The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (2009)

A four-hour music event featuring performances from two concerts held at Madison Square Garden.

Director:

Joel Gallen

Stars:

Jeff Beck, Crosby Stills & Nash, Aretha Franklin

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Beck	...	Self
Crosby Stills & Nash	...	Themselves
Aretha Franklin	...	Self
Metallica	...	Themselves
Paul Simon	...	Self
Art Garfunkel	...	Self
Bruce Springsteen	...	Self
U2	...	Themselves
Stevie Wonder	...	Self
Bonnie Raitt	...	Self
James Taylor	...	Self
Jackson Browne	...	Self
Smokey Robinson	...	Self
Sting	...	Self
John Legend	...	Self

Storyline

This HBO TV special celebrates the 25th Anniversary of The Rock and Roll Of Fame". It originally aired on Saturday Nov. 28, 09 from 8:00 PM - 12:10 AM EST. Appropriate for a Thanksgiving weekend. Jerry Lee Lewis opens with "Great Balls Of Fire". Crosby Stills and Nash sing "Woodstock" and join Bonnie Rait for "Love Has No Pride ", Jackson Brown for " The Pretender" and James Taylor for "Love The One Your With". Stevie Wonder performs "For Once In My Life" and " Higher Ground" and joins Sting for " Roxanne" and "Superstition". Smokey Robinson does his classic "Tracks Of My Tears". B. B.King sings "The Thrill Is Gone". Aretha Franklin performs " Baby I Love You" ,"Don't Play That Song" and joins Annie Lennox to sing "Chain Of Fools". Ray Davies and Metallica jam on "All Day And All Night" . Paul Simon sings "You Can Call Me Al", and pays tribute to George Harrison, as he joins Graham Nash and Steven Stills for "Here Comes The Sun". Paul reunites with Art Garfunkerl for "Sound Of Silence...

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Recorded live in concert at Madison Square Garden in New York city on Oct 29 and Oct 30, 2009.

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Connections

Referenced in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #17.33 (2009)

User Reviews

One of the best concerts in human history

Perhaps the best concert I've had the pleasure to watch in my entire life. You can't see that often so many big names in music gathered in one place. The video and audio quality of the blu-ray is really amazing so get it as it's worth every penny ! After hearing so much cheap commercial music all around everyday, you will be delighted to hear these guys singing tens of years after the original releases with almost unchanged tonal qualities and of course no computer aids for the voices ! I've most enjoyed Simon & Garfunkel, U2 & Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen & Tom Morello. I would have only also invited Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits to join this concert and it would have been perfect !

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 November 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert

Company Credits

Production Co:

Diversified Production Services, Playtone

Technical Specs

Runtime:

255 min

Color:

Color