The 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival was Emerson Lake & Palmer's first proper live concert their only previous gig having been a warm up in Plymouth the previous night. Playing in front of 600 000 people at what remains the biggest festival in rock history they became overnight stars with the press raving about their virtuosity and daring. They would go on from here to become multi-million selling artists but this unique film is there right at the beginning. Directed by Oscar winning film maker Murray Lerner the film intercuts live footage from the performance with brand... new interviews with Keith Emerson Greg Lake and Carl Palmer to create a vivid portrait of the birth of a band. [show more]
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Documentary reliving the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival performance by the legendary progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The Isle of Wight Festival was, remarkably, the first ever show played by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer as a trio. A performance filled with virtuosic musical skill and spectacular stage effects, including the firing of actual cannons, it launched the group to stardom. Directed by Oscar-winning film maker Murray Lerner, this documentary intersperses footage of the show itself with up-to-date interviews with the group and their manager, John Gaydon, to bring the magic of that day back to life.
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