PAUL McCartney and Ringo Starr proved that little has changed from when The Beatles were in their heyday when they stumbled out of the after-party for the premiere of documentary Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years.
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According to the director, he’s now at least semi-seriously eyeing the idea of putting together another Beatles documentary, this one focusing on the band’s history in the years following the period covered in Eight Days a Week.
The film’s world premiere took place earlier today in the Beatles’ home city of Liverpool.
Speaking at the premiere, director Ron told BANG Showbiz: “It would have been a different story with John and George, it would have been even better fleshed out”.
Along with the talk – a lot of it from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – comes the concert footage, including a knockout “Twist & Shout” (Manchester, 1963) and a rendition of “Help” (Blackpool, 1965) that showcases the quartet’s ineffable coordination of a disarmingly honest lead lyric, euphonious answer harmonies, explosive guitar licks and locomotive drums.
Howard, John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, and George Harrison’s widow Olivia Harrison were among those at the star-filled screening, but the marquee guests were Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The Beatles’ extraordinary musicianship and charisma also made them one of the greatest live bands ofall time.
The film, directed by Ron Howard, includes previously unseen footage which shows the toll fame put on the band as they were mobbed by fans around the world.
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The Beatles played their last live performance three years after the Candlestick Park concert, on the rooftop of their Apple Records headquarters in London.
