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=Video summary=
 
=Video summary=
This 35 minute documentary about the Anti-Nowhere-League UK tour was filmed by [[Stewart Copeland]] between [[1982-05-21]] and [[1982-06-06]].  
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This 35 minute documentary about the Anti-Nowhere League UK tour was filmed by [[Stewart Copeland]] between [[1982-05-21]] and [[1982-06-06]].  
  
 
=Production=
 
=Production=
With his Super-8 camera [[Stewart Copeland]] filmed musicians and punks during the Anti-Nowhere-League UK tour. The first concert was on [[1982-05-21]] at the [[Apollo Theatre (Glasgow) | Apollo]] in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Filming ended at the [[1982-06-06]] concert at the [[Lyceum]] in London, England, UK. Several concerts near the end of that tour were cancelled because band members (and Stewart, too) became ill.
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With his Super-8 camera [[Stewart Copeland]] filmed musicians and punks during the Anti-Nowhere League UK tour. The first concert was on [[1982-05-21]] at the [[Apollo Theatre (Glasgow) | Apollo]] in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Filming ended at the [[1982-06-06]] concert at the [[Lyceum]] in London, England, UK. Several concerts near the end of that tour were cancelled because band members (and Stewart, too) became ill.
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It was screened on [[1982-10-13]] at the [[Marquee]] in London before a [[Chelsea]] concert.
  
 
On [[1984-02-09]] during the [[Late Night]] TV show it's mentioned that the movie had its world premiere on [[1984-02-08]] (at the 8th Street Playhouse), with Stewart absent as he had to play a concert.  
 
On [[1984-02-09]] during the [[Late Night]] TV show it's mentioned that the movie had its world premiere on [[1984-02-08]] (at the 8th Street Playhouse), with Stewart absent as he had to play a concert.  
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=See also=
 
=See also=
 
* [[1984-02-08]]
 
* [[1984-02-08]]
* [[1982-05-24]] - [[1982-06-06]] (Los Angeles screenings)
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* [[1982-05-24]] - [[1982-06-06]] (Anti-Nowhere League tour)
 
* [[1984-04-29]]
 
* [[1984-04-29]]
  
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=References=
 
=References=
sources: [[Stewart Copeland]]'s diaries, [[Outlandos newsletter]]s, flyer, ad, Downbeat - May [[1984]]
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sources: [[Stewart Copeland]]'s diaries, [[Outlandos newsletter]]s, flyer, ad, Downbeat - May [[1984]], [[1983-07 Musik Szene]] ([[Marquee]] information)
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 30 March 2024


For this documentary Stewart Copeland used Super-8 material he filmed in 1982.

"So What"
1984 flyer
Artists: Anti-Nowhere League, Chron Gen, Chelsea, The Defects
Directed by: Stewart Copeland
Produced by: Stewart Copeland
Edited by: Stewart Copeland
Filming location(s): England, UK
Initial release date: 1984-02-08 (New York's world premiere)
Running time: 35 minutes
Label: LABEL

Video summary

This 35 minute documentary about the Anti-Nowhere League UK tour was filmed by Stewart Copeland between 1982-05-21 and 1982-06-06.

Production

With his Super-8 camera Stewart Copeland filmed musicians and punks during the Anti-Nowhere League UK tour. The first concert was on 1982-05-21 at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Filming ended at the 1982-06-06 concert at the Lyceum in London, England, UK. Several concerts near the end of that tour were cancelled because band members (and Stewart, too) became ill.

It was screened on 1982-10-13 at the Marquee in London before a Chelsea concert.

On 1984-02-09 during the Late Night TV show it's mentioned that the movie had its world premiere on 1984-02-08 (at the 8th Street Playhouse), with Stewart absent as he had to play a concert.

In an interview at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago (either 1984-02-18 or 1984-02-19) Stewart Copeland mentioned that this documentary was already shown in arty theatres in New York and would soon come to Chicago and Los Angeles.

Release history

This section needs more information. Include a chronological list of various releases and formats for this video.

Cover art Release date Country Format Language Special features
1984 So What flyer.jpg 1984-02-08 (New York's world premiere) USA double feature English various cinema screenings in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles

Quotations and trivia

The Making of "So What" was broadcast on 1984-04-29 on MTV's "The Cutting Edge"..

See also

External links and reviews

References

sources: Stewart Copeland's diaries, Outlandos newsletters, flyer, ad, Downbeat - May 1984, 1983-07 Musik Szene (Marquee information)