    the rolling stones rock and roll circus is a film released in 1996 of an 11 december 1968 event put together by the rolling stones. the event comprised two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as the who, taj mahal, marianne faithfull, and jethro tull. john lennon and his fiancee yoko ono performed as part of a supergroup called the dirty mac, along with eric clapton, mitch mitchell, and keith richards. it was originally meant to be aired on the bbc, but the rolling stones withheld it. the stones contended they did so due to their substandard performance, because they had taken the stage early in the morning and were clearly exhausted. many others believe that the true reason for not releasing the video was that the who, who were fresh off a concert tour, upstaged the stones on their own production.see infobox picture for appearances == concept and performance == the project was originally conceived by mick jagger as a way of branching out from conventional records and concert performances. jagger approached michael lindsay-hogg, who had directed two promos for stones songs, to make a full-length tv show for them. according to lindsay-hogg, the idea of combining rock music and a circus setting came to him when he was trying to come up with ideas; he drew a circle on a piece of pap
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