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Original Title:
The Stranglers Live At Fontwell Park 1993
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Stranglers Information Service
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
Saturday, October 30th, 1993. The Stranglers are headlining at the launch gig of the "Rock Circus Super Tent", intended to be the means by which large scale concerts can be taken to locations whose lack of appropriate venues usually sees them miss out on such events. It's a novel setting to say the least, and none of us quite knew what to expect as we left the security of our various domains this morning and made our way towards West Sussex. Anyone could be forgiven for thinking that a huge marquee, standing in a field beside a race track is not the best place to be on a bitterly cold October day. When the opening bars of "Midnight Summer Dream" herald the commencement of over 90 minutes of pure Stranglers excellence it will soon become clear that it is the only place to be...
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