The 18 Greatest Concert Films of All Time

From black-and-white festival landmarks to stadium-era spectacles, this lineup spans every way a legendary act has been captured live. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Stop Making Sense

   Jonathan Demme's 1984 Talking Heads film, widely hailed as the greatest concert movie ever made.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Jazz on a Summer's Day

   Bert Stern's lush 1959 film of the Newport Jazz Festival, a pioneer of the genre.
   656pts
3. 3
   Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

   The 2011 3D concert film that charted the teen star's rise to a Madison Square Garden show.
   636pts
4. 4
   Sign o' the Times

   Prince's 1987 concert film built around his acclaimed double album of the same name.
   568pts
5. 5
   Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

   The record-breaking 2023 theatrical film of Taylor Swift's blockbuster stadium tour.
   568pts
6. 6
   The Song Remains the Same

   Led Zeppelin's 1976 concert film shot at Madison Square Garden.
   454pts
7. 7
   Woodstock

   The 1970 Oscar-winning film capturing the legendary 1969 music festival.
   454pts
8. 8
   U2: Rattle and Hum

   The 1988 film chronicling U2's American tour behind The Joshua Tree.
   454pts
9. 9
   Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

   D.A. Pennebaker's film of David Bowie retiring his Ziggy persona at Hammersmith in 1973.
   454pts
10. 10
    Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

    The 1972 film of Pink Floyd performing in an empty ancient Roman amphitheatre.
    384pts
11. 11
    Homecoming

    Beyonce's 2019 Netflix film documenting her historic 2018 Coachella headline set.
    384pts
12. 12
    Michael Jackson's This Is It

    The 2009 film assembled from rehearsal footage for Jackson's planned comeback residency.
    303pts
13. 13
    Monterey Pop

    D.A. Pennebaker's 1968 film of the 1967 festival that broke Hendrix and Joplin in America.
    303pts
14. 14
    Shine a Light

    Martin Scorsese's 2008 concert film of the Rolling Stones at New York's Beacon Theatre.
    206pts
15. 15
    The Last Waltz

    Martin Scorsese's 1978 document of The Band's farewell concert at Winterland Ballroom.
    206pts
16. 16
    Katy Perry: Part of Me

    The 2012 3D documentary-concert film following Katy Perry's California Dreams world tour.
    206pts
17. 17
    Gimme Shelter

    The Maysles brothers' 1970 film of the Rolling Stones' ill-fated Altamont concert.
    91pts
18. 18
    Amazing Grace

    The long-shelved 1972 footage of Aretha Franklin recording her gospel album, released in 2018.
    91pts