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The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.
Apr 26, 1978 · The Last Waltz is a 1978 documentary film by Martin Scorsese that captures the final concert of The Band, a legendary rock group, and their guests, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. The film features interviews, performances, and behind-the-scenes footage of the band's 16-year career and their farewell show in San Francisco.
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- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Martin Scorsese
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- The last supper. We've all seen the film, but what many people don't realize is that the concert, held on American Thanksgiving, was a long celebratory farewell, which included a Thanksgiving feast for 5,000 people who paid $25 for tickets — an astronomical price at a time when tickets normally sold for between $4-$7.
- Secret guests before secret guests were cool. Drake and Taylor Swift may have made it their calling cards to bring out a range of surprise guests on their tours, but 40 years earlier, the Band already had it perfected.
- The white room. Robertson was asked to help prepare Scorsese's film crew by recommending a movie they could watch. He suggested Jean Cocteau's avant garde film The Blood of a Poet, for reasons he still doesn't remember.
- Neil Young's cocaine booger. Young must have spent his fair share of time in the Cocteau Room, as he reportedly came out to perform "Helpless" with a large cocaine rock stuck up his nose.
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Nov 25, 2020 · The Band's farewell concert in 1976 was filmed by Martin Scorsese, who turned it into a masterpiece of music documentary. Learn how the director captured the Band's legacy, their guests' performances, and the era's vibe in this article.
- David Fear
Jul 12, 2017 · The Last Waltz - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down: Levon Helm leads The Band through a passionate take of the Civil War-inspired song, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
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Watch the Band's final show in 1976, featuring legendary guests like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young. The Criterion Collection offers a 4K UHD + Blu-ray edition with commentaries, interviews, and more.
