600,000 people watched Keith Moon explode in real time.
Mod rockers The Who are captured live by director Murray Lerner at the legendary Isle of Wight festival in 1970, attended by 600,000 people. All the old classics are included in a typically energetic set; Moon the Loon, Roger the Dodger and Pete... the guitarist. And John Entwistle on bass.
Practical Effects
Keith Moon's drum kit is basically a demolition site.
Direction
Lerner captures the enormity without losing the band's sweat.
Sound
Raw 1970 mix: imperfect, dangerous, perfect.
Director
Murray Lerner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the last Isle of Wight before the festival collapsed under its own weight; organizers declared bankruptcy after 1970.
Murray Lerner hid cameras in fake rocks after being banned from filming—only reason this exists.
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