An insider’s look into the gritty reality of building the local live music scene, Rock This Town brings to life the exciting history of rock music concerts in KW from the 1960s & ‘70s. Rock stars come and go but live music is here to stay!

The turbulent life of soul and blues singer, the late Joe Cocker. A former gas fitter from Sheffield , catapulted to world stardom in 1969 at Woodstock with his legendary performance of the Beatles song,"A Little Help from My Friends". But in the early 1970s, Joe Cocker's inner demons nearly killed him. Overcoming his struggles with alcohol and drugs, he rebuilt his reputation as "one of the great primal rock and roll vocalists of all time" (Billy Joel's description). The film mixes Joe Cocker's own words, with rare archive. His family, friends and the legendary songwriters and musicians he collaborated with, tell Joe Cocker's story. The film has raw, electric performance footage throughout.

本片是在1969年举行了四天的伍德斯托克音乐节的大型纪录片，曾荣获翌年的金像奖最佳纪录片奖。在那个嬉皮当道，摇滚有理的年代，这一场高达四十万人参与的户外马拉松演唱会，汇集了当时最走红和最有影响力的流行乐团和个人轮番表演，台下则尽情发挥无拘无束的时代气息。观众除了可以欣赏到很多精彩的音乐表演外，也可透过此片认识那个已经逝去的美好时代。导演迈克尔．沃德利采用多银幕手法来呈现这场盛会的逼人气势，当时刚出道的马丁．斯科塞斯也协助剪辑工作，使本片在映象上的表现与音乐同样出色。