LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "LANDMARKS LIVE
IN CONCERT" and "GREAT PERFORMANCES" have
announced a November 10th
air date on PBS (check local listings) for FOO FIGHTERS -
LANDMARKS LIVE IN CONCERT, A Great Performances
Special from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, featuring the multi-Grammy
winning rock band delivering an electrifying performance at the
famed Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Click HERE for a special
preview.
Click HERE for photos.
Captured this past July, the historic concert is the latest—and
arguably most anticipated—for "Landmarks Live In Concert," the
critically acclaimed PBS docu-series featuring a lineup of global
superstars performing at monumental locations around the
world.
"We've done some crazy things over the last 20 years," says Foo
Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, "but I
think this might be the craziest thing the Foo Fighters have ever
done."
"Working with the Foo Fighters was a wonderful experience and I
can't wait for the world to see this show," says Daniel E Catullo
III, creator, director and executive producer of "Landmarks Live In
Concert." "Logistically this was the largest undertaking and
production I've ever done. Almost a year of planning, hundreds
of people on the crew, coordination with the Greek Government,
major logistics and coordination with the band, and putting a rock
show in an ancient amphitheater. The energy of the crowd and seeing
the band perform in such a historic place is something I will never
forget. This was one of the most amazing experiences of my
life."
"Landmarks Live In Concert" was created by veteran documentary
and live producer/director Daniel E Catullo III and hosted by
Chad Smith, drummer for multi-Grammy
winning rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Each episode sees Smith
conducting one-on-one interviews with the performers as they
explore their favorite locations around each Landmark. The
show's travelogue component is co-produced with Bungalow Media +
Entertainment.
About the upcoming episode, Smith says, "The Acropolis hasn't
been rocked that hard in a while - maybe 2500 hundred years, give
or take. It was an amazing experience, made extra special that I
could spend it with my longtime friends, the mighty Foos."
"Landmarks Live In Concert" premiered this past January with
Alicia Keys at multiple locations
around New York City, including
the famed Apollo Theater. Subsequent episodes included Brad Paisley at West
Virginia University and most recently, Andrea Bocelli live at Florence's beautiful Palazzo Vecchio.
"Landmarks Live In Concert" is a production of City Drive
Films. Daniel E Catullo III, CEO of City Drive Films
is the series creator, director and executive producer. The series
is co-produced with Bungalow Media + Entertainment. Its CEO,
industry veteran Robert Friedman
also serves as executive producer.
For "GREAT PERFORMANCES," Bill
O'Donnell is series producer; David
Horn is executive producer. Stephen Segaller is
executive-in-charge for WNET.
"GREAT PERFORMANCES" is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for
WNET, one of America's most prolific and respected public media
providers. Throughout its more than 40 year history on public
television, "GREAT PERFORMANCES" has provided viewers across the
country with an unparalleled showcase of the best in all genres of
the performing arts, serving as America's most prestigious and
enduring broadcaster of cultural programming.
Major corporate support for FOO FIGHTERS – LANDMARKS LIVE IN
CONCERT, a GREAT PERFORMANCES Special, is provided by Filmio.
About Foo Fighters
In the 22 years since the 1995 release of Foo Fighters'
self-titled debut album, Dave Grohl,
Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris
Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee have grown into
the last great American arena/stadium rock band, won 11 Grammy
Awards, sold more than 25 million records and raised tens of
thousands of voices night after night with modern rock's most
indelible anthems.
Foo Fighters' journey began with that 1995 debut and grew into
one of rock's most hallowed discographies, including 1997's
double-platinum The Colour and the Shape, Best Rock Album Grammy
winners There Is Nothing Left To Lose (1999) and One By One (2002),
the epic double LP Your Honor released in the FF 10th anniversary
year of 2005, third and fourth Best Rock Album Grammy winners
Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace (2007) and Wasting Light
(2011), and eighth FF album Sonic Highways, which shares its title
with Grohl's double-Emmy-winning HBO docuseries. In 2015, the
band's 20th anniversary celebration was the year's #5 grossing
tour--after which the band released the free Saint Cecilia EP as a
thank you to its fans.
Foo Fighters recently resurfaced with "Run," the surprise hard
rock anthem of the summer and first taste of the band's upcoming
ninth album Concrete and Gold. Unleashed without warning, "Run" and
its mind-boggling time warp of a video combined powers to produce
the biggest launch of any Foo Fighters single—making Concrete and
Gold's release possibly the most highly anticipated in the band's
history.
About City Drive Films
City Drive Films, LLC is a subsidiary of The City Drive Group,
LLC, a finance, production and distribution company with offices in
Los Angeles, Orange County, Stockholm and New York. City Drive
specializes in documentaries and live concert specials.
Recent projects include Alicia
Keys (multiple projects), 2013 Academy Award Nominee
& 3 Time Emmy Winner The Square , "2014 Sundance Film
Festival Audience Award Winner Alive Inside; THE SQUARE;
TED x Hollywood; Rage
Against The Machine-Live From London, Shiprocked, Total Slaughter
(A co-production with Electus and Shady Films), "Brad
Paisley Live from WVU" and "Andrea
Bocelli Live from Florence."
The Company currently has a number of productions in the works
including four new documentaries and several high profile music
projects. For more information please visit
www.thecitydrivegroup.com. For more information on Landmarks Live
in Concert, please visit www.landmarkslive.com
About Bungalow Media + Entertainment, LLC
Founded in 2013, Bungalow Media + Entertainment, LLC is an
integrated media & entertainment company that develops,
produces and distributes scripted, unscripted and branded
entertainment across all media platforms, including television,
film, live events and digital. Bungalow is managed by Bob Friedman, an accomplished media and
entertainment executive with more than 30 years' experience having
held senior roles at RadicalMedia, AOL, New Line Cinema, and MTV.
Projects include NBC's "GIVE", the upcoming FOX series "APB",
Showtime's "Spring Broke" documentary with Alex Gibney, Amazon's new comedy series
"Highston" and Paul Simon's "Under
African Skies" among many others. Joint venture and strategic
partners include Horizon Media, Inc., the largest independent media
buying company and Cisneros Group, a global leader in Latin media
& entertainment. For more information, please visit
www.bungalowentertainment.com
About WNET
WNET is America's flagship PBS station and parent company of
THIRTEEN and WLIW21. WNET also operates NJTV, the statewide public
media network in New Jersey.
Through its broadcast channels, three cable services (THIRTEEN
PBSKids, Create and World) and online streaming sites, WNET brings
quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than
five million viewers each week. WNET produces and presents such
acclaimed PBS series as Nature, Great Performances, American
Masters, PBS NewsHour Weekend, Charlie Rose and a range of
documentaries, children's programs, and local news and cultural
offerings. WNET's groundbreaking series for children and young
adults include Get the Math, Oh Noah! and Cyberchase as well as
Mission US, the award-winning interactive history game. WNET
highlights the tri-state's unique culture and diverse communities
through NYC-ARTS, Theater Close-Up, NJTV News with Mary Alice
Williams and MetroFocus, the daily multi-platform news magazine
focusing on the New York region.
In addition, WNET produces online-only programming including the
award-winning series about gender identity, First Person, and an
intergenerational look at tech and pop culture, The Chatterbox with
Kevin and Grandma Lill. In 2015, THIRTEEN launched Passport, an
online streaming service which allows members to see new and
archival THIRTEEN and PBS programming anytime, anywhere:
www.thirteen.org/passport.
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