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The 15 Best Concert Movies of All Time
Dec 26, 2024
Although concert movies featuring classical music debuted during the early days of cinema, it wasn't until the rock-and-roll era that concert films started to make sweet music at the box office. From the Woodstock era to Taylor Swift, concert movies give fans a more up-close-and-personal experience that they may not get at a live show while seated in the peanut gallery.
The best concert films by artists such as the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, U2, Prince, Madonna, Michael Jackson, and David Bowie are more than just movies — they are precious time capsules that capture artists in a live setting at the peak of their influence.
Here are 15 of the best concert films from the 1960s to today.
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Jonathan Demme directed this 1984 concert film featuring the Talking Heads, famous for the songs “Psycho Killer” and “Burning Down the House.” Filmed over four nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre in 1983, Stop Making Sense is considered the high mark of concert movies.
Lead singer David Byrne is fascinating to watch onstage as he uses acting and performance to convey the meaning of the songs' lyrics. His herky-jerky movements in an oversized box suit at one point during the show are one of the most iconic video moments of the 1980s.
Stop Making Sense's continuing success decades after its release prompted A24 to release a 4K Ultra HD version with three cuts of the movie in May 2024.
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