Someone had sent us the link to this thread and we are glad they did. Now we can give you a first-hand update on this particular project. This concert will premiere at 5:00 P.M. UTC, on 26 June. That time and date was decided on in hopes of having it premiere when most people are off work, and it would not be too late for those in Europe and too early for those in North and South America. We hope this time is compatible with you all here as well.
The footage as it was received by us has text watermarks on it that could not be removed so it has been left alone and will be uploaded as is. This is the 4:3 resolution version. Now, we also feel that some would be dissuaded by those watermarks being a bit intrusive, so we are offering an alternative upload that is a cropped "widescreen" version. There are no watermarks since they are cropped out, but consequently there is less to see visually. We hope you all understand the intention of this here; while neither upload will be perfect, we hope this compromise is enough to keep you interested.
Last thing to note, the video you will be watching was likely projected onto the monitors in the venue so those seated behind the band could still see the show. There are some instances throughout where the feed goes black, this was likely so the audience would instead focus on the spectacles like the laser shows instead of the screen. Thankfully, these black screens do not last very long.
Provided below are the links:
Electric Light Orchestra - Live in USA, 1978 (4:3)
Electric Light Orchestra - Live in USA, 1978 (Widescreen)
We hope everyone interested here can make it to the premiere. With that, we will all be able to watch the concert play out in real time, just like those in 1978 were lucky to have done!
With best regards,
The Acetaters
