Aerosmith Headed To Theaters

My favorite band is headed to movie theaters! Aerosmith will release Rock for the Rising Sun in theaters around the world. I checked the movie website and there's no release date near me yet, but hopefully soon. Here's all the information:

ORIGINALLY INTENDED AS ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE, A CONCERT FILM THAT PROVIDES A RARE, BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT ONE OF ROCK’S BIGGEST NAMES ON AN AMBITIOUS AND EMOTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TOUR

This fall SpectiCast, in association with Eagle Rock Entertainment, will bring AEROSMITH: ROCK FOR THE RISING SUN, to the big screen in cinemas worldwide. For more information, visit www.aerosmithonscreen.com.

The film, directed by Casey Patrick Tebo, captures Aerosmith at seven different venues during their 2011 tour across Japan. The footage that makes up the film was originally only intended for Aerosmith’s personal archives, but the band and its management found it so captivating that they wanted to make it available to their fans.

In March 2011 Japan was beset by a huge earthquake, a monstrous tsunami, and the subsequent meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear plant. In fall 2011, despite advice to the contrary, Aerosmith brought their “Back On The Road” tour to Japan, a country with which they had always had a special relationship. Fans came out in droves and Aerosmith responded with some of the finest performances of their career. ROCK FOR THE RISING SUN features the classic tracks “Love In An Elevator”, “Livin’ On The Edge”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Draw The Line”, “Sweet Emotion”, “Hangman Jury” and many more, with material drawn from shows throughout the tour. Bonuses include extra live tracks “Lick And A Promise” recorded at the Hiroshima Green Garden Arena and “One Way Street” taken from the Tokyo Dome.

This film follows the band on that tour combining full-length live tracks with behind the scenes footage, at times touching and emotional and at others humorous and insightful. “This is more than just a concert caught on film,” says Mark Rupp, Co-Founder and President of SpectiCast, “Because of the backstory behind the tour, ROCK FOR THE RISING SUN is really a fully-fledged motion picture, with a narrative that fans and those new to Aerosmith will become invested in.”

AEROSMITH: ROCK FOR THE RISING SUN will premiere on the SpectiCast network beginning 17 October 2013. For more information, visit www.aerosmithonscreen.com.

Comments

[bkallday]

Ive seen over 75 concert & to this day, Aerosmith is one of the worst bands ive ever seen live. Id like to add that I do like their music, though. Many classic releases(toys.., pump, etc.), but I will most definitely never pay to see them again. They need to call it a day and have for a while.

[Rita]

I have seen over 75 concerts and to this day Aerosmith is one of the BEST bands I've every seen live.

Different strokes, I guess.

[Ace Steele]

I already have this as a Blu Ray disc.(WHich was heavily discounted, at that!) Isn't it a little late for a cinema release? Aren't you supposed to do that FIRST?

Over the years, I've see Aerosmith live probably 25 times aince they opened for Mott The Hoople. I've seen them brilliant, (last year @ Hollywood Bowl), I've seen them so awful they couldn't stand up. (Night In The Ruts Tour, w/ Jimmy Crespo instead of Joe Perry) This Dvd was an "OK performance, just a touch bland.

[Metalboy!]

I'm with Ace! I've probably seen over 400 concerts in my lifetime (Actually, I bet Ace has seen a helluva lot more) and Aerosmith 8 times from 1975 to 1982 and again, not until once in 2007. Of those 8 shows, I saw 'em play poorly twice -- once in '76 off "Rocks" and once in '79 off "Night In The Ruts". Those six other shows are some of the best I've ever scene.

[Christian]

I think it depends when you saw them, I've seen them three times, always great. But I don't buy the whole 'originally archival footage' story, that's just marketing hype.

[Dj]

sounds pretty cool. i saw through the never the metallica movie a few weeks ago. id like to see this too, because through the never was alright. not the best but worth watching