Let There Be Rock music cinemaprogram at GoMA

Mon 18th Apr, 2011 in Local News

The Let There Be Rock exhibition at GoMA will explore the highs and lows of rock music on film, showcasing more than 45 documentaries, concert movies and feature films from the April 29 to June 5, 2011, including Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock and The Edge and Jack White in It Might Get Loud.

Friday night screenings will be accompanied by short performances from Brisbane musicians including Ben Slater, Tim Steward and Quan Yeomans as detailed below;

Friday 29 April 8pm
Control 2007 (122mins)
Live performance by Ben Salter (The Gin Club)

Friday 06 May 8pm
Gimme Shelter 1970 (91mins)
Live performance by Matt Somers (I Heart Hiroshima)

Friday 13 May 8pm
Miroir Noir (Arcade Fire) 2008 (76mins)
Live performance by Seja Vogel (Regurgitator, Sekiden)

Friday 20 May 8.00pm
The White Stripes Under the Great Northern Lights 2009 (93mins)
Live performance by Tim Steward (Screamfeeder, The Whats, We All Want To)

Friday 27 May 7.30pm
When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors 2009 (86mins)
Live performance by Kate Jacobsen (Texas Tea)

Friday 3 June 8.00pm
Purple Rain 1984 (111mins)
Live performance by Quan Yeomans (Regurgitator, Quan the Amateur)

For more information on the events, including when to catch a screening of SixFtHick’s Notes from the Underground and a special preview of the upcoming documentary on AC/DC fandom, Beyond the Thunder, visit www.qag.qld.gov.au/cinematheque

Tickets are available from www.qtix.com.au or at the box office prior to screenings.