How the Brits Rocked America: Go West
2012 · BBC Four · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · We're the Kids in America
Sat, 11 Feb, 8:00 am
The Sex Pistols' American tour of 1978 might not have been a commercial success but it would set the tone and attitude for a new wave of British rock in the USA, while Duran Duran would lead a new pop invasion in the 80s.
About
Series celebrating the success of British rock in America from the 60s onwards.
Episodes
- E01
How the West Was Won
Sat, 28 Jan· 60 minIn the 1960s, arriving British groups were astounded by pizza, skyscrapers and real cowboys while America fell in love with a curious blend of swinging London and ye olde England.
- E02
Stairway to Heaven
Sat, 4 Feb· 60 minThe second part of a series celebrating the success of British rock in America looks at how Led Zeppelin spearheaded a British stadium rock assault on the States in the 70s. The Beatles gave the world a glimpseof the future of rock at Shea Stadium in 1965, but it would be Page, Plant and co who would take it to the bank.
- E03
We're the Kids in America
Sat, 11 Feb· 60 minThe Sex Pistols' American tour of 1978 might not have been a commercial success but it would set the tone and attitude for a new wave of British rock in the USA, while Duran Duran would lead a new pop invasion in the 80s.
