Highest-Rated Movies about 'Live Music'

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010), Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019), Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two (2017), David Byrne's American Utopia (2020), Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009), Woodstock (1970), Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall -- Slowhand at 70 (2015), Elvis on Tour (1972) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Live Music movies.

#1. Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)

Storyline: A documentary about the Canadian rock band Rush relates the group's 40-year history and examines its continuing popularity. Using extensive archival footage, it follows the resilient rockers, lead guitarist Alex Lifeson and singer/bassist Geddy Lee, from when they started the band in the late 1960s through to the present. A diverse group of interviewees, such as musician Billy Corgan, actor Jack Black and "South Park" creator Matt Stone, shares what makes the band so special.

Plot Keywords: documentary, music, rock, band, biography, concert, performance ...

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#3. Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two (2017)

Storyline: Let's Play Two is a documentary film that chronicles Pearl Jam's legendary performances at Wrigley Field during the Chicago Cubs historic 2016 season. With Chicago being a hometown to Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam has forged a relationship with the city, the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field that is unparalleled in the world of sports and music. From Ten to Lightning Bolt, the documentary film shuffles through Pearl Jam's ever-growing catalog of originals and covers - spanning the band's 25-year career. Through the eyes of renowned director/photographer Danny Clinch and the voice of Pearl Jam, the film showcases the journey of this special relationship.

Plot Keywords: music documentary, concert film, live performance, rock music, chicago, 2017 film, music history ...

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#4. David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

Storyline: This movie is an intimately shot and thus presented live performance of David Byrne's Broadway show American Utopia which emerged from his album of the same name, the album from which most of the songs performed are taken. The show itself is part concert, part musical theater, part performance art, but always Byrne's commentary on the human condition, largely of humankind trying to find its place in a world that often does not make sense. That place includes finding those much needed connections to each other in his wish, as a naturalized U.S. citizen, for society to move closer to his vision of an American utopia.—Huggo

Plot Keywords: musical, concert, documentary, stage performance, broadway, live music, art film ...

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#5. Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)

Storyline: Come fly with Iron Maiden and enjoy the hospitality of Flight 666 as the boys' take on the biggest tour of their career, flying around the world in their own private Boeing 757. This insight into the background noise that is the logistical workings' of the '2008 Somewhere Back in Time' World Tour is captivating, both behind the scenes as well as on stage. Performing in front of sell out crowds, this "Rocumentary" is an insight into the minds, bodies and souls of the family that is Iron Maiden.—Cinema_Fan

Plot Keywords: music documentary, live performance, band history, music culture, rock music, fan culture, concert ...

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#6. Woodstock (1970)

Storyline: An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.—Dan Hartung <dhartung@mcs.com>

Plot Keywords: music festival, documentary, rock music, counterculture, 1960s, live music, classic ...

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#10. Shine a Light (2008)

Storyline: Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones." Scorcese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: concert, documentary, rock music, live performance, classic rock, music history, concert film ...

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#14. Wild Man Blues (1997)

Storyline: Academy Award-winner Barbara Kopple directs this documentary portrait of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Woody Allen, seen traveling with friends and fellow musicians during their New Orleans jazz band's 1996 European tour. Allen's relationship with his wife Soon-Yi Previn is captured on film here for the first time, and others on the European jaunt include Allen's sister Letty Aronson. Followed by press, paparazzi, and gushing admirers, Allen returns home to face a more realistic critical assessment during "the lunch from hell" with his aged parents.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: documentary, music, jazz, biography, musician, concert, behind the scenes ...

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#15. American Hot Wax (1978)

Storyline: This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock 'n' roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.—Martin Lewison <lewison+@pitt.edu>

Plot Keywords: musical, biographical, 1950s, dj culture, music history, concert, nostalgia ...

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