Festival Express (2003)
Festival Express... The longest party in rock-n-roll history.
The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.
- Date of release
- 2003-09-19
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (26)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Music
- Director
- Bob Smeaton, Frank Cvitanovich
Casting
- Rick Danko — Self - The Band
- Levon Helm — Self - The Band
- Garth Hudson — Self - The Band
- Richard Manuel — Self - The Band
- Robbie Robertson — Self - The Band
- Janis Joplin — Self
- Jon Bauman — Self
- Richard Bell — Self
- Jerry Garcia — Self
- Delaney Bramlett — Self
- Bonnie Bramlett — Self
- Mickey Hart — Self
Interesting facts
Festival Express is a 2003 British documentary film about the 1970 train tour of the same name across Canada taken by some of North America's most popular rock bands, including Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, Flying Burrito Bros, Ian & Sylvia's Great Speckled Bird, Mountain and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. The film combines footage of the 1970 concerts and on the train, interspersed with contemporary recollections of the tour by its participants.
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