The Spiders from Mars

E434420

backing band rock band

The Spiders from Mars were the backing band for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era, known for their influential role in shaping the sound and image of early 1970s glam rock.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
The Spiders from Mars canonical	3
Spiders from Mars	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4363202 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Spiders from Mars
Context triple: [David Bowie, associatedAct, The Spiders from Mars]

A. Alien Swirling Saucers
Alien Swirling Saucers is a spinning, family-friendly ride themed to the Little Green Aliens from Pixar’s Toy Story films, featuring swirling rocket vehicles and playful space music.
B. Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
C. Nightflyers
Nightflyers is a science fiction horror novella by George R. R. Martin that follows a doomed space expedition haunted by a mysterious presence aboard a starship.
D. The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
E. Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Spiders from Mars
Target entity description: The Spiders from Mars were the backing band for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era, known for their influential role in shaping the sound and image of early 1970s glam rock.

A. Alien Swirling Saucers
Alien Swirling Saucers is a spinning, family-friendly ride themed to the Little Green Aliens from Pixar’s Toy Story films, featuring swirling rocket vehicles and playful space music.
B. Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
C. Nightflyers
Nightflyers is a science fiction horror novella by George R. R. Martin that follows a doomed space expedition haunted by a mysterious presence aboard a starship.
D. The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
E. Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	backing band ⓘ rock band ⓘ
activePeriodEnd	1973 ⓘ
activePeriodStart	1970 ⓘ
associatedAct	David Bowie ⓘ
associatedWork	Aladdin Sane ⓘ Hunky Dory ⓘ The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ⓘ
backedArtist	David Bowie ⓘ
collaboratedWith	producer Ken Scott ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedAfter	end of Ziggy Stardust persona in 1973 ⓘ
era	early 1970s ⓘ
featuredInFilm	Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (concert film) ⓘ
formedAs	David Bowie's backing group ⓘ
genre	glam rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasInstrumentalist	bassist Trevor Bolder ⓘ linked to: Trevor Bolder drummer Mick Woodmansey ⓘ guitarist Mick Ronson ⓘ linked to: Mick Ronson
influenced	early 1970s glam rock sound ⓘ visual style of glam rock performances ⓘ
influencedGenre	glam rock ⓘ
label	RCA Records ⓘ
legacy	considered one of the most influential backing bands in rock history ⓘ
member	Mick Ronson ⓘ Mick Woodmansey ⓘ Trevor Bolder ⓘ
memberOf	David Bowie's backing band ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom	album title The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ⓘ linked to: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
notableFor	backing David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust era ⓘ
notableLivePerformance	final Ziggy Stardust concert at Hammersmith Odeon in 1973 ⓘ
notableRecordingLocation	Trident Studios, London ⓘ
notableSongContribution	“Moonage Daydream” ⓘ “Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide” ⓘ linked to: Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide “Starman” ⓘ linked to: Starman “Suffragette City” ⓘ linked to: Suffragette City “Ziggy Stardust” ⓘ linked to: Ziggy Stardust
partOf	Ziggy Stardust concept and mythology ⓘ linked to: Ziggy Stardust
performedOnTour	Aladdin Sane Tour ⓘ linked to: Aladdin Sane Ziggy Stardust Tour ⓘ
performedWith	David Bowie on BBC and television appearances ⓘ
role	recording band for David Bowie ⓘ linked to: David Bowie touring band for David Bowie ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	combination of hard rock and pop melodies ⓘ heavy guitar riffs ⓘ theatrical stage presentation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

David Bowie → associatedAct → The Spiders from Mars ⓘ

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars → performer → The Spiders from Mars ⓘ

Aladdin Sane → backingBand → The Spiders from Mars ⓘ

Mick Ronson → memberOf → Spiders from Mars ⓘ

linked to: The Spiders from Mars

Ziggy Stardust → associatedBand → Spiders from Mars ⓘ