They were billed to appear at the Fickle Pickle Club in Westcliff-on-Sea on Friday July 17 1970 as "Debut of David Bowie with Harry The Butcher".
[3] The band was also the debut for Mick Ronson when they played at the Roundhouse supporting Noel Redding's Fat Mattress on 22 February 1970.
[4][5] Their first performance was badly received, the band was laughed and jeered at as they left the stage.
John Cambridge was retained from the "Space Oddity" recording session and Tony Visconti volunteered for bass guitar duty.
On 5 February 1970, on John Peel's The Sunday Show on BBC Radio 1, Hype made their on-air debut radio broadcast, after a short Bowie solo spot, an embryonic "The Width of a Circle," followed by "Janine," "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud," "Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed," "Fill Your Heart," "I'm Waiting for the Man," "The Prettiest Star," "Cygnet Committee," and "Memory of a Free Festival."