UPDATE TO BELOW STORY.....
Pink Floyd have released the trailer for Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII, the newly restored version of their 1972 film that will open in theaters on April 24th.
You can watch it below.
The film is accompanied by the live album, set for release on CD, vinyl, digital and Dolby Atmos on May 2nd.
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Pink Floyd's 1972 film, Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII, is headed back to theaters and IMAX screens beginning April 24th.
The film, which has been digitally re-mastered in 4K from the original 35mm footage with enhanced audio mixed by Steven Wilson, shows the band performing without an audience in the ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy in 1971.
It was the first concert held in Pompeii and includes performances of Echoes," "A Saucerful of Secrets," and "One of These Days." The film also includes behind-the-scenes footage of them beginning work on The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road Studios.
The film was restored by hand, frame-by-frame, from the original 35mm cut negative - discovered in five dubiously labelled cans within Pink Floyd's own archives.
Lana Topham, Director of Restoration for the band, says, "Since 1994, I have searched for the elusive film rushes of Pink Floyd at Pompeii, so the recent discovery of the 1972 original 35mm cut negative was a very special moment. The newly restored version presents the first full 90-minute cut, combining the 60-minute source edit of the performance with the additional Abbey Road Studios documentary segments filmed shortly after.”
The film will be accompanied on May 2nd by the soundtrack album on CD, vinyl, digital, and, for the first time, in Dolby Atmos.
And finally, with this news comes the release of video clip of them performing "Echoes," which you can see on YouTube.
Tickets for the film go on sale next Wednesday, March 5th, at 8am at PinkFloyd.Film.
In 2016, David Gilmour returned to the same amphitheatre, where, in front of an audience, he filmed and recorded Live in Pompeii, which he released in 2017.