Rock and roll circus

At the time, it seemed that The Rolling Stones’ Rock And Roll Circus was just a bizarre exercise in Sixties fancy dress. In the end the event, held in Wembley, London, turned out to be ambitious and strange.

twinkjaredarchived-blog: “ Bill during the Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus, December 1968. ”

The Rolling Stones (David Magnus)

Musicians don’t get any more legendary than John Lennon. The Beatle was born on October 9, 1940, and left an indelible mark on music and the lives of his legions of fans before his tragic killing in 1980. On what would have been his 73rd birthday, look back on Lennon’s brilliant, but short, life, ahead.

Mick Jagger - Top Hat

Eric Clapton, John Lennon, and Keith Richards in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)

​Nick Broomfield’s new ​documentary recounts the life and death o​f one of rock’s most tragic characters

Keith Moon and Brian Jones