Festival Express

Name: Festival Express
Genre: Documentary, History, Music
Released: 2003-09-19
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson

2003·Documentary·1h 30m

7.1

★

The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.

Directed by Bob Smeaton and Frank Cvitanovich

canada

rock concert

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Cast

Rick Danko

Self - The Band

Levon Helm

Self - The Band

Garth Hudson

Self - The Band

Richard Manuel

Self - The Band

Robbie Robertson

Self - The Band

Janis Joplin

Self

Jerry Garcia

Self

Mickey Hart

Self

Bob Weir

Self

Buddy Guy

Self

Phil Lesh

Self

Chris Hillman

Self

Crew

Bob Smeaton

Director

Michael Eaton

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Popular Reviews

7 reviews

Anthony

5.0★ · 12/10/25

Such an interesting concept for a tour but man did this leave a lot to be desired. Boring camera work and a refusal to go in depth into any one thing made this a chore to get through, too.

Joni

10.0★ · 07/06/25

Oh to have been alive in the 70s and helping the free acid movement

davina

8.4★ · 06/30/25

rick so beautiful 😭😭😭😭😭☝️☝️☝️

Henry Beaumont

7.7★ · 11/11/22

I wanna know how much sleep they got throughout the whole tour. Does anybody have that data?

Caidance

7.0★ · 05/12/25