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Rockshow
Rockshow
	Release poster
Produced by	Bob Mercer
Starring	Paul McCartney; Linda McCartney; Denny Laine; Jimmy McCulloch; Joe English
Cinematography	Jack Priestley
Edited by	Robin Clarke
Music by	Wings
Production; company	MPL Communications
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	26 November 1980 (premiere screening); 30 January 1981 (NY commercial release); 27 March 1981 (LA commercial release);
Running time	125 minutes (unedited cut); 102 minutes (edited cut)
Country	United States
Language	English

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Rockshow is a 1980 concert film released by Paul McCartney and Wings, filmed during the band's 1976 North American tour. The film features 30 songs from segments of four concerts of the tour: New York, on 25 May (four songs); Seattle, Washington, 10 June (five songs); and Los Angeles, California, 22 June (fifteen songs) and 23 June (six songs).^[2] However, both the cover of the home video release and McCartney, in his intro to The McCartney Years DVD, acknowledge only the Seattle concert. These concerts were part of the 1975–76 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). This is also the first film released by Miramax.

Production

The music for what was to become Rockshow and part of Wings Over the World was produced by Chris Thomas and engineered by Phil McDonald during 1979. However, the processing of the Rockshow overdubs was obviously completed by the airdate of Wings Over the World, as these same performances were featured in both productions. Not all of the songs made it to the film in their entirety ("Medicine Jar" and "Letting Go" have been edited), and the song introductions did not always match the performance that followed. For example, several of the introductions came from the Seattle performance while the actual song was taken from a Los Angeles show: "Magneto & Titanium Man", "Spirits of Ancient Egypt", "Lady Madonna", "Let 'Em In", and "Soily". The introduction of the horn section was a composite as well with portions coming from Seattle and the final Los Angeles show.^[2]

Release

The film premiered on 26 November 1980 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York; McCartney did not attend, as he was in the studio at the time. He did attend the London Premiere at the Dominion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus on 8 April 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.^[2] This would be the last time a feature-length version of the film would be available to the general public until 31 years later, as McCartney had remained reluctant to make the entire film available on VHS or DVD. In 2007, a shortened cut with only seven songs was released as part of 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.

2013 re-release

In June 2013, a new version of the film was released. The longer 125-minute version was digitally restored from the 35mm negative with the soundtrack remixed in 5.1 surround sound. The film had a limited worldwide cinema re-release on 16 May 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 on 15 May. This restored cut was released on DVD and Blu-ray in June 2013.^[3]

Song listing

The following list is for the full-length, 125-minute version of Rockshow.

* Songs edited out of the first home video versions of the film.
+ Songs included in The McCartney Years DVD box set.

"Venus and Mars" +
"Rock Show" +
"Jet" +
"Let Me Roll It"
"Spirits of Ancient Egypt" (lead vocal Denny Laine)
"Medicine Jar" (lead vocal Jimmy McCulloch)
"Maybe I'm Amazed" +
"Call Me Back Again" *
"Lady Madonna" * +
"The Long and Winding Road" *
"Live and Let Die"
"Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" *
"Richard Cory" (lead vocal Denny Laine) *
"Bluebird" +
"I've Just Seen a Face"
"Blackbird"
"Yesterday"
"You Gave Me the Answer"
"Magneto and Titanium Man"
"Go Now" (lead vocal Denny Laine)
"My Love" *
"Listen to What the Man Said" +
"Let 'Em In"
"Time to Hide" (lead vocal Denny Laine)
"Silly Love Songs"
"Beware My Love"
"Letting Go"
"Band on the Run"
"Hi, Hi, Hi"
"Soily"

References

^ "ROCKSHOW (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 28 August 1980. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Madinger, Chip; Easter, Mark (2000). Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions. ISBN 0-615-11724-4.
^ "'Wings over America' Out Now!" (Press release). paulmccartney.com. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.

External links

Rockshow at IMDb

[1] "ROCKSHOW (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 28 August 1980. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

[EightArms-2] Madinger, Chip; Easter, Mark (2000). Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions. ISBN 0-615-11724-4.

