Fatboy Slim's free event, spread over two days, was initially planned for 40,000 people but over 250,000 turned up on Brighton beach.
There are seemingly more documentaries released these days than ever before, and a great deal of them are about music. Here are the 16 best of the year.
The DOC NYC film festival is running this month in New York, featuring a huge program of documentaries from around the world. This year's festival is especially strong in films about music; here are three of the most notable ones.
Many, including Neil Young himself, consider his Harvest album the artist’s finest work. To celebrate it turning 50, it has its own movie on the way.
Based in Athens, Georgia, Elephant 6 Recording Co. was a label/collective of musicians that included Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples In Stereo, Elf Power, and more.
This year's Doc'N Roll Film Festival takes place between October 27 and November 13 in the UK.
'Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC' tells the story of the legendary club Max's Kansas City and is directed by Danny Garcia.
The Tribeca Film Festival is ongoing, with both in-person and virtual components, and as usual, there are some major music documentaries. Here are three of the most notable ones.
The HBO Max documentary will share the inspirational story behind her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise with an intimate look into the moments that shaped her hard-earned rise to stardom.
The new documentaries on Leonard Cohen, T. Rex’s Marc Bolan, Lil Baby, Detroit techno, and cult rapper the D.O.C. will have their premieres at the festival.
It's considered a lost concert film by director/cinematographer Ed Lachman of Lou Reed and John Cale’s 'Songs For Drella' album.
One about Ronnie Scott and his legendary London jazz/rock club, and the other is 'Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix In Maui' finally making its theatrical debut.
This new mini-documentary on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers is another glimpse into one of the most ambitious multi-night stands ever undertaken by a rock band.
The three-part film titled 'Sometimes When We Touch' will be aired on Paramount+ starting January 3rd.
'Concert for George,' the film shot at a 2002 concert honoring the late George Harrison, will screen in theatres around the world for its 20th anniversary on November 29.
'Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill' is set to premiere at the 2022 DOC NYC festival, following the little-known but well-loved singer-songwriter.
'Have You Got It Yet?' explores the enigmatic Syd Barrett, who wrote Pink Floyd’s first two hits and even came up with the band’s name.
'If These Walls Could Sing' marks the first time Abbey Road Studios has opened its doors to a feature-length documentary, and it will be the centerpiece of the legendary recording studios’ 90th anniversary celebrations.
Wilco's transition into "Heavy Metal Drummer" has to be one of my favorite moment's in pop music, and that moment also happens to be the basis of two of the greatest moments of 'I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.'
Released 10 years ago, 'Paul Williams: Still Alive' was a tale of two stories; one that gives a glimpse at one of American pop culture's most fascinating figures and one that comes from the Michael Moore/Morgan Spurlock/Nick Broomfield school of filmmaking.
'Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival' will chronicle the rise of CCR, structured around their triumphant 1970 performance at London's famed Royal Albert Hall.
South by Southwest wrapped a couple weeks ago and while it used to be known primarily as a music festival, the film festival program this year featured a long list of music documentaries with two in particular standing out from the rest.
A&E Network is preparing the four-part documentary titled 'James Brown: Say It Loud' with Deborah Riley Draper attached as director.
‘Crap Artist’ is described as a "jam comedy" meant to honor the jam band tradition with a twist of much-needed comic relief amidst a COVID-era music industry.