Get the latest gossip
‘Revival69’ Documentary Shines New Light on Forgotten 1969 Toronto Rock Revival Festival
'Revival69' documentary tells story of 1969 Toronto Rock Revival festival.
It certainly had the provocative goods to make for a great movie, from a stellar lineup of rock legends to John Lennon’s first full-blown concert appearance outside of The Beatles to Alice Cooper ‘s infamous chicken-killing incident. “His brilliance was to realize John Lennon lived and breathed Chuck Berry and Little Richard and the Beatles had opened for Gene Vincent at the Star Club (in Hamburg, Germany). Revival69 includes interviews with Brower, Cooper, Gordon (who helped the organizers put things together), Voormann, Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger and other participants, as well as members of Pennenbaker’s film crew and even Rush’s Geddy Lee, a friend and tennis partner of Chapman’s who attended the festival.
Or read this on Billboard