The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is a film released in 1996 of anDecember 1968 event organized by the Rolling Stones. The event comprised two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called the Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards. The original line up was going to be the Faces, the Rolling Stones and the Who and the concept of a circus was first thought up between Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane and was originally meant to be aired on the BBC, but the Rolling Stones withheld it. The Stones contended they did so due to their substandard performance, because they had taken the stage early in the morning and were clearly exhausted.citation needed Many others believe that the true reason for not releasing the video was that the Who, who were fresh off a concert tour, upstaged the Stones on their own production. Led Zeppelin were also originally considered but the idea was also dropped
The Stones and their guests performed in a replica of a seedy big top on a British sound stage the Intertel V.T.R. Services Studio, Wycombe Road, Wembley in front of an invited audience. The performances began at aroundpm onDecember 1968, but setting up between acts took longer than planned and the cameras kept breaking down, which meant that the final performances took place at almostoclock the next morning.citation needed By that time the audience and most of the Stones were exhausted Jaggers sheer stamina managed to keep them going until the end. Jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the bands performance that he cancelled the airing of the film, and kept it from public view. This was the last public performance of Brian Jones with the Rolling Stones, and for much of the Stones performance he is inaudible, although his slide guitar on No Expectations, maracas on Sympathy for the Devil, and rhythm guitar on Jumpin Jack Flash and Parachute Woman remain clear. The last song, Salt of the Earth, was sung live by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger to the prerecorded tape from the Beggars Banquet studio album where the song had been released. ........
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