Lost footage of Pink Floyd’s infamous Hamilton gig will now have a second screening
On June 28, 1975, Pink Floyd played a gig in front of about 52,000 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario. Things did not exactly according to plan and concerts were banned at the stadium for decades. It’s the stuff of legend.
Jim “Speedy” Kelly was there. He somehow managed bring smuggle in a Super 8 camera, capturing the some very, very rare footage of the Animals tour. Pink Floyd didn’t bother filming anything, so Speedy’s film is of historical importance.
When he died in 2021, he left that footage to his friend, Rob Gonfors. He embarked on a mission to upscale that grainy Super 8 film to modern 4K standards. He succeeded after contacting a company that specialized in doing this sort of thing with artificial intelligence.
On June 28, that footage will be screened in all its audio and video glory at the Playhouse Cinema in Hamilton, exactly fifty years to the day of the show, and not too far from where Ivor Wynne used to be. The 3:30 screening is very, very close to being sold out, so a second show has been added for 7 pm that evening. I’ll lead a Q&A afterwards, just like with the late afternoon gig.
Get tickets here.
