A Beatle in crisis. A promoter with a crazy idea. A filmmaker fighting for access. Their stories all collided at one of the greatest rock concerts in history and it changed music forever.
“The second most important event in rock & roll history…”
-Rolling Stone Magazine
In 1969, young renegade concert promoter John Brower set about to book a show with the greatest legends of rock & roll, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, as well as new acts like The Doors, Alice Cooper and Eric Clapton. The only problem – nobody wanted to go. Flirting with disaster, in debt to the Vagabonds and with a price on his head, Brower’s last desperate move was to book John Lennon. It would be the first time John would play alone without the Beatles, and the first appearance of the Plastic Ono Band …
Unfolding like a caper film, this documentary recounts every curve-ball, shady character, broken promise, and Hail Mary that made this rock festival such an unlikely – yet legendary – achievement. Told with exclusive access to stunning footage filmed by D.A. Pennebaker, we relive every breathless moment of suspense and see how the concert that would spark John Lennon’s launch of his career with Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono band.
Directed byRon ChapmanWritten byPhyllis EllisYear2021Duration90'BroadcastBell Media, Arte
