It started as a concert. It became a celebration. Join an unparalleled lineup of rock superstars as they celebrate The Band's historic 1976 farewell performance. Directed by Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull, Goodfellas), The Last Waltz is not only "the most beautiful rock film ever made" (New York Times) it's "one of the most important cultural events of the last two decades" (Rolling Stone).
Scorsese's 1978 capsule history of The Band is mixed with footage of the group's allegedly last performance (certainly their last performance as a quintet) in this particularly stylish concert film. Scorsese shoots the players and their sundry guests with the same flair and enthusiasm one can see in the later The Color of Money or Goodfellas. He also proves a good interviewer with Band members, particularly Robbie Robertson. But the film's real hook is the stage show, which features a rotation of rock legends including Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Paul Butterfield, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and so on, playing with the Band before a wildly appreciative audience.
Rumor has it that at the debut screening of The Last Waltz in 1977, Ronnie Hawkins stood up at the end of the film and remarked sarcastically, "That was all right, but it sure could've used a few more shots of Robbie!" By now, any serious fan of the Band will be familiar with the antipathy between Robertson and some of his former comrades. But for better or worse, that is a key part of the story of the Band; and in retrospect, the Last Waltz is surely an even more accurate documentary than Robertson had aimed for. More importantly, it captures one of the greatest concerts of the rock era.

Immediately following the movie, Portland’s own The Lucid will play a set of live music featuring songs of the Band.
The Lucid combines Dominic Lavoie's songwriting with the driving rhythm section of childhood bandmates Charles Gagne and Nate Cyr with Scott Mohler on guitar and keys. Moving from the French Canadian border towns of northern Maine and New Hampshire to Portland's eclectic music scene in 2002, The Lucid fand have since been voted Best Pop-Rock Act of 2009 and Best Male Vocalist 2007 and 2011 in the Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll.

Their albums Waging the Wage and Season of The Sun were featured in the Portland Phoenix's Top 20 Albums of 2006 and 2008 lists