Spinal Tap record secret concert film at Stonehenge with special guests
Earlier this year, Spinal Tap recorded a secret show at Stonehenge, now billed as their last concert ever, featuring guests like Eric Clapton, Josh Groban, and Shania Twain.
In September, the follow-up to the original 1984 movie, titled Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, hit cinemas. It again followed the fictitious adventures of David St Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls as Spinal Tap, even boasting cameos from musical royalty such as Paul McCartney and Elton John.
A repeated conceit in the show portrays the band attempting to perform in front of a set that looks like Stonehenge. In the original movie, their copy of Stonehenge was mistakenly only 18 inches tall. In the second, the monument is so huge it crushes the band, alongside guest star Elton John.
Now, the band has finally proved they have what it takes to get to the Neolithic heritage site. According to a press release, a film of the event is set to hit theaters and IMAX sometime in 2026. The show was the first-ever musical event allowed at Stonehenge.
The CEO of Bleecker Street, the company set to distribute the concert, shared of the event, “How 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.”
This comes only a month after Spinal Tap member Derek Small announced his departure from the band. The fictional character released a fiery statement that said, “I’m not going to talk about the movie, except to say, it’s another hatchet job that makes us look like a bunch of fuckwits. Whilst that may be two-thirds true, this one-third has had enough.”
In a three-and-a-half-star review of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Far Out observed, “Now with major Hollywood money, it does have a kind of airbrushed sheen that the original obviously lacks. But at its core, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues maintains the soul of the comedy unit. Is it exactly a necessary sequel? Not in the slightest. But it’s one not to complain about and merely enjoy.”
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