[3] "'Wings over America' Out Now!" (Press release). paulmccartney.com. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.

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-| name = Rockshow
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+| image          = Rockshow Poster.jpg
-| image_size =
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+| alt            =
-| caption = Release poster
+| caption        = Release poster
-| producer = Bob Mercer
+| producer       = Bob Mercer
-| starring = [[Paul McCartney]]<br />[[Linda McCartney]]<br />[[Denny Laine]]<br />[[Jimmy McCulloch]]<br />[[Joe English (musician)|Joe English]]
+| starring       = [[Paul McCartney]]<br />[[Linda McCartney]]<br />[[Denny Laine]]<br />[[Jimmy McCulloch]]<br />[[Joe English (musician)|Joe English]]
-| music = [[Wings (band)|Wings]]
+| music          = [[Wings (band)|Wings]]
 | cinematography = Jack Priestley
-| editing = Robin Clarke
+| editing        = Robin Clarke
-| studio = [[MPL Communications]]
+| studio         = [[MPL Communications]]
-| distributor = [[Miramax Films]] {{small|(1980)}}<br />[[Eagle Rock Entertainment]] {{small|(2013)}}
+| distributor    = [[Miramax|Miramax Films]]
+| released       = {{Film date|1980|11|26|premiere screening|1981|01|30|NY commercial release|1981|03|27|LA commercial release|df=y}}
-| released = 26 November 1980
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+| country        = United States
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-| country = United States
-| language = English
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-'''''Rockshow''''' is a 1980 [[concert film]] by [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Wings (band)|Wings]], filmed during the band's 1976 [[North America]]n tour. The film features 30 songs from four concerts of the tour: New York, on 25 May (four songs); Seattle, Washington, 10 June (five songs); and Los Angeles, California, 22 June (fifteen songs) and 23 June (six songs).<ref name=EightArms>{{cite book|author=Madinger, Chip; Easter, Mark |title= Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium |year=2000 |publisher=44.1 Productions |location=Chesterfield, MO |isbn=0-615-11724-4}}</ref> Both the cover of the home video release and McCartney himself in his intro to ''[[The McCartney Years|McCartney Years]]'' [[DVD]] acknowledge only the Seattle concert, however. These concerts were part of the 1975–76 [[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).
+'''''Rockshow''''' is a 1980 [[concert film]] released by [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Wings (band)|Wings]], filmed during the band's 1976 [[North America]]n tour. The film features 30 songs from segments of four concerts of the tour: New York, on 25 May (four songs); Seattle, Washington, 10 June (five songs); and Los Angeles, California, 22 June (fifteen songs) and 23 June (six songs).<ref name=EightArms>{{cite book|author1=Madinger, Chip |author2=Easter, Mark |title= Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium |year=2000 |publisher=44.1 Productions |location=Chesterfield, MO |isbn=0-615-11724-4}}</ref> However, both the cover of the home video release and McCartney, in his intro to ''[[The McCartney Years]]'' [[DVD]], acknowledge only the Seattle concert. These concerts were part of the 1975–76 [[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). This is also the first film released by [[Miramax]].
-==Production==
+== Production ==
-The music for what was to become ''Rockshow'' and part of ''[[Wings Over the World]]'' was produced by Chris Thomas and engineered by Phil McDonald and Jon Walls during 1979. However, the processing of the ''Rockshow'' overdubs was obviously completed by the airdate of ''Wings Over the World'', as these same performances were featured in both productions. Not all of the songs made it to the film in their entirety ("Medicine Jar" and "Letting Go" have been edited), and the song introductions did not always match the performance which followed. For example, several of the introductions came from the Seattle performance while the actual song was taken from a Los Angeles show: "Magneto & Titanium Man", "Spirits of Ancient Egypt", "Lady Madonna", "Let 'Em In", and "Soily". The introduction of the horn section was a composite as well with portions coming from Seattle and the final Los Angeles show.<ref name=EightArms/>
+The music for what was to become ''Rockshow'' and part of ''[[Wings Over the World]]'' was produced by [[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]] and engineered by Phil McDonald during 1979. However, the processing of the ''Rockshow'' overdubs was obviously completed by the airdate of ''Wings Over the World'', as these same performances were featured in both productions. Not all of the songs made it to the film in their entirety ("Medicine Jar" and "Letting Go" have been edited), and the song introductions did not always match the performance that followed. For example, several of the introductions came from the Seattle performance while the actual song was taken from a Los Angeles show: "Magneto & Titanium Man", "Spirits of Ancient Egypt", "Lady Madonna", "Let 'Em In", and "Soily". The introduction of the horn section was a composite as well with portions coming from Seattle and the final Los Angeles show.<ref name=EightArms/>
-==Release==
+== Release ==
