{"id":49848,"date":"2025-10-23T14:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/spinal-taps-secret-concert-at-the-real-stonehenge-will-hit-theaters\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:39:39","slug":"spinal-taps-secret-concert-at-the-real-stonehenge-will-hit-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/spinal-taps-secret-concert-at-the-real-stonehenge-will-hit-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinal Tap&#8217;s Secret Concert at the Real Stonehenge Will Hit Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tEarlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/spinal-tap\/\" id=\"auto-tag_spinal-tap\" data-tag=\"spinal-tap\">Spinal Tap<\/a> finally found a Stonehenge prop they\u2019re happy with \u2014\u00a0the actual prehistoric monument, in Wiltshire, England. The semi-fictional meta rock titans secretly played what they\u2019re billing as their last concert ever there earlier this year, with guests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/eric-clapton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_eric-clapton\" data-tag=\"eric-clapton\">Eric Clapton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/josh-groban\/\" id=\"auto-tag_josh-groban\" data-tag=\"josh-groban\">Josh Groban<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/shania-twain\/\" id=\"auto-tag_shania-twain\" data-tag=\"shania-twain\">Shania Twain<\/a>, and a film of the event is hitting theaters and IMAX sometime in 2026, according to a press release. The show was the first-ever musical event allowed at Stonehenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cHow fitting is it that this actual-probable-send-off is shot, historically, at Stonehenge, the mysterious landmark that we now know must have been erected thousands of years ago purely to serve as the setting for the last act of Spinal Tap,\u201d said Kent Sanderson, CEO of Bleecker Street, the company that\u2019s distributing the concert, which was produced by Vertigo Live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMichael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest reunited with director Rob Reiner for last month\u2019s <em>Spinal Tap II: The End Continues<\/em>, the long-delayed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-news\/spinal-tap-2-sequel-cast-interview-1235417682\/\">sequel <\/a>to 1984\u2019s classic <em>This Is Spinal Tap<\/em>. The project, and the new concert film, were the result of a successful legal battle led by Shearer to get the rights to Tap back from the original studio.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWe sat and said, \u2018Well, what do we do with this?&#8217;\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/rob-reiner-spinal-tap-2-interview-podcast-1235416121\/\">said <\/a>Reiner, who also revived his role as fictional director-interviewer Marty DiBergi. \u201cAt first we said, \u2018Ah, forget it. We are not gonna do anything.\u2019 And then we started talking.\u201d The film, and Spinal Tap\u2019s new album, also called <em>The End Continue<\/em>s, included a performance of the song \u201cStonehenge\u201d with Elton John on vocals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMcKean, who plays frontman David St. Hubbins, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-news\/spinal-tap-2-sequel-cast-interview-1235417682\/\">told<\/a> <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> that he was content with the idea of ending the band. \u201cIf you only halfway exist, then vanishing altogether is not a big chore,\u201d he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t wanna ride it too long. It\u2019s still fun in the studio. I don\u2019t think this is the kind of age to be if you\u2019re gonna go out on the road and do a real tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/spinal-tap-final-concert-stonehenge-movie-1235452774\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, Spinal Tap finally found a Stonehenge prop they\u2019re happy with \u2014\u00a0the actual prehistoric monument, in Wiltshire, England. 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