Movies like Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
The best movies like Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 are Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium (2023) and The Festival (2018). If Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 hooked you with its music, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

Quick picks
- Highest ratedStop Making Sense (1984)8.4/10 from 407 votes
- NewestATEEZ WORLD TOUR [TOWARDS THE LIGHT : WILL TO POWER] IN CINEMAS (2025)Released 2025
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium (2023)
Filmed at LA's SoFi Stadium, The Weeknd brings down the house – and your living room – in this epic concert event.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Festival (2018)
After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
SnoozefestMovies like thisMichael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
Celebrating the 30 year anniversary of Michael Jackson's solo career, this legendary performance took place on September 10, 2001.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAdele: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)
On September 22nd 2011, Adele played The Royal Albert Hall in London. A dream come true moment and a highlight of her record breaking year with the album '21'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMetallica: Through the Never (2013)
Trip, a young roadie for Metallica, is sent on an urgent mission during the band's show. But what seems like a simple assignment turns into a surreal adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisQueen: Live at Wembley Stadium (1986)
One of the world's biggest bands returns to the scene of their Live Aid triumph (one year earlier in 1985) to play all their greatest hits in front of a packed Wembley Stadium.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisOne Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)
Where We Are: Live from San Siro Stadium features the entire 23 track concert filmed at San Siro Stadium in Milan in June 2014, as well as 24 minutes of bonus content including backstage footage of One Direction and their crew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGhosts (1997)
In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the town's mayor leads a group of angry citizens to the mansion in an attempt to run Maestro out of town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisStop Making Sense (1984)
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisTwenty One Pilots: Livestream Experience (2021)
A one-night livestream concert performed by Twenty One Pilots on May 21, 2021, introducing their newest album "Scaled and Icy".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisTaylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)
Taylor Swift takes the stage in Dallas for the Reputation Stadium Tour and celebrates a monumental night of music, memories and visual magic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisLive Aid (1985)
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)
Michael Kamen conducts the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in support of metal rockers Metallica in this 1999 concert performance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Wrecking Crew (2008)
A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKaty Perry: The Prismatic World Tour Live (2015)
The Prismatic World Tour Live is a sensory explosion of eye-popping theatrics, daring acrobatics and of course, all the hits. This concert film is a visually stunning production that captures Katy’s fun-loving personality and artistic vision. Spanning the entire length of the arena floor, the innovative Prismatic Tour stage allows Katy to share intimate moments with her fans in a unique shared connection with the music. Directed for the stage in seven thematic acts, this unmissable spectacle features hit after hit after hit, and The Prismatic World Tour Live truly captures the excitement, color and energy of the live Katy Perry extravaganza.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019)
S&M2, the live concert film from Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony is the concert event of the year! S&M2 features 20 songs from the two-night event that opened San Francisco’s new Chase Center, with many Metallica fan favourites and two unique classical songs chosen by San Francisco Symphony Musical Director, Michael Tilson Thomas. S&M2 is newly re-edited by the band, with re-mixed and remastered audio, for a whole new look and sound from the original theatrical run in October 2019.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Direction: Up All Night - The Live Tour (2012)
Up All Night: The Live Tour is a DVD release from the British-Irish boy band One Direction, which was released on 28 May 2012. The video concert DVD was recorded as part of One Direction's Up All Night Tour at the International Centre in Bournemouth, includes songs from their multi-platinum debut album Up All Night and five covers, including "I Gotta Feeling", "Stereo Hearts", "Valerie", "Torn" and "Use Somebody".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Offspring: Live at Rock am Ring Germany 2014 (2014)
