Top 10 Music Specials Now Streaming on IdahoPTV Passport

1. David Bowie: Serious Moonlight

Experience one of the most charismatic performances of Bowie’s career, recorded live in Vancouver on September 12, 1983. As part of the ongoing celebration of the 75th anniversary of Bowie’s birth, Bowie 75, the concert has been restored and remastered in High-Definition. Featuring many of his greatest hits including “Let’sDance,” “Heroes,” “Golden Years,” “China Girl” and “Space Oddity.”


2. Johnny Cash: Concert Behind Prison Walls

Linda Ronstadt and Roy Clark join the Man in Black at the Tennessee State Prison for a nationally televised live concert appearance from 1974, featuring the songs “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hey Porter,” “Desperado,” “You’re No Good,” “Shuckin’ the Corn,” “A Boy Named Sue,” “Silver Threads and Golden Needles,” and more.


3. Tina Turner: One Last Time

In 2000, Tina Turner’s final UK concert was filmed at London’s Wembley Stadium with a state-of-the-art stage set, 18 cameras, and one of the world’s top directors. Turner’s inspiring, powerful performance made it an unforgettable event. Blasting out hit after hit and taking the audience through her amazing four-decade career, Turner once again proved herself to be “simply the best.”


4. The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang – Live from Copacabana Beach

Rock out with the legendary band at one of the biggest free concerts of all time, recorded in 2006 in Rio in front of an audience of 1.5 million fans. This fully restored and re-mastered concert includes four previously unreleased tracks: “Tumbling Dice,” “Oh No, Not You Again,” “This Place Is Empty” and “Sympathy For The Devil.”


5. ABBA Forever: A Celebration

Celebrate the supergroup with Neil Sedaka, Donny Osmond, Tim Rice and the band members themselves. Featuring a greatest hits soundtrack including “Dancing Queen” and “Mamma Mia!,” the program includes original interviews and rare archival footage.


6. Prince and the Revolution: The Purple Rain Tour

Experience the powerful performance by Prince and The Revolution on their legendary Purple Rain Tour, featuring hits like “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Little Red Corvette,” “When Doves Cry” and a mind-bending 18+ minute version of “Purple Rain.”


7. Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the Opry

A celebration of the country music legend’s 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, this special captures Dolly Parton delivering some of her biggest hits on one of the most iconic stages in the world. Featuring new interviews with Parton and guest appearances by some of her superstar friends, including Dierks Bentley, Emmylou Harris, Chris Janson, Toby Keith, Lady A, and more.


8. Wicked In Concert

Wicked In Concert is a musical event celebrating the songs from one of the most iconic hits in Broadway history. This special performance features reimagined, never-before-heard musical arrangements created just for this broadcast, performed by celebrity artists from the worlds of film, pop music and television. Whether you’ve listened to the Grammy Award-winning cast recording for years or are new to the world of Oz, you will fall in love with these extraordinary Broadway classics written by the incomparable composer Stephen Schwartz.


9. Concert For George

Held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, this tribute concert features George Harrison’s songs and music he loved, performed by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Monty Python, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Dhani Harrison and many more. Songs include “Here Comes the Sun,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Something,” “For You Blue,” “All Things Must Pass,” “Handle With Care,” and “My Sweet Lord.”


10. Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M 2

Join the ultimate heavy metal band as they combine forces with the nearly 80-member orchestra. Filmed over two sold-out shows that opened San Francisco’s Chase Center, the concert features the symphonic renditions of Metallica fan favorites.


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