-The film premiered 26 November 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]] on 8 April 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.<ref name=EightArms/> This would be the last time a feature-length version of the film would be available to the general public until 31 years 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.
+The film premiered on 26 November 1980 at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1969)|Ziegfeld Theatre]] in New York; McCartney did not attend, as he was in the studio at the time. He did attend the London Premiere at the [[Dominion Theatre]] in [[Piccadilly Circus]] on 8 April 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 [[Capacitance Electronic Disc|CED]] release in 1982.<ref name=EightArms/> This would be the last time a feature-length version of the film would be available to the general public until 31 years later, as McCartney had remained reluctant to make the entire film available on VHS or [[DVD]]. In 2007, a shortened cut with only seven songs was released as part of ''[[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.
-===2013 re-release===
+=== 2013 re-release ===
-In June 2013, a new restored version of the film was released. The longer 125-minute version was digitally restored from the 35mm negative with the [[soundtrack]] [[remix]]ed in [[5.1 surround sound]]. The film had a [[Limited release|limited worldwide cinema re-release]] on 16 May 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 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] on 15 May. This restored cut was released on DVD and [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] in June 2013.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/27499-wings-over-america-to-be-reissued-in-may|title='Wings over America' Out Now!|publisher=paulmccartney.com|date=9 April 2013|accessdate=4 June 2013}}</ref>
+In June 2013, a new version of the film was released. The longer 125-minute version was digitally restored from the 35mm negative with the [[soundtrack]] [[remix]]ed in [[5.1 surround sound]]. The film had a [[Limited release|limited worldwide cinema re-release]] on 16 May 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 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] on 15 May. This restored cut was released on DVD and [[Blu-ray]] in June 2013.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/27499-wings-over-america-to-be-reissued-in-may|title='Wings over America' Out Now!|publisher=paulmccartney.com|date=9 April 2013|access-date=4 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508235731/http://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/27499-wings-over-america-to-be-reissued-in-may|archive-date=8 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-==Song listing==
+== Song listing ==
 The following list is for the full-length, 125-minute version of ''Rockshow''.
-*<small> Songs edited out of the first home video versions of the film.</small>
+<nowiki>*</nowiki> Songs edited out of the first home video versions of the film.<br />
-+<small> Songs included in ''The McCartney Years'' DVD box set.</small>
++ Songs included in ''The McCartney Years'' DVD box set.
 # "[[Venus and Mars/Rock Show|Venus and Mars]]" +
-# "[[Venus and Mars/Rock Show|Rock Show]]" +
+# "Rock Show" +
 # "[[Jet (song)|Jet]]" +
 # "[[Let Me Roll It]]"
-# "Spirits of Ancient Egypt"
+# "Spirits of Ancient Egypt" (lead vocal [[Denny Laine]])
-# "Medicine Jar"
+# "Medicine Jar" (lead vocal [[Jimmy McCulloch]])
 # "[[Maybe I'm Amazed]]" +
 # "[[Call Me Back Again]]" *
@@ Line 48: / Line 49: @@
 # "[[Live and Let Die (song)|Live and Let Die]]"
 # "[[Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)]]" *
-# "[[Richard Cory (song)|Richard Cory]]" *
+# "[[Richard Cory (song)|Richard Cory]]" (lead vocal [[Denny Laine]]) *
-# "[[Bluebird (Paul McCartney & Wings song)|Bluebird]]" +
+# "[[Bluebird (Paul McCartney and Wings song)|Bluebird]]" +
 # "[[I've Just Seen a Face]]"
 # "[[Blackbird (Beatles song)|Blackbird]]"
@@ Line 55: / Line 56: @@
 # "[[You Gave Me the Answer]]"
 # "[[Magneto and Titanium Man]]"
-# "[[Go Now (song)|Go Now]]"
+# "[[Go Now]]" (lead vocal [[Denny Laine]])
-# "[[My Love (Paul McCartney & Wings song)|My Love]]" *
+# "[[My Love (Paul McCartney and Wings song)|My Love]]" *
 # "[[Listen to What the Man Said]]" +
 # "[[Let 'Em In]]"
-# "[[Wings at the Speed of Sound|Time to Hide]]"
+# "Time to Hide" (lead vocal [[Denny Laine]])
 # "[[Silly Love Songs]]"
 # "[[Beware My Love]]"
@@ Line 67: / Line 68: @@
 # "[[Soily]]"
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
 * {{IMDb title|0079814|Rockshow}}
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Rockshow}}
 [[Category:1980 films]]
-[[Category:1980s documentary films]]
+[[Category:1980 documentary films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:American documentary films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:Concert films]]
 [[Category:Films set in 1976]]
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 [[Category:Paul McCartney video albums]]
 [[Category:American rock music films]]
-[[Category:Wings (band) video albums]]
+[[Category:Paul McCartney and Wings video albums]]
 [[Category:Miramax films]]
+[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1980s American films]]
+[[Category:1980 independent films]]
+[[Category:English-language documentary films]]

