Described by John Peel on its release in a review for The Listener as "a new recording of such strength and beauty that to me it represents the first break-through into history that any musician has made", Mike Oldfield's ground-breaking Tubular Bells, including Moonlight Shadow, will soon be celebrating its 50th anniversary. The album has sold 3 million copies in the UK (9 x platinum), is celebrated as the best-selling instrumental album of all time, has featured in a host of films and TV series, was a key part of the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony and continues to resonate to this day.
To celebrate that upcoming anniversary, the Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Concert is coming to the big screen this September, in the shape of a full 4K recording of this year’s live show at London’s Royal Festival Hall, with Samuel West as MC, star of The Crown, The Gentlemen, and Darkest Hour.
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