USA/ UNITED KINGDOM: 28 YEAR OLD ROLLING STONES CONCERT FILM PREMIERES AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

Record ID: 386619

  • Title: USA/ UNITED KINGDOM: 28 YEAR OLD ROLLING STONES CONCERT FILM PREMIERES AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
  • Date: 24th September 1996
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, U.S. (SEPTEMBER 24, 1996) (RTV) MICHAEL LINDSAY-HOGG ANSWERING THE QUESTION, "DOES MICK JAGGER LIKE THE FILM?" LINDSAY-HOGG SAYS "HE DOESN'T LIKE THINGS TO DO WITH THE PAST. HE ALWAYS LIKES TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT'S VERY HARD TO GET HIM, EXCEPT ON THINGS REALLY NOT TO DO WITH WORK, TO TALK ABOUT THE PAST. SO I WOULD ASSUME HE LIKES IT. I KNOW KEITH (RICHARDS
  • Embargoed: 9th October 1996 13:00
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  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES AND WEMBLEY, NORTH LONDON , UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA67JMN7QZEOJICBFYRO8QI76FB
  • Story Text: A Rolling Stones concert film made 28-years ago is getting its premier this month at the New York Film festival.

    "The Rolling Stones Rock-and-Roll Circus" was shot in December 1968 in Wembly Stadium and features a host of stars of the Sixties: The Rolling Stones, The Who, Jethro Tull, Marianne Faithful, Taj Mahal, and a group assembled for the film called Dirty Mac, which included John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Jimi Hendrix's drummer Mitch Mitchell.

    The film never saw light of day because the Stones feared that their six-song set had been overshadowed by The Who's rendition of "A Quick One, While He's Away." The call to begin the film was noon December 11, and the Stones were the last to go on, not until the wee hours of December 12.

    They felt that their exhaustion showed, while The Who appeared fresher and more energetic.

    However, 28-years later, it is all a good show. The film's original director and editor of the old footage Michael Lindsay-Hogg told Reuters Television the film is particularly poignant, as five of the performers are no longer living and they all seem so "innocent," whereas at the time they were considered "cutting edge." The film runs 65 minutes and will be seen in New York on October 12. The Stones's former manager Allen Klein has rights to the material, and will examine the audience reaction to determine if wider theatrical release is warranted.
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