Festival Express
90 minutes,
USA/Canada (2004), 15
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(4.5 / 2 votes)
(4.5 / 2 votes)
Documentary following The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band and more as they tour Canada in 1970 by private train. Features candid footage of the bands playing and partying plus new interviews with those who were there
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Festival Express: In June 1970 Canada hosted a series of major outdoor festivals and novice promoter Ken Walker came up with the novel idea of chartering a private train to transport the bands across the country. On board were The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, large quantities of booze, an even larger quantity of drugs, the bands' gear and a couple of cameras...
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