Fresh
There are sterling concert performances by several bands in peak form.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Festival Express
Festival Express... The longest party in rock-n-roll history.
2003 · 1h 30m · R
Documentary, History, Music
Directed by
Bob Smeaton
,
Frank Cvitanovich
Overview
The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.
Director and cast
- Bob Smeaton Director
- Frank Cvitanovich Director
- Rick Danko as Himself - The Band
- Levon Helm as Himself - The Band
- Garth Hudson as Himself - The Band
- Richard Manuel as Himself - The Band
- Robbie Robertson as Himself - The Band
- Janis Joplin as Herself
- Jon Bauman as Himself
- Richard Bell as Himself
- Jerry Garcia as Himself
- Delaney Bramlett as Himself
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A delirious piece of pop ephemera, a time capsule set on the cusp between the Summer of Love and the Day the Music Died.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
What's most revealing and human about Festival Express are its candid looks at artists bonding aboard the choo-choo.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
It's the overnight jam sessions that steal the show.
Steve Morse, Boston Globe
Fresh
Here's a chance to listen to the soundtrack for the social upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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