Movies based around rock concerts have a long and illustrious history. Next month the film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) will be all entertainment journalists and fans will be talking about as Swifties pack theaters in North America to relive or just sing along to their favorite tunes.
While that film will surely break records, sell mountains of popcorn, and warm hearts, let’s look back at some of the other concert films that were all the rage in their day.
Well before YouTube, TikTok or even MTV, the best way for music fans to experience the first giant US rock festival – without being there – was to watch the epic documentary in a theater.
And boy did they go. The Oscar-winning film featuring the performances by The Grateful Dead, Santana, Janis Joplin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix et al raked in $50 million, which would be the equivalent to $396 million today.
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