Rockshow

Rockshow is a 1980 concert film by Paul McCartney and Wings, filmed during the bands 1976 North American tour. The film featuressongs from four concerts of the tour New York, onMay four songs Seattle, Washington,June five songs and Los Angeles, California,June fifteen songs andJune six songs. Both the cover of the home video release and McCartney himself in his intro to McCartney Years DVD acknowledge only the Seattle concert, however. These concerts were part of the 197576 Wings Over the World tour, which also produced the triple live album Wings over America 1976 and the Wings Over the World television documentary 1979.

The film premieredNovember 1980 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York McCartney did not attend, as he was in the studio at the time. They did attend the London Premiere at the Dominion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus onApril 1981. The film was later edited down to 102 minutes for its home video release. Its first home video release was on Betamax in October 1981, with a VHS, laserdisc, and CED release in 1982. This would be the last time a featurelength version of the film would be available to the general public untilyears later, as McCartney had remained reluctant to make the entire film available to the general public on VHS or DVD. In 2007, a shortened cut with only seven songs was released as part of the The McCartney Years DVD set one of which, a version of the Beatles Lady Madonna, was originally left out of the Rockshow home video release.In June 2013, a new restored version of the film was released. The longer 125minute version was digitally restored from the 35mm negative with the soundtrack remixed in 5.1 surround sound. The film had a limited worldwide cinema rerelease onMay 2013, with an exclusive introduction and interview with McCartney. An exclusive VIP premiere screening, with McCartney in attendance and introducing the film, took place at BAFTA onMay. This restored cut was released on DVD and Bluray in June 2013. ........

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