1978 Rolling Stones film goes where the band did not
By Phyllis Pollack
The upcoming Rolling Stones film 'The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas,' showcasing the band's 1978 tour via their July 18, 1978 show in Ft. Worth, TX, will go places that the band did not on that tour.
The long-awaited concert film that was kept in the vaults for more than thirty years will be broadcast to more than 300 theaters nationwide through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network. The Rolling Stones only played in 24 US cities on that tour. This means that the concert film will be shown in 276 smaller markets, where the band did not perform on that tour.
The feature film will premiere to the public with a one-night in-theater viewing on Tuesday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. local time at each of the participating theaters.
This never-before-seen concert was captured in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 18, 1978. Digitally re-mastered to HD with Cinema Surround Sound, the band played some of their earlier hits, including “Brown Sugar,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Tumbling Dice,” as well as songs from the then newly issued Some Girls album, with songs like “Beast of Burden," "Shattered" and “Miss You.” CONTINUE READING BELOW THIS ADVERTISEMENT.
The film also includes a 20-minute interview with Mick Jagger filmed in August 2011 in which he looks back at the tour.
Presented by NCM Fathom, More2Screen and Eagle Rock, tickets for 'The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas' are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
Fathom and Eagle Rock also teamed up for the highly successful cinema presentation of 'Ladies & Gentlemen… The Rolling Stones' in September 2010, which featured classic Stones performances from their 1972 tour.
'Some Girls' included several musical elements from The Stones, including punk, with "Shattered," a song about New York City, disco with "Miss You," soul wth a remake of the Temptations' "Just My Imagination," and country, with the tongue-in-cheek "Girl With The Faraway Eyes." The album's inclusion of the radio-friendly "Beast of Burden" later became a hit for Bette Midler.
With a number one album in "Some Girls," The Stones, no strangers to controversy, were lambasted by Rev. Jesse Jackson because of the album's title track, an equal opportunity ode to groupies.
Featuring guitarist Keith Richards, vocalist Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts on drums, the film will be a flashback for those who saw dates on the tour, promoted by the late Bill Graham. Among the places on the 1978 itinerary were cities including Boulder, Colorado, Anaheim, California, St. Louis, Missouri and Hampton, Virginia.
The film also brings back Bill Wyman as the group's bassist. Wyman left The Stones after the 1989 Steel Wheels tour, but has since kept busy with many endeavors that include his Sticky Fingers restaurant in Kensington, playing with his blues band and writing. The Stones replaced him with Darryl Jones. Some of the other personnel changes subsequent to the 1978 tour have included the death of keyboardist Nicky Hopkins and keyboardist Ian "Stu" Stewart, and the addition of keyboardist Chuck Leavell, and backup musicians Bernard Fowler, Lisa Fischer and Blondie Chaplin.
“It simply doesn’t get any bigger than bringing The Rolling Stones to music fans across the country,” said Dan Diamond, Senior Vice president of NCM Fathom. “Well-preserved for more than 33 years, audiences will be spellbound by this incredibly rare concert footage as it flawlessly captures the band during one