The Offspring live in concert at the Rock am Ring at the Nürburgring in Germany. Tracklist: Nitro (Youth Energy) Bad Habit Gotta Get Away Genocide Something to Believe In Come Out and Play It'll Be a Long Time Killboy Powerhead (Didjits cover) What Happened to You? So Alone Not the One Smash Self Esteem Intermission All I Want You're Gonna Go Far, Kid Staring at the Sun Why Don't You Get a Job? (Can't Get My) Head Around You Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) The Kids Aren't Alright
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire (2013)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show (2023)
Relive Rihanna's legendary Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show performance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
ATEEZ WORLD TOUR [TOWARDS THE LIGHT : WILL TO POWER] IN CINEMAS (2025)
Kicking off in Seoul in January 2024, ATEEZ’s monumental world tour, TOWARDS THE LIGHT : WILL TO POWER, ignited Japan, North America, Europe, and beyond with unstoppable energy. Now, its breathtaking opening chapter returns, reborn on the big screen. From powerful performances of signature hits like "WONDERLAND (Symphony No.9 “From The Wonderland”)”, "Crazy Form", "Say My Name", and "Guerrilla" to mesmerizing unit and solo stages showcasing each member’s unique color, ATEEZ’s overwhelming energy takes over SCREENX, 4DX, and ULTRA 4DX where available. The voyage towards the light sets sail once again!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Taylor Swift: VH1 Storytellers (2012)
Filmed as part of the VH1 Storytellers series, Taylor Swift performed a live acoustic concert on October 15, 2012 at the Bridges Auditorium, after the Harvey Mudd College won the "Taylor Swift on Campus" contest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
IF+ IF Hebe Tien Tour Concert Plus (2017)
IF+ if the concert tour plus live is the second concert audio-visual album of Taiwanese female singer Hebe Tien, a member of the Taiwanese girl singing group S.H.E. The live audio and video of "If World Tour" Plus, released on December 8, 2017 (DVD/BD). For this concert audio-visual DVD/BD, director Bilja also conceived and shot a short film themed on the train of life, and invited Lin Qingtai to collaborate with Hebe Tien in the filming.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Nightwish: Decades (Live in Buenos Aires) (2019)
Recorded during Nightwish's "Decades World Tour" on September 30th., 2018 at the Microestadio Malvinas Argentinas venue in Argentina. Track List: 1. Swanheart / 2. End of All Hope / 3. Wish I Had an Angel / 4. 10th Man Down / 5. Come Cover Me / 6. Gethsemane / 7. Élan / 8. Sacrament of Wilderness / 9. Deep Silent Complete / 10. Dead Boy's Poem / 11. Elvenjig / 12. Elvenpath / 13. I Want My Tears Back / 14. Amaranth / 15. The Carpenter / 16. The Kinslayer / 17. Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean / 18. Nemo / 19. Slaying the Dreamer / 20. The Greatest Show on Earth / 21. Ghost Love Score.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Avicii Tribute Concert - In Loving Memory of Tim Bergling (2019)
A number of different DJs who are all close friends until Tim will play during the evening: David Guetta, Kygo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. During the live concert, the singers who participated in Avicii's biggest songs - artists such as Aloe Blacc, Rita Ora, Adam Lambert and Sandro Cavazza, and others - will perform Avicii's origins simultaneously with a 30-man band.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Please Kill Me (2011)
Going backstage and behind closed doors to chronicle the music of sex, drugs, and power struggles that were the fabric of the punk community. Adapted for stage by Mathieu Bauer. The punk era of Television, Richard Hell, Ramones, Iggy Pop...flirting with death, drowning in art, design and a new way of communicating.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
DEADCHAIN - Kawakami Forever (TBA)
A documentary showcasing a series of tributes to deceased D-beat legend, Kawakami.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985?
The closest matches to Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 are Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium (2023) and The Festival (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985?
Start with Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), the closest match to Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985.
What is the highest-rated movie like Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985?
Stop Making Sense (1984), rated 8.4/10 by 407 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985?
ATEEZ WORLD TOUR [TOWARDS THE LIGHT : WILL TO POWER] IN CINEMAS (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985?
Yes: Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium (2023) and The Festival (2018).
How are movies similar to Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 chosen?
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