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Paul McCartney Linda McCartney Denny Laine Denny Seiwell Henry McCullough Jimmy McCulloch Geoff Britton Joe English Laurence Juber Steve Holley
Studio albums	Wild Life (1971) Red Rose Speedway (1973) Band on the Run (1973) Venus and Mars (1975) Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) London Town (1978) Back to the Egg (1979)
Live albums	Wings over America (1976) Wings over Europe (2018) One Hand Clapping (2024)
Compilations	Wings Greatest (1978) Cold Cuts (unreleased) Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)
Singles	"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love" "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon" "My Love" "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around" "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer" "Mrs. Vandebilt" / "Bluebird" "Jet" / "Mamunia" "Let Me Roll It" "Band on the Run" / "Zoo Gang" "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G" "Listen to What the Man Said" / "Love in Song" "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer" "Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man" "Silly Love Songs" / "Cook of the House" "Let 'Em In" / "Beware My Love" "Maybe I'm Amazed" / "Soily" "Seaside Woman" "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" "With a Little Luck" / "Backwards Traveller"/"Cuff Link" "I've Had Enough" / "Deliver Your Children" "London Town" / "I'm Carrying" "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" "Old Siam, Sir" "Getting Closer" "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir" "Rockestra Theme" "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" "Mama's Little Girl"
Other songs	"Big Barn Bed" "Little Lamb Dragonfly" "No Words" "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" "Call Me Back Again" "She's My Baby" "Must Do Something About It" "Warm and Beautiful" "Girlfriend"
Tours	Wings University Tour (1972) Wings Over Europe Tour (1972) Wings 1973 UK Tour (May 1973) Wings Over the World tour (1975-1976) Wings UK Tour 1979 (1979)
Filmography	Wings Over the World (1979) Concert for Kampuchea (1980) Rockshow (1980) Back to the Egg (1981) Wingspan – An Intimate Portrait (2001)
Related articles	1972 Wings Tour Bus Discography Songs McGear Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (album) Japanese Tears Standard Time Suzy and the Red Stripes The Oriental Nightfish Wide Prairie