Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (film) explained

Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Director:	Murray Lerner
Producer:	Murray Lerner Bill Curbishley Robert Rosenberg^[1]
Starring:	The Who Roger Daltrey John Entwistle Keith Moon Pete Townshend
Music:	The Who
Studio:	Eagle Rock
Distributor:	Eagle Rock
Runtime:	85 minutes
Language:	English

Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 is concert film of The Who's concert at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. While the concert occurred on 30 August 1970 at 2:00 am, a VHS was not released until 1996. A compact disc of the concert was also released in 1996. The concert was re-released on DVD in 1998 in the United States and 2006 in the United Kingdom.

Songs performed

1. "Heaven and Hell"
2. "I Can't Explain"
3. "Young Man Blues"
4. "I Don't Even Know Myself"
5. "Water"
6. "Shakin' All Over / Spoonful / Twist and Shout (Medley)"
7. "Summertime Blues"
8. "My Generation"
9. "Magic Bus"
10. "Overture"
11. "It's a Boy"
12. "Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)"
13. "Christmas"
14. "The Acid Queen"
15. "Pinball Wizard"
16. "Do You Think It's Alright?"
17. "Fiddle About"
18. "Go to the Mirror!"
19. "Miracle Cure"
20. "I'm Free"
21. "We're Not Gonna Take It"
22. "Tommy Can You Hear Me?"

Special features

The DVD re-release features "Substitute" and "Naked Eye" as special features. These songs were performed at the concert and were not featured on the original video release of the concert. "Naked Eye" had previously been released as part of Message to Love, a DVD released in 1997 as a compilation of songs performed at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 that was also directed by Murray Lerner. Also included as a special feature is a 40-minute interview by Pete Townshend.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. Amazon. 10 August 2004.