrence, and out of 102 produced, 100 were put up around the town and the other sold to an American collector.