McCartney Times

EXCLUSIVE: Summer of Soul isn’t the only documentary about a lesser-known music festival that has historical significance.

Deadline understands that a film is in the works about the Toronto Rock & Roll Revival, which is best known for a rare solo performance by John Lennon, the first for the Plastic Ono Band, during his final days as a Beatle.

Rock & Roll Revival (w/t) is directed by Ron Chapman (The Poet of Havana) and will tell the story of the Toronto event in September 1969, held the same year as Woodstock and Harlem Cultural Festival.

The one-day music festival at the University of Toronto’s 20,000-seat Varsity Stadium was put together by young renegade promoter John Brower with artists including Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, The Doors and Alice Cooper.

Source: ‘Rock & Roll Revival’: Music Doc In The Works That Tells Story Of Toronto Festival Featuring Fabled John Lennon Performance That Led To The End Of The Beatles – Deadline