The Bijou and KRVM’s Live Archive invite you to “In-Concert” latenite!
Ever wonder what it would be like to step back in time to view some of your favorite artists in concert from yesteryear? To actually sit front row at the music event for the ages? How would you like to witness the best, unreleased concert films shown on Eugene’s Big Screen for the first time.
Join the Bijou Art Cinemas...for a first ever series of top quality, live concert music films as part of our latenite series. Included in this series will be such artists as Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Miles Davis and a documentary on the recently deceased legendary Syd Barrett, just to name a few.
Believe it or not, only a small amount of material has been released from many great artists’ vast film libraries. Therefore, fans have been starved for the great performances known only by reputation. The Live Archive’s collection of rare and unofficial concert films is intended to fill this vacuum. Join us for an unforgettable series of live concerts from some of your favorite bands, uncut as they were meant to be experienced!
November 3. 4. 5
JIMI HENDRIX: BAND OF GYPSIES: Atlanta International Pop Festival –
July 4th, 1970 Peach County Raceway, Byron, Georgia
July 4, 1970 was an unbearable 115-degree day that caused performances in the second annual Atlanta International Pop Festival to be delayed until late that evening. Jimi Hendrix was scheduled for the prime slot that afternoon, but instead went on after midnight. A crowd of 500,000 awaited him that evening, the largest crowd of his career. Jimi chose to perform this show with little theatrics. His focus was solely on the music-- and the music it was! One of very few concerts known to exist by the legendary Band of Gypsies (and easily one of the rarest), this is the finest example of the Gypsies as led by young master Hendrix. In memory of the genius who continues to inspire artists today, the music contained in this film transcends the boundaries of what is known as rock.
• Encore: Band of Gypsies, Fillmore East footage, New Years Eve, 1969
(Approx. 1 hr. 30min. total)
November 17. 18. 19
PINK FLOYD:
August 8, 1970 – San Tropez, France
April 29, 1970 – KQED, San Francisco “An Hour with Pink Floyd” (PBS)
Seen Live at Pompeii? Now, come see it’s closest living relatives! Two highly significant gems in the Pink Floyd annals, these two concerts document the band before hitting superstardom. The era between 1969 to 1972 epitomizes the height of Pink Floyd’s early career, characterized by collective improvisation, electronic experimentation and introspective soundscapes. These living films--bold, intriguing and mysterious--provide critical new insights into the largely forgotten era that is (in this case), Atom Heart Mother. Celebrating nearly 40 years since the inception of their first album in 1967, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, you (and your central nervous system) will witness why Pink Floyd is “the first band in space”.
(1 hr. 50 min. total)
