CELEBRATION DAY directed by Dick Carruthers (UK, 2012)
This two-hour concert movie was recorded at Led Zeppelin’s one-off show at London’s O2 Arena on 10th December 2007.
This was staged almost one year to the day after the death of the founder of Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun. Proceeds from the concert went to Artegun’s Education Fund which sets out to provide music scholarships to gifted children.
I arrived late for the cinema screening (“for one night only”) without pre-booking and was highly fortunate to get the last ticket. I felt almost as pumped up as if I was seeing the band in the flesh and the atmosphere in the movie house made this a memorable way to experience their timeless music.
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