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A concert movie, or concert film, is a type of documentary movie whose subject is an extended live performance or concert by a musician (or, more recently, by a comedian). Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh

Typically, concert films have simple, descriptive names such as "(performer) Live", "(performer) In Concert".

Early concert films include:

The T.A.M.I. Show (1965), including performances by numerous popular rock and roll and R&B musicians at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on October 28 and 29, 1964. The TAMI Show is a 1964 Concert film, released by American International Pictures. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multipurpose Convention center in Santa Monica California.

Gimme Shelter (1970), chronicling the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour, which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert. Gimme Shelter is a 1970 Documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, chronicling the Rolling Stones The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The Rolling Stones ' 1969 American Tour was a much publicised written about recorded and filmed concert tour of the United States. The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was an infamous Rock concert held on December 6, 1969, at the then-disused Altamont Speedway in

Woodstock (1970), focusing on the Woodstock Festival in 1969. ---- Woodstock (subtitled "3 Days of Peace & Music" is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969

The Concert for Bangladesh (1972), showing the August 1, 1971 Madison Square Garden concert organized by George Harrison for the benefit of Bangladeshi refugees. The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two Benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held at noon and at 700 p The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973), focusing on David Bowie's July 3, 1973 concert. The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.

The Song Remains the Same (1976), showing scenes from three Led Zeppelin concerts filmed at Madison Square Garden in 1973. The Song Remains the Same (also known as TSRTS) is a Concert film by the English rock band Led Zeppelin The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' Led Zeppelin were

The Last Waltz (1978), documenting The Band's final concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, on Thanksgiving, November 25, 1976. The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25 1976 at Winterland Ballroom The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Stop Making Sense (1984), taking footage from three shows performed by Talking Heads in Hollywood, California in December, 1983. Stop Making Sense ( 1984) is a highly acclaimed Concert movie featuring Talking Heads live on stage Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

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