Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour

IMDB lists this as a documentary of 1:44. The version I saw on Crackel was a 1:26 concert with no documentary footage. Unfortunately broken up by a few commercials.

But I loved it, I think you will too.

The first half hour had the songs 'The Gem' and 'Summit Day' which I'm not familiar with. And 'Moonlight Shadow' which I know.

The second half hour was 'Tubular Bells' with a dancing/acrobatic group (who I could have done without, but the live audience seemed to like).

The last half hour was more of the TB album. Looked like half the orchestra took a brake then (unneeded). Also has a bit (that in the album I call Klingon Opera. Guttural vocalizations that I could never make out in the album) now not so guttural, but drowned out. Crackel supplied inconsequential subtitles.

Last they played a short, silly, classic sea-shanty during the credits. (also on the album)

The title of this is "Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour Concert" - CONCERT - yet instead it's more like an hour of gymnastics with a musical accompaniment.

I'm not surprised that Mike Oldfield's name isn't included in the title or anywhere else apart from 'written by' for the tunes.

The gymnasts may have been suitable for a small section, maybe for one tune, or at least have them 'dancing' choreographed along with the music.

I'd suggest going back to listen to the original, or watch the concerts that were actually made by Oldfield himself.

I would not recommend this to any fan of Tubular Bells.