Someone gave me this for my birthday when it came out, and I love it. Love watching them run over themselves when they realize what the first song is, love seeing Jack White sing with Mick, and love Keith just being Keith. That man is the reason I play guitar. He IS rock and roll.

I just found a sealed copy of this at Half Price Books last Monday.

Have never seen it but I will be enjoying it this weekend ...:)

Someone gave me this for my birthday when it came out, and I love it. Love watching them run over themselves when they realize what the first song is, love seeing Jack White sing with Mick, and love Keith just being Keith. That man is the reason I play guitar. He IS rock and roll.

I agree completely on Keith ! I admit, I cringe a bit when people make jokes about Keith, his appearance or whatever. I agree with you, he is rock and roll.

I was actually fortunate enough to attend the second of the two shows they filmed at the Beacon. First night the Clintons were there. The second night was postponed one day to sooth Mick's ailing voice. I got in that night. They ripped out half the seats in the Orch to construct some catwalks for Mick to roam on and all of the rolling cameras to film the movie. The concert was biblical; just simply amazing. To see them perform at such a high level in a small venue was, without a doubt, my single greatest concert experience ever..........btw, all of the tickets were priced at $25........if you could get one. I paid $300, which, at the time, seemed like a ton of money. Once inside I found numerous folks who paid well over $1000. In hindsight, my $300 was money well spent.

I've passed on seeing them several times since......in part due to the obscene money grab its become, but mainly because that Beacon show will never be topped .....

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Cool story tumbleweed. I wondered if anyone on the boards here attended those Beacon shows. Thanks for sharing.

I saw this when it debuted on film at the Fox Theatre with PatCrenshaw. Chuck Leavell started off the evening with a brief performance of a couple of songs. It was great to see on the big screen.

The editor of this movie couldn't have given Chuck less screen time if he had tried. Without a doubt he received the least of the 11-12 musicians/singers on stage, even during prominent keyboard parts they would show someone or something else. Of course, I always think Chuck should get more spotlight, but this was just plain rediculous....

I managed to go to both of these shows right down front, and I got paid $75 each to be an "extra"! As mentioned, simply among the most amazing concert experiences of my life, right up there with the last ABB Beacon show. If Keith singing "You Got The Silver" doesn't give you chills then you got no soul.

Funny story on the first night: Right before the start, out comes Bill Clinton to give a little speech about his global initiatives charity and introductions of many of the celebs and dignitaries in the audience. He talked about how great the Rolling Stones were and left the stage. Apparently, he had forgotten to acknowledge a women from Africa who was in the loge, so he returned and said “I forgot to do something…” and a fast-thinking fan in the balcony yelled out “Inhale!”, a great moment that he smoothly ignored. Needless to say, it did not make the final cut of the film.

I saw this when it debuted on film at the Fox Theatre with PatCrenshaw. Chuck Leavell started off the evening with a brief performance of a couple of songs. It was great to see on the big screen.

The editor of this movie couldn't have given Chuck less screen time if he had tried. Without a doubt he received the least of the 11-12 musicians/singers on stage, even during prominent keyboard parts they would show someone or something else. Of course, I always think Chuck should get more spotlight, but this was just plain rediculous....

I also saw the movie the day that it was released. Among my impressions were:

* As Tim says, Chuck was seemingly systematically cut from the film! Martin Scorsese has more presence in the film than one of the (major) players in the band! I found Martin's self-inclusion to be self-serving and not something that you typically find in a documentary piece.

* A fun film, for sure - but certainly not the Rolling Stones performing at their peak! Mick is still amazing as a frontman and Charlie is an incredible (and incredibly under-rated) drummer. Ron and Keef are downright sloppy at times and the band rides on the shoulders of Chuck, Charlie, Daryl and the horn section.

* Fun movie, indeed! But I recommend 1974's (1972 tour) concert movie, "Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones" or even, "Gimme Shelter".

btw, all of the tickets were priced at $25........if you could get one. I paid $300, which, at the time, seemed like a ton of money. Once inside I found numerous folks who paid well over $1000.
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And that right there is why I don't blame the Stones or any band for charging high ticket prices. If the initial on-sale prices were cheap, ticket brokers would buy most of the tickets and mark them up anyway. The bands might as well cut out the middle man.

The tunes were great but there were also some real funny parts in this DVD.

- Charlie saying "there is a meet & greet ?? I thought THIS was the meet & greet"

- Hillary saying "Mom, the Stones are waiting for you"

- Scorsese bugging them about a setlist a few times and them giving him one seconds before the bands starts playing Jumpin' Jack Flash.

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btw, all of the tickets were priced at $25........if you could get one. I paid $300, which, at the time, seemed like a ton of money. Once inside I found numerous folks who paid well over $1000.
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And that right there is why I don't blame the Stones or any band for charging high ticket prices. If the initial on-sale prices were cheap, ticket brokers would buy most of the tickets and mark them up anyway. The bands might as well cut out the middle man.
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Just to be clear, and in fairness to the Stones, this was NOT a scalper friendly event. Ticket purchasers and guests had to appear with License and Credit Card to pick up the tickets at will call. In fact, my recollection was the names of additional attendees / guests were asked for at time of original purchase. Then upon entry into the Beacon, you needed to present Ticket and License that was matched against the Master Purchase List that had both the original purchaser and guests / additional attendees on the initial order. They did everything possible to prevent scalping.

There were very few tickets available in the secondary market as those sellers needed a connection to somehow alter the Master Purchase List or the ticket holder was going to have a hard time getting in. I remember asking my seller about this before I purchased. He said we would walk in together, which we did. He was a fan who had gotten a better seat somehow earlier that day. They gave me some grief for not being on the list, but my seller quickly extinguished it by talking to a women that he knew. My experience of getting to the venue with no ticket and getting in, was not common. In fact, I struck out trying the same approach on the first night of the two night gig.

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And that right there is why I don't blame the Stones or any band for charging high ticket prices. If the initial on-sale prices were cheap, ticket brokers would buy most of the tickets and mark them up anyway. The bands might as well cut out the middle man.

Yes, because THAT will solve the problem, he said with a roll of his eyes...

I love the Stones and I love the Beacon but for some reason this film doesn't blow me away. I can't really say why either. There's highlights for sure, like Buddy guy and some of the back stage scenes but for the most part I don't connect with it.