The Beatles "Get Back" Rooftop Concert Will Get a One Night Screening in IMAX Theaters
The Beatles’ legendary concert that took place on the top of Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters on January 30, 1969, will be coming to IMAX theaters where fans will be able to experience the concert like never before. It will be a 60-minute feature IMAX exclusive and it will also include a Q&A with Peter Jackson, the director of the Disney+ documentary The Beatles: Get Back. The event will take place on January 30th, 2022.
Jackson said in a statement, “I’m thrilled that the rooftop concert from ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ is going to be experienced in IMAX, on that huge screen. It’s The Beatles’ last concert, and it’s the absolute perfect way to see and hear it.”
Megan Colligan, president of IMAX Entertainment said, “Ever since Peter Jackson’s beautiful and illuminating docuseries debuted, we’ve heard non-stop from fans who want to experience its unforgettable rooftop performance in IMAX. We are so excited to partner with Disney to bring ‘Get Back’ to an entirely new stage and give Beatles fans everywhere a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch and hear their heroes in the unrivalled sight and sound of IMAX.”
It’s explained that the concert, which is featured in its entirety in Peter Jackson’s original docuseries “will be optimized for IMAX screens, digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Remastering) technology.”
Tickets for The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert are currently on sale at: tickets.imax.com.
The complete docuseries, The Beatles: Get Back, is currently available on Disney+ and will be made available on Blu-ray and DVD in the U.S. on February 8th, 2022.
