The Who was near the height of its powers as one of Britain's greatest hard-rock bands when they played the massive 1970 Isle of Wight Music Festival for an audience of nearly 600000. Filmmaker Murray Lerner who captured the festival on film for the documentary Message To Love: The Isle of Wight Festival focuses exclusively on the Who's set with this film in which the band took the stage at 2 a.m. and electrified the sleepy crowd. The set includes "I Can't Explain" "My Generation" "Magic Bus" the rarities "Water" and "I Don't Even Know Myself" and a truncated version of the rock opera "Tommy."

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The Who - Live At the Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 (1998)

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Music/Documentary · 1h 25m · 11/3/1998

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In 1970, 6000,000 people came to the Isle of Wight to attend a music festival. 2 a.m., August 30th...The Who appeared and gave one of the most memorable performances of their career...

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The Who was near the height of its powers as one of Britain's greatest hard-rock bands when they played the massive 1970 Isle of Wight Music Festival for an audience of nearly 600000. Filmmaker Murray Lerner who captured the festival on film for the documentary Message To Love: The Isle of Wight Festival focuses exclusively on the Who's set with this film in which the band took the stage at 2 a.m. and electrified the sleepy crowd. The set includes "I Can't Explain" "My Generation" "Magic Bus" the rarities "Water" and "I Don't Even Know Myself" and a truncated version of the rock opera "Tommy."

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Pulsar Productions, Trinifold Management Production
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Cast
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Roger Daltrey

Vocals and Harmonica
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John Entwistle

Bass and Vocals
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Keith Moon

Drums and Vocals
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Pete Townshend

Guitar and Vocals
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Ricki Farr

Himself
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Jimi Hendrix

Himself
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Kris Kristofferson

Himself
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Taste

Themselves
Crew
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Murray Lerner

Director
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Pete Townshend

Writer
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Disc Releases
Disc Title Front Cover

The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD Slim, Low))

2/24/2009

Disc Title Front Cover

The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

(DVD)

10/31/2006

Disc Title Front Cover

The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

11/3/1998

Disc Title Front Cover

The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

(DVD)

8/10/2